WHEN OPPORTUNITIES MEET DETERMINATION, COMMUNITIES GROW

CCLF’s work is only possible because of the dedicated investors, donors, partners and staff who contribute their time, resources and energy to helping our communities thrive.

Thank you for believing in CCLF and in our vision for Chicagoland.

Our People

CCLF Staff

Calvin L. Holmes
President
Robert Tucker
COO and Executive Vice President of Programs
Angela Dowell
Chief Financial Officer
  • Juan Calixto
    Vice President of External Relations
  • Maurice Williams
    Vice President of Economic Development
  • Lycrecia Parks
    Vice President of Portfolio Management
  • Wendell Harris
    Vice President of Lending Operations
  • DeMario Greene
    Director of Policy and Government Relations
  • Deborah Sabol
    Director of Operations
  • David Feinberg
    Director of Coaching and Knowledge Transfer
  • Robin Schabes
    Chicagoland Opportunity Zones Consortium Director
  • Candace M. Gregory
    Accounting Manager
  • Maya Chandler
    Senior Accountant
  • DeAndre Tanner
    Staff Accountant
  • Pamela Graves
    Marketing and Communications Manager
  • James A. Norris
    Senior Loan Program Officer II
  • Holly Kavis
    Loan Closing Officer
  • Allison Butts
    Loan Closing Officer
  • Aaron Akers
    Asset Manager
  • Kelly Shelton
    Asset Manager
  • Amorita Falcon
    Portfolio Management Associate
  • Darryl Flenoy
    Technical Assistance Coordinator
  • Naima Bergen
    Lending Customer Experience Assistant
  • Naomi Bolden
    Executive Management and Administrative Coordinator

Consultants

  • Chelsi Cicekoglu
    Lending Consultant
  • Sean Harden
    Technical Assistance and Special Initiatives

Volunteers

  • Gerardo Chacon
    Urban Alliance Intern
  • Alvaro Duchitanga
    Bank of America-Urban Alllance Intern

CCLF Board of Directors

Not Pictured: Matthew R. Reilein, Ailisa Herrera and Angela Hurlock

  • Dorothy Abreu
    PNC Bank
  • Jody Adler
    Community Law Project (retired)
  • Patricia Y. McCreary Cannon, Assistant Secretary
    Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Mohammed M. Elahi, Secretary
    Cook County Dept of Planning and Development
  • Dr. Amara C. Enyia
    ACE Municipal Partners, LLC
  • Thomas P. FitzGibbon, Jr.
    Evergreen Bank
  • Kevin Goldsmith
    JPMorgan Chase
  • Stephanie S. Green
    Pro Creative Law, LLC
  • Jennifer Guzmàn
    EmPower HR
  • Richard “Rick” Guzman
    The Neighbor Project
  • Erik L. Hall, Vice Chair
    Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
  • Ailisa “Lisa” Herrera, Assistant Secretary
    3 Diamond Development LLC
  • Edward J. Hoynes, CPA
    Community Accounting Service LLC
  • Andrew Hugger
    Bank of America, N.A.
  • Angela Hurlock
    Claretian Associates
  • Sonya Malunda
    Associated Colleges of the Midwest
  • Eric S. Phillips
    Wintrust Financial Corporation
  • Matthew R. Reilein, Chair
    National Equity Fund
  • Mark Spears
    CIBC
  • Kathy Tholin
    Consultant
  • John L. Tuohy
    Chapman and Cutler LLP (retired partner)
  • Charles S. Walls, Treasurer
    ComEd (Retired Executive)

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Members of

  • Opportunity Finance Network
  • Housing Partnership Network
  • Federal Home Long Bank of Chicago
  • African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs
  • Chicagoland Opportunity Zones Consortium
  • Disability CDFI Coalition
Investors
Our Donors