Accion Serving the East Coast
Who We Are
As a member of Accion’s nationwide network of lenders, Accion Serving the East Coast empowers small business owners through access to capital and education. We offer affordable business loans, complemented by in-depth guidance, coaching and an entire support system of peers, mentors and resources.
Our Impact
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8,500+
Small business owners served annually
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$11.5M+
Dollars invested in local small businesses annually
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3,900+
Jobs created and retained annually
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96%
Borrower repayment rate
Our Staff
Neil Boss
Chief Operations Officer
Ana Hammock
Vice President of Lending
Ashley Wessier
Vice President of Development & Communications
Fatiha Ainane
Loan Consultant
Melissa Ankin
Business Operations Manager
Juan Carlos Cabeza
Loan Consultant
Juan Jose Castello
Loan Consultant
Rodrigo Cerveira
Director of SBA Lending: Florida
Viviana Chan
Financial Analyst
Adriana Contreras
Loan Consultant
Neysa Cruceta
Intake Manager
Rey Cruz
Client Risk & Recovery Manager
Ketty De la Cruz
Client Services Associate
Carolina Cuadrado
Payment Support Associate
Daniel Delgado
Underwriter
Carmen Duperon
Senior Manager: Client Services
Doral Estevez
Client Services/HR Associate
Fabiana Estrada
Director of Lending: Florida
Ken Ford
Database Administrator/Programmer
Dennis Lagueux, Chair
SVP, Community Development, TD Bank
Thomas McDermott, Vice Chair
Managing Director, Cambridge Wilkinson
Roshelle Nagar, Secretary
Counselor, Law Firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Kimberly Johnson, Treasurer
Partner, KPMG LLP
Kevin Boes
President & CEO, New Markets Support Company
William Brown
Director of Retail Banking, Investors Bank
Rick Calero
Senior Manager Director, Strategic Initiatives, TIAA
Peter Cureton
Program Manager, Investment Banking Global Project Services, Credit Suisse
Dan Delehanty
CRA Officer/Director of Community Development, Bridgehampton National Bank
Colleen Galvin
Senior Vice President Community Development, Citi
Michael Henry
Principal, KPMG LLP
Sudhir Jain
Managing Director, Citi
Joseph Hernandez
VP and CRA Officer, TIAA
Laura Miller
President, Small Business, Chase Merchant Services, JPMorgan Chase
Bill Popeleski
CEO, BP Global Solutions
Mia Parker
Vice President, Goldman Sachs Foundation
Lisa Servon
Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania
Cristina Shapiro
Vice President, Urban Investment Group, Goldman Sachs
Gail Smith
Publishing/Managing Director, Impacto Latin News, Inc.
Tyler Van Gundy
Senior Vice President, Hunt Companies, Inc.
Alvaro Lima, Chair
Director of Research, Boston Planning & Development Agency
Daniel Beauregard
Goodwin Procter LLP
Anne Cerami
Regional Vice President, TD Bank, NA
Kevin Fisher
President & CEO, Leading Cities
Eva Greger Morse
Managing Director, GMO Renewable Resources LLC
Michael Lake
President & CEO, Leading Cities
Edith Moricz
Founder & CEO, RocketYourNonprofit.net
Johanna Stone
Vice President of Community Development, Eastern Bank
Anita Barker Weeks
Regional Private Banking Director, BNY Mellon
Aleksey Schukin, Chair
Private Equity Associate, American Industrial Partners
Erin Rowe, Vice Chair
Founder, The Arena Groupe, LLC
Ian Bomberg
Associate, Investment & Corporate Banking, BMO
Dylan Chun
Investment Strategist, US Trust
Liz Flemming
Associate, Goldman Sachs
Gina Frisa
AVP, Global Markets Capital and Liquidity Mgmt, Credit Suisse
Aditi Kamdar
Sales Manager, Fundera
Jaclyn Leccese
Associate, JPMorgan Chase
Michael Lei
Private Equity Associate, Greenbrair Equity Group, LLC
Jessica McAdaragh
Investment Banking Analyst, Lazard
Benjamin Nissan
Private Equity Associate, Silver Lake Partners
Rong Pang
Investment Banking Analyst, JPMorgan Chase & Co
Lara Porter
Electronic Trading Sales, UBS
Christina Reichert
AVP, Global Markets Capital and Liquidity Mgmt, Credit Suisse
Annika Rohweder
Credit Analyst, HSBC Global Asset Management
Clara Sanchez
AVP, Deutsche Bank Global Social Finance
Stefan Sandoval
Analyst, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Michael Sanduski
Associate, Investment Banking, Citi
Priya Sharma
Analyst, Citi
Matteo Tinari
Strategy Associate, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Odalis Martinez, Chair
SVP Small Business Banker Manager Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Bank of America
Jonathan Bello
Area Manager, Business Banking, JPMorgan Chase
Karla Gottlieb
Director of Community Initiatives, Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation
Paul Hunt
Faculty, Florida International University School of Social Work
Carol Molnar
Vice President Florida CRA Manager, Comerica Bank
Peter Salas
Regional Manager Specialty Finance, Business Banking, JPMorgan Chase
Myrna Sonora
Vice President, Prospera
Ralph Tejada
Vice President, Business Relationship Area Manager, JPMorgan Chase
Leo Toca
VP, Senior Community Development Officer, Wells Fargo
Mihai Vrasmasu
Partner, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, LLP
01
/ 05
Manhattan Chicago Pizza
Miami, Florida
Rosaura moved to the U.S. to create opportunities for her and her family. Utilizing her business experience from the Dominican Republic, she successfully opened Manhattan Chicago Pizza.
02
/ 05
Harlem Chocolate Factory
New York, New York
After researching the chocolate industry and finding only two African-American owned chocolate companies in the U.S., Jessica decided that the African American perspective was missing.
03
/ 05
We Rock the Spectrum
Jacksonville, Florida
Business partners Lea Wells and Marissa Chunn met during grad school in 2011. Last year, they opened We Rock the Spectrum, an all-inclusive kid’s gym that serves 500 kids and continues to grow.
04
/ 05
Jackie's Transportation
Boston, Massachusetts
Ten years ago, Jackie started Jackie’s Transportation to help working families in Lynn get their children to school. Today she is the favorite school-van driver of most kids in the community.
05
/ 05
Sumtek USA
Orlando, Florida
Jairo used his background working with safety lines to start Sumtek USA in 2014, after a friend convinced him to move to the United States to pursue his dream of entrepreneurship.