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Community Development Advisory Board

Announcements

Community Development Advisory Board Meeting on May 20, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Overview

Section 104(d) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 established the Community Development Advisory Board to advise the Director of the Fund on policies regarding the activities of the CDFI Fund. The Advisory Board is to meet at least annually.

Members

The Advisory Board shall consist of 15 members, including the Secretary of the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Interior and Treasury and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, or his or her designee; and nine private citizens appointed by the President, who shall be selected, to the maximum extent practicable, to provide for national geographic representation and racial, ethnic, and gender diversity, including: two individuals who are officers of existing community development financial institutions; two individuals who are officers of insured depository institutions; two individuals who are officers of national consumer or public interest organizations; two individuals who have expertise in community development; and one individual who has personal experience and specialized expertise in the unique lending and community development issues confronted by Indian tribes on Indian reservations.

The Chair of the Advisory Board is elected by the nine private citizens.

 CDFI Representatives (2)
  Calvin L. Holmes
President
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Chicago, IL

  Ronald Phillips
President and Chief Executive Officer
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Wiscasset, ME

 Community Development Representatives (2)
  David C. Lizarraga
Chairman and Founder
TELACU Education Foundation
Los Angeles, CA

  Lisa Hall
Managing Director of Impact Investing
Anthos Asset Management
Amstelveen, Netherlands

 Consumer/Public Interest Representatives (2)
  Douglas H. Low
Executive Director and Vice President
Development Kidz Express
Chicago, IL

  Xavier de Souza Briggs
Vice President, Economic Opportunity & Assets
Ford Foundation
New York, NY

 Federal Representatives (6)
  Matt S. Erskine
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, District of Columbia
  Ann Marie Mehlum
Associate Administrator, Office of Capital Access
U.S. Small Business Administration
Washington, District of Columbia
  Harriet Tregoning
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Community Planning and Development Resilience
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, District of Columbia
  Rosie Rios
Treasurer of the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington, District of Columbia
  Lisa Mensah
Under Secretary for Rural Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, District of Columbia
  Kevin K. Washburn
Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of Interior
Washington, District of Columbia
 Insured Depository Institution Representatives (2)
  Audrey Choi
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Global Sustainable Finance
New York, NY
  Brian E. Argrett
President and Chief Executive Officer
City First Bank of D.C.
Washington, District of Columbia
 Native American Tribal Development Representative (1)
  Tanya M. Fiddler
Executive Director
Four Bands Community Fund
Eagle Butte, SD

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