Speakers

With more than 20 years of experience in public, private, and non-profit sectors, John Gibbs now serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research. His team coordinates the development of policy and conducts research initiatives on HUD programs.

Recently confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD), Ronald Kurtz oversees HUD grant programs addressing homelessness, affordable housing, and community development. The youngest assistant secretary in the administration, Kurtz oversees more than 9,000 employees and a $15 billion budget.

Philip F. Mangano founded The American Round Table to Abolish Homelessness in 2009 and is the President and CEO there after serving as the executive director of USICH from 2002 – 2009. Philip has worked with every part of the community and at every level of government through his career.

Dr. Robert Marbut has worked on the drugs and homelessness front for decades, including as founding CEO of Haven for Hope in San Antonio. He served under three presidential administrations, most recently as the executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Robert spearheaded the No Address Interactive Study Guide and was the senior producer of Fentanyl: Death Incorporated, and executive producer of the No Address movie and documentary.

Caitlyn McKenney focuses on government fiscal accountability, housing, and addiction with a concentration on human dignity ethics for the Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty. As a research fellow and program coordinator, Caitlyn makes local and national media appearances and has published articles in the British Journal of Psychiatry, The American Spectator, and the Federalist.

A seasoned communications and public policy professional at the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA), Aaron Mercer has more than two decades of experience in church and ministry communications, as well as the worlds of government and associations. He holds the title of Vice President of Public Affairs at ECFA.

Jon Ruybalid provides legal counsel for nonprofits, social enterprise ventures, and entrepreneurs. He is a legal architect for structuring effective ministry legal models, managing risk, and assisting in developing practical ministry effective policies and practices.

A clinical-community psychologist, Dr. Sam Tsemberis founded and developed the Housing First model. Currently serving as CEO for Pathways Housing First Institute and a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, Sam has authored articles and books on homelessness, mental illness, and addiction.

Michael Wear founded and leads the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan nonprofit that contends for Christian resources for the public good. His work, books, and articles help faith-based, nonprofit and for-profit organizations navigate the rapidly evolving religious and political landscape.