2026 One Shawnee Regional Summit Resources
The fourth One Shawnee Regional Summit took place on October 9th, 2026 at Vienna High School in Johnson County. We have made available some of the materials that were presented at that event below:
Welcoming Remarks / SI Now "2026 Points of Pride" Presentation
One Shawnee President, Patrick Windhorst, welcomed participants to the 4th annual One Shawnee Summit and introduced Nick Holdinghausen, Regional Development & Marketing Lead of SI Now, who highlighted locally driven community initiatives and recent economic growth that their organization has witnessed throughout southern Illinois.
Keynote - "Leveraging Community Capitals as Sustainability Tools"
Andrea Runge, Assistant Deputy Director of Rural and Regional Economic Development at Illinois' Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, provided this year's keynote address. Andrea demonstrated sustainable community development being found in the intersection Social, Economical and Ecological priorities.
Artificial Intelligence - Best Practices & Policy Development
Terance Henry, IT Director with the City of Marion, educated participants on cybercrime prevention, the differences between generative and agentic AI models, and policies and practices that can be used to protect your organization from online threats.
Illinois Housing Accelerator Playbook
Ron Deedrick, Former Local Government Affairs Director at Illinois Realtors and Current VP of Advocacy & Public Policy at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, shared the Illinois Housing Accelerator Playbook with attendees. The session also included a deep-dive into impacts of policy on the housing market.
Disaster Mitigation Resources / Opportunity Zones
Michael McKee, Area Specialist with USDA Rural Development, discussed project readiness and team development for upcoming federal programming opportunities.
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