Program Director, Capitol Region Women’s Business Center Kimberly comes to WACIF with an extensive and diverse background in Business Development and Marketing. She specializes in Hospitality and Tourism Sales, most recently in the corporate, sporting, and association event incentive market. A significant portion of her time is spent providing both volunteer and consultancy services to…
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Program Coordinator “Leslie Akua Tetteh (pronouns: they/she) is Wacif’s Program Coordinator. Leslie is a passionate program specialist with a history of working within the higher education and nonprofit sector. Before joining Wacif’s team, Leslie worked as a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) Program Specialist for a healthcare nonprofit where they coordinated employee resource groups, offered…
Read MoreEvents and Training Coordinator Dina is a passionate event and advertising creative with over 18 years of experience. She was worked and produced events all over the spectrum. From exhibitions, concerts, corporate meetings, weddings and more. Having worked overseas at the Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts, the American Embassy and Mirum Media Agency, she possess…
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Small Business Relationship Manager, Maryland With over 20 years in the banking and real estate industries, Sean Mitchell joins the Wacif team as a small business relationship manager with an extensive commercial lending background. Sean’s “each one reach one” mantra is the foundation of work ethos. He is adept at listening and asking key questions…
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Program Director, Enterprising Women of Color DMV Business Center Marisela Rodela is the Program Director for the Enterprising Women of Color DMV Business Center (EWOC) at the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif). Marisela is a passionate and experienced community and program specialist with a demonstrated history of working in public health, the food &…
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Small Business Relationship Manager, Northern Virginia Eric works as a Small Business Relationship Manager at Wacif. He is primarily focused on businesses in Northern Virginia. He is passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals and committed to helping build strong, diverse communities everywhere. He has experience at large and small companies in a variety of…
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Associate Creative Director, Anacostia Arts Center A Howard University Film Degree, progressive political insight, and desire to assist non-profits, mixed with a little black girl magic give you Jess! You can find Jess at the Anacostia Arts Center working with the HIVE 2.0’s co-working space, helping set up the next art exhibit, or developing creative…
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Senior Program and Project lead Esthanette started her career in mental health, focusing on Black womxn’s health and wellness while living in Boston. She moved to D.C. to pursue her master’s in Health and the Public Interest at Georgetown University. Before she started at Wacif, Esthanette served as a Program Assistant at the Morris and…
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Supporter Engagement and Stewardship VISTA Daniella Ukpabi is the CNHED Stewardship & Engagement VISTA at the Washington Area Community Investment Fund. In this unique role committed to local community development and engagement, she designs and implements systems to create and maintain supporter engagement efficiently and sustainably. During her service year, she plans on strengthening the…
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Education & Advisory Services Manager Rasul provides coaching and capacity-building technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Rasul has more than 15 years’ experience in business development, marketing, digital strategy, design thinking, and business storytelling. For nearly a decade, Rasul ran his own Washington, DC-based marketing and strategy consultancy where he facilitated growth and…
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