University of Iowa



TaxFacts+ Campaign

2006-2007 Announcement

National Press Club

529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor

Washington, DC 20045

October 24, 2006

Tentative Agenda

2:00 PM Welcome and Introductions

Michael Morris, J.D.

Director, National Disability Institute

Commissioner Mark W. Everson

Internal Revenue Service

U.S. Mayors Recognition Awards from TaxFacts+ Four City Pilot (Invited)

Terry Simonette, CEO

NCB Capital Impact

o New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg

o Boston Mayor Thomas Menino

o Wichita Mayor Carlos Mayans

o West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel

Special Recognition Awards

Dr. Margaret Giannini, Director, Office on Disability, US Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. Steven Tingus, Director, National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Recognition Awards National Partners

Ellie Cimaglia, Director, Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (SPEC) IRS

Richard Keeling, IRS/SPEC Senior Tax Specialist, National Disability Team

o Arc of the United States, Sue Swenson, Executive Director

6 Easter Seals, Randy Rutta, Senior VP, Government Relations

7 Goodwill Industries International, Inc., Eric Olson, Director of Workforce Development

8 National Council for Independent Living, John Lancaster, Executive Director

o World Institute on Disability, Kathy Martinez, Executive Director

2:45 PM Results from Ford Foundation Funded Four City Research Study on the Earned Income Tax Credit and Financial Service Activities of Workers with Disabilities

Johnette Hartnett, Ed.D., Vice President, National Disability Institute

Donald Dill, IRS/SPEC, Senior Tax Specialist

3:00 PM Ford Four City Pilot Panel - Local Partners

Ron Smith, Chief IRS/SPEC

o West Palm Beach – Carter Elliott, United Way of Palm Beach County

o Wichita – William Mickel, Director South Central Kansas Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas

o Boston – Mimi Turchinetz, Campaign Director, Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition

o Judy Stengel, IRS/SPEC, National Disability Team, Wichita, Kansas

3:40 PM Announcement of the 54 City Tour for 2007 Filing Season and the Development of the Economic Impact Model

Michael Morris, J.D.

Director, National Disability Institute

Announcement of the Mayor’s Leadership Academy on Asset Development for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families

Matt Sapolin

Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

Announcement of the Release of the MoneySmart Program New Edition for Disability

Lee Bowman

National Coordinator for Community Affairs, FDIC

4:00 PM Closing and Refreshments

Co-Sponsors and Collaborators

office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration,

Internal Revenue Service/ SPEC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, US Department of labor

Support

The TaxFActs+ Campaign is a part of the Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project funded by grant H133A031732 from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, to the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center at the University of Iowa College of Law.

National Disability Organizations

Arc, National council for independent living, Easter Seals, Goodwill Industries International,

World Institute on Disability

Others

Ford foundation, Law, Health Policy and Disability Center, University of Iowa, College of Law,

Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, Federation of Community Development Credit Unions,

Best Buddies International

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