As a manager in the underwriting group, LeNola (she/her) is responsible for driving projects forward from early-stage conversations through to closing. This includes structuring loans to fit the specific needs of the borrower, underwriting, and assisting in the loan closing process. Most importantly, she helps ensure NFF’s financing is aligned with its mission and strategic direction of supporting community-centered nonprofits, including those led by and serving people of color.
Prior to NFF, LeNola worked for large asset managers, including Fidelity Investments, MFS, and State Street Bank, for over two decades. She was a research analyst covering bonds backed by commercial real estate mortgages, other loans, and assets.
She graduated from Bryant University with a double concentration in applied actuarial mathematics and computer information systems and a minor in sociology. At the time LeNola joined NFF, she was a CFA®️ charterholder.