Appalachia Forward

9:00 a.m.   

Registration and Networking

9:30 a.m. 

Introductions

9:40 a.m. 

Remarks from Special Guests

• Gayle Manchin, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
• Lydia Mihalik, Director, Ohio Department of Development
• Brian Anderson, Executive Director, IWG

10:00 a.m.  

Federal Agency Panel

Moderator: Briggs White, Deputy Executive Director, IWG

• US Department of Agriculture: Jonathan McCracken, State Director for Ohio
• Environmental  Protection Agency: Jon Grosshans, Senior Advisor, EPA Office of Policy
• Economic Development Administration: 
  • Ellen Heinz – Ohio Representative

  • Dennis Foldenauer – Chicago Area Director

  • Susan Brehm –  Regional Director

10:45 p.m. 

Interagency Working Group Roundtable “Speed Networking” for communities

Visit with the various Agencies from the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization (IWG) during a speed network roundtable including:

• Appalachian Regional Commission
• Economic Development Administration
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Department of Labor
• Department of Energy
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce – National Telecommunications and Information Administration
• Department of Interior - tentative
• Department of Health and Human Services - tentative

12:00 p.m. 

Lunch Break / Networking

12:45 p.m.  

Appalachian Community Grant Program, Lessons Learned – Round I Implementation

Getting ready for 2023 submissions, lessons learned to date

• Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program and New Leaf Justice Enterprises: Jennifer Siefert, Executive Director
• Athens, Coshocton, Logan and Somerset: Steve Patterson, City of Athens Mayor
• Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia (ORCA): Jessie Powers, Executive Director
• Utica Shale Academy: William Watson, Superintendent

GIS Collaborative Announcement

• Matt Trainer,  Senior GIS Project Manager, Voinovich School

2:00 p.m. 

Local Development Districts – Resources waiting for you!

Moderator: John Carey, Director, Governor’s Office of Appalachia

• Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission: John Hemmings, Executive Director
• Buckeye Hills Regional Council: Chasity Schmelzenbach, Executive Director
• Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association: Jeannette Wierzbicki, Executive Director
• Eastgate Regional Council of Governments: Kathy Zook, ARC Program Manager

3:00 p.m.  

Closing and Key Takeaways

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.   

Networking