2023 Break Out Sessions
Creating and Implementing a Vacant Building Policy, Robert Davie, Warrenton Town Administrator
The Power of the Façade, Travis Lee Hicks, Associate Professor, UNC Greensboro
Celebrating the Year of the Trail, Catherine Swain, Marketing Director, NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and Palmer McIntyre, Director, NC Year of the Trail; Coordinator, NC Great Trails State Coalition; Conservation Planner, Piedmont Land Conservancy
Do you Know your Downtown? Presenters: Mike Dougherty, Downtown Development Specialist, NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center; Laura Lachance, Downtown Director, Town of Murphy; Michelle Bunce, Program Manager, Town of Manteo; Jenny Kindy, Pilot Mountain Main Street Coordinator, Town of Pilot Mountain
Social Districts 101, Kim Atkins, Mooresville, Sada Troutman, Salisbury and Bernadette Peters, Sylva
Oh Dear, we Need a Volunteer, Sherry Adams, Program Director, NC Main Street Program and Liz Parham, NC Main Street and Rural Development Center
Avoid the Frying Pan, Get a Master Plan, Sharon Jablonski, Director of Cultural & Creative Development and Abby Nelson, Main Street Manager - City of Morganton
How can Main Street Programs Leverage CDFIs, Christine Laucher, Mountain Bizworks, Camila Molina, Thread Capital, and Jasper Jones, NC Rural Center
Building Collaborative Entrepeneur Programs/Ecosystems, Diana L. Schwartz, MSARP, Chief Executive Officer, River District Association, Danville, VA
Understanding how Municipal Service Districts Work, Erin Gilley, City Attorney, City of Eden, Erica Fonseta, Director, Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation, and Sarah Edwards, Executive Director, Downtown Smithfield Economic Development Corporation
Public Places – Epic Spaces, Joe Morris, Planning Consultant
Mapping your Assets for Economic Development, Glen Locascio, GIS Specialist
Are you on the Fence for Ditching an Event? Nicole Bentley, Executive Director, Heart of Brevard and Freddie Killough, Executive Director, Marion Business Association
Cultivating Partnerships on Main Street, Hanna L. Davis TMP, HREDFP, Main Street Program Director, Florence, SC
Livable Communities, Presenters: John N. Ogburn, City Manager, Asheboro NC; Jamie Carpenter, Downtown Manager, Hendersonville NC; Diane Young, Vice President LMY, INC; Cy Stober, Director, Planning and Inspections, Orange Count; Patrick Reilly, President, Rehab Development
Let’s Make a Deal, Brian Borne, City Manager, City of Monroe, Ron Smith, City Manager, City of Statesville, and Sally Sandy, City Manager, City of Morganton
Trekking through your Main Streets, Kristy Carter, AICP, Senior Project Manager and Teresa Buckwalter, RLA, Multimodal Planner & Landscape Architect, Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
Once Upon a Town:Community Storytelling 101, Phil Eich, Founder, Storyville
Does Your Board Get an Award or a Gourd? Panelists: Donna Beringer, President, Carolina Federal Credit Union, Board Chair, Cherryville Main Street Program, City of Cherryville; Bob Joyce, Senior Director, Economic Development, Sanford Area Growth Alliance, Board Member, Downtown Sanford, Inc., City of Sanford; Tharesa Lee, CEO and President, Intentional Excellence Consulting, Board Member, Swiss Bear, Inc., City of New Bern; Phil Boggan, Downtown Director, City of Belmont
Main Street: The Trailhead to Outdoor Recreation, Eric Woolridge, AICP, Destination by Design