Jean Ishmon
NCRC Board
Consulting Executive Director, Northwest Indiana Reinvestment Alliance, Hammond, INÂ Jean Ishmon is consulting executive director for the Northwest Indiana Reinvestment Alliance and has 33 years of experience in the field of Housing, Fair Housing, Community and Economic Development. In her position with the alliance she has organized and managed the Lake County Housing Taskforce and […]
Ernest Hogan
NCRC Board
Executive Director Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group He utilizes 30 years of experience to advance a neighborhood-driven agenda of economic growth, incorporated in 1988 to provide a response to the financial institutions’ practice of redlining and to be a watchdog for the Community Reinvestment Act, PCRG works for community resources through Policy, Programs, and Capital initiatives. […]
Robert Dickerson, Jr.
NCRC Chairperson
Executive Director Birmingham Business Resource Center Bob Dickerson has spent his career finding ways to get money into the hands of people. For years, he did it as a commercial and consumer lending officer while working at several large financial institutions. Today, he does it as the Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center […]
Soraya Otero
Special Assistant to the COO and Community Liaison
Soraya brings outstanding organizational competencies, capacity building knowledge and practice, and great interpersonal skills backed by a robust career in operations and finance.
Sara Oros
Program Manager, Fair and Equitable Opportunity
Sara is passionate about economic justice and a huge supporter of fair trade coffee production.
Sabrina Terry
Chief of Programs and Strategic Development
Sabrina has experience working at the intersections of policy and practice at the national, state and local level, covering issues ranging from economic inequality, financial capability and community development.
Rosemary Ramirez
Corporate Counsel and Director of Compliance
As a first generation Mexican-American, she is a civil rights advocate to her core and committed to fighting for equality for underserved groups.
Richie Lynch
Senior Graphic Design/Publications Manager
Prior to joining NCRC, Richie worked as the art director for VSA, the international organization on arts and disability. In this role, he had an opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and collaborate with partners such as the Smithsonian Institution, Volkswagen of America, The United Nations, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and MetLife.
Phil York
Development Manager
Phil’s professional experience led him to senior fundraising positions at Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Texas (The City of Waco and The City of Bryan) and Maryland (Carroll County) where he raised funds to build safe and decent housing alongside hard-working families.
Natasha Sim
Compliance and Regulatory Counsel, CDF
Natasha is an attorney who obtained her J.D. from George Washington University Law School and her LL.M. with a concentration in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center.
NanaYaa Owusu
Senior Coordinator of People and Culture
Nana Yaa Owusu has been with NCRC since 2017 and has held various positions, such as the Training Specialist working under the National Training Academy, to offer substantive state-of-the-art training for housing counselors and technical assistance on-site and online. NanaYaa also worked as the CEO’s Special Assistant and is now the Senior Coordinator of People […]
Monica Grover
Director of the Executive Office
Monica is passionate about the opportunity to support the work of tackling racial economic inequality and building wealth amongst low-income communities of color.
Luis Ortiz
Senior Grant Specialist, Community Impact
Luis Ortiz has been with NCRC since 2012. As the Senior Grants Specialist, he oversees the grant application process as well as being in charge of grant compliance. Prior to NCRC Luis helped families build wealth through homeownership as a mortgage banker. He then moved to NCRC and as a Housing Counselor helping families navigate […]
Kevin Sall
Director, IT
Kevin brings to his role over 20 years of IT and nonprofit experience. His main responsibilities are to oversee the day-to-day operation of the IT function for the organization as well as future improvements.
Kevin Hill
Senior Policy Advisor
Kevin’s work focuses on the Community Reinvestment Act and similar state laws, Section 1071, and climate change. He is passionate about working with community groups to increase the political and economic power of households affected by redlining and other forms of systemic discrimination through policy advocacy and organizing.