September 22, 2015

Federal Reserve Board announces Community Advisory Council members

For release at 10:30 a.m. EDT

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the members of its newly created Community Advisory Council (CAC).

The CAC is composed of individuals with consumer- and community development-related expertise who will provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Board on a wide range of relevant policy matters and emerging issues of interest. The fifteen members of the CAC were selected from a pool of individuals who responded to the Board's public request for candidates (HTML). CAC members will initially serve one-, two-, or three-year staggered terms to provide the CAC with continuity. Going forward, new members will be appointed to three-year terms.

The first meeting of the CAC will be held in Washington, D.C. on November 20, 2015. A summary of the meeting will be posted shortly thereafter.

The members of the CAC are:

Roberto Barragan
President and Chief Executive Officer
VEDC
Van Nuys, Calif.

Angela Glover Blackwell
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
PolicyLink
Oakland, Calif.

Patrick Dujakovich
President
Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO
Kansas City, Mo.

Benjamin Dulchin
Executive Director
Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development
New York, N.Y.

Brian Fogle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Springfield, Mo.

Ben Mangan
Executive Director and Lecturer
Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley, Center for Social Sector Leadership
Berkeley, Calif.

Rodrick Miller
President and Chief Executive Officer
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Detroit, Mich.

Noel Poyo
Executive Director
National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders
San Antonio, Texas

Michael Rubinger
President and Chief Executive Officer
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
New York, N.Y.

Arden Shank
President and Chief Executive Officer
Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida
Miami, Fla.

Adrienne Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
New Mexico Direct Caregivers Coalition
Placitas, N.M.

Sue Taoka
Executive Vice President
Craft3.org
Seattle, Wash.

Mary Tingerthal
Commissioner
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
St. Paul, Minn.

Raul Vazquez
Chief Executive Officer
Oportun
Redwood City, Calif.

Catherine Wilson
Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
Lincoln, Neb.

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Last Update: September 22, 2015