9:00-10:15 a.m.

Workshops

Workshop 4A –– Legal Aid to the Rescue! Assistance for Low-Income Households

(Andi Galli, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition)

Workshop 4B –– Coordinated Energy Efficiency Programs for Long Term Solutions

(Shelly Wallace, Energy Outreach Colorado; Stefka Fanchi, Habitat for Humanity)

Workshop 4C –– Health Consequences of Inadequate Heating and Cooling

(Lynn Page Snyder, Ph.D., MPH, Energy Programs Consortium; George Luber, Ph.D., Health Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) 

Workshop 4D –– Working to Expand Resources: The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Telephone Lifeline Programs for LIHEAP Eligible Households

(John Wancheck, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Pamela Gallant, Universal Service Administrative Company)

Workshop 4E –– The Value of Abolishing Poverty: $20,000 per American Household

(Jerrold Oppenheim, Democracy and Regulation; Theo MacGregor, MacGregor Energy Consultancy; supplemental handout)

Ron Jones, Director, Tennessee Regulatory Authority, and Chair, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Consumer Affairs Committee

Workshops

Workshop 5A –– Rural Poverty Issues –– CANCELLED

Workshop 5B –– Energy Act of 2005: An Update

(Lowell Ungar, Alliance to Save Energy; Meg Power, Economic Opportunity Studies, Inc.)

Workshop 5C –– Service Delivery Through Faith-Based Organizations

(Lynn Westergaard, Resource Service Ministries, Inc.; Patrick Graham, Crisis Assistance Ministry)

Workshop 5D –– Got a Quarter for the Meter? The Impact of Pre-Pay, Time of Use and Other Technologies on Low-Income Consumers

(John Howat, National Consumer Law Center; Martin Insogna, New York State Department of Public Service; Barbara Alexander, Consumer Affairs Consultant)

Workshop 5E/6E –– Let Your Fingers Do the Talking: Writing Effective News Releases

(Ivan Brandon, National Fuel Funds Network; David Fox, National Low Income Energy Consortium)

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Workshop 6A –– 2-1-1 Texas Information and Referral Network

(Vicki Mize, United Way of Tarrant County)

Workshop 6B –– Basics of Building Science

(David Keefe, Vermont Energy Investment Corp.)

Workshop 6C –– REACH for the Stars

Workshop 6D –– Tennessee Linkages: Making Interagency Connections in the Volunteer State

(Joe Jackson, Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association; Julie Bunch, Tennessee Association of Community Action; Regina Surber, Tennessee Department of Human Services; Gary H. Harris, Tennessee Valley Authority; Teresa L. Corlew, Nashville Electric Service; Chris Jones, The Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation; Patty Hurley, Volunteer Energy Cooperative)

Workshop 6E (continuation of 5E) –– Let Your Fingers Do the Talking: Writing Effective News Releases

(Ivan Brandon, National Fuel Funds Network; David Fox, National Low Income Energy Consortium)

Workshops

Workshop 7A –– Project Self-Sufficiency; Back in the Saddle Again

(Erin O’Donnell, $1 Energy Fund)

Workshop 7B –– Landlord/Tenant Issues Including Weatherization Challenges

(David Hepinstall, Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.)

Workshop 7C –– Hey, Dude! That’s Cool! A New Look at Cooling Assistance Issues

(Mike Kelly, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lynn Sims, Georgia, Department of Human Resources)

Workshop 7D –– “And the Hits Just Keep on Coming!” – Update on the Status of Deregulated States

(Barbara Alexander, Consumer Affairs Consultant)

Workshop 7E/8E –– Step Inside Poverty: Feel It, See It, Live It, Understand It

(Jessica Long and Brenda Stegeman, Missouri Association for Community Action, Inc)

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Workshop 8A –– A Shopping Cart Full of Aid – One Stop Assistance Service

(Chad Quinn and Sean Smiles, $1 Energy Fund, Inc.)

Workshop 8B –– Cleaning and Tune Up Programs for Oil Heat Consumers

(Jackie Berger, APPRISE, Inc.; Peggie Neville, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)

Workshop 8C –– Propane Partnerships: The Challenges of Delivered Fuels

(John Burnquist [IA Vendor Attachment D, IA Vendor Attachment E], Iowa Department of Human Rights; Karen Henry, Northeast Iowa Community Action Council)

Workshop 8D –– Creating an Inclusive Climate: Bringing Green Energy to Low-Income Communities

(Bruce Ledgerwood, Low Income Energy Affordability Network)

Workshop 8E (continued from 7E) –– Step Inside Poverty: Feel It, See It, Live It, Understand It

(Jessica Long and Brenda Stegeman, Missouri Association for Community Action, Inc)