Accion Serving Southern California
Who We Are
As a member of Accion’s nationwide network of lenders, Accion Serving Southern California is a nonprofit, mission-based microlender dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with the accessible financing and resources it takes to create or grow healthy businesses.
Our Impact
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308
Loans disbursed in 2018
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$4.7M
Loaned in 2018
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4,400
Total businesses served since 1994
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$39M
Total dollars disbursed since 1994
Our Community Partners
Our Staff
Javier Islas
Chief Financial Officer
Robert Lopez
Chief Credit & Operating Officer
Valery Belloso
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Gordon Boerner (Chair)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WEST U.S. REGION PRIVATE BANKING MANAGER, U.S. BANK PRIVATE WEALTH MGMT
Mark Emch (Vice Chair)
Previous Senior Vice President & CFO (Retired)
Sean Carpenter
Climate Economy Advisor, City of Fort Collins
Chikako Tyler
EVP/CFO, California Bank & Trust
Stacey Kartchner (Secretary)
Attorney at Law
Stephen Friedman
EVP/Regional President, Pacific Premier Bank
William D. Lynch
The William D. Lynch Foundation
Maria P. Kunac
Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, Silvergate Bank
Reginald White
National Commercial Card and Vendor Payments Solutions | Vice President Comerica Bank
Joon Han
Specialist, Better San Diego
Lydia Huard
San Diego Market Manager Wells Fargo, Home Mortgage
Gene Louie
Previous Senior VP & Controller (Retired)
Alex Rodriguez
SVP, Business Relationship Manager, First Choice Bank
Victor Nava
Director of Development SDSU, Imperial Valley
Victor A. Vilaplana
Attorney at Law, Foley & Lardner LLP
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Client Spotlight
My business has provided me with a powerful connection to other community members and this wouldn’t have been possible without the support from Accion.