Session Moderator: Samantha L. Spergel has worked at Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) since January 2016; first as the Director of Real Estate Production and currently as the Director of Real Estate Strategic Initiatives and Engagement, where she provides policy oversight on numerous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Construction programs, oversees the Consolidated Planning process for IHCDA, manages technical assistance and capacity building efforts, targeting local units of government and non-profits, to provide regulatory guidance, management training and insight into community development innovations such as Opportunity Zones, and manages special initiatives within IHCDA, including the Anchor Employer Workforce Housing Demonstration Program. Samantha has been interviewed for Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, and Evidence Matters, the Quarterly Magazine for HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research. Samantha has also presented at a variety of conferences, including the Council for Engagement and Outreach, Indiana Association of Regional Councils, Accelerate Indiana Municpalies, the Indiana Housing Conference, Indiana Township Trustees Conference and the Opportunity Zone Consortium Workshop, Samantha serves as Co-Chair of ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), is the WLI liaison for ULI’s Young Leaders group, and also holds positions on the Preserving Affordable Housing Committee through Near East Area Renewal, the Women in Affordable Housing Network Steering Committee. Samantha holds a Bachelor of the Arts in Political Science from The College of Wooster, and a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University