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Minority Depository Institutions Program

The 2019 Interagency Minority Depository Institution and CDFI Bank Conference: Speakers

Focus on the Future: Prospering in a Changing Industry

Sponsored by The FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

2019 National Interagency MDI and CDFI Conference

Speakers (As of June 21, 2019)

Speakers - Printable PDF

Principals

  • Jelena McWilliams, Chairman, FDIC
  • Grovetta Gardineer, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • Michelle Bowman, Governor, Federal Reserve Board

Bankers

  • Natalie Abatemarco, Managing Director, Citi, New York, NY
  • Brian Argrett, President and CEO, City First Bank of DC, Washington, DC
  • Laura Bailey, Senior Vice President, Community Development Finance, Capital One N.A., Vienna, VA
  • Manuel Chinea, Chief Operating Officer, Banco Popular, New York, NY
  • Asif Dakri, Vice Chairman and CEO, Wallis Bank, Houston, TX
  • Bill Dana, President/CEO, Central Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
  • Cynthia Day, President and CEO, Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta, GA
  • Guillermo Diaz-Rousselot, President and CEO, Continental National Bank, Miami, FL
  • Eric Garretson, Chief Financial Officer and Fintech Strategy Leader, nbkc bank, Kansas City, MO
  • Natalia Guzman, Vice President, Community Development Financing, Banco Popular, New York, NY
  • Joseph H. Haskins, Jr., President & CEO, Harbor Bank of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
  • Bob Jones, President and CEO, United Bank, Atmore, AL
  • John Lewis, Vice President, Harbor Bank of Maryland CDC, Baltimore, MD
  • Alden J. McDonald, Jr., President and CEO, Liberty Bank & Trust, New Orleans, LA
  • Todd McDonald, Vice President of Strategy, Liberty Bank & Trust, New Orleans, LA
  • Tyler McIntyre, Founder and CTO, Bank Novo, New York, NY
  • Noor Menai, President and CEO, CTBC Bank Corp., Los Angeles, CA
  • Dominik Mjartan, President and CEO, Optus Bank, Columbia, SC
  • Mike Morrell, Senior Vice President, Sunrise Banks, N.A., St. Paul, MN
  • Adam Northup, Financial Strategist, Virginia Community Capital, Christiansburg, VA
  • Ted Parkman, Senior Vice President, Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, Webster, MA
  • Tony Thomas, SVP and Portfolio Manager, Harbor Bank of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
  • James Wang, President and CEO, Asian Bank, Philadelphia, PA” followed by “Darrin Williams, CEO, Southern Bancorp, Inc., Arkadelphia, AR
  • Sharon Zimmerman, Community Development Relationship Manager, Woodforest National Bank, Washington, DC

Federal Partners

  • Jodie Harris, Director, CDFI Fund
  • William Manger, Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Rosa Martinez, Associate Program Manager, CDFI Fund
  • Corvelli McDaniel, Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Collections Management, Mentor/Protégé Program, U.S. Department of Treasury
  • Mario Ramirez, Director, Export-Import Bank of the United States
  • Venus Welch-White, National Rural Energy Program Coordinator, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Key Partners

  • Aron Betru, Managing Director, Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute
  • John Carlson, Chief of Staff, Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center
  • John Davis, Senior Vice President, Sales, Member Solutions and Strategic Planning, Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco
  • Dante Desiderio, Executive Director, Native American Financial Officers Association
  • Colin Higgins, Program Director, The Governance Project
  • Robert K. Jenkins Jr., Senior Managing Director and CEO, Renaissance Equity Partners
  • Matt Kelley, Principal, Novogradac and Company, LLP
  • Jeff Korte, Director of Community Institution and Associations, Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center
  • Art Fleming, Senior Vice President, Director of Community Investment Services, Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta
  • Makada Henry-Nickie, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings Institution
  • Maegan Moore, Founding Team, Blueprint Local

Federal Banking Agencies

  • April A. Atkins, Program Manager and Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC
  • Anna Alvarez Boyd, Senior Associate Director, Federal Reserve Board
  • Ernest Chambers, Senor Intelligence Analyst, OCC
  • Doreen Eberley, Director, Division of Risk Management, FDIC
  • Pamela Farwig, Deputy Director, Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, FDIC
  • Grovetta Gardineer, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy, OCC
  • Timothy A. Geishecker, Lead Financial Institutions Policy Analyst, Federal Reserve Board
  • William D. Haas, Deputy Comptroller for Midsize Bank Supervision, OCC
  • Suzanne Killian, Senior Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Board
  • Beth Knickerbocker, Chief Innovation Officer, OCC
  • Arthur W. Lindo, Deputy Director of Policy, Federal Reserve Board
  • Morris Morgan, Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Operating Officer, OCC
  • Chris Olson, Supervisory Financial Analyst, Federal Reserve Board
  • Mark Pearce, Director, Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, FDIC
  • Marlene M. Roberts, Senior Examination Specialist, FDIC
  • Betty J. Rudolph, National Director, Minority and Community Development Banking, FDIC
  • Nathan Sis, Resolutions and Closing Manager, FDIC

Researchers

  • Eric Breitenstein, Financial Economist, FDIC
  • Joanie Buckley, Member, Oneida Nation
  • Karyen Chu, Chief, Banking Research, FDIC
  • Margaret Hanrahan, Chief, Financial Analysis, FDIC
  • Jesus Hernandez, Independent Consultant, JCH Research
  • Erica Lee, Presidential Management Fellow, FDIC and SBA
  • Robin Newberger, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Timothy Todd, Executive Writer and Historian, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Last Updated: June 21, 2019