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March 18th-19th: 2026 CDFI Coalition Institute General Sessions
Grand Ballroom, Washington Plaza HotelMarch 18th 5:30-6:30pm: Capitol Hill Briefing and Reception
Senate Dirksen Building, Room G50
50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC
**Please note if you are already registered for the Institute no RSVP for the Briefing/Reception is needed.**
This invitation can be shared with Members of Congress and Staff during Hill Meetings.
Materials for Scheduling Hill Meetings:
Conference Materials and Handouts:
Panels and Speaker Information
Advocacy Lessons from CDFI Leaders
Eileen Fitzgerald, Moderator
Thrusight Consulting
Amanda Blondeau
Northern Initiatives
Cathie Mahon
Inclusiv
Dafina Williams
Opportunity Finance Network
Jeannine Jacokes
Community Development Bankers Association
Understanding what Members of Congress and their Staff Need
Marybeth Nassif, Moderator
Jones Walker LLP
Panelists:
Andrew Grossman, House Ways and Means Committee
Josh Stull, House Agriculture Committee
Jacob Press, Senate Small Business Committee
Welcome & Sponsor Remarks
Kevin Goldsmith
JPMorgan Chase
Welcome & Sponsor Remarks
Shana Bartley
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Telling the Success of CDFIs: 2026 Progress Report Presentation
Paul Anderson
Rapoza Associates
Hannah Vargason
Center for Impact Finance, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Washington Update
Bob Rapoza
Rapoza Associates
Perspectives from Practitioners- Critical Issues for CDFIs in 2026
Amber Cordoba, Moderator
Arizona CDFI Network
Ayrianne Parks
Enterprise Community Partners
En Jung Kim
JPMorgan Chase
Matt Josephs
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Jason Friedman
Friedman Associates
Capitol Hill Community Development Briefing
Senate Dirksen Office Building (50 Constitution Ave NE), Room G50
Amanda Blondeau, Moderator
Northern Initiatives
Bill O'Brien
Primary Care Development Corporation
Nathaniel Henshaw
CEI Ventures
Pete Upton
Native CDFI Network
Terri Hendrix
Carolina Foothills Credit Union
Welcome & Sponsor Remarks
Aaron Seybert
The Kresge Foundation
Perspectives of CDFI Investors
Saurabh Narain, Moderator
National Community Investment Fund (NCIF)
Elissa Bard
Goldman Sachs
James Howard
Dudley Ventures
Leroy Abrahams
Regions Bank
Midterm Elections Outlook
Kyle Kondik
UVA Center for Politics
What is the Ownership Economy and How CDFIs can Participate
John Holdsclaw IV
Rochdale Capital and National Cooperative Bank
Amanda Trainor
Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union
Cynthia Aragon
Raza Development Fund
Lyneir Richardson
Chicago Trend
Thank you to all our 2026 Institute Sponsors:
