Staff Team

Monica Battah, Senior Accountant
Suzanne Carlson, Director of Marketing & Communications
Francisco Cruz, Regional Business Development Manager
Linda Dao, Loan and Treasury Accountant
Martha Delgadillo, Loan Processor
Christina Floch-Garcia, Director of Fundraising & Strategic Partnerships
Gabriela Flores, Loan Underwriter
Cathy Galvan, Loan Support Specialist
Mirna Hernandez, Loan Processor
Nicole Jansma, Director of Data & Impact
Kristin King, Loan Underwriter
Maria Mejia, Regional Business Development Manager
Sandra Molina, Accounting Manager
Etla Moreno, Quality Assurance Director
Carolina Ortega, Senior Marketing and Design Specialist
Jolena Pamilar, Development & Impact Officer
Joyce Parra, Regional Business Development Manager
Maria Partida, Business Development Director
Jesus Ruiz, Senior Finance and Compliance Analyst
Cinthia Ruiz, Loan Underwriter
Christine Sanchez, Regional Business Development Manager
Samer Shaba, Director of Portfolio Quality
Juliet Terramin, Regional Business Development Manager
Andra Trottier, Loan Underwriter
Larisa Urias, Regional Business Development Manager
John Veneklasen, Lead Loan Underwriter

Board of Directors

Gordon Boerner – Board Chair
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank (retired) Member, U.S. Bank San Diego Advisory Board

Mark Emch – Vice-Chair
Retired SD Convention Center Corporation

Chikako Tyler– Board Secretary
EVP/CFO, California Bank & Trust

Stacie East
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Entomological Society of America

Sean Carpenter
International Microfinance Executive & Board Chairman of IRC’s Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO)

William D. Lynch
The William D. Lynch Foundation

Joon Han
Founding CEO, Better San Diego

Stacey Kartchner 
Senior Counsel, Klinedinst PC

Victor Nava
SVP Retail & Strategic Marketing, Sun Community Federal Credit Union

Stephen Friedman
Regional President, Columbia Bank

Alex Rodriguez
Commercial Banker, CalPrivate Bank

Victor A. Vilaplana
Partner, Practus, LLP

Gene Louie
Retired Finance Professional; Retired CPA

Carlos Muñoz
FVP, C&I Portfolio Management, Axos Bank

Michael Fletcher
Regional Consultant, Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

Sandra Felegy
SVP, CA Director Small Business Banking Comerica Bank

Irene Bwayo
Small Business Development Program Supervisor & IRC/SBDC Center Director

Cesar Hernandez
Vice President, Business Access Advisor Leader, U.S. Bank

Ana Padilla
VP, Sr. Business Growth Strategy Consultant, Wells Fargo Home Lending