Vikki Frank is the founding director of Credit Builders Alliance - an innovative social enterprise nonprofit creating new solutions for financially underserved families in the U.S. to build credit and assets. She has 15 years experience creating wealth building and anti-poverty solutions for international, national and community-based organizations throughout the Americas and Africa. Vikki comes to CBA from the Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund where she helped certify and underwrite federal funding for CDFIs as well as strengthen Native CDFIs. Prior, Vikki worked at the Latino Economic Development Corporation as business program manager and IDA coordinator. She also worked nationally with US Department of Health and Human Services to help nonprofits build their capacity to offer effective financial education, IDAs, and asset building in underserved communities. Vikki has worked with over 600 community-based organizations providing technical assistance, training, and consulting to build their capacity around financial services. She is recognized for her expertise in adapting mainstream asset-building strategies to diverse population. Vikki also worked with the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis of the University of Southern California to expand university participation in education IDAs. She holds an undergraduate degree from McGill University and a policy degree from Columbia University.

Vanessa Carter, NonProfit Relationship Manager

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Vanessa is the Nonprofit Relationship Manager for CBA, where she has worked since April 2010.  Vanessa spent the past 3 years working for ThinkImpact, a DC based nonprofit that connects American students with rural villages in Africa to build social businesses. She led ThinkImpact’s flagship Global Development Internship program in Kenya and South Africa to facilitate new projects and to measure the impact of past projects. Vanessa is a recipient of the Projects for Peace fellowship and spent the summer of 2008 establishing a community center in Makrepeni, South Africa to improve access to entrepreneurial opportunities for women. Prior, Vanessa worked for the Women's Foreign Policy Group and studied in Santiago, Chile at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Vanessa graduated from Claremont McKenna College (CMC) with a BA in international relations and government. Vanessa is originally from Phoenix, AZ and currently lives in Washington, DC.

Ryun Miller, Membership Manager

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Ryun Miller joined CBA in January 2008 to provide ongoing support for all aspects of CBA Reporter. Prior to joining CBA, he worked with a housing developer in St. Louis, Missouri, coordinating the construction and financing of historic houses. Additionally, Ryun taught English as a Second Language in Brooklyn, NY at the Academy of Urban Planning. In his free time, Ryun enjoys traveling to Nicaragua and Ecuador, playing soccer, and rehabbing his home. He holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.