Marisa Calderon is an experienced executive who has been recognized, awarded, and cited nationwide for her expertise in the housing and financial services industries. She has nearly two decades of experience dedicated to the issues of economic mobility and bridging America’s racial wealth gap.

Marisa is the executive director of NCRC Community Development Fund, Inc., a U.S. Treasury-certified community development financial institution that provides loan capital to expand access to affordable homeownership and helps Black-, Brown-, and woman-owned businesses thrive. She is also chief of community finance and mobility for the Community Development Fund’s parent company, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), where she focuses on advancing economic mobility for communities impacted by systemic inequality and disinvestment.

Marisa is ranked on the Swanepoel Power 200 as one of the most powerful leaders in the residential real estate industry, and was named a HousingWire Woman of Influence in 2018 and 2021 for her work in increasing real estate and mortgage professionals’ understanding and appreciation of the Hispanic home-buying market. In 2021, she was also named one of Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching in Leadership and is featured in this year’s volume of Hispanic Stars Rising: The New Face of Power. Frequently sought out as an issue-area expert on affordable housing, banking, and immigration, Marisa has been interviewed by numerous publications and media outlets including NPR’s Marketplace and has regularly spoken at events for the Mortgage Bankers Association, Consumer Federation of America, FDIC, and the National Fair Housing Alliance, among others.

Prior to joining NCRC, Marisa served as executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), one of the largest minority and real estate trade associations in the nation. During her decade at the helm of NAHREP, she authored the annual State of Hispanic Homeownership Report and played an instrumental role as executive producer of L’ATTITUDE, an annual broadcast and event attended by thousands that engages entrepreneurs, business leaders, professional athletes, politicians, and other industry influencers.

In addition to this work, Marisa is a board member of Latinas Lead California. Previously, she served as board secretary for the Hispanic Wealth Project, which has a stated goal of tripling the median household wealth of Hispanics by 2024, and on the advisory board for the Banc of California and the Fannie Mae Affordable Housing Advisory Council.

Marisa lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.

Christa Murillo serves as Special Assistant to the Chief of Community Finance and Mobility. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and a proud native of Kansas City, Missouri. Christa received her bachelor’s degree in modern languages and marketing from the University of Central Missouri. Prior to joining NCRC, Christa worked at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals in multiple departments including marketing, policy, and chapter support. She has contributed to several annual publications focused on Hispanic homeownership and wealth in the United States. Her expertise includes extensive experience in member engagement, research and project management. Christa is a military spouse, mother, and Poshmark ambassador. Her passions include: ice cream, barbecue, and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Grigs Crawford is NCRC’s CDFI Development Director. He is a seasoned public affairs and business development strategist with experience navigating issues for Fortune 500, nonprofit and trade association clients, with expertise in engaging lawmakers, regulators and the public in complex policy challenges. In 2018, after nearly a decade in Washington, D.C., Grigs transitioned to campaign politics — serving in critical roles at the congressional level, in a Pennsylvania district that flipped from red to blue and statewide, helping Nevada elect its first Democratic governor in 20 years. He went on to manage federal races in some of the country’s most competitive markets, and he’s coached numerous candidates and C-suite executives on media, communications and business development. Grigs graduated with honors from George Washington University, is bilingual in Spanish and lived in the Amazon for two years serving his country in the U.S. Peace Corps. He began his career as a journalist, including reporting on the 2008 primaries for CQ-Politics, and is a published author.

Natasha Sim is an attorney and program manager at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC). Since joining NCRC in late 2020, Natasha has managed the implementation of a multi-million-dollar lending program and the development of an affordable housing initiative aiming to produce 20 million homes by 2030. Natasha has been featured by the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the American Bar Association. Natasha is currently serving as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section’s Community Economic Development Committee.

Natasha is regularly called to speak at industry events and is a proud supporter of several organizations focused on the empowerment of women and undeserved communities, including the D.C. Volunteer Lawyer’s Project (Junior Board Member), the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Co-Chair of Career Development and Mentorship Committee), and Women in Housing and Finance. Natasha was honored to be listed on the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll in 2020 with High Honors—an award for those who have completed over 100 hours of pro-bono service in a given year.

Natasha received a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 2017 and an LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019.