LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND - Key Persons

Daniel A. Nissenbaum is the Chief Executive Officer of the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF). LIIF is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that has invested $2.2 billion in community projects. LIIF's investments have leveraged $10.8 billion in private capital for poor communities in 31 states across the U.S. and generated $57 billion in benefits for families and society.

David Fleming

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Director
Member of the Finance Committee
Distinguished Fellow, Trust for America 's Health

Dayel Mordan

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Portfolio Accountant

Denise Noel - Chief Legal Officer, EVP

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Executive Vice President
General Counsel
Member of the Executive Team
Board Secretary for Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria

Prior to joining LIIF, Ms. Noel was Legal Counsel to the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and was responsible for all legal matters related to the CDFI Fund's policies, programs and administration, supervising the closing of over $5 billion annually in grants, loans, bonds, guarantees, equity investments and tax credits. Prior to being named CDFI Fund Legal Counsel in 2017, Ms. Noel was an Attorney/Advisor to the CDFI Fund and served as lead attorney for numerous CDFI Fund programs and initiatives, including the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, where she was instrumental in the legal structuring of the program and helped place almost $2 billion in long-term, low-cost capital in CDFIs. In addition, Ms. Noel was an attorney in private practice with O'Melveny and Myers LLP. Ms. Noel serves as Board Secretary for Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria. Ms. Noel is also a Partnership for Public Service Excellence in Government Fellow. She has Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the Florida State University College of Business and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. She is a member of District of Columbia Bar and the State of Maryland Bar. (less) As LIIF's General Counsel, Noel will oversee LIIF's corporate and board governance, legal matters and risk management functions. In addition, as General Counsel, she will chair LIIF's internal loan committee. Prior to joining LIIF, Ms. Noel was Legal Counsel to the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and was responsible for all legal matters related to the CDFI Fund's policies,

Dionne Nelson

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Chairman of the Finance Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Officers Team
Laurel Street, Chair
Laurel Street, Treasurer
Treasurer / President & CEO, Laurel Street

Donna Gambrell

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Director
Member of the Lending Risk Committee
President and CEO, Appalachian Community Capital Former Director, CDFI Fund

Eileen Fitzgerald

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Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Senior Vice President, Head of Housing Affordability Philanthropy, Wells Fargo

Eliisa Frazier

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Director, Racial Equity and Impact Lending

Elizabeth Winograd

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Senior Program Officer, Child Care Facilities Fund

Emma Chavez

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Market Director, Western Region

Ericka Erickson

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Policy and Program Officer, Early Care & Education

Erika Villegas

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Program Officer, Child Care Facilities Fund

Fran Gallati

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Member of the New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board

Galina Parastaeva

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Director of Compliance

Garth Bunse

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Program Officer, Early Care & Education

Haley Brush

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Program Associate, DC Early Care & Education

Isaac Yuen

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Staff Accountant

Itzel Diaz Figueroa

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IT Business Partner

Ivan Levi

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Senior Loan Officer and Manager of Underwriting

Javier Argudo

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Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Jennifer Rancilio

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Senior Asset Manager, NMTC

Jessica Sager

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Director
Member of the Finance Committee
CEO, All Our Kin, Inc

Jessica Situ

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Senior Accountant

Jessica Standiford

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Vice President, Development and Impact Investing

Jo Bringazi - CIO

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Director of IT

Joanna Vasquez

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Senior Accountant

Joe Fretwell

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Business Development Program Officer, Early Care & Education

Joe Robertson

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Senior Program Officer, Purpose Built Accelerator Initiative

Katherine Rivera

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Paralegal

Kenneth Stewart

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Deputy Director, Mid - Atlantic Region

Kenny Rodgers

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Deputy Market Director, Coachella Valley

Kevin McVey

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Deputy Director, New Markets Tax Credits

Kim Di Giacomo

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National Program Director, Early Care & Education

Kimberly Latimer-Nelligan - President

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Member of the Executive Team
President

