The decision to invite President Barack Obama to the NAHREP Policy Conference last Spring was a decision I made with the NAHREP National Board. Anytime we have a political figure of that stature at one of our events, we know it will stimulate a lot of buzz among our members and stakeholders. I admire President Obama, but I know full well that not everyone is a fan of the former president. Politics are more polarizing than ever and NAHREP is not exempt. On the positive side, we have had President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton at previous events and those events played out very successfully for us. Coming out of the pandemic, I wanted to do something big that would show that NAHREP was not only back, it was bigger and stronger than ever.
