Community Development Advisory Board

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.

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.

AUGUST 27, 2020 ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

• Federal Register Meeting Notice

• Agenda

• Audio Recording

• CDFI Fund Jodie Harris’s Written Report to Advisory Board

• Advisory Board Recommendations to CDFI Fund Director on CDFI Certification

• Advisory Board Recommendations to CDFI Fund Director on Persistent Poverty Counties

• Panel I – Written Statement of Jackson Brossy, Executive Director, Native CDFI Network

• Panel I – Written Statement of Donna Gambrell, Chair, African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs

• Panel I – Written Statement of Jeannine Jacokes, Chief Executive, Community Development Bankers Association

• Panel I – Written Statement of Cathie Mahon, President & CEO, Inclusiv

• Panel I – Written Statement of Lisa Mensah, President & CEO, Opportunity Finance Network

• Panel I – Written Statement of Kerwin Tesdell, President, Community Development Venture Capital Alliance

• Panel II – Written Statement of Caitlin Cain, Director, Rural LISC

• Panel II – Written Statement of Joyce Klein, Director, Business Ownership Initiative, Economic Opportunities Program, Aspen Institute

• Panel II – Written Statement of Michael Swack, Director, Center for Impact Finance, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

• Federal Register Meeting Notice

• Meeting Agenda

• Webcast Recording

• Meeting Minutes

• Bios of Moderators and Panelists

• Panel I – Urban/Persistent Poverty Presentation

• Panel I – Rural/Persistent Poverty Presentation

• Panel I – Unbanked & Underbanked Presentation

• Panel II – CDFI Survey Presentation

• Panel II – Banking Deserts Presentation

AUGUST 23, 2018 ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

• Federal Register Meeting Notice

• Meeting Agenda

• Webcast Recording

• Meeting Minutes

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

• Federal Register Meeting Notice

• Meeting Agenda

• Webcast Recording

• Meeting Minutes