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Capital Link's staff is comprised of dedicated professionals who are experienced in working with health centers to complete capital projects. Brief narratives describing the background and responsibilities of each staff person are included below: Allison Coleman, MBA Allison Coleman is one of the founders of Capital Link and is responsible for overseeing the organization’s services provided through eight offices located in Massachusetts, California, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Washington, and West Virginia. To date, Capital Link has assisted health centers in planning and obtaining financing for 188 capital projects totaling nearly $559 million. Ms. Coleman also serves as the Managing Director of the Community Health Center Capital Fund (CHCCF), a nonprofit organization that offers a tax-exempt bond and direct loan programs for health centers in Massachusetts. Her leadership at CHCCF led to the founding of Capital Link in 1998 to provide capital development expertise to health centers on a national basis. Prior to her work at CHCCF and Capital Link, Ms. Coleman worked for the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA, now MassDevelopment), an issuer of tax-exempt bonds for educational institutions, human service providers, and small businesses in the State of Massachusetts, while also serving as Vice President of MassCare Capital, a nonprofit development affiliate of MIFA. Ms. Coleman holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor's degree from Yale College. She is located in Capital Link’s Boston, Massachusetts office. Susan
Petrie, MBA Susan Petrie oversees the management of all financial, administrative and information systems functions at Capital Link. Since joining Capital Link in 2005, her overall responsibilities include coordinating operations at Capital Link's nine offices, overseeing the organization's accounting and financial reporting, contracts and grants management, payroll and human resources functions, budgeting, technology and information systems and office services. Ms. Petrie has extensive experience in all aspects of finance, accounting, and budgeting. Prior to joining Capital Link she was publisher of MIT’s Sloan Management Review journal where she directed editorial, circulation, and business operations and managed a staff of ten. At International Data Group, a $3 billion global information services provider, Ms. Petrie managed worldwide financial planning and analysis in her role as corporate vice president and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Petrie earned an MBA and BS/Finance with highest honors from Babson College and is located in Capital Link’s Boston office.
Crystal Chappell Crystal Chappell joined Capital Link in April 2009 as an Administrative and Accounting Assistant. She is responsible for processing all accounts payable and various administrative tasks. Prior to joining Capital Link, Crystal worked as a Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator at a large Boston based e-commerce company. Her responsibilities included full cycle AP duties and management of 215 supplier accounts. Crystal holds a B.A. in Sociology from Emmanuel College in Boston MA. She is located in the Boston office. Joseph
Moldovan Joseph (Joey)
Moldovan joined Capital Link in January 2004. Since that time, Mr.
Moldovan has held various positions in Capital Link’s Administration and
Finance department. In his current role as Operations Manager &
Financial Analyst Mr. Moldovan ensures the smooth day-to-day
operations of all Capital Link offices, develops and analyzes reports
tracking operational performance, administers all human resources and
benefits programs, assists with recruiting and training new employees, and
processes payroll. Mr. Moldovan is
currently working on his Bachelor of Science degree in Management with a
concentration in Finance at the University of Massachusetts – Boston.
He plans to have completed his degree by May 2011. Prior to joining
Capital Link, Mr. Moldovan worked at The Home for Little Wanderers in various
administrative capacities. Mr.
Moldovan is located in the Boston office.
Anna Nakib Anna Nakib joined
Capital Link as a Senior Accountant in July 2008. She is responsible for all the
functions related to accounts receivable including processing all A/R
invoices, Engagement Agreement tracking, HRSA and USDA billing, NMTC and CHCCF
accounting and generating monthly financial statements. Prior to joining
Capital Link, Anna worked for both profit and non-profit organizations. She was
a Staff Accountant in Charms Collaborative which is a non-profit organization
helping special needs students. She also worked for a real estate company as a
Property Accountant where she handled accounting for 30 properties and after
that she worked for Forensic Health Services where she managed both profit and
non-profit accounting as an Accountant.
Anna received her
Bachelor of Commerce, major in Accounting from Concordia University, Montreal,
Canada. She is located in Capital
Link’s Boston office. Data Resources & Services Falayi
Adu, MS, MPH Before joining the Community Health Center Capital Fund (one of Capital Link's founding partners) in June 1998, Mr. Adu worked as a project expert and consultant for the Health Division of the German Technical Cooperation Agency where he was responsible for several health and socioeconomic data collection and evaluation surveys. He also supervised capital development projects of primary health facilities including space planning, proposal review, contractor selection, budget and schedule monitoring and regular site inspection visits. Falayi Adu has extensive experience in primary health care project management, financial performance assessment of health centers and in the development, implementation and evaluation of operational research surveys. He is instrumental in refining and maintaining Capital Link’s financial and statistical database on community health centers. Mr. Adu is involved in the evaluation of the financial capacity of health centers nationally, the review of business plans, the identification of federal, state, local and private financing resources. He assists partner organizations in the analysis of capital needs of community health centers, and participates in national and regional facility development seminars. Mr. Adu holds a Master's Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Health Care Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is located in Capital Link's Maryland office. Mohamet Diop Mohamet Diop joined Capital Link as a Financial Analyst in May 2009. Mr.
Diop is responsible for researching and assembling
data, preparing financial analyses, and assisting in the compilation of
business plans and forecasts. Mr. Diop is also responsible for creating data
briefs and reports, as well as preparing analyses and presentations to help
health centers and other relevant parties understand and use the findings.
Loan Fund Mary Ann Wayne, MSF
Marketing & Project Consulting Mark
Lurtz Prior to joining Capital Link, Mr. Lurtz served as
Economic Development Specialist for the Economic Development Council for In addition, Mr. Lurtz has training in marketing and over four years experience working as a Market Research Analyst for DIMAC Direct and a Marketing Coordinator for RBF-St. Louis. Mr. Lurtz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration - Marketing from Central Missouri State University. He is located in Capital Link's Missouri office. Peg
Underhill, MBA
Peg
Underhill joined Capital Link in November 2009. She is responsible for
implementing Capital Link’s marketing strategy and creating a range of
communications materials to support the organization’s mission.
Prior to
joining Capital Link, Ms. Underhill held marketing and fund development roles
for a variety of industries. She worked as a marketing consultant for Fidelity
Investments, a marketing and communications director for Allmerica Financial,
and an advertising director for Talbots. In the non-profit sector, she managed
institutional and corporate giving for Hale Reservation and had fundraising and
public relations positions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Ms.
Underhill received an MBA from Boston University and is located at Capital
Link’s Boston office. David Kleiber, MBA Prior to joining Capital Link in May 2004, David Kleiber held various positions at Cascadia Revolving Fund, a Community Development Financial Institution based in the Pacific Northwest. There he was a Portfolio Manager, Senior Lender and then Associate Director before designing and implementing Cascadia's Rural Development Investment Fund (RDIF), starting in 1996. The RDIF is a quasi-equity source of high risk capital for manufacturing businesses located in the rural areas of Washington and Oregon. Mr. Kleiber also worked in the wood products industry and as an Assistant Vice President at Rainier National Bank, Seattle, in their Corporate Banking Group. From there, he spent three years in Nepal serving in the Peace Corps and working with the World Bank and United Nations Development Program. Mr. Kleiber earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and later went on to obtain his MBA from the University of Washington. Mr. Kleiber is located in Capital Link's Seattle office. Laura
Brogni Koundinya,
MBA Laura Brogni Koundinya joined Capital Link in July 2002. In her consultant role, Ms. Koundinya works directly with health centers by providing a variety of technical assistance, including market assessments, feasibility analyses, financial forecasts and business plans. Ms. Koundinya also works with state primary care associations to provide data analysis and program development related to community health center capital projects. Before joining Capital Link, Ms. Koundinya worked as a healthcare lender at FleetBoston Financial. Prior to joining the bank, she worked at the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy analyzing the financial health of hospitals using data from audited financial statements and other sources. Ms. Koundinya also worked in Global Risk Management for Banker's Trust in New York for a number of years. Ms. Koundinya holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Finance from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and a Master's degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Health Care Management from Boston University. She is located in Capital Link's Maryland office. Cindy Barr, RN Cindy Barr is a project consultant with Capital Link, a non-profit organization that provides capital-related technical assistance to health centers and Primary Care Associations on a national basis. Ms. Barr specializes in assisting health centers translate program and staffing objectives into functional spaces organized utilizing the operational model most effective within their community. Ms. Barr can work with health centers from pre-planning through activation of new, expanded or renovated facilities. A nurse by training, Ms. Barr has extensive experience in health care delivery and health center facility management and space planning. Prior to joining Capital Link, she was Operations Director for Shenandoah Valley Medical System, Inc. (SVMS) in Martinsburg, West Virginia. In this capacity she held primary responsibility for Program and Facilities Development, including the expansion of three satellite service sites and the transition of five service sites to one 48,000 SF consolidated ambulatory care facility. Prior to her role as Operations Director, Ms. Barr was the Director for Shenandoah Maternity Center, a midwifery-model comprehensive perinatal service operated by SVMS. Ms. Barr has also worked as an acute care staff nurse, nurse educator and in various roles in campus and long-term care facilities. She holds a BA from Shepherd College in West Virginia and a Certificate in Healthcare Administration from West Virginia University and operates out of Capital Link's West Virginia office. Jonathan Chapman, MBA Jonathan Chapman works directly with individual health centers in providing technical assistance with market research, planning and obtaining financing for capital projects. Mr. Chapman also works with state primary care associations to provide data analysis and program development related to community health center capital projects. Before joining Capital Link in early 2007, Mr. Chapman served for eight years within Louisiana's Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health. During this time he was involved in cost analysis, software and database implementation, health indicator and demographic research, Medicaid data decision support system (DSS) and economic modeling. He also developed the annual Parish Data Source Book, introduced and advanced various geographic information system (GIS) capabilities and was engaged in numerous recovery efforts related to the 2005 hurricanes. Prior to his state government experience, Mr. Chapman spent five years in hospital and retail pharmacy management. He has earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and Master of Business Administration degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. He is located in Capital Link's Baton Rouge, Louisiana office. Terry
Glasscock Terry Glasscock joined Capital Link in October, 2005 as a Project Consultant. He provides a variety of capital development services to community health centers in New England. Prior to joining Capital Link Mr. Glasscock was CEO of the HealthChange Institute, a Boston area health care think tank, where he continues to serve as Senior Fellow. He has many years experience in banking as a commercial bank CEO. He also founded a nationwide commercial mortgage banking company that he operated for fifteen years. Mr. Glasscock has served in government both as an elected official and as Deputy Secretary for the Department on Aging in a Midwestern state. Mr. Glasscock received a post-graduate degree in Business with a focus on finance from Kansas State University, in Manhattan, KS and is based in Capital Link's Boston office. Alex
Hassinger, MPP, GCRED Alex has a broad range of experience in real estate finance. He was a project manager for a mixed-income housing developer, where he modeled historic rehabilitation tax credit financing along with affordable housing loan programs and traditional financing. He also has experience in affordable housing asset management with a large national syndicator of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties. Alex received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Williams College. Most recently he completed his graduate studies at the University of Michigan. He received a Master of Public Policy and Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development. At Michigan, he also enjoyed teaching an undergraduate economics course to public policy majors. Alex is located at Capital Link's Boston office. Joe
McKelvey Joe McKelvey joined Capital Link in May, 2005. Mr. McKelvey works on an individual basis with Community Health Centers (CHCs) to determine strategies for accessing capital from federal government resources. Mr. McKelvey works to identify historically underfunded states and congressional districts and helps connect CHCs in identified areas with their political resources. Mr. McKelvey also works closely with all Capital Link clients to determine health centers’ federal funding possibilities. Where opportunities exist, Mr. McKelvey helps guide and coordinate CHCs through the entire application process from the initial planning stages until the receipt of federal funds. Prior to joining Capital Link, Mr. McKelvey served as Senior Legislative Assistant to various Members of Congress. In that role, he specialized in identifying sources of federal funding and connecting local projects with those funding streams. Mr. McKelvey also assisted Members before the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Government Reform Committees with health care and environmental issues. Mr. McKelvey received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and works out of Capital Link’s Washington, D.C. office.
Rebecca Polan, MBA Rebecca Polan joined Capital Link in July 2009 as Associate Project Consultant. Prior to that she was the program coordinator for the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, a state- funded initiative that provides planning and capital grants to nonprofit arts organizations considering facilities maintenance or expansion projects. At the fund Rebecca provided grant counseling and technical assistance focused on proactive facilities planning and organizational capacity to undertake capital projects. Rebecca received her MBA with concentrations in Nonprofit Management and Marketing from Boston University, and a bachelors of Science degree from University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She is located in Capital Link's Boston office. Tony Skapinsky, MBA Tony Skapinsky joined the staff of Capital Link as a Project Consultant in May 2004. In this capacity, Mr. Skapinsky works directly with health centers by providing a variety of technical assistance