Locus
Cheryl (Anderson) Smith is a seasoned accounting and business professional with extensive experience in various roles. Currently a Staff Accountant at Locus since November 2022, Cheryl previously served as an Advisor at Stornoway - Business and Policy Advisors from December 2020 to 2023. Additional experience includes working as a Grant Processor/Mentor at Virginia Community Capital - VCC and Rebuild VA from August 2020 to November 2022, and as a Business Manager at the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience from April 2016 to June 2020. Earlier in their career, Cheryl held the position of Financial Services Associate at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute from 2008 to April 2016 and owned Merle Norman Cosmetics in Christiansburg, VA, from January 2001 to March 2007. Cheryl's tenure at Hubbell Lighting from July 1993 to August 2000 included roles in Inventory Management, Materials Management, and Inside Sales and Quotations. Cheryl holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Virginia Tech, earned between 1985 and 1990.
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Locus
We create equitable access to capital by developing community partnerships and innovative tools that tackle systemic challenges and advance promising opportunities. We believe we must understand the unique challenges of every community we work with to find a solution that meets their unique needs. Too often, community development organizations attempt to “fix” a place without the partnerships or time spent to fully grasp the opportunities and assets that exist. The fact is that communities know best what they need but often lack the necessary resources to drive impactful change. We believe working as a unified community development organization puts us in a unique position to go deep in partnership with communities to help them achieve the long-term, equitable prosperity they envision. Our process starts with finding like-minded partners in a place. We want to talk to the organizations who already understand community strengths, needs, and visions. Once we know who the changemakers are, we listen. As our potential role in realizing those visions takes shape, we offer our unique expertise, products, and services as tools to make real impact possible. We envision a world in which people and places have the capital and ecosystem partners needed to realize prosperous futures.