Our Team

Jay Grant serves as the Executive Director for LISC Hampton Roads. Jay comes to LISC with over fifteen years of experience having previously worked at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and at HUD. At DHCD, Jay fostered long-term public-private partnerships to support development projects and strategies related to housing, economic development and community engagement. He was deeply involved in COVID-19 relief efforts for the state and managed a $50 million annual community development budget. He most recently served as director of outreach, planning and compliance and, previously, as deputy director of community development.

At HUD, Jay spent nearly a decade managing multi-jurisdictional efforts related to housing, infrastructure and neighborhood revitalization in his role as a senior community planning and development representative. Earlier in his career, he assembled and analyzed community development data for the state and also worked in the policy and lending departments of The Reinvestment Fund.

Jay holds a B.S. in Marketing Management from Virginia Tech and a Master’s degree in City Planning from University of Pennsylvania.

Rosalynn Wolfe joined the Virginia Beach community in December 2021 by way of Milwaukee, WI. She joins LISC Hampton Roads as the Program Officer – Economic Development which oversees the Financial Opportunity Clinics, the Virginia Beach Capital Access Program and our KIVA loan initiative. The goal for this position is to grow LISC Hampton Roads’ FOC footprint across the seven cities and ensure small businesses, especially small businesses of color, have the funds needed to grow and thrive after dealing with the effects of COVID-19.

Before joining LISC Hampton Roads, Rosalynn worked for Riverworks Development Corporation in Milwaukee, WI where she facilitated a table of organizations, funders and community members in the development of the largest linear green space in the city; The Beerline Trail, located in the historic Harambee Community using creative place making principles to ensure equitable development. In addition to the development of the Beerline Trail, Rosalynn worked with small businesses to increase sales, capacity, marketing and establishing themselves in the market.

She holds a Bachelors in Africology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Masters in Public Administration from Texas Southern University.

Richard Tobie joined the Hampton community by way of Colorado Springs, CO. He joins LISC Hampton Roads as the Program Assistant. He provides support to the Hampton Roads team, ensuring grant/contract management is timely and accurate and programs are administered smoothly and effectively.  Additionally, he ensures efficient office operations by providing a range of administrative functions to support the LISC office. Richard currently serves in the United States Army Reserve.

He holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from Mississippi State University.