LISC 2015 Annual Report

Annual Report
LISC Boston Staff 1
LISC Boston Staff
Ina Anderson and Becca Jones, LISC Greater Kansas City 2
Ina Anderson and Becca Jones, LISC Greater Kansas City
Matt Josephs, Policy 3
Matt Josephs, Policy
Monique Sullivan James and Johanna Walcyk, LISC Buffalo 4
Monique Sullivan James and Johanna Walcyk, LISC Buffalo
Donsia Strong Hill, LISC Milwakee; Lynne McCormack, Creative Placemaking 7
Donsia Strong Hill, LISC Milwakee; Lynne McCormack, Creative Placemaking
Lisa Cashin, LISC Board Vice Chair; Bill Taft, LISC Indianapolis 6
Lisa Cashin, LISC Board Vice Chair; Bill Taft, LISC Indianapolis
Heather Marciniec, Jeurys Grullon and Stacey Rapp, LISC AmeriCorps 5
Heather Marciniec, Jeurys Grullon and Stacey Rapp, LISC AmeriCorps
Vanessa Ryan and Jill Ryan, Grants & Contracts 8
Vanessa Ryan and Jill Ryan, Grants & Contracts
Keisha Williams, Human Resources; Christine Bryant, Legal; Jessica Boykin, LISC New York City 9
Keisha Williams, Human Resources; Christine Bryant, Legal; Jessica Boykin, LISC New York City
Joe Horiye, LISC Western Region 10
Joe Horiye, LISC Western Region
Seung Kim, Financial Stability 11
Seung Kim, Financial Stability
Andy Frishkoff, LISC Philadelphia; Malini Nayer and Connie Max, Lending 12
Andy Frishkoff, LISC Philadelphia; Malini Nayer and Connie Max, Lending
Sarfo Kyei, IT; Ashley Jackson, LISC Safety; Michelle Truong, IT; Wayne Higgins, Mailroom; Natalie Wong and Owen Sergeant, Accounts Payable 13
Sarfo Kyei, IT; Ashley Jackson, LISC Safety; Michelle Truong, IT; Wayne Higgins, Mailroom; Natalie Wong and Owen Sergeant, Accounts Payable
Geraldine Baum, Communications; Beth Marcus, Resource Development 14
Geraldine Baum, Communications; Beth Marcus, Resource Development
Faiza Usman, Grants & Contracts; Joe DiFilippi, IT; Collette Williams, Finance 15
Faiza Usman, Grants & Contracts; Joe DiFilippi, IT; Collette Williams, Finance
Anna Smukowski, Lending 16
Anna Smukowski, Lending
LISC San Diego Staff 17
LISC San Diego Staff

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  1. LISC Boston Staff
  2. Ina Anderson and Becca Jones, LISC Greater Kansas City
  3. Matt Josephs, Policy
  4. Monique Sullivan James and Johanna Walcyk, LISC Buffalo
  5. Heather Marciniec, Jeurys Grullon and Stacey Rapp, LISC AmeriCorps
  6. Lisa Cashin, LISC Board Vice Chair; Bill Taft, LISC Indianapolis
  7. Donsia Strong Hill, LISC Milwakee; Lynne McCormack, Creative Placemaking
  8. Vanessa Ryan and Jill Ryan, Grants & Contracts
  9. Keisha Williams, Human Resources; Christine Bryant, Legal; Jessica Boykin, LISC New York City
  10. Joe Horiye, LISC Western Region
  11. Seung Kim, Financial Stability
  12. Andy Frishkoff, LISC Philadelphia; Malini Nayer and Connie Max, Lending
  13. Sarfo Kyei, IT; Ashley Jackson, LISC Safety; Michelle Truong, IT; Wayne Higgins, Mailroom; Natalie Wong and Owen Sergeant, Accounts Payable
  14. Geraldine Baum, Communications; Beth Marcus, Resource Development
  15. Faiza Usman, Grants & Contracts; Joe DiFilippi, IT; Collette Williams, Finance
  16. Anna Smukowski, Lending
  17. LISC San Diego Staff

LISC Leadership

Board of Directors

Robert E. Rubin (Board Chair)
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary
Current co-chairman
Council on Foreign Relations
New York, N.Y.
Board chair since 1999

Lisa Cashin (Vice Chair)
Former Chief Credit Officer, LISC
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2007

Greg Belinfanti
Managing Director
One Equity Partners
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2010

Audrey Choi
CEO, Institute for Sustainable Investing
Head of Global Sustainable Finance Group
Morgan Stanley
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2011

Larry H. Dale
Chairman
The National Equity Fund, Inc.
Denver, Colo.
Board member since 1998

