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Kristine Alvarez

Kristine Alvarez (she/her) is a Senior Director in the Consulting Department at NFF, bringing over 20 years of experience in strengthening financial management practices across the nonprofit sector. Grounded in a deep commitment to community service and a clear understanding of the operational challenges nonprofits face, Kristine is known for her ability to translate complex &hellip

Jennifer Kawar

Jennifer leads the development of impact-first funds that create affordable housing, support economic and workforce development, and expand community-based programs in underserved communities. She offers insights and approaches from 30 years of financial markets experience to raise and deliver investment capital that is flexible for developers, service providers and social innovators. Prior to joining NFF, &hellip

Sherr Lo

Sherr is part of NFF’s consulting practice, where she collaborates closely with members of her consulting team and other client-oriented NFF departments, to support nonprofit leaders, funders and social sector advocates understand the role of finance in sustaining their vision, mission and strategy. For over a decade, Sherr has worked closely with social sector leaders &hellip

Jina Paik

Jina Paik (she/her) heads NFF’s Learning & Impact department, which leads the adoption of learning practices and impact measurement across the organization. Since its formation in 2021, she’s overseen the development of NFF’s theory of change, advanced impact measurement to support the strategic plan, launched new learning protocols, and created an organization-wide learning culture framework. &hellip

Alexandra Chan

Alex (she/her) is a Senior Director with NFF’s consulting team. She partners with nonprofit leaders and funders to strengthen the financial capacity of social sector organizations through planning and analysis, research, strategic thought partnership and training. Prior to joining NFF in 2013, Alex supported the implementation and growth of health and nutrition education programs at &hellip

Onika Lewis

Onika Lewis is Vice President of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program at Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), where she oversees strategy, capital raising, deployment, underwriting, compliance, and asset management. She has over 12 years of NMTC experience and has deployed $189 million in allocation to high-impact projects nationwide. Prior to joining NFF in 2014, &hellip

Farhin Zaman

Farhin Zaman (she/her) is a strategic operations leader and systems thinker with over a decade of experience at the intersection of technology, organizational strategy, and social impact. As Senior Director of Operations and IT at Nonprofit Finance Fund, she leads the enterprise-wide management of data systems and technology infrastructure to drive cross-functional initiatives, strengthen data &hellip

Jennifer Talansky

Jen (she/her) heads the Marketing & Communications department, which develops and shares accessible resources for the nonprofit sector, and uses NFF’s platforms to advocate for more equitable nonprofit funding practices. Jen also manages and partners on large projects that contribute new knowledge about nonprofit finance, including NFF’s State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey, a widely &hellip

Joshua Twisselman

Josh (he/him) oversees NFF’s Development Operations, designing and maintaining systems and processes to drive business development, inform strategic decision-making, maintain accurate financial forecasts, and support reporting and compliance activities. Previously, he worked with a variety of international development organizations, including with Baja Project in El Barril, Mexico, and during his Peace Corps service in Madagascar. &hellip