Staff

U.S. Department of Agriculture Designee

U.S. Department of the Treasury Designee

U.S. Small Business Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce Designee

VACANT

U.S. Department of the Interior Designee

VACANT

VACANT

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

National Consumer or Public Interest Representative

Executive Director
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
Washington, DC

Christopher Allison is the Program Manager for the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Mr. Allison previously served as Associate Program Manager for the NMTC Program. He oversaw the development of NMTC application materials, led the implementation of the NMTC evaluation process in the CDFI Fund's new Awards Management Information System (AMIS), and made recommendations for tax credit allocations.

National Consumer or Public Interest Representative

President and Chief Executive Officer
National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders
Washington, DC

Greg Bischak manages the Office of Financial Strategies and Research at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. He oversees research and analysis related to programmatic activity, development of performance data and strategic research to ensure effective implementation of the CDFI Fund mission.

Beverly Bobb is the Chief of Staff to CDFI Fund Director Pravina Raghavan. In this role she works closely with Deputies to assist on implementation of strategic projects, serve as liaison with staff, executives, senior leaders, and the Director regarding employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning and handle inquiries, developing action plans, and assisting with preparation and dissemination of communications.

Jovita Carranza is the Treasurer of the United States. In that capacity, she serves as a principal advisor to Secretary Mnuchin and focuses on increasing participation in our economy by fostering financial capability and sustainability. In addition, she oversees the Office of Consumer Policy and coordinates the interagency Financial Literacy and Education Commission. Treasurer Carranza also maintains the historic role of advising the Secretary on matters relating to coinage produced by the U.S. Mint. She has oversight responsibility for all operations of the U.S. Mint, including Fort Knox.

Financial Institution Representative

Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer 
Local Bank
Hulbert, OK  

Susan Chapman Plumb serves as Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Local Bank headquartered in Hulbert, Oklahoma. Local Bank is a Native-owned CDFI with locations in Hulbert, Tahlequah, Park Hill, Sallisaw and Grove, Oklahoma.

Financial Institution Representative

Chief Operating Officer
Popular Bank
New York, NY

Director Annie Donovan has deep roots in community development and finance. She was most recently Chief Executive Officer of CoMetrics, a social enterprise that provides high quality, affordable business intelligence tools to small businesses and nonprofits seeking to improve financial management, better measure social impact, and increase their capacity for innovation.

Dietrich Douglas is Legal Counsel to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and in that role functions as lead counsel on all legal matters related to the CDFI Fund's policies, programs, and administration. Prior to being named Legal Counsel in 2023, Mr. Douglas served as Branch Chief within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicare Operations Division where he supervised a team of attorneys handling claim appeals.

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Tackling Banking Deserts By Giving New Life to Unused Real Estate

OCTOBER 12, 2017

A BEA Program Success Story - HOPE Credit Union Receives Two Regions Bank Branches Last month, the CDFI Fund announced the selection of 102 FDIC-insured depository institutions to receive $18.6 million in fiscal year (FY) 2016 Bank Enterprise Awa (...)

Oscar Gonzales is a researcher and Associate Manager for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Mr. Gonzales currently serves as the Acting Program Manager for the CDFI Fund’s Office of Financial Strategy and Research.

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Thinking Local: Native CDFIs Support Businesses, Growth in South Dakota

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Just a few weeks after I joined the CDFI Fund as a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Native Initiatives program, I had the honor of accompanying CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan as she traveled to the Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Indian Reservations in So (...)

Telma Holmes is the Operations Manager of the CDFI Fund and oversees the management of the Fund's infrastructure, including human resources, acquisitions, property, equipment, space logistics, safety, travel, and training. Since joining the Operations team in 2011, she has been the Fund's Small Business Specialist, providing advice to the program offices on procuring small business and informing small business owners on procurement opportunities within the CDFI Fund. She began her career at the CDFI Fund in 2009, serving as Chief Information Officer.

Heather Hunt is the Program Manager for the Office of Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation at the CDFI Fund. In this role she is responsible for the management of the CDFI Fund’s compliance reporting and monitoring functions. Prior to joining the CDFI Fund, she served as a Senior Consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, where she provided outreach and analytical post-award monitoring support to National Science Foundation (NSF).

CDFI Representative 

Chief Executive Officer em>
Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund 
Baltimore, MD 

Mark Kaufman is the CEO of the Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, a place-based Certified CDFI that supports disinvested neighborhoods in Baltimore City. 

