Executive Leadership Team
Leading The Way

Diane Smith
Chief Executive Officer
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Lea Emery
Chief Finance Officer

Carith Dean
Director, Loan Servicing

Kristen Fusco
Director, Consumer Lending

Shannel Joseph
Director, Human Resources

Jeff Levitsky
Director, Accounting

Timothy Newsom
Director, Marketing & Communitcations
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Earl Randall
Director, Small Business & Programs
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Carla Weil
Director, Commercial Lending & Impact
Board of Directors
Capital for Change relies on the vision, leadership and energy of its Board of Directors – individuals who are committed to helping Capital for Change craft the creative and responsive solutions that support an inclusive and sustainable economy for all.

Benna R. Lehrer
Board Chair
Synchrony Financial
Vice President, Ops Risk

Ginne-Rae Clay
Vice Chair
State of Connecticut (Retired)

Sheena Strawter-Anthony
Board Treasurer
William Casper Graustein Foundation Memorial Fund
Director of Impact Strategy

Robin Golden
Board Secretary
Strategic Consultant

Andrew Beamon
Organizational Development Consultant

Anna Blanding
ConnCORP
Chief Investment Officer

Jonathan Cabral
The Connecticut Project

Carolyn Gonzalez
M&T Bank
CRA Officer Connecticut

Sarah Miner-Smith
Mutual Housing Association
Director of Real Estate Development

Fernando Muniz
Community Solutions, Inc
CEO

Geoffrey Person
Grow America
Field Director

Brian Robinson
MassHousing
Senior Manager

Edward Seibert
J.P. Morgan (Retired)

John Stevens
Head of CRE Portfolio Management
Webster Bank

Michael Uhl
System Smart
President

Michael Van Leesten
Social Venture Partners CT
Director, Organization Dev & Stakeholder Management
