We are happy to welcome three highly qualified new staff members to our staff team:

Teresa Davis joined Community Vision in September as a Consulting Program Analyst. Before joining Community Vision, she worked for the City of Houston’s Housing & Community Development Department. Teresa holds a B.S. in Community Development from Portland State University with an emphasis in Housing & Economic Development.

Shobna Dhewant is a Senior Loan Officer. She joined Community Vision in October. Prior to joining Community Vision, Shobna served as the Director of Financial Empowerment Programs at Peninsula Family Service. She holds a B.A. in Economics from San Francisco State University, and an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University.

Janna Mancini joined Community Vision as a Development Associate in July. Before joining Community Vision, Janna worked as the Development Assistant and Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive at the Kurdish Human Rights Project in London. Janna holds a BA in Political Science from Fordham University and a MA in International Affairs from New School University.

Moving Up

We are pleased to announce that Consulting Analyst Karen Sullivan has been promoted to the position of Loan Officer. Karen joined Community Vision in 2008. Before joining Community Vision, Karen worked at the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) as a Compliance Monitoring Analyst.