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2003 CEDLI/CARAT Annual Luncheon
Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development

 
Hosts, Co-Host, Co-Sponsor

Luncheon host Selma Taylor, Executive Director, CARAT.
Luncheon host George Williamson, President and CEO, CEDLI.
CEDLI Board Chair William Hanna, served as Luncheon host.
Robert J. Phillips, Senior Vice President, & Director of Commercial Business Group, Citibank. Citibank was Luncheon Co-Host. Phillips is also a CEDLI Board member.
Luncheon Co-Sponsor, Wells Fargo. Seated left to right: Doug Rozsa, Roc Caldarone, Piunik Shabani, Ann Speer and John Tellenbach. Standing left to right: Richard Oladapo, Darryl Lacy, Carlos de Lucia and luncheon guest.
Keynote Speaker
Luncheon keynote speaker Anna Alvarez Boyd, Office of the Comptroller of the Curren
Head Table - CEDLI/CARAT Board Members & Guests
Left to right: Alan Fisher, CRC, Ralph Lippman, CCEDA, Mindy Stogsdill, Comerica Bank, and Phil Glover, Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation. Comerica Bank was a Luncheon Major Sponsor.
Alberto Alvarado, U.S SBA (on the left) greets Phil Glover, Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation. Selma Taylor, CARAT and Ralph Lippman, CCEDA are in the background.
Left to right: Cesar Trelles, Union Bank of California, Alberto Alvarado, U.S. SBA, Alan Fisher, CRC, Selma Taylor, CARAT, Ralph Lippman, CCEDA, Mindy Stogsdill, Comerica Bank and Phil Glover, Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation. Union Bank of California and Comerica Bank were Luncheon Major Sponsors.
Left to right: Cesar Trelles, Union Bank, Alberto Alvarado, U.S. SBA and Eddie Martinez, State Farm Insurance Companies.
Left to right: Sharon Evans, Business Resource Group, Dave Shelton, Southern California Edison and Selena Davis, Pacific Coast Regional Corporation. Business Resource Group and Pacific Coast Regional Corporation were Luncheon Community Sponsors.
Belinda Boston and Ernestine Robinson (right) of City National Bank. City National Bank was a Luncheon Investor Sponsor.
Georgia Timm Lucas (left) and Emma Espinosa, Bank of America, arrive at the Luncheon Reception. Bank of America was a Luncheon Corporate Sponsor.
Sponsors
Luncheon Co-Host, Citibank.
Luncheon Co-Host, Citibank. Seated, left to right: Henry Williams, Pat Evans, Dena Rodriguez, Maureen Nunnari. Standing, left to right: Michael Weiner, Citibank, Sophie Hensley, and Glen Stanley.
Luncheon Co-Sponsor, Wells Fargo. Seated left to right: Doug Rozsa, Roc Caldarone, Piunik Shabani, Ann Speer and John Tellenbach. Standing left to right: Richard Oladapo, Darryl Lacy, Carlos de Lucia and luncheon guest.
Seated from left to right: Sherwin Wilcox, Beatriz Acosta, Aretha Augustine, Monique Youssef, Operation HOPE. Standing left to right: Sean Kim and Rose Amayo, Operation HOPE, Selim Larlar from Business Resource Group. Operation HOPE and Business Resource Group are Luncheon Community Sponsors and CARAT Community Partners.
Luncheon Sponsor Union Bank of California at the Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development. Seated left to right: Carlos Munoz, Marcos Gonzalez, David Rubin, and David Gonzalez. From left to right standing: Martina Guilfoil, Cesar Trelles, and CEDLI Board member Maria Gallo.
Major Sponsor Washington Mutual and guests. Standing left to right: Ruth Cook, Washington Mutual, Virginia Victorin, Washington Mutual, luncheon guest, Luis Granados, Mission Economic Development Association-MEDA. Seated left to right: Luncheon guest, Lolita Smith, Washington Mutual, Larry Cooper, Washington Mutual, Eddie Martinez, State Farm Insurance Companies. MEDA is a CARAT Community Partner.
