OUR SUPPORTERS AND TEAM
A TRIBUTE TO SISTER MARY HEYSER, RSHM
This year we said our last farewell to Sister Mary Heyser, RSHM, the founder of Florida Community Loan Fund. Her tenacity and untiring consensus building resulted in the creation of the Sunshine State’s first community development financial institution, bringing capital to low-income communities throughout Florida. While she always referred to herself as one of the founders, it was clear to many others that Sister Mary was the founder.
“Join me on this little journey of mine, if you will,” Sister Mary would often say; her invitation so inspiring and heartfelt, declining it was simply impossible. Her journey was to serve. And she served by never ceasing to find ways to bring resources to, and keep resources in, the communities in which she worked. Sister Mary’s work didn’t begin or end with FCLF. The financial institution she founded was just one stop among many in her lifelong journey of service.
She brought together community representatives, bankers, nonprofit practitioners, and religious leaders in pursuit of social and economic justice. Because of her vision, hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into underserved communities and nearly half a million low-income Floridians now have access to safe affordable housing, quality affordable health care, social services, or economic opportunity.
Sister Mary inspired our work and never stopped serving as the mission compass for Florida Community Loan Fund. She will continue to guide and inspire our work every day with her gentle but powerful mandate to help others live with dignity and opportunity.
INVESTORS AND SUPPORTERS
Religious Organizations
Allegany Franciscan Ministries
Archdiocese of Miami
Dignity Health
Diocese of Palm Beach
Diocese of St. Augustine
Diocese of Venice
Mercy Loan Fund
Mercy Partnership Foundation
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters
Religious Communities Impact Fund
School Sisters of Notre Dame (Maryland)
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth
Sisters of Providence
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Trinity Health
Union for Reform Judaism
Financial Institutions and Corporations
Axiom Bank
Bank of America
BankUnited
BB&T
BBVA Compass
BMO Harris Bank
Carlton Fields Jorden Burt Law Firm
CenterState Bank
Central Bank Southwest Florida
Comerica Bank
First Republic Bank
Florida Capital Bank
HSBC Bank USA, NA
IBERIABANK
Mercantil Commercebank
Mutual of Omaha Bank
Northern Trust
PNC Bank
Raymond James Bank
Regions Bank
Sabadell United Bank
SunTrust Bank
Synovus Bank
TD Bank
Third Federal Savings & Loan
TIAA Bank
Trustco Bank
US Bancorp Community Development Corporation
US Bank, NA
Valley National Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Foundations
Bank of America FoundationErich and Hannah Sachs Foundation
The Father's Table Foundation
Florida Blue Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
PNC Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Nonprofit Organizations
Miami Homes For AllOpportunity Finance Network
Government Agencies
Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund of the U.S. Department of the TreasuryFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Individuals
Anonymous (donations from two individual investors)The Simmons Family
BOARD AND COMMITTEES
Board of Directors
Susan Leigh, Chair | Principal, The Community Concepts Group
Marilyn Drayton, Vice Chair | Community Relationship Sr. Manager, FL & SE Region, Wells Fargo Bank
Judith Rimbey, OP, Treasurer | Buiness Office Assistant, Cardinal Newman High School
Victor Rivera, Secretary | Senior VP, Business Banking Market Executive, Central Florida, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ana Castilla | Vice President, Community Development Manager, TD Bank
Jack Humburg | Executive VP, Housing, Development & ADA Services, Boley Centers, Inc.
Edward Kucher | VP Managed Care/Business Development, Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc.
Claire Raley | Senior VP, Community Development Officer, BankUnited, N.A.
Germaine Smith-Baugh | President and CEO, Urban League of Broward County
John Talmage | Director, Lee County Economic Development Office
Standing Committees
Lending Committee
Jack Humburg, Chair. Executive VP, Housing, Development & ADA Services, Boley Centers, Inc.
Miles Anderson, Mitigation Bureau Chief, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Bob Ansley, President, Orlando Neighborhood Improvement Corp.
Marilyn Drayton, Community Relationship Sr. Manager, FL and SE Region, Wells Fargo Bank
Ignacio Esteban, CEO, Florida Community Loan Fund
Tammy Haylock-Moore, Executive Director, Commercial Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Jay Readey, Attorney at Law, Ginsberg Jacobs, LLC
Mike Sloss, Managing Director, ROC USA Capital
Donna Waldron, Executive Director, Heartfelt Florida Community Land Trust
Finance Committee
Judith Rimbey, OP, Chair. Business Office Assistant, Cardinal Newman High School
Jose Luis de la Rosa, Senior VP, Community Development Banking, Bank of America
Edward Kucher, VP Managed Care/Business Development, Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc.
Claire Raley, Senior VP, Community Development Officer, BankUnited, N.A.
Ed Timberlake, Chairman, Central Florida Board, Seaside National Bank & Trust
New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board
Judith Rimbey, OP, Chair. Business Office Assistant, Cardinal Newman High School
Lynn Brockwell-Carey, Executive Director, NeighborUp Brevard
Gwendolyn Dawson, Executive Director, Ocala Housing Authority, Former (founding) Board Member and Former Chair, FCLF
Patrick McNamara, LSCW, President & CEO, Palm Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
Dawn Stanhope, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County
Policy Advisory Committee
Claire Raley, Chair. Senior VP, Community Development Officer, BankUnited, N.A.
Marilyn Drayton, Community Relationship Sr. Manager, FL and SE Region, Wells Fargo Bank
Patrick McNamara, LSCW, President & CEO, Palm Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
Shannon Nazworth, Executive Director, Ability Housing, Inc.
FLORIDA COMMUNITY LOAN FUND STAFF
FCLF Executive Team
Ignacio Esteban, Chief Executive Officer
Tammy Thomas, Chief Financial Officer
Nelson Black, Chief Lending Officer
Joy Beaton, Director of Government Relations
Staff
Carelle Bailey, Finance Associate
Kelly Baldwin, Loan Portfolio Analyst
Janet de Guehery, Communications & Marketing Manager
Nanci Gardner, Loan Portfolio Administrator
Susan Holtrey, Loan Portfolio Manager
Rick Khan, Community Development Loan Officer
Angela Kisling, Loan Portfolio Administrator
Willa Maddox, Grants Coordinator
Jessica Polk, Loan Portfolio Administrator
Rich Rollason, Development Officer
Cindy Ross, Community Development Loan Officer
Randall Simmons, Controller
Christian Thompson, Loan Portfolio Administrator
Jim Walker, Community Development Loan Officer
SUCCESS STORIES FROM OUR COMMITMENT TO FLORIDA’S COMMUNITIES
In these videos, hear from borrowing partners and Floridians who receive housing and social services as a result of FCLF financing.
