Team
Our team is eager to meet you. Let us introduce ourselves.
Terence Foxx
Outreach Coordinator
tfoxx@grameenamerica.org
Christina Prince-Wilson
Community Development Associate
cprincewilson@grameenamerica.org
Tanya Murphy
Community Development Associate
trose@grameenamerica.org
Tarwana Lowe-West
Deputy Branch Manager
tlowe@grameenamerica.org
Colette Martin
Outreach Coordinator
cmartin@grameenamerica.org
Melissa Velasco
Branch Manager
fvelasco@grameenamerica.org
Xida Burroughs
Community Development Associate
xburroughs@grameenamerica.org
Toni Buchanan
National Rotational Community Development Manager
tbuchanan@grameenamerica.org
Maria Valdivia
Interim Branch Manager
mvaldivia@grameenamerica.org
Barbara Olajide
Community Development Associate
bolajide@grameenamerica.org
Jade Wilson
Deputy Branch Manager
jwilson@grameenamerica.org
Oleavia Taylor-Lucas
Community Development Associate
otaylor@grameenamerica.org
Marisha Wallace
Outreach Manager
mwallace@grameenamerica.org
Jakeria Wilson
Community Development Associate
jwilson2@grameenamerica.org
Melissa Velasco
Branch Manager
fvelasco@grameenamerica.org
Cadorsil Faulcon
Outreach Coordinator
cfaulcon@grameenamerica.org
Yoelis Avilez
Community Development Manager
yavilez@grameenamerica.org
Liz Torres
Deputy Branch Manager
ltorres@grameenamerica.org
Starasia Cox
Community Development Associate
scox@grameenamerica.org
Schantel Allen
Community Development Manager
sallen@grameenamerica.org
Leadership/Strategy & Support Team
Alethia Mendez
President
amendez@grameenamerica.org
Thelma Suarez
Director of Elevate Branch Operations
tsuarez@grameenamerica.org
Bridget Tate
Director of Partnerships
ftate@grameenamerica.org
Karlescia Brookins
Sr. Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Programs
kbrookins@grameenamerica.org
Sonya Rumpf
Consultant, Elevate Employee Engagement Strategy
srumpf@grameenamerica.org
Marisol Patino
Senior Data Analyst
mpatino@grameenamerica.org
Alawndra Nedd
Program Operations Support Manager
anedd@grameenamerica.org
“Elevating Black Women Entrepreneurs is a solution to the formal banking system, which can uphold racial inequality by systemically denying Black women the same access and opportunity as other entrepreneurs in the United States. Our team is poised to support the ingenuity and grit of Black women business owners across the country to grow their businesses and energize their communities.”