Luncheon Corporate Sponsor Bank of America with guest. Seated from left to right: Emily French, Matthew Haas, Georgia Timm Lucas, and Emma Espinosa, Bank of America. Standing left to right: luncheon guest, Bank of America with Ralph Lippman, CCEDA.
Guests of Luncheon Investor Sponsor California Statewide CDC: Seated left to right: Award Recipients, Anthony Sykes, Sandra Molina and Raquel Villa, Family Health Care of Greater Los Angeles, (for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under the CEDLI Direct Real Estate Loan Program). Standing left to right: Clarence and Tiffani McDuffie, Academy for Early Learning (for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under the CEDLI Child Care Facility Financing Program.)
At the table hosted by Luncheon Investor Sponsor California Statewide CDC: Seated left to right: Lisa Sugino, Little Tokyo Service Center CDC, Susan Howard, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, H. Cooke Sunoo, Asian Pacific Islander SBDC. Standing left to right: Lorenzo Flores, U.S. SBA, Michael Nuby of Inglewood Redevelopment Agency and Richard McNish of the City of Inglewood.
Left to right: Helen O’Sullivan, Nara Bank, Jim Woods, Office of Thrift Supervision, Najla Nemri, CEDLI. Nara Bank was a Luncheon Corporate Sponsor.
Luncheon Sponsors Comerica Bank. Seated left to right: Bill Becker, Mindy Stogsdill, Hugh Conners, and Gloria Miller. Standing left to right: Alan Davidson, Tracie Plummer, and Bruce Molloy.
Luncheon Community Sponsor and CARAT Community Partner CDC Small Business Finance and guests: Seated from left to right: Mike Owens, CDC Small Business Finance, Natalie Orta, U.S. Small Business Administration, Stacey Sanchez and Ray Ashworth, CDC Small Business Finance. Standing left to right: Michael Ocasio, CDC Small Business Finance and their guest Lewis Merrifield of Orange Commercial Credit.
From Left to Right: CEDLI Board members Donald Fish, First Northern Bank of Dixon, Michael Ong Comerica Bank, Wayne-Kent Bradshaw, Washington Mutual. On the end is CARAT Board Secretary Terry Coltra, Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc.
CEDLI Board members Michael Ong, Comerica Bank (seated) and Wayne Kent Bradshaw, Washington Mutual on the right. George Williamson, CEDLI President and CEO, is in the center.
From left to right, seated: CEDLI Board members Robert J. Phillips, Citibank, Donald Fish, First Northern Bank of Dixon. Citibank was Luncheon Co-Host. Shown embracing are Alberto Alvarado, U.S. SBA and CEDLI Board member Wayne-Kent Bradshaw, Washington Mutual. Washington Mutual was Luncheon Major Sponsor. Luncheon keynote speaker Anna Alvarez Boyd, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seated. Standing is CEDLI Board Chair William Hanna (back to the camera) talking with George Williamson, CEDLI.
Luncheon Community Sponsor and CARAT Community Partner Pacific Coast Regional Corporation. Seated from left to right: Teke Negus, Peter Barash, Selena Davis, Mark Robertson, Sr., and Constance Anderson. Standing left to right: Sonia Gonzalez, Pacific Coast Regional Corporation and Claudia Torres, TELACU Community Capital. (TELACU Community Capital is also a CARAT Community Partner.)
Luncheon Community Sponsor SAFE-BIDCO and CARAT Community Partner PACE. Seated from left to right: Patrick Valenzulela, Raffi Kradjian, Justin Kim, and Mary Jo Dutra, SAFE BIDCO. Standing left to right: Namoch Sokhom, Tim Maschler and Sergio Gascon, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment-PACE. (PACE is also a CARAT Community Partner.)
'Award Recipiends
Michael Ong, Comerica Bank accepts the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Development Lending form William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) and George Williamson, CEDLI.
Anne Williams accepts the award given to US Bank for Outstanding Performance in Community Development Lending given to U.S. Bank. Presenting the award are William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) and George Williamson, CEDLI.
