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Meet Our Team

Connecting capital with community

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Oralia Alvarez

Oralia Alvarez

Director of Business Development

Melissa Barash

Melissa Barash

Chief of Staff
Adam best

Adam Best

Controller
Arai Buendia

Arai Buendia

Client Operations Associate
Heather Marie Burke

Heather Marie Burke

Senior Director of Capital Strategy

David Cooper

David Cooper

Structured Finance Lead
James Cutler

James Cutler

Senior Director of Portfolio Services

Monique DeSimone

Monique DeSimone

Manager of Investor Relations

Angeli Diamante-Burns

Angeli Diamante-Burns

Senior Client Operations Associate

Paola Espinosa

Paola Espinosa

Investment Analyst

Lauren Grattan

Lauren Grattan

Co-founder & Chief Community Officer
Ronnie Hughes Jr.

Ronnie Hughes, Jr.

Staff Accountant
Laura Kohn

Laura Kohn

Senior Director of Care & Education
Kelsey Lillion

Kelsey Lillion

Staff Accountant
David Lynn

David Lynn

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Louie Nguyen

Louie Nguyen, CFA

Chief Investment Officer
Thai Nguyen

Thai Nguyen

Director of Client Operations
Hanif Omar

Hanif Omar

Senior Investment Analyst

Anne Park

Anne Park

Senior Director of Impact

Joe Pileri

Joe Pileri

Chief Legal Officer
Neal Schapper

Neal Schapper

Staff Accountant

Yaneli Segura

Yaneli Segura

Contracts and Compliance Associate

Crystal Sevilla

Crystal Sevilla

Manager of Borrower Services

Daniel Taebo

Daniel Teabo

Junior Accountant

Sarah Toce

Sarah Toce

Director of Operations — Care Access Real Estate

Farah Velasquez

Farah Velasquez

Capital Strategy Associate

Wilda Wong

Wilda Wong

Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications

Who We Are

The MDF team

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Women

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Black, Indigenous, or people of color

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First- or second-generation New Americans

2021 Cohort

2020 Cohort