Horizon BankCRA Community Lender
Nov. 2020 - May. 2022United StatesHome, Small Business, Community Development Loan Officer for the LMI community, CRA Division. Author of Community Reinvestment Act Lending Outreach Partnership Programs, for the footprint of the bank. Writing Community Development Programs and Plans. Hosting Home Buyers Programs to help low to moderate income earners attain home loans to become homeowners and not long-term renters. Developing Down Payment Programs for LMI homeownership. Developing Small Business Loan Programs. ● Community Partner Developer, facilitating relationships between non-profits, faith-based, public agencies, government offices, public and private schools, and private sectors to build strong community-based programs, looking to fund community-strengthening initiatives ● Writing Business and Economic Development plans. Funding real estate construction projects, small and large ● Developing Small Business Training Workshops through partnerships with IUN, and Gary Chamber of Commerce, ISBDC, IN SBA, WBE, SCORE ● Member of the Gary Chamber of Commerce Economic and Business Development Committee ● Secured $45M+ in deposits, with over 500 bank accounts opened in a year. Helped region raise over $15M in federal and state funding for CRA projects and programs.