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.
This week from April 29 – May 5 is National Small Business Week, an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the 29 million small businesses across America. Celebrate with us by visiting our Shop Small Guide here!
Our Impact
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219
Loans disbursed in 2017
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$3.6M
Loaned in 2017
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2,600
Total businesses served since 1994
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$34M
Total dollars disbursed since 1994
Our Community Partners
Our Staff
Javier Islas
Chief Financial Officer
Juan Carlos Hernandez
Chief Credit Officer
Valery Belloso
Chief Strategy Officer
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
Stacey Kartchner
Board Secretary; Attorney at Law
William D. Lynch
The William D. Lynch Foundation
William Becker
SVP, Corporate CRA Manager, Comerica Bank
Pamela Davis
Banking Consultant
Cecile Bereal
President & CEO, RMA Management Alliance, Inc.
Joon Han
Specialist, Better San Diego
Salvatore Crivello
Commercial Banker, Wells Fargo & Co.
Gene Louie
Senior Vice President & Controller, California Bank & Trust
Toby Reschan
Director of Commercial Banking, Pacific Premier Bank
Victor Nava
VP/Branch Manager, Imperial Valley Market, Rabobank
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.