Officers
- President
- Nonprofit Finance Fund
- New York, NY
Aisha Benson is President and CEO of Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), a nonprofit lender, consultant, and advocate that has worked for more than 40…
- Vice President
- Travois New Markets, LLC
- Kansas City, MO
My job is to bring as much capital as possible to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities. These investments help change agents…
- Treasurer
- Advantage Capital
- St. Louis, MO
Sandra M. Moore is a managing director and chief impact officer at Advantage Capital, a growth equity firm with over $3.6 billion AUM that…
- Secretary
- Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation
- Detroit Lakes, MN
Julia Nelmark leads Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC), a mission-based lender and developer headquartered in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, as well as the White…
Executive Committee
- Executive Committee
- Greenline Ventures
- Washington, DC
Kermit Billups is an Executive President of Greenline, and is involved in activities including transaction structuring, tax credit syndication, debt financing, origination, underwriting, and…
- Executive Committee
- PNC Financial Services Group
- Pittsburgh, PA
Dave Gibson is the Sr. VP, Manager of Specialty Tax Credit Investments at PNC….
- Executive Committee
- Cleveland Development Advisors
- Cleveland, OH
Yvette M. Ittu is the executive vice president of finance and operations of the Greater Cleveland Partnership. In addition, she is president of Cleveland…
- Executive Committee
- Prestamos CDFI, A Division of
- Phoenix, AZ
With over 20 years of experience in non-profit management, and fund development, Jose Martinez serves as both Executive Vice President of Economic Development, and…
- Executive Committee
- Low Income Investment Fund
- San Francisco, CA
Kevin McVey is the Deputy Director, New Markets Tax Credits, at the Low Income Investment Fund….
- Executive Committee
- Building America CDE, Inc.
- Washington, DC
Harpreet Peleg is Chief Executive Officer of Building America CDE and also serves as Chief Financial Officer for the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, a…
- Executive Committee
- TELACU
- Los Angeles, CA
For over three decades, José Villalobos has served as the Senior Vice President of government affairs/business development for TELACU, the largest Community Development Corporation…
- Executive Committee
- U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation
- St. Louis, MO
Laura Vowell is Vice President for Director of Business Development, New Markets Tax Credits, at US Bank….
Directors
- Board Member
- TruFund
- New York
James H. Bason sets and refines the broad strategic direction for the organization and leads a highly collaborative team in the execution of all…
- Board Member
- Self-Help
- Durham, NC
David Beck is the Director of Public Policy and Media Relations at the Center for Community Self-Help….
- Board Member
- Florida Community Loan Fund
- Orlando, FL
Nelson Black oversees all aspects of the Florida Community Loan Fund lending program, which includes its allocations of $362 million in Federal and State…
- Board Member
- Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
- Chicago, IL
A corporate attorney with an MBA and more than 20 years of experience, Jennifer’s responsibilities at CNI include operations, internal and programmatic legal, and…
- Board Member
- Clearinghouse CDFI
- Lake Forest, CA
Douglas J. Bystry has been providing financial services to low-income communities for over 30 years. Mr. Bystry, in his professional career, has successfully raised…
- Board Member
- Capital One. N.A.
- Baton Rouge
John Chamberlain is a Managing Director at Capital One and leads its NMTC efforts nationwide. He has over 33 years of experience in banking…
- Board Member
- TD Community Development Corporation
- Greenville, SC
Michael Cooper is the President of TD Bank’s New Markets Tax Credit Program….
- Board Member
- MoFi
- Missoula, MT
As Vice President and CFO at MoFi, Heidi oversees the organization and is primarily focused on internal operations. Heidi worked in finance for national…
- Board Member
- Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc.
- Durant, OK
A graduate of Oklahoma State University with a BS in Ag Communications, Scott Dewald has over 25 years of experience in agriculture and economic…
- Board Member
- Hampton Roads Ventures, LLC
- Norfolk, VA
Jennifer Donohue, currently Chief Executive Officer of HRV, worked as the Operations and Compliance Director of HRV for four years before she became the…
- Board Member
- Texas Mezzanine Fund
- Dallas, TX
Since July, 2005, Elmore has been the President & CEO and a member of the Board of Directors and Loan Committee of the Texas…
- Board Member
- Cinnaire New Markets
- Lansing, MI
Peter Giles joined Cinnaire in 2011 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Peter manages all facets of our New Market…
- Board Member
- Truist Community Capital
- Atlanta, GA
Jamise Goodman is the NMTC program director for Truist….
- Board Member
- The Valued Advisor Fund
- Chicago, IL
Seth Harrop is a partner with Baker Tilly’s real estate advisory practice. He has been with the firm since 2011….