Ms. Latimer-Nelligan is LIIF's President, and is responsible for oversight of LIIF's Community Investment Programs (CIP) which includes management of LIIF's national Revolving Loan Fund, the New Markets Tax Credit business, programmatic activity and the risk and asset management functions. Under Ms. Latimer-Nelligan's leadership LIIF has launched its Fresh Foods, Community Health Collaborative and Health & Housing Innovation initiatives and opened lending offices in Washington D.C. and Atlanta. LIIF currently has approximately $1 billion of capital under management and deploys over $250 million of capital annually. Ms. Latimer-Nelligan's background in community development is extensive. Before joining LIIF in July 2008, she was with Citibank for over 20 years. Most recently, Ms. Latimer-Nelligan served as the Managing Director of National Lending and Investments, overseeing a $3 billion business within Citibank Community Development. During Ms. Latimer-Nelligan's tenure at Citibank, Citi's national lending, structured finance and equity investments for community development were consolidated under her leadership. In addition, she successfully established Citi's charter school lending program. Ms. Latimer-Nelligan serves as the Board Chair of the Community Reinvestment Fund. She also serves on the Boards of Raza Development Fund and the National Affordable Housing Trust. She received her B.A. from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and her M.B.A. from Columbia University. She is based in New York. (less) Ms. Latimer-Nelligan is LIIF's President, and is responsible for oversight of LIIF's Community Investment Programs (CIP) which includes management of LIIF's national Revolving Loan Fund, the New Markets Tax Credit business, programmatic activity and the risk and asset management functions. Under Ms. Latimer-Nelligan's leadership LIIF has launched its Fresh Foods, Community Health Collaborative and Health & Housing Innovation initiatives and opene (Read more)

Kirsten Shaw

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Vice President, Northeast & Mid - Atlantic Regions

Kristen Oddo

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IT Business Partner

LaToya Kyle

lk..@liifund.org

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Deputy Director, Southeast Region

Laura Jackman

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Deputy Director, Early Care & Education

Lesley Hutchinson

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Program Associate, Early Care & Education

Leslie Swift Bernal

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Portfolio Manager

Lily Berticevich

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Underwriter

Lucy Arellano Baglieri - Chief Strategy Officer, EVP

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Chief Strategy Officer
Executive Vice President
Member of the Executive Team

Mrs. Arellano Baglieri brings more than 15 years of community development management and strategy experience with a focus on social justice and racial equity. As Chief Strategy Officer for the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), a national Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Mrs. Arellano Baglieri leads organizational direction, racial equity, and external affairs. Prior to joining LIIF in 2020, she served as Chief Strategy Officer for the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), leading the organization's regional and national work focused on economic and racial equity initiatives in Latino and immigrant communities across the country. Her work draws on her own lived experience as a proud immigrant from Mexico, and a career dedicated to communities facing the deepest inequities, working largely across Black and Latino communities. Mrs. Arellano Baglieri's core belief is that equitable community development must center communities of color and correct power imbalances with the explicit goal of community ownership and power. Her experience includes direct services, affordable real estate development and preservation, policy and advocacy, equitable CDFI lending for entrepreneurship and affordable real estate, collective impact education networks, and place-based strategies. She has also led internal organizational racial equity, strategy, evaluation, and professional development initiatives. Mrs. Arellano Baglieri is nationally recognized for her leadership and invited to share her perspective on equitable community development by a range of groups, including the Aspen Institute, UnidosUS, NALCAB, Affordable Housing Investment Council (AHIC), the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, and the National Housing Conference. Mrs. Arellano Baglieri holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington. She is natively fluent in Spanish and is based in San Francisco. (less) Mrs. Arellano Baglieri brings more than 15 years of community development management and strategy experience with a focus on social justice and racial equity. As Chief Strategy Officer for the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), a national Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Mrs. Arellano Baglieri leads organizational direction, racial equity, and external affairs. Prior to joining LIIF in 2020, (Read more)

