Our coalition is guided by a Steering Committee who represent organizations focused on serving the Coalition’s target businesses. At all times, a majority of Steering Committee members will be people who identify as Black, Latinx, Indigenous, or a member of another historically under-resourced demographic group.
Alberto Calvo
Treasurer,
Hispanic-American Institute
Amine Benali
CFA, Managing Director,
Strategy and Development, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund
Betty Francisco
CEO, Boston Impact Initiative
Frank Carvalho
Principal Owner, Frank Carvalho Consulting; Former Executive Director, Mill Cities Community Investments
Glynn Lloyd
Executive Director, Foundation
for Business Equity and CEO,
Mill Cities Community Investments
Jeff Hamilton
President and CEO,
Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services
Joseph Kriesberg
CEO, MassINC
Lawrence Andrews
President and CEO, Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation
Nia Evans
Executive Director,
Boston Ujima Project
Nicole Obi
President and CEO,
Black Economic Council
of Massachusetts
Courtney Brunson
Vice President and
Chief Program Officer,
The Boston Foundation
Priya Ashok Lane
BizGrow Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights
Samalid Hogan
Regional Director, MA Small Business Development Center Network Western Office