Michelle de la Uz
Executive Director
Fifth Avenue Committee
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Board member since 2011

Sally Durdan
Executive Vice President
Head of Strategy for Chase Consumer and Community Banking
JPMorgan Chase
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2013

Tom Espinoza
President & CEO
Raza Development Fund
Phoenix, Ariz.
Board member 1980-95,
re-elected 2011

Dean Esserman
Chief of Police
New Haven Police Department
New Haven, Conn.
Board member since 2011

Ellen Gilligan
President & CEO
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Milwaukee, Wis.
Board member since 2013

Lisa Glover
Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer for Consumer Banking Sales and Support
U.S. Bank
Milwaukee, Wis.
Board member since 2010

Colvin W. Grannum
President & CEO
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Board member since 2001

Lisa Hasegawa
Executive Director
National CAPACD
Washington, D.C.
Board member since 2015

*Kevin Johnson
Mayor
City of Sacramento
Sacramento, Calif.
Board member since 2006

Tim McFadden
President & CEO
State Farm Florida, Indemnity & Guaranty Companies
Vienna, VA
Board member since 2014

Brandee McHale
President and CEO
Director of Corporate Citizenship
Citi Foundation
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2013

Kathryn E. Merchant
President
Kathy Merchant LLC
Senior Fellow
StriveTogether
Cincinnati, Ohio
Board member since 2012

Ronald Phillips
Founder & President
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Brunswick, Maine
Board member since 2002

Andrew D. Plepler
Global Corporate Social Responsibility & Consumer Policy Executive
Bank of America
Charlotte, N.C.
Board member since 2008

Rey Ramsey
President
Opterna International
Partner
Next Sector Capital
Washington, D.C.
Board member since 2002

Rip Rapson
President & CEO
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, Mich.
Board member since 2006

Lata Reddy
President
The Prudential Foundation
Newark, N.J.
Board member since 2015

Jerry Rickett
President & CEO
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC)
London, Ky.
Board member since 2016

Michael Rubinger
President & CEO
Local Initiatives Support Corp.
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 1999

Nilda Ruiz
President & CEO
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
Philadelphia, Pa.
Board member since 2012

George H. Walker
Chairman & CEO
Neuberger Berman Group
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2006

Dennis White
President & CEO
MetLife Foundation
New York, N.Y.
Board member since 2013

*term ended in 2015

Executive Officers

Michael Rubinger
President & CEO

Michael Hearne
Executive Vice President & CFO

Michael Levine
Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Denise Scott
Executive Vice President for Programs

Senior Vice Presidents

Mary Jo Allen
Senior Vice President
Human Resources

Denise Altay
Senior Vice President
Finance

Elise Balboni
Senior Vice President
Lending

Geraldine Baum
Senior Vice President
Marketing & Communications

Kevin Boes
Senior Vice President, LISC
President, New Markets Support Company

Joe DiFilippi
Senior Vice President & CIO
Information Technology

Joseph Hagan
Senior Vice President, LISC
President & CEO, NEF, Inc.

Kevin Jordan
Senior Vice President
National Programs

Matt Josephs
Senior Vice President
Policy

Lily Lim
Senior Vice President & Controller

Beth Marcus
Senior Vice President
Foundation & Corporate Relations

Vice Presidents

Suzanne Anarde
Vice President
Rural LISC

Reena Abraham
Vice President
Education Programs

Celayne Hill
Vice President &
Deputy General Counsel

Joe Horiye
Program Vice President

Patrick Maher
Vice President

Richard Manson
Program Vice President

Connie Max
Vice President &
Chief Credit Officer

Oramenta Newsome
Program Vice President

Calvin Parker
Program Vice President

Chris Plummer
Program Vice President

Bill Taft
Program Vice President

Michael Tang
Vice President
Communications

Christina Travers
Vice President & Treasurer

Chuck Vliek
Program Vice President

Local Executive Directors

Boston
Robert Van Meter
Executive Director
bvanmeter@lisc.org

Buffalo
Michael Clarke
Executive Director
mclarke@lisc.org

Chicago
Meghan Harte
Executive Director
mharte@lisc.org

Greater Cincinnati &
Northern Kentucky

Kathy Schwab
Executive Director
kschwab@lisc.org

Detroit
Tahirih Ziegler
Executive Director
tziegler@lisc.org

Duluth
Pamela Kramer
Executive Director
pkramer@lisc.org

Hartford & Connecticut Statewide
Andrea Pereira
Executive Director
apereira@lisc.org

