White House Event on Making it Easier to Build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

On February 1st, the White House hosted a virtual event on making it easier to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Featured speakers included:

• Ambassador Susan Rice, White House Domestic Policy Advisor
• Sandra Thompson, Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency
• Lopa Kolluri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing and the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Mike Hernandez, Vice President Engagement & Impact, Fannie Mae
• Mayor Miro Weinberger, Burlington, Vermont
• Denise Pinkston, President, The Casita Coalition
• Karen Chapple, Professor Emerita of City & Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley and Director of the School of Cities, University of Toronto
• Kevin Skinner, EVP, Head of Home Lending, Umpqua Bank
• Noni Ramos, CEO, Housing Trust Silicon Valley
• Robert Liberty, Strategic Partner, Cascadia Partners
• Rodney Harrell, Vice President, Family, Home and Community, AARP Public Policy Institute
• Tom DeSimone, President & CEO, Genesis LA