Dr. Jones Nichols will oversee LISC’s 37 metro-area program offices, Rural LISC and all its national programs. In addition to her federal leadership experience, she brings to LISC decades of experience working at the local level on critical issues related to housing, jobs, racial and gender equity, education and food access.

It was a year of new leadership, new vision and renewed commitment. We invested an extraordinary $2.4 billion and doubled down on our work to create affordable housing, catalyze financial opportunity and promote climate resiliency. And so much more.

Valerie D. White, Senior Executive Director of LISC NY

Read this important opinion piece by Valerie D. White, Senior Executive Director of LISC NY, concerning the immediate challenges and opportunities facing New York State’s program for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs).