Nor-Cal FDC
Dr. Marie Roberts De La Parra, known as Dr. Thought, is an accomplished Executive Leadership Coach and Chief Thought Officer at WAIT A GREEN MINUTE, where a focus on empowering leaders through personalized coaching and innovative strategies is central to the mission. With over a decade of experience in leadership coaching across various organizations, Dr. Roberts De La Parra has contributed as an author, lecturer, and committee member, including roles at 50 Possibilities for Increasing Your Personal-Power and UC Berkeley Extension. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Education in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco and a Master's Degree in Community Development Policy and Practice from UNH Carsey School of Public Policy, supplemented by certificates from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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Nor-Cal FDC
Nor- Cal FDC’s mission is to drive the local economy by supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs through access to capital. Their lending, banking, and technology partners provide greater access to a variety of sources of capital to small business owners in Northern California, Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area. In 2014-15, Nor-Cal FDC was recognized by the U.S Treasury as a leader of providing capital access to businesses in Low-to-Moderate income communities. Nor-Cal FDC was also recognized by the State of California for its loan portfolio diversity that includes minorities and women. Per the State of California annual production reports, Nor-Cal FDC had accounted for over 40% for the entire state of guarantees to minority borrowers and over 30% to women owned businesses.