Board of Directors

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Akasha Lawrence Spence, Chair
Principal, Fifth Element Development and Consulting
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Adam Stein, Treasurer
Director of Community Reinvestment Act Compliance, Umpqua Bank
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Lucy Escobar, Secretary
MicroEnterprise Resources Initiatives & Training (MERIT) and Latino Business Alliance (LBA)
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Lynne McConnell
Affordable Housing Manager, City of Bend
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Xochitl Esparza
Oregon Department of Human Services–SSP
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Amy Nelson
CEO, Point West Credit Union
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Matthew Kirkpatrick
Trial Lawyer, Oregon Consumer Justice
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Sonya Judd
SJS Executive Coaching