Houston
Amanda Timm
Executive Director
atimm@lisc.org

Indianapolis
Bill Taft
Executive Director
wtaft@lisc.org

Jacksonville
Janet Owens
Executive Director
jowens@lisc.org

Greater Kansas City
Stephen Samuels
Executive Director
ssamuels@lisc.org

Los Angeles
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk
Executive Director
tthrashntuk@lisc.org

Michigan
Chuck Vliek
Program Vice President
cvliek@lisc.org

Milwaukee
Donsia Strong Hill
Executive Director
dstronghill@lisc.org

New York City
Sam Marks
Executive Director
smarks@lisc.org

Greater Newark
Rhonda Lewis
Executive Director
rlewis@lisc.org

Greater Peoria
Mike Higgins
Executive Director
mhiggins@lisc.org

Philadelphia
Andrew Frishkoff
Executive Director
afrishkoff@lisc.org

Pittsburgh (Neighborhood Allies)
Presley L. Gillespie
President
presley@neighborhoodallies.org

Phoenix
Terry Benelli
Executive Director
tbenelli@lisc.org

Rhode Island
Jeanne Cola
Executive Director
jcola@lisc.org

San Francisco Bay Area
Joe Horiye
Program Vice President
jhoriye@lisc.org

San Diego
Joe Horiye
Program Vice President
jhoriye@lisc.org

Toledo
Kim Cutcher
Executive Director
kcutcher@lisc.org

Twin Cities
Andriana Abariotes
Executive Director
aabariotes@lisc.org

Virginia
Candice Streett
Executive Director
cstreett@lisc.org

Washington, DC
Oramenta Newsome
Executive Director
onewsome@lisc.org

Washington State
Joe Horiye
Program Vice President
jhoriye@lisc.org

National Directors

Administrative Services
Monica Richardson-Pride
Director
mpride@lisc.org

LISC AmeriCorps
Stacey Rapp
Director
srapp@lisc.org

Asset Management
Mary Kursar
Director
mkursar@lisc.org

Creative Placemaking
Lynn McCormack
Director
lmccormack@lisc.org

Early Childhood Facilities
Amy Gillman
Senior Program Director
agillman@lisc.org

Economic Development
Elizabeth Demetriou
Director
edemetriou@lisc.org

Financial Stability
Seung Kim
Director
skim@lisc.org

Grants & Contracts Management
Vanessa Ryan
Director
skim@lisc.org

Healthy Futures Fund
Emily Chen
Director
echen@lisc.org

Housing
Celia Smoot
Director
csmoot@lisc.org

Institute for Comprehensive Community Development
Ginny Tranchik
Director
gtranchik@lisc.org

Policy
Andrea Ponsor
Policy Director
aponsor@lisc.org

Rural LISC
George Miles
Program Director
gmiles@lisc.org

Rural LISC
Bob Reeder
Program Director
jreeder@lisc.org

Rural LISC
Murat Unal
Program Director
munal@lisc.org

Research & Assessment
Chris Walker
Director
cwalker@lisc.org

Safety
Julia Ryan
Director
jryan@lisc.org

Sports & Recreation
Beverly Smith
Senior Program Director
bsmith@lisc.org

Investment Companies

National Equity Fund, Inc.
Joseph Hagan
President & CEO
jhagan@nefinc.org

New Markets Support Company, LLC
Kevin Boes
President
kboes@nefinc.org

Community Development Trust, Inc.
Joe Reilly
President & CEO
jreilly@cdt.biz

Cover Video
LISC Archives
 

Corner Office
Photograph: Conor Harrigan
 

Thank You, Michael
All photographs from LISC archives
Video: Julie Dressner and Nara Garber
 

Spotlight: Housing
All photographs/videos from LISC archives, except for the following:

Boston: Mark Matel, Nuestra CDC

Buffalo: PUSH and Housing Visions

Chicago: John McCarron

Cincinnati: The Model Group

Jacksonville: Figure 8 Studio

Los Angeles: Tara Wujcik

Newark: Urban League of Essex County

Rural: Jen Dean Photography

Virginia: Long Creations International LLC
 

By the Numbers
Photograph: Annie O’Neill Photography
 

Supporters
All photographs from LISC archives except for the following:
1: Matt Stone Photography
2: Tory Dalhoff, LISC
3, 7, 9-10, 12, 14: Conor Harrigan
4: Daryl McLean, LISC
5: Joe Veriker, PhotoBureau
6. Geraldine Baum, LISC
8: City of Newark Press Office
11: Joe Veriker, PhotoBureau
13: Abigail Hayo, LISC
 

Team
All photographs from LISC archives except for the following:
1: Darlene Devita Photography
2: Abigail Hayo, LISC
3, 6-7, 9, 12, 14-16: Conor Harrigan
4: Urban Prairie Films
5: Daryl McLean, LISC
 

All writing by LISC