Meet Our Team

Connecting capital with community

Oralia Alvarez

Oralia Alvarez

Director of Business Development

Melissa Barash

Melissa Barash

Chief of Staff

Adam Best

Adam Best

Controller

Heather Marie Burke

Heather Marie Burke

Senior Director of Capital Strategy

David Cooper

David Cooper

Structured Finance Lead

Monique DeSimone

Monique DeSimone

Manager of Investor Relations

Angeli Diamante-Burns

Angeli Diamante-Burns

Senior Client Operations Associate

Kyla Garrison

Kyla Garrison

Senior Director of IT & Recruitment

Lauren Grattan

Lauren Grattan

Co-founder & Chief Community Officer

Roman Guerrero

Roman Guerrero

Executive Assistant/Coordinator

Ronnie Hughes Jr.

Ronnie Hughes, Jr.

Senior Accountant

Kelsey Lillion

Kelsey Kays

Senior Accountant

Laura Kohn

Laura Kohn

VP of Care & Education

David Lynn

David Lynn

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Peter Metz

Peter Metz

Investment Analyst

Louie Nguyen

Louie Nguyen, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Thai Nguyen

Thai Nguyen

Senior Director of Client Operations

Stephen Nunes

Stephen Nunes

VP of Capital Initiatives

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

Heather Schussman

Heather Schussman, M.S.

VP of Business Operations

Yaneli Segura

Yaneli Segura

Contracts and Compliance Associate

Crystal Sevilla

Crystal Sevilla

Relationship Manager

Daniel Taebo

Daniel Teabo

Junior Accountant

Sarah Toce

Sarah Toce

Director of Operations — Care Access Real Estate

Mary Tran

Mary Tran

Director of Portfolio Analytics

Farah Velasquez

Farah Velasquez

Capital Strategy Associate

Wilda Wong

Wilda Wong

Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications

Who We Are

The MDF team

%

Women

%

Black, Indigenous, or people of color

%

First- or second-generation New Americans

Community Finance Fellows

2021 Cohort

David Ritcherson

David Ritcherson

Farah Velasquez

Farah Velasquez

Xitlali Ceballos

Xitlali Villa

2020 Cohort

Louise Jordan

Louise Jordan

Andrew Moncada

Andrew Moncada

Benson Ochira

Benson Ochira

Essence Rodriguez

Essence Rodriguez

Crystal Sevilla

Crystal Sevilla

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