DOF - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Group Head of Community Investments for BMO Harris Bank N.a.
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Carl A. Jenkins is Managing Director and Group Head of Community Investments for BMO Harris Bank N.A., the U.S. banking subsidiary of BMO Financial Group. He oversees Community Reinvestment Act investments targeting lower middle market companies and community-based real estate development in all BMO Harris markets. Presently, Carl manages a team and alternative investment portfolio with assets under management exceeding $600 million and covering the states of Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Prior to his current position, he served as a commercial real estate lender for BMO Capital Markets and the BMO Harris Community Development Lending team.
Prior to joining the bank, Carl worked for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national community development financial institution. He earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and holds an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina. He currently serves on the board of directors for several organizations: National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois, Alden Foundation, The Disability Opportunity Fund and Goodman Theatre of Chicago. Carl also serves on the advisory committee of multiple private equity funds.
Job Titles:
- Senior Executive
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Charles Hammerman is an accomplished Senior Executive with more than 29 years of success across the financial services, real estate, healthcare, and fitness industries. Leveraging extensive experience leading a national fund for people with disabilities as well as working for one of the largest financial services companies in the world, he is a valuable asset for companies seeking expert advisory in the areas of public relations, marketing, crisis management, or IPOs. His broad areas of expertise include government relations, legal compliance, regulatory issues, operational management, process optimization, business development, strategic planning, M&A, fundraising, portfolio management, and responsible investing.
Throughout his executive career, Mr. Hammerman has held leadership positions at companies including The Disability Opportunity Fund, Tzedec Economic Development Fund, and Merrill Lynch. As President & CEO of The Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF) since 2007, he has led the national Certified Community Development Financial Institution from zero to $30 million with a $24 million investment portfolio to address gaps in housing and related services for people with disabilities. His appointment to lead DOF followed his role as Founder/Managing Director of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, an organization to advance opportunities for the disabled. He previously was a senior member of Private Executive Services, a division of Merrill Lynch's Global Private Client Group where he helped lead a 35-person team that managed more than $10 billion in assets for high net worth families and corporations. He also spent four years in Merrill Lynch's Equity Capital Markets division and four years in the Office of General Counsel. He earlier worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and as an Associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius. He has been responsible for spearheading the creation of "Merrill Lynch's Disability Awareness Professional Network", led the company to be recognized by Diversity Inc. Magazine as the "Number One Company for Employment of People with Disabilities", and has originated more than 200 IPOs with secondary and convertible debt offerings in energy, real estate, consumer goods, and technology.
Charles holds a BA in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a JD from Fordham University School of Law. He recruited and seated the 13-member independent Board of Directors for DOF and chaired the first-ever Disability Conference at the New York Stock Exchange. He has held nonprofit board roles including with Habitat for Humanity NYC Community Fund, the John Jay College Foundation, Achilles International Disabled Athletes, The Interfaith Nutrition Network, Israel Elwyn, Congregation Sons of Israel, South Shore Jewish Community Center, Just One Break Inc., The Brandeis School, and Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center.
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- News & Media
- Officer of Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Cinnamon Chambers-Lewis brings years of professional experience working with and consulting for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. Mrs. Chambers-Lewis has over 15 years of experience in the community development industry, 10 of which have specifically been associated with affordable housing programming, government antipoverty initiatives, and non-profit agencies. She has assisted with the development of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) sites, as well as implemented many financial literacy and homebuyer education programs throughout the community.
Mrs. Chambers-Lewis became the CRA officer of Metropolitan Commercial Bank in 2017 and her most recent responsibilities include; developing and managing the department to ensure CRA compliance under the service, lending and investment FRB and NYSDFS exams. She develops the Bank's annual CRA Plan with senior management, oversees the bank's financial literacy program and serves on numerous boards and committees related to community development.
