Our Team

1 team. 8 languages including: Albanian, Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish (plus Dog Talk)

Gerardo Espinoza

Executive Director

Gerardo's Bio

Fatiha Ainane

Portfolio Manager & Director of Credit Counseling

Fatiha's Bio

Amine Benali, CFA

Managing Director, Strategy & Development

Amine's Bio

Virginia Berman

Communications & Outreach Director

Virginia's Bio

Amy McCulloch

Portfolio Manager

Amy's Bio

Jordan Browne

Financial Analyst

Jordan's Bio

Julie Cecere

Senior Accountant

Julie's Bio

Josh Glickenhaus

Director, California/Senior Loan Officer

Josh's Bio

Nathan Hixson, CFA, CAIA

Managing Director, Capital Markets & Institutional Partnerships

Nathan's Bio

Christopher Hunter

Director of Advisory Services

Christopher's Bio

Carol Ann McAuliffe

Chief Financial Officer

Carol's Bio

Talia Nevitt

Development and Partnerships Manager

Talia's Bio

Matthew Pires

Financial Analyst

Matthew's Bio

José Luis Rojas Villarreal, CFA

Chief Lending Officer

José's Bio

Alan Singer

Director, Healthy Food Financing/Senior Loan Officer

Alan's Bio

Mary Wong

Director, Affordable Housing/Senior Loan Officer

Mary's Bio

Juniper

Chief Enjoyment Officer/Dog

Juniper's Bio

LEAF Board of Directors

LEAF operates under the guidance of an eleven-member board of directors. Each member brings experience with cooperatives, community development, banking, and finance.

Gerardo Espinoza

LEAF

Fatiha Ainane

LEAF

Dr. Christina Clamp

Author, Humanity@Work&Life

David Hammer

The ICA Group

Christopher Hunter

LEAF

Terry Lewis, Esq.

LIA Advisors

Chris Carley

The ICA Group

Damilola Odetola

National Cooperative Bank

Matthew Pires

LEAF

Alexander Pyle, Esq.

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green P.A.

John Smith

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Executive Director

Careers

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