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Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 and Thursday, June 5th, 2025 Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at: 1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005 Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities
Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Advocacy Day, please email Joey Zeldin at zeldinj@pcgloanfund.org.
Schedule:
June 3: Advocacy Day & Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception at 5:30 pm ET
June 4: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET at Zaytinya
Andy Johnson is Chairman, Co-CEO, and CFO of First Vernon Bancshares, Inc. and The Bank of Vernon which are headquartered in Vernon, Alabama. Vernon (Population 1,863) is in Lamar County (Population 13,705) and is situated on the Mississippi state line in rural Northwest Alabama. The bank was chartered 11/11/1911 and carries FDIC Certificate #51. The bank has total assets over $340 million and operates 5 branches (2 in Vernon and 3 in its neighboring Mississippi county). Mr. Johnson is a third-generation community banker who has been the director of the CDFI program for the bank since its initial certification.
