Staff
Our team consists of a passionate, dedicated group of people with a shared vision of creating sustainable communities and social and economic justice throughout northern California.
Mary A. Rogier is the President of NCCLF. Mary joined NCCLF in October 1998 with extensive management experience in a variety of governmental and nonprofit settings. As a senior manager at the Low Income Housing Fund, a national community development
Jonathan Austin is a Real Estate Consultant for NCCLF and has over twenty years experience in the development of affordable housing and community facilities, including ten years consulting to nonprofit organizations, for-profit developers, and local government through his own firm,
Guy Baldwin is the Business Systems Analyst, charged with helping NCCLF define and reach its goals in technology, communications, and performance evaluation. He worked in management and financial consulting in New York before coming to the Bay Area to pursue
Leiasa Beckham, LEED AP, joined NCCLF as Orgspaces Coordinator in July 2010. As of October 1, Leiasa was promoted to Real Estate Consultant. Leiasa comes to NCCLF with over 10 years experience in real estate development and construction management. Prior
Lori Campbell joined NCCLF as Financial Management Consultant in October 2011. A resident of the Bay Area since 1970, Lori has over 30 years of nonprofit financial and management experience. Working closely with trustees and senior staff, Lori has provided
Ross Culverwell is NCCLF’s Deputy Director of Lending. Ross comes to NCCLF following nine years with Moody’s Investors Service in New York City, where he served as Analyst with the International Subsovereign Group and as an Assistant Vice President with
Teresa Davis is a Consulting Program Analyst. Before joining NCCLF, she worked for the City of Houston’s Housing & Community Development Department. At the City of Houston, Teresa managed and tracked construction projects funded by HUD’s Community Development Block Grants
Shobna Dhewant is a Senior Loan Officer. Prior to joining NCCLF in 2011, Shobna served as the Director of Financial Empowerment Programs at Peninsula Family Service, where she managed a consumer loan portfolio and oversaw financial services, including individual savings
Kelly Ehrenfeld is a Loan Associate. Prior to joining NCCLF, Kelly worked for Citibank as a Loan Closing Associate. Kelly has significant commercial real estate loan transaction coordination and loan servicing experience. She also has extensive volunteer experience with various
Eric Foley joined NCCLF’s staff in October 2011, serving as a Loan and Compliance Associate. Prior to his arrival at NCCLF, Eric worked as an Affordable Housing Program Compliance Coordinator with Forest City Residential, where he was responsible for compliance
Kavita Gobburi joined NCCLF as a Loan Officer. Prior to joining in 2011, she worked as a Sr. Financial Analyst at Bank of America in New York. During her 5 years at BAC, she worked in Capital Markets and Wealth
Maureen Gonzales is a Development and Marketing Associate and brings with her over fifteen years of Marketing, Design and Development experience. Before joining NCCLF, she was the Marketing Director at PBC International, Inc. Prior to that, she was a Marketing
Grayton Huang is a Senior Accountant for NCCLF, where he is responsible for providing all accounting support to the office. Before joining NCCLF in March 2007, Grayton was Accountant for nearly three years at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a Bay Area
Joanne Lee joined NCCLF as the Director of Financial Consulting and Program Development in September 2010. She has over twenty years of experience working in non-profit organizations. At the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), Joanne served as the Deputy Director
Eddy Lopez, Jr. is an Executive Assistant. Prior to Joining NCCLF in July 2010, Eddy was an Administrative Assistant at Charles Schwab, Inc. with the Sales and Relationship Management team. In addition to working at Schwab for four years, Eddy
Janna Mancini is a Development Associate at NCCLF. Before joining NCCLF, Janna worked as the Development Assistant and Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive at the Kurdish Human Rights Project in London. While at KHRP she was responsible for writing
Cristian Martinez is Administrative Coordinator. Cristian joined NCCLF in September of 2006 after four years at Ecology Action in Santa Cruz, where he served as Executive Assistant, Office Manager, and Program Manager. In addition to his nonprofit experience, Cristian has
Alice Rocha is NCCLF’s Business Development Loan Officer. Alice, who joined the staff in June of 2006, is based in her native city of Fresno and represents NCCLF throughout the Central Valley. Alice comes to NCCLF with extensive knowledge of
C. Lea Salem is Director of Finance and Administration. Before joining NCCLF in November 2006, Lea served as Finance Director for SF’s Independent Living Resource Center, where she increased the transparency of reporting and implemented new internal controls, policies and
Sherry Simmons joined NCCLF in July, 2007 as Director of Resource Development. Sherry has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of nonprofit management and leadership. Most recently, she has been based in San Antonio, working as a consultant
Joshua Simon joined NCCLF as Director of Consulting and Grants in May of 2006 and now serves the Director of Real Estate. He has worked over the past 20 years with several nonprofit community development corporations to develop and manage
Karen Sullivan joined NCCLF in 2008 as a Consulting Analyst and is now a Loan Officer. Before joining NCCLF, Karen worked at the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) as a Compliance Monitoring Analyst. At LIIF Karen tracked the compliance of
David is a Real Estate Consultant for NCCLF. He has worked in housing and community development for over 27 years, including many years at Mercy Housing California. He has assisted numerous units of local government and non-profits in the greater