Our Team
Meet MEDA
Our Mission
Our mission to help underserved entrepreneurs succeed drives our work.
Guided by deep experience and expertise, our board of directors and staff are dedicated to the empowerment and success of the entrepreneurs and communities we serve.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Dorothy Bridges
President & CEO
Mesude Cingilli
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Adrian Ruddock
Vice President of Lending & Business Consulting
ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING
Leann Kispert
Director of Marketing and Communications
Catherine McCarthy
Director of Development
Arati Prasad
Content Strategist
BUSINESS CONSULTING SOLUTIONS
Emnet Addo
Supplier Development Manager
Alivia Boddie
Volunteer Accelerator Network Manager
Muna Galbayte
Supplier Development Coordinator
George Jacobson
Director of MBDA Business Center
Sooki Jalali
Business Consultant
Haakon Lehn
Business Consulting Coordinator
Alex Masika
Business Consultant
FINANCING & CAPITAL SOLUTIONS
Charles Adair
Sr. Loan Officer
Raynette Buerke
Loan Administration Manager
Liz-Ann Fraser
Loan Processor
Annette Kataraia
Loan Officer
Marie Ross
Loan Officer
ACCOUNTING
Ben Kamara
Senior Financial Analyst
Catherine Rossini
Controller
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Edward Jensen
Director of Information Technology
Hyundo Cho
Jr. Data Analyst
Lensa Tolessa
IT Operations Coordinator
James Wong
Data Analyst
OPERATIONS
Gregory Donovan
Director of Operations
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 underserved 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 underserved entrepreneurs