Stephen McClure accepts the award given to Wells Fargo for Outstanding Performance in Community Development Lending. Presenting the award are William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) and George Williamson, CEDLI.
Sharon Evans accepts the award given to Business Resource Group for Outstanding Performance in Community Development Lending from William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) George Williamson, CEDLI, and Selma Taylor, CARAT.
Anthony Sykes, Family Health Care of Greater Los Angeles County award recipient for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under the CEDLI Direct Real Estate Loan Program, speaks to the audience at the Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development, while George Williamson, CEDLI looks on.
From the left: Henry Williams, Pat Evans and Dina Rodriguez, Citibank applauding luncheon award recipients. Citibank was Luncheon Co-Host.
Reception and Luncheon Guests
George Williamson and Ray Mendoza, CEDLI.
Left to right: Alan Fisher, CRC, Ray Mendoza, CEDLI, Gary Kinley, CDPI Education Fund, Clinton Etheridge, CEDLI and Dena Rodriguez, Citibank. Citibank was Luncheon Co-Host.
Selma Taylor, CARAT and Gary Kinley, CDPI Ed Fund.
Left to right: Alan Davidson and Hugh Conners, Comerica Bank with George Williamson, CEDLI. Comerica Bank was a Luncheon Major Sponsor.
Luncheon Investor Sponsor Bank of the West.
Patrick Valenzuela, SAFE-BIDCO, Selma Taylor, CARAT and Mark Robertson, Community Financial Resource Center (on the right). SAFE-BIDCO and CFRC were Luncheon Community Sponsors.
Selma Taylor, CARAT and Ralph Lippman, CCEDA.
Nigel Long, Dillworth Companies, Inc., looks over a chart depicting CEDLI’s Total Investment Funds for 2003.
Reception guests mingle at the Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development.
CARAT Community Partners: Phil Glover, Vermont Slauson, Mark Robertson, Pacific Coast Regional Corporation, and Karen Clark, Operation HOPE. Pacific Coast Regional Corporation and Operation HOPE are Luncheon Community Sponsors.
Eri Hook and John Grell, Community Investment Corporation.
Ray Mendoza, CEDLI, with award recipients Clarence and Tiffani McDuffie of Academy for Early Learning. Academy for Early Learning received the Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under the CEDLI Child Care Facility Financing Program.
In the foreground Richard McNish, City of Inglewood talks with Mari Riddle TELACU Community Capital. Mike Nuby, Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, is in the background.
David Shelton, Southern California Edison (right), and Richard Oladapo, Wells Fargo, exchange business cards. Wells Fargo was Luncheon Co-Sponsor.
From left to right: H. Cooke Sunoo, Asian Pacific Islander SBDC, Selma Taylor, CARAT, Alberto Alvarado and Doug Rozsa, Wells Fargo.
Left to right: Dena Rodriguez, Citibank, David Rubin, Union Bank of California, David Gonzalez, Union Bank of California and Ramesh Swamy, USC Business Expansion Network. Citibank was Luncheon Co-Host. Union Bank of California was a Luncheon Major Sponsor. USC Business Expansion Network is a CARAT Community Partner.
Left to right: Richard Oladapo and Carlos de Lucia, Wells Fargo, and other luncheon guests arrive at the Luncheon Reception. Wells Fargo was Luncheon Co-Sponsor.
Left to Right: CEDLI Board members Michael Ong, Comerica Bank, Robert J. Phillipps, Citibank, Donald Fish, First Bank of Dixon, Robert Rosecrans, National Bank of California. Alberto Alvarado, U.S. SBA, luncheon keynote speaker, Anna Alvarez Boyd, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and CEDLI Board Chair, William Hanna, Cedars Bank.
John Bryant, Operation HOPE (center) greets CEDLI Board Chair and Luncheon host William Hanna of Cedars Bank as Luncheon speaker Anna Alvarez Boyd (back to the camera), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency looks on. George Williamson, CEDLI President and CEO, is shown in the background on the far right.
