Rural LISC is governed by an Advisory Committee composed of donor, lender and Partner CDC representatives, plus other rural CDC supporters.
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| The Advisory Committee meets a number of times each year, in person and by phone. | In-person Advisory Committee meetings include tours of CDC projects, like this organic farm being developed by the New American Sustainable Agriculture Project in Lisbon Falls, Maine, with support from Rural LISC Partner CDC Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Wiscasset, Maine. |
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Steve Fitzgerald, Program Director for Bank of America Charitable Foundation and Advisory Committee Chair, welcomes participants at the Rural LISC Annual Seminar.
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| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Beaulac | Senior Vice President for Community and Economic Development | PathStone Rochester, NY |
| Howard Boutté, Jr. | President | Organizational Services Group Jackson, MS |
| Tamar Datan | Executive Vice President | Amazon Conservation Team Arlington, VA |
| Dee Davis | President | The Center for Rural Strategies Whitesburg, KY |
| Stephen Fitzgerald | Program Director | Bank of America Charitable Foundation Baltimore, MD |
| Curt Heidt | Vice President and Community Investment Officer | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Des Moines, IA |
| Robert Jackson | Executive Director | Quitman County Development Organization Marks, MS |
| Sharon Jeffries-Jones | Director of CRA/Community Development, Senior Vice President | BB&T Bank Winston-Salem, NC |
| Stan Keasling | Chief Executive Officer | Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) West Sacramento, CA |
| Dennis Lalor | Executive Director | South County Housing Corporation Gilroy, CA |
| Michael Levine, Esq. | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY |
| Justin Maxson | President | Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) Berea, KY |
| Brenda McDaniel | Vice President | Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation London, KY |
| Cathy A. Niederberger | Senior Vice President | PNC Community Development Banking Pittsburgh, PA |
| Ronald L. Phillips | President | Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Wiscasset, ME |
| James Stark | Executive Director | Fayette County Community Action Agency Uniontown, PA |
| Eileen Stenerson | Senior Vice President, National Relationship Manager | Wachovia/Wells Fargo Charlotte, NC |
| Betty Tamm | Executive Director | Umpqua Community Development Corporation Roseburg, OR |
| Michael Taylor | Senior Vice President, West Territory Executive | PNC Cleveland, OH |
| Robert Warwick | Group Vice President and Director (Retired) | Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Jasper, GA |
| Duane Yoder | President | Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc. Oakland, MD |
| Stephen M. Rhodeside | US HUD Liaison | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC |
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