COMMUNITY GROWTH FUND - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Ernie is the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), where he relies on more than 28 years of experience as a community development practitioner.
Ernie has helped devise innovative programs to target credit to low-income and minority communities. Ernie's leadership in a six-city partnership with Fannie Mae led to a $600 billion mortgage portfolio purchase by Fannie Mae- freeing up bank capital to be reinvested in neighborhoods. Ernie also introduced PCRG's "Ain't I a Woman" housing initiative, which targeted loans to African American women, and has worked with community banks and public partners to introduce creative mortgage products in underserved neighborhoods.
Job Titles:
- Consumer Loan Department Manager
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Treasurer
- Treasurer and CEO of the HDCU
Richard has been the Treasurer and CEO of the HDCU since 1988. During his career, Richard has been an important voice in the formation of two other Credit Unions. Seeing Community Development as his life's calling, Richard's experience has taught him the need for such institutions in underserved communities. In addition to his work with the HDCU, Richard also serves on the HDCU's Board, is the Board chair for Thelma Lovette YMCA, and sits on the Board of Bridgeway Capital and Womanspace East.
Wally is the Executive Director of the Community Growth Fund (CGF), a US Treasury Certified Community Development Financial Institution and has managed projects and organizations in the chemical, energy, manufacturing, mining, environmental, community development, and non-profit sectors. He has a demonstrated talent for synthesizing complex project components with diverse participants by leveraging partnerships across industry sectors. In his current role, Wally utilizes his expertise to connect financial, technical, private, and public resources in support of CGF's mission to connect disadvantage people and organizations with equitable capital and resources.