Prior to joining Metropolitan Commercial Bank in 2017, Mrs. Chambers-Lewis was CRA officer with Astoria Bank from 2015-2017 and also with Amalgamated Bank in 2006 thru 2015. In addition to her position as CRA Officer at Amalgamated Bank, Mrs. Chambers-Lewis has held positions as; Senior Marketing Officer, Group Banking and VP, Risk Management Officer. She has also worked at Independence Community Bank, where she primarily developed and implemented low-to-moderate income marketing campaigns and managed community development projects and special events. She attended Medgar Evers College, is proudly married to her husband of 17years, and has a son 21 and daughter 12.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Finance
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Edward Greene is a finance executive with core competencies in Strategic Decision, Risk and Change Management. He is currently the Senior Director of Underwriting and Credit in the Targeted Affordable Housing and Specialty Products group at Freddie Mac, where his team ensures safe, affordable housing remains available to lower income people around the nation. In his current capacity, he is responsible for underwriting and credit for a network of 18 lending partners generating over $5 billion in annual production volume. Prior to this role, Mr. Greene was the Director of Operational Risk Management and has held director-level credit and enterprise risk management positions at Freddie Mac.
Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Mr. Greene held credit and financial structuring positions at various financial services firms where he successfully negotiated over $10 billion in corporate and project based finance transactions. Prior to entering the financial services industry, he worked as a corporate attorney.
In addition to his corporate achievements, Mr. Greene lends his talents to various community and volunteer activities. He currently serves as a Board Member for The Arc of Northern Virginia, a disability advocacy organization, as well as the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network/Corporate America Supports You, two non-profit organizations dedicated to helping veterans and their families find careers in corporate America. He is also the former Chairperson of the Abilities Employee Network, Freddie Mac's disability oriented employee resource group and served on Freddie Mac's Executive Diversity and Inclusion Council.
Mr. Greene has an Executive Masters in Leadership from Georgetown University, a Masters of Business Administration from Clark Atlanta University, a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. He also completed the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College executive education program - Leadership and Strategic Execution. Mr. Greene resides in the Washington, DC metropolitan area with his bride and three children.
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- News & Media
- Senior Associate at JFF
Jazmine da Costa is a senior associate at JFFLabs, where she helps source, screen, and manage early-stage investments on behalf of the ETF@JFFLabs impact investment fund. Her skills and areas of expertise include impact assessment and reporting, marketing, conservation, and economic development strategies.
Before joining JFF, Jazmine served as a senior analyst at SustainVC, a venture capital firm that manages impact investing funds focusing on climate and sustainability, equality and empowerment, and health and education. Prior to that, she focused on place-based investments with Philadelphia-based foundations.
Jazmine brings with her a rich background from a past career that included roles ranging from oral historian to consultant for social enterprises in Cape Town, Quito, Detroit, and Appalachia. Jazmine is a graduate of the Yale School of Management and of the Yale School of the Environment. She holds an MBA and Masters of Forestry and received her BA from Princeton University.
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- Managing Director and Partner of LRG Wealth Advisors
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LaRue Gibson is the managing director and partner of LRG Wealth Advisors. With nearly 30 years of experience as a financial advisor, LaRue is committed to providing clients with sophisticated wealth management and investment strategies, as well as personalized attention and services tailored to their individual needs.
LaRue specializes in developing financial plans and asset allocation strategies for retirement, college/education funding, estate planning, survivor protection, tax planning, and liability management for successful individuals, retirees, non-profit organizations, and closely held and publicly-owned businesses. Prior to HighTower, LaRue served as a Senior Vice President of Investments and Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch. LaRue earned his Bachelor of the Arts degree in Chemical Engineering from Yale University.
LaRue serves on the boards of several charitable organizations in the New York City area, including New York City Outward Bound Center, The Lois Bronz Children's Center and The Disability Opportunity Fund. He currently lives in Westchester County, New York with his wife and two sons.
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- News & Media
- Senior Vice President in Real Estate Banking at City National Bank
Luis Donoso is a Senior Vice President in Real Estate Banking at City National Bank. He is a Regional Manager and oversees the East Coast region providing a wide range of financial services to real estate developers and investors. He joined City National in 2017, with an exceptional 18-year track record of originating and structuring loans on diverse property types across the United States.
Mr. Donoso has served in senior real estate financing roles at PNC and Citibank. He received a MBA in Finance from Rutgers Business School and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Rutgers University.
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- News & Media
- Retired Partner
Ms. Anne C. Flannery is a retired partner of the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. At various times she also served as first vice president and general counsel for global regulatory affairs with Merrill Lynch & Co. Incorporated and in senior positions at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.