Staff and Board

Our Team

A dedicated staff supports our members in their work for microbusiness

Adriana Williams headshot
Adriana Williams
Sr. Program Manager, CDFI Shared Services Center
Baldev Birk headshot
Baldev Birk
Chief Financial Officer

Carolina Martinez
Chief Executive Officer
Daniela Fernandez-Ulen headshot
Daniela Fernandez-Ulen
Communications Program Manager
Dara Dado headshot
Dara Dado
Program Assistant
Douglas Craven headshot
Douglas Craven
Director, CDFI Programs
Elena Franco headshot
Elena Franco
Program Manager

Emily Gasner
Chief Program Officer
Heidi Pickman headshot
Heidi Pickman
VP, Engagement and External Relations
Joan Johnson headshot
Joan Johnson
Finance Manager
Liza Rivera headshot
Liza Rivera-Gonzalez
Director, Business Coaching
Mark Herbert headshot
Mark Herbert
Chief Operating Officer
Rachel Aherin headshot
Rachel Aherin
Director, Strategy and Impact

Board

Executive Committee

Fred Mendez headshot
Horacio Mendez
Chair
At Large
The Woodstock Institute
Hilda Kennedy headshot
Hilda Kennedy
Vice Chair
Los Angeles Basin Area
Ampac Business Capital
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Randi Zeller
Treasurer
Out of State
Community Reinvestment Fund

Naima McQueen
Secretary
San Francisco Bay Area
RUNWAY

Directors


Carolina Martinez
CAMEO Network
Brett Melone headshot
Brett Melone
Central Coast
California FarmLink
Daniel Fitzgerald headshot
Daniel Fitzgerald
San Diego Area
San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network
Jesse Torres headshot
Jesse Torres
Los Angeles Basin Area
ArroyoWest LLC

Juan Aquino
Los Angeles Basin Area
Capital One Bank

Louis Caditz-Peck
San Francisco Bay Area
Responsible Business Lending Coalition
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Sophia Kanaan
Sacramento Area
California Capital FDC
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Steven Abbott
Out of State
Gusto
Vikita Poindexter headshot
Vikita Poindexter
Los Angeles Basin Area
Poindexter Consulting Group
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Yery Olivares
Central Valley
Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation