Lolita founded FUND Consulting in 2000 and is a recognized leader in the CDFI industry. With a background in public service management and urban planning, she has guided the firm’s growth and strategic direction. Her expertise includes strategic planning, nonprofit business development, and CDFI banking. Lolita has worked in the CDFI industry since the passage of the Riegle Act of 1994 and served on the first BEA help desk. She was also an author of the first Native American Lending Study. She has presented at numerous industry conferences and webinars, taught strategic planning at the graduate level, and published work on Tax Increment Financing and CDFI deployment strategies. She has also been quoted on topics including fundraising ethics and consumer adoption of technology in banking. Lolita holds a BA in Slavic Languages and Literature from Indiana University and an MS in Public Service Management from DePaul University, where she was a Chaddick Graduate Scholar in Metropolitan Planning through the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Planning.
If you are a nonprofit or government organization interested in CDFI services please contact Lolita at lsereleas@fundconsulting.com.