Left to right: Forescee Hogan Rowles, Community Financial Resource Center, Camen Camacho, CHARO and Cesar Trelles, Union Bank of California. In the background is Cynthia Amador of CHARO. CFRC and CHARO were Luncheon Community Sponsors and are CARAT Community Partners. Union Bank of California was Luncheon Major Sponsor.
Jim Woods, Office of Thrift Supervision talks with CEDLI Board member Wayne-Kent Bradshaw of Washington Mutual (third from the left, seated). Also shown are (from left to right): Donald Fish, First Northern Bank of Dixon, Michael Ong, Comerica Bank (facing away from the camera) and Bradshaw. CARAT Board Secretary, Terry Coltra, Northern California Indian Development Council is on the end. Standing is George Williamson, CEDLI and Selma Taylor, CARAT.
William Hanna, CEDLI Board Chair, Cedars Bank, recognizing members of CEDLI Board of Directors to the audience at the Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development.
Anthony Sykes, Family Health Care of Greater Los Angeles County accepts the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under the CEDLI Direct Real Estate Loan Program. William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) and George Williamson, CEDLI.
Award recipients Tiffani McDuffie, Academy for Early Learning gives an acceptance speech after receiving the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under CEDLI’s Child Care Facility Financing Program, while her husband, Clarence McDuffie looks on.
Award recipients Tiffani and Clarence McDuffie, Academy for Early Learning, pose with William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) and George Williamson, CEDLI. Academy for Early Learning received the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under CEDLI’s Child Care Facility Financing Program.
Forescee Hogan Rowles, Community Financial Resource Center, accepts the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under CEDLI’s Loans to Lenders Program. CFRC is a Luncheon Community Sponsor and CARAT Community Partner.
Forescee Hogan Rowles, Community Financial Resource Center poses with William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank (on the left) George Williamson, CEDLI, and Selma Taylor, CARAT. CFRC received the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization under CEDLI’s Loans to Lenders Program.
Wayne Kent Bradshaw, Washington Mutual accepts the award for Outstanding Performance in Community Economic Development and Revitalization on behalf of Bettye Wilkes. Bradshaw is a member of CEDLI’s Board of Directors. Washington Mutual was a Luncheon Major Sponsor.
Left to right: William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank, Wayne Kent Bradshaw, Washington Mutual and George Williamson, CEDLI.
Selma Taylor, Executive Director, CARAT, introduces Alan Fisher, Community Reinvestment Committee, who received the award for Innovation in Technical Assistance (TA) Performance and Service.
Alan Fisher, Community Reinvestment Committee, gives his acceptance speech after receiving the award for Innovation in Technical Assistance (TA) Performance and Service.
Alan Fisher, Community Reinvestment Committee, poses with William Hanna, Chair, CEDLI Board of Directors, President, Cedars Bank, Selma Taylor, CARAT and George Williamson, CEDLI after receiving the award f for Innovation in Technical Assistance (TA) Performance and Service.
Alan Fisher, Community Reinvestment Committee, received the award for Innovation in Technical Assistance (TA) Performance and Service.
The audience at the Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development.
The audience at the Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon Recognizing Excellence in Community Economic Development.
Luncheon Keynote Speaker Anna Alvarez Boyd, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency exchanges business cards with Byron Johnson, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation.
Luncheon Co-Host Citibank.
Seated left to right: Jeff McGraa and Penne Hasson, Mellon 1st Business Bank, Richar Dominguez and Vincent Pitts, Los Angeles Community Development Bank. Standing, left to right: Douglas Freeman, VirtCom Enterprises and Ernie Leonard, Opening Doors.
Seated left to right: Ira Graham and Linda Smith, FAME Renaissance, Phil Glover, Vermont Slauson, Eri Hook and John Grell, Community Investment Corporation. Standing left to right: Alan Fisher, CRC, Ramesh Swamy, USC Business Expansion Network and Gary Kinley, CDPI Education Fund. FAME Renaissance, Vermont Slauson and USC Business Expansion Network are CARAT Community Partners.

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