Our Team
Meet MEDA
Our Mission
Our mission to help BIPOC Entrepreneurs succeed drives our work. Our board of directors and staff bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and lived experience to the BIPOC Entrepreneurs we serve.
Executive
Leadership
Dorothy Bridges
President & CEO
Mesude Cingilli
CFO/VP of Finance
Adrian Ruddock
Vice President of Lending & Business Consulting
Advancement
& Marketing
Leann Kispert
Director of Marketing and Communications
Catherine McCarthy
Director of Development
Consulting
Solutions
Paul Yu
Senior Director of Business Consulting
Emnet Addo
Supplier Development Manager
Claudia Appel
Volunteer Accelerator Network Coordinator
Alivia Boddie
Volunteer Accelerator Network Manager
Muna Galbayte
Supplier Development Coordinator
George Jacobson
Director of MBDA Business Center
Haakon Lehn
Business Consulting Coordinator
Alex Masika
Business Consultant
Akalat Thao
Business Consultant
Financing
Solutions
Raynette Buerke
Loan Administration Manager
Liz-Ann Fraser
Loan Processor
Richard Juarez Jr.
Credit Analyst
Annette Kataraia
Loan Officer
Sandor Nagy
Loan Processor
Marie Ross
Loan Officer
Accounting
Ben Kamara
Senior Financial Analyst
Anas Tafish
Accountant
Information
Technology
Edward Jensen
IT Manager
Lensa Tolessa
IT Operations Coordinator
Seda Hadzibulic
IT Security Analyst
James Wong
Data Analyst
Operations
Gregory Donovan
Director of Operations
Nola Howitz
Office Manager
Tarsha Humpries
HR Generalist
Avie Dee Xiong
Executive Assistant & Board Liaison
Our Board
Together, we can grow MEDA to serve as a national best-in-class organization and go-to resource that is fiercely accountable to our mission of Helping BIPOC Entrepreneurs
Our Vision
Together, we can grow MEDA to serve as a national best-in-class organization and go-to resource that is fiercely accountable to our mission of Helping BIPOC Entrepreneurs