Please RSVP for the annual meeting of members of the NYS CDFI Coalition which will be held on Zoom on Friday, June 23 from 12 - 1 p.m. 
 

Annual Meeting
Friday June 23, 2023 | 12 noon – 1:00 p.m.
 
AGENDA

• Call to Order – Linda MacFarlane
   
• Review of Minutes of 6/17/22 – Nancy Carin
   
• Report of Nominating Committee
  • Aisha Benson, Greg Maher, John Felton
     
• Election of Members
  • Renewals - Terms Expire June, 2023
    1. Aisha Benson
    2. Jessie Lee
    3. Greg Maher
    4. Melanie Stern
    5. Yanki Tshering
    6. Ian Benjamin (partial term, expires June, 2024)
    7. Tyra Johnson Hux (partial term, expires June, 2024)
    8. Michael Haynes (partial term, expires June, 2025)
        
• Election of Officers
  • President – Linda MacFarlane
  • Vice President – Aisha Benson
  • Secretary – Nancy Carin
  • Treasurer – John Felton
     
• President’s Report – Linda MacFarlane
   
• Treasurer’s Report – John Felton
   
• Committee Briefs
  • Membership – Aisha Benson, Melanie Stern
  • Sponsorships – Nancy Carin, Karen Haycox
  • Public Policy – Linda MacFarlane
  • Communications – Yanki Tshering, Jules Hebert
  • Program – Jessie Lee
• Guest Speaker
  • Barney Frank, Former Chair of US House Financial Services Committee
    1. The Riegle Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994;
    2. The Dodd-Frank Act's impact on consumer protection and the role of CDFIs;
    3. Lessons to be learned from the collapse of Signature Bank; on whose board he served;
    4. The need for enhanced deposit insurance for small businesses; and
    5. The negative impact of FDIC regulations on affordable housing investing.
        
• Old Business
   
• New Business
  • NY Green Bank’s Community Decarbonization Fund – Aisha Benson
     
• Adjournment