Cynthia joins Main Street Launch as part of the Alameda County Small Business Administration (ACSBDC) team. Working part-time for ACSBDC, Cynthia spends most of her day responding to inquiries from small business owners, managing the organization’s social media, planning and on-site support for seminars and events. Cynthia has twenty years project management and ten years…
Guillermo joined Main Street Launch Small Business Finance as Intern – Impact Evaluation. He now supports the finance and compliance team. This work includes supporting the loan closing process, tracking organizational financial performance, and other administrative tasks critical to keeping the organization running smoothly. Guillermo has experience serving his community in legislative offices in Sacramento and…
Josh is focused on lending to eligible veteran-owned businesses in the nine Bay Area counties. He brings a tailored approach to each entrepreneur that he works with. His program work in the initial launch of Main Street’s Veteran program helped Josh identify specific needs of veteran-owned small businesses, and he uses that to his advantage.…
Daniel joins our team working with the Business Outreach Managers to support small businesses in with marketing and establishing an online presence. Additionally, he assists with the collection, analysis, and updating of information about small businesses operating along the new BRT route. Daniel also supports businesses to develop and implement a marketing and customer acquisition…
Justin serves as the Veterans Program Intern. He primarily supports the Vice President – Veterans Program, working to support all areas critical to the expansion of services for veterans in the state of California, primarily focused on veteran community outreach efforts. He is responsible for supporting various functions of the Veterans Program, including: researching and…
Bernadette is responsible for all of OBDC’s human resources and talent management practices including: recruitment, compensation and benefits, employee relations, performance management, and training and development. Bernadette brings broad experience in HR leadership for several non-profit organizations, including tenures as Chief Human Resources Officer for United Way of the Bay Area, and Vice President, Human Resources and Professional…
As Marketing and Business Development Manager, Natra has led the creation of OBDC’s website, manages its social media pages and provides strategic insight on marketing and branding efforts. Her business development role consists of managing and growing the small business portfolio for 7 of the 9 Bay Area counties and building strategic partnerships with referral sources. Natra comes…
Andrew is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and underwriting applications for SBA Community Advantage and SBA Microloan products. Andrew joins OBDC Small Business Finance after nearly 10 years in the banking and financial services industry. His prior roles included positions at regional banks in the SBA Loan Servicing divisions where he underwrote a variety of client…
Shan Dai is currently responsible for reviewing and underwriting SBA community advantage and SBA microloan products. Shan also conducts research on and outreach activities towards Chinese communities in the Bay Area. Shan joined OBDC as a Financial Analysis Intern while she was pursing her M.B.A. degree at San Francisco State University. As an intern Shan conducted quantitative…
Heidi is responsible for raising capital to fund OBDC Small Business Finance’s lending and operations. Heidi joined the organization in 2011 as a summer fellow. Since then, Heidi has worked on research, impact evaluation, marketing, reporting, and organizational strategy. Before joining the team at OBDC Heidi worked with the Women’s Initiative, a Bay-Area-based non-profit dedicated…
