2024 Community Investment Council
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond established the Community Investment Council in 2011. The primary purpose of CIC is to inform the Bank about emerging issues and trends in communities across the Fifth District, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities. Members of CIC represent unique perspectives on community investment and local economic growth from across the District. They are leaders from communities who understand the challenges and opportunities for local economic growth, especially with respect to community investment tools and policies.
Members
![Headshot photo of Franklyn Baker](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/baker_franklyn.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=261CA519A2C950882B17A3F15BAA836A)
Franklyn Baker
President and CEO
United Way of Central Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
![Headshot of Nathaniel Barber](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/barber_nathaniel.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=BE0085BCBD95EDCC3B5C48289EA79E2B)
Nathaniel A. Barber
Chief Executive Officer
SC Community Loan Fund
Charleston, South Carolina
![headshot of Sara Dunnigan](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/dunnigan_sara.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=A8BB531AFBC9754DB803E3DC7F0F4A56)
Sara Dunnigan
Deputy Director, GO Virginia
Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board
Richmond, Virginia
![Headshot of Marlowe Foster](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/foster_marlowe.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=1B1823FAEFE8E48075DE138E9DDA5F15)
Marlowe Foster
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
![Headshot of Rochelle Goodwin](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/goodwin_rochelle.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=242BBBD6857F28EA5B1393FE1285FA3F)
Rochelle Goodwin
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Morgantown, West Virginia
![Headshot of Bree Jones](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/jones_bree.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=C401BCD90165D4284DEB1890ECF210DB)
Bree Jones
Founder
Parity Homes
Timonium, Maryland
![headshot of Sharon L. Lansdale](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/lansdale_sharon.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=34D26B3C52AC94BC0C9A9DEA2F84FB8A)
Sharon L. Lansdale
President and Chief Executive Officer
Center for Rural Health Development, Inc.
Hurricane, West Virginia
![Headshot of Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/leitmann-santa_cruz_joseph.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=A4A9477A4318811AC4B2CFC50858376D)
Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Capital Area Assets Builders (CAAB)
Washington, D.C.
![Headshot of Madeleine McGee](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/mcgee_madeleine.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=C9BC314D603E9BDB09946FCA44259122)
Madeleine McGee
President
Together S.C.
Columbia, South Carolina
![Headshot of Harold Pettigrew](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/pettigrew_harold.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=33E875FD704554CB4A6A0669D7F837B5)
Harold B. Pettigrew, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN)
Washington, D.C.
![Headshot of Carmen Romero](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/romero_carmen.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=E476BE94B6ABCCEA831A43EDA9CF1C8C)
Carmen Romero
President & CEO
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH)
Arlington, Virginia
![Headshot of Thomas Watson](/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/assets/images/people/advisories/cic/watson_thomas.jpg?h=500&w=500&la=en&hash=20FC95ED79BE9CB7559136EB0A6D46C0)
Thomas Watson
Executive Director
Rural Support Partners
Asheville, North Carolina