Staff Team

Marylu Aispuro, Loan Underwriter I
Nina Acejas, Marketing & Development Coordinator
Elise Baker, Development & Impact Officer
Melba Baquero, Business Development Officer
Monica Battah, Senior Accountant
Suzanne Carlson, Director of Marketing & Communications
Francisco Cruz, Business Development Officer
Linda Dao, Accountant
Gabriela Flores, Lead Loan Processor
Cathy Galvan, Loan Support Associate
Shadiya Hagisufi, Underwriting Manager
Nicole Jansma, Director of Program Efficiency, Data & Impact
Kristin King, Loan Underwriter
Gayle Minano, Loan Processor
Etla Moreno, Quality Assurance and Servicing Director
Carolina Ortega, Marketing and Design Specialist
Carla Panzera, Business Development Manager
Joyce Parra, Business Development Officer
Maria Partida, Client Experience Manager
Jesus Ruiz, Senior Finance and Compliance Analyst
Christine Sanchez, Business Development Officer
Samer Shaba, Director of Portfolio Quality & Compliance
Juliet Terramin, Business Development Officer
Andra Trottier, Loan Underwriter I
Larisa Urias, Business Development Officer
John Veneklasen, Loan Underwriter
Noelle Zappia, Loan Underwriter I
Angela Zappia, Director of Grants & Impact

Board of Directors

Gordon Boerner – Board Chair
retired U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management 

Mark Emch – Vice-Chair
Retired SD Convention Center Corporation

Chikako Tyler– Board Secretary
California Bank & Trust

Stacey Kartchner 
ATTORNEY AT LAW

Sean Carpenter
CONSULTANT

William D. Lynch
The William D. Lynch Foundation

Lydia Huard
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Joon Han
Better San Diego

Victor Nava
Sun community federal credit union

Stacie East
Entomological Society of America

Stephen Friedman
Pacific Premier Bank

Alex Rodriguez
Enterprise Bank & Trust

Victor A. Vilaplana
Partner, Practus, LLP

Gene Louie
retired finance professional; retired cpa

Carlos Muñoz
axos bank

Sandra Felegy
comerica bank

Stacy Gottlieb
retired banking professional

Irene Bwayo
small business devlopement CENTER – irc 

CESAR HERNANDEZ
U.S. BANK