For over 40 years Michael has worked with, coached, advocated for and mentored young people in the Dayton Region. His goal has always been to help open doors, especially for those who may not have equal access to opportunities.
Michael has received numerous awards and recognitions because he believes passionately in the quote by Pablo Picasso: “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” To that end, during his career, Michael established the Youth Work and Restitution Program at Clark County Juvenile Court. Under his leadership, Montgomery County became a national model in Dropout Recovery. Michael championed the effort to expand dual credit (College Credit Plus) at Sinclair College, and for the past eight years he has collaborated with colleagues and community partners to create a culture of equity and inclusion at Sinclair and the Dayton Region.
One of Michael’s current projects is curating the Our American Journey, The Black Experience in America exhibit at Sinclair’s downtown campus. This 1,200 piece exhibit of artifacts, books and images conveys Black People’s 400-year journey in America.
Michael and his wife, Debbie, enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with their children and grandchildren.
Jeremy holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential, a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing from Antioch University, and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Grace College & Seminary. In addition to his executive role, he serves as Board Chair of Inclusive Neighborhood Housing Corporation, as a board member of the City of Dayton Human Relations Council, Brunner Literacy Center, South Community Behavioral Healthcare, and as Emeritus Chair of the Board for Miami Valley Housing Opportunities. He is also a graduate of Leadership Dayton, Class of ’25
Jeremy M. Caffee, M.S., CFRE has served as Executive Director of the Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) in Dayton, Ohio since 2017. In this role, he guides the organization’s work to advance independence, dignity, and equal access for people with disabilities through advocacy, independent living services, housing support, and disability awareness training that promotes inclusive practices across the community. Under his leadership, ACIL has expanded its impact and strengthened its role as a trusted resource for individuals with disabilities and community partners.
Olivia Bonner
Olivia Bonner is the Director of Education and Outreach of
the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center of Dayton Ohio.
She manages education and outreach for the organization, which provides continuing education credits for Realtors, Realtist, architects, attorneys, social workers, and housing providers.
She also conducts fair housing workshops for consumers, focusing on targeted outreach to vulnerable populations. Her work includes efforts in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, as well as collaboration with municipal staff, planning departments, and social service and charitable organizations that intersect with housing issues.
Lead Presenters Workshop #2: Fair Housing and Present-Day Redlining:
Amy Nelson
Executive Director of the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI)
Amy joined the FHCCI in October 2011. The mission of the FHCCI is to facilitate open housing for all people by ensuring the availability of affordable and accessible housing; promoting housing choice and homeownership; advocating for an inclusive housing market; working toward stable and equitable communities; and eradicating discrimination within Central Indiana, the State of Indiana, and nationally. The FHCCI has a service area of 24 counties in Central Indiana reaching a population of over 2.5 million. The FHCCI works to ensure open housing for all through its Counseling, Education, Inclusive Communities, and Public Policy Programs.
Amy believes that all people deserve safe, affordable, accessible housing that is free from discrimination. She has managed nonprofit fair housing organizations and programs since 1997, working previously at the Fair Housing of the Dakotas and Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia. She has previously been a member of the boards of the Indiana Coalition for Human Services and Prosperity Indiana and serves as the Fair Housing Liaison to the board of directors of the Central Indiana Realtist Association.
Amy received a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and Political Science from Minnesota State University-Moorhead of Moorhead, Minnesota and received her Master of Business Administration from Averett College of Danville, Virginia.
Marie Kindrick Fair Housing Awards
Marie Kindrick
was a remarkable woman who for nearly sixty years was committed to working for the rights of those who are under-represented. Her mother was from Indiana, and her father was an immigrant from Italy. Speaking of her childhood, Marie recalled that her neighborhoods in Cincinnati were totally diverse with everyone working and playing together, as it should be. The first thing people who knew Marie remember are both her big warmth and her generous spirit. She made her life a testament to the kind of work that we honor with these awards. As a REALTOR® in our community, she was a volunteer tutor for the Dayton REALTORS® outreach program called “DABR Partners in Education at Ruskin School.” She taught English as a second language in Kettering Schools too. She served on Dayton REALTORS® Equal Opportunity Committee from 1992 until her untimely passing in May 1998. Each year we pay tribute to Marie Kindrick and honor her for the inspiration to work for fairness and equity for everyone by honoring a Community Professional, a Community Volunteer, and a REALTOR®.
Fair Housing and Disability Awareness for REALTORS®
Workshop time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
One of the major issues that needs attention to understand the ongoing work needed to achieve Open Housing for all is welcoming people with disabilities, one of the forgotten minorities struggling to be recognized. This is an interactive fair housing workshop for REALTORS®, certified for 3 hours credit with Ohio Division of Real Estate. It is presented by a team of experienced professionals from the Access Center for Independent Living and the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center. Participants will learn what the Fair Housing Act says about their role in assisting people with disabilities who may need reasonable accommodations and/or modifications in the home seeking or renting, which may involve purchasing or renting and moving into a new home. They will also learn about different concepts and levels of accessibility in the design and construction of structural features. Class participants are divided into five teams to participate in activities designed to provide insight into the disability experience. For example, REALTORS® will experience mobilizing with a manual wheelchair, functioning with a mobility/dexterity impairment, and having experiential activities that simulate hearing impairment and visual impairment and activities designed to raise awareness of cognitive and speech disabilities.
This course is limited to 40 participants.
This course is approved for civil rights or elective continuing education credit by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.
Fair Housing and Present-Day Redlining
Workshop time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
This workshop will Redlining will illustrate how historical injustices create a legacy of systemic inequality that continues to manifest as ongoing, present-day civil rights challenges. This fits in with the theme “Open Housing, Still a Promise - The door to choice must stay open!” While the Fair Housing Act of 1968 made redlining illegal, its legacy persists today through practices like disproportionate mortgage denial rates, predatory lending targeting minority communities, and appraisal discrimination, which still limit housing and wealth-building opportunities for communities of color. These modern-day issues have similar effects to historical redlining, perpetuating wealth disparities, and segregation. Amy Nelson, Executive Director of the Fair Housing Central Indiana, (FHCCI),with an introduction from Olivia Bonner, Director of Education and Outreach, MVFHC, will conduct a 90-minute overview of the work her non-profit in Indianapolis has done to help residents in these situations that persist many years after redlining was deemed illegal.
This workshop fulfills 1.0 CEU hours civil rights credit for Realtors in the State of Ohio.
For those seeking continuing education and the full experience of the day, there will be two exciting workshops: The first is “Fair Housing and Disability Awareness”, accredited for 3.0 CEU hours with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and fulfills the required civil rights obligation of Ohio Licensees.
This is an interactive fair housing workshop presented by a team of experienced professionals from the Access Center for Independent Living and the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center. See full description below