- Board Member
- Community Ventures Corporation
- Louisville, KY
Dan Heffernan is the President, New Markets Tax Credits, at Community Ventures (CV). He’s the primary staff to CV’s governing and advisory boards and…
- Board Member
- Dudley Ventures
- Phoenix, AZ
James D. Howard, Jr. is the President of Dudley Ventures. A native of The Bronx, New York. Mr. Howard earned his degree from The…
- Board Member
- Accion Opportunity Fund
- San Jose, CA
Chris Huang is Senior Director of Opportunity Fund’s New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Program. In this role, he has led or supported the execution…
- Board Member
- LISC
- Washington, DC
Matt Josephs is the Senior Vice President for Policy for The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). LISC is a national non-profit organization that provides…
- Board Member
- Chase
- New York, NY
En Jung Kim is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase and Executive Director of Chase’s New Markets Tax Credit initiative….
- Board Member
- Raza Development Fund
- Phoenix, AZ
Catherine Kes is the Director of Specialty Finance at RDF. Ms. Kes leads the team responsible for structuring deals involving public-private partnerships, grant capital,…
- Board Member
- National New Markets Fund, LLC
- Los Angeles, CA
Deborah La Franchi is the founder and CEO of SDS Capital Group — a national leader in impact investing with over $1 billion in…
- Board Member - Elected Director
- African American Alliance of
- Orlando, FL
Lenwood V. Long, Sr. is the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs. He is co-founder and visionary rebrander…
- Board Member
- National Development Council
- New York, NY
Daniel Marsh was elevated to President and CEO of the National Development Council (NDC) in January 2017. His work in the field of economic…
- Board Member
- Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc.
- Atlanta, GA
Stephen McRae is the President of Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc., a certified Community Development Entity that provides innovative financing to non-profits, social entrepreneurs, and…
- Board Member
- Community Reinvestment Fund
- Minneapolis, MN
Jennifer Novak is a seasoned financial professional with proven experience to lead, manage and implement complex financial transactions. With a lengthy track record of…
- Board Member
- Novogradac & Company, LLP
- San Francisco, CA
Michael Novogradac is the managing partner of Novogradac, which has been in business since 1989. He specializes in affordable housing, community development, historic preservation…
- Board Member
- National Trust Community Investment Corporation
- Washington, DC
As Director of Public Policy at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Mike Phillips specializes in garnering and organizing local, national, and federal advocacy…
- Board Member
- Ariel Ventures, LLC
- Cleveland, OH
Radhika Reddy has 35 years of experience, including 25 years in USA in the areas of economic development finance, real estate development and finance,…
- Board Member
- Iowa Business Growth Company
- Johnston, IA
Daniel T. Robeson is the CEO of Iowa Business Growth Company, a for-profit Certified Development Company that was formed in 1981 to originate and…
- Board Member
- enterprise community Investment, inc.
- Columbia, MD
Leah Rogan is managing director of Enterprise’s New Markets Tax Credits business, one of the industry’s largest allocatees of NMTC awards with more than…
- Board Member
- AMCREF Community Capital LLC
- New Orleans, LA
Susan Seagren is President of AMCREF. Susan has over 20 years of corporate and specialty finance experience, including tax credit finance, venture capital/private equity…
- Board Member
- District of Columbia Housing Enterprises
- Washington, DC
John Stringfield is the President of DC Housing Enterprises (DCHE), responsible for managing the daily operations and long-term business strategies that include New Market…
- Board Member
- Urban Action Community Development LLC
- Baltimore, MD
Mr. Summers is highly regarded in the real estate industry with more than 30 years of financial consulting and capital placement experience. As Director…
- Board Member
- Ohio Community Development Finance Fund
- Columbus, OH
Andrew Swary is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Finance Fund. Andrew oversees legal, compliance and other corporate support functions and leads the…
- Board Member
- Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
- Boston, MA
Moddie Turay is the President and CEO of the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation….
- Board Member
- United Fund Advisors
- Portland, OR
Cam Turner co-founded and co-heads all management and investment activities of United Fund Advisors, LLC (UFA), a fund manager and financial services company that…
- Board Member
- CEI Capital Management LLC
- Brunswick, ME
As CEO of CEI Capital Management LLC (CCML), one of the nation’s premier New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investment firms, Traci Vaine oversees all…
- Board Member
- Invest Detroit
- Detroit, MI
Marcia Ventura is the Senior VP of Lending at Invest Detroit….
- Board Member
- Heartland Renaissance Fund
- Little Rock, AR
Sam Walls, III has been with Arkansas Capital Corporation and Heartland Renaissance Fund for over 20 years and was named CEO January 2022. A…
- Board Member
- CohnReznick LLP
- Baltimore, MD
Ira Weinstein serves as CohnReznick’s Managing Principal – Real Estate, Cannabis Industries, where he oversees the advisory, assurance, and tax services pertaining to both…
- Board Member
- Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment
- San Diego, CA
Lee is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Wells Fargo’s New Markets Tax Credit Program. His team, which has a national footprint…