Amber Kuchar-Bell is the CDFI Program and NACA Program Manager at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Paul Markovitz serves as the Chief Information Officer at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. He guides the CDFI Fund in the development and design of innovative information technology by working with CDFI Fund staff to improve business practices and pursue new methods of collaboration and decision-making.

Shannon McKay is currently the Program Manager and Research Analyst in the Financial Strategies and Research Unit at the CDFI Fund. She has been with the CDFI Fund since 2019 where her portfolio has included managing the data collection, cleaning and report development of the Fund's Annual Certification and Data Collection (ACR) report, as well as supporting other research initiatives.

Jeff Merkowitz is Senior Advisor to CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris and brings over two decades of both policy and direct, on the ground experience in the areas of housing finance and community development. He previously served as Director of Operations and Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, where he was responsible for crafting the Senator's policy responses to both the foreclosure crisis and the longstanding shortage of affordable housing in California.

Karen Miller is the Financial Manager for the CDFI Fund, having the responsibility of managing the budget execution, formulating the President's Budget, oversight of the monthly financial statements, the CDFI Fund's yearly audit, and preparing their annual financial report (AFR). Her team provides support to all areas of the CDFI Fund, ensuring proper use of appropriated funds, the availability of funds, and responding to various data calls that come out of Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

Pooja Patel is the Program Manager for the CDFI Program and Native Initiatives. Pooja has nearly 20 years of experience related to federal affordable housing and community economic development programs. Prior to joining the CDFI Fund, Pooja was a Senior Director at ICF. In this role, she managed a portfolio of projects focused on the successful design and administration of federal community development programs, including establishing and evaluating policies, guidelines, and methodologies that guide program operations.

CDFI Representative

President and Chief Executive Officer
Opportunity Finance Network
Washington, DC

Ms. Pravina Raghavan began her tenure as the Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) on March 11, 2024.  

On her appointment, Noel Poyo, Treasury’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community and Economic Development said, “I am proud to introduce Director Raghavan to the CDFI Fund team and the broader community finance field.  She is a seasoned leader in community and economic development with an impressive track record of overseeing billions of dollars in mission-oriented federal investments.“

Andrew Schlack is the Program Manager for the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). Andrew joined the CDFI Fund in 2017 with over 20 years of experience in community development and affordable housing finance, and previously served as Acting Program Manager, and Associate Program Manager for the CDFI Program and Native Initiatives. Prior to joining the CDFI Fund, Andrew was Director of Investments at Calvert Impact Capital (CDFI) where he managed a portfolio of investments in secured real-estate, CDFIs, affordable housing developers, land banks, and other social enterprises.

Expertise in Lending in Native Communities Representative

Founding Chief Executive Officer
Native Agriculture Financial Service
Fayetteville, AR

Susan Suckfiel is the Program Manager for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program at the CDFI Fund. Prior to joining the CDFI Fund, Susan managed the Office of Portfolio Management at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) where she was responsible for the management and compliance of the SBA's $120 billion portfolio of direct and guaranteed loans, including oversight of the servicing for the SBA disaster, 504, and 7(a) loan programs.

Expertise in Community Development Representative

Director
Center for Impact Finance, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH

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New Markets Tax Credits Help Museums Increase Community Impact

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Historically, museums have been defined as buildings where objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited. But, many museums have evolved into education centers that actively engage with surrounding communities (...)

Eddie Tsibulevskiy is the Program Manager of the Depository Institutions Initiatives unit and is responsible for the management of the Bank Enterprise Award and Small Dollar Loan Programs. He most recently served as Senior Financial Analyst at the U.S. Export-Impact Bank where he analyzed and managed a large portfolio of direct loans and loan guarantees. Prior to this, Mr. Tsibulevskiy served recently as Associate Program Manager of the CDFI Fund’s Capital Magnet Fund. He holds an M.S. in Economic Development from Georgetown University and a B.A.

Expertise in Community Development Representative

Chief Executive Officer
Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Little Rock, AR

Felicia Young is the Program Manager for the CDFI Fund Cross Program Team. In this role, she leads efforts to provide program management support to CDFI Fund award programs to help meet deadlines and priorities associated with program funding rounds and to facilitate development and implementation of cross program initiatives and process improvements. Prior to joining the CDFI Fund, Felicia managed awards programs, operational programs, strategic planning, and process improvements at multiple federal agencies.