Margaret Chinwe Anadu

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Director
Member of the Finance Committee

Mario Moreno

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Director Grants Management & Operations

Maygen Moore

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Director, National Lending Initiatives

Michael Kovitch

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Human Resources Administrator

Mikki Anderson

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Member of the New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board

Mona Wang

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Senior Program Officer, SPARCC

Nick Collins

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SPARCC Communications Officer

Nina Campbell-Mullings

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Asset Manager

Nori Dubon

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Senior Program Associate, Child Care Facilities Fund

Olivia Barrow

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Policy Manager

Paige Banks

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Loan Associate, Southeast Region

Panagiota Mahendru - CFO

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Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Executive Team

As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Panagiota Mahendru provides strategic leadership for the fiscal infrastructure that supports LIIF's programs, business activities and the organization's growth. She brings over 20 years of global hands-on experience building and leading finance teams in for-profit and nonprofit companies. Previously, Ms. Mahendru held the CFO role at the Center for Employment Opportunities, a national nonprofit with over 6,300 employees operating in 31 cities and 12 states providing comprehensive employment services to thousands of individuals who have recently returned home from incarceration. She also worked at Housing Works, a nonprofit addressing AIDS and homelessness with a diversified revenue model in the areas of housing, health and retail. She currently serves as Board Member and Treasurer for Bent on Learning Inc. and Board Member and Secretary for the Hellenic American Association for Professionals in Finance. Ms. Mahendru received a Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance from The University of Leeds, UK and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance American College of Greece. (less) As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Panagiota Mahendru provides strategic leadership for the fiscal infrastructure that supports LIIF's programs, business activities and the organization's growth. She brings over 20 years of global hands-on experience building and leading finance teams in for-profit and nonprofit companies. Previously, Ms. Mahendru held the CFO role at the Center for Employment Opportunities, a national nonprofit with over 6 (Read more)

Paul Wetterholm

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Assistant Controller

Peter Ho

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Senior Loan & Construction Disbursement Administrator

Phillip Francis

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Asset Manager

Phranda Wolfe

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Senior Program Officer, Child Care Facilities Fund

Rachel Bluestein

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Senior Vice President of National Programs

Reymundo Ocañas - Chairman

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Chairman
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Member of the Officers Team

Rick Skewes

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Office Services Coordinator

Rodger Brown

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Member of the New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board

Roxanne Huey

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Corporate Controller
Vice President, Finance

Russell J. Bruemmer

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Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Lending Risk Committee
Member of the Officers Team
Secretary

Ruth Tesfaye

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Senior Program Officer / Small Business Advisor, Early Care & Education

Sabrina Baptiste - EVP

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Chief Administrative Officer
Executive Vice President
Member of the Executive Team

Ms. Baptiste oversees LIIF's Human Resources, Information Technology, and Office Administration functions. Before coming to LIIF, Ms. Baptiste was the Head of Human Resources for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties and the Chief Human Resource Officer and In-House counsel for an international venture capital firm which deployed capital for local social justice. She also held the role of Director of Human Resources and Administration for Pets Unlimited, where she led leadership and management development, learning, workforce management, compliance, IT, and recruitment. She has previously worked for a variety of private and public organizations, and has held leadership positions nationally and internationally. Ms. Baptiste was admitted to the State Bar of California in June 2005, and was a Professor of Law at New College of California School of Law and San Francisco Law School. She is currently a university lecturer on Human Resources at the Presidio Graduate School. Ms. Baptiste is a certified SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources), SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional), and a member of SHRM, NCHRA, State Bar of California, and the American Bar Association. She is based in San Francisco. (less) Ms. Baptiste oversees LIIF's Human Resources, Information Technology, and Office Administration functions. Before coming to LIIF, Ms. Baptiste was the Head of Human Resources for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties and the Chief Human Resource Officer and In-House counsel for an international venture capital firm which deployed capital for local social justice. She also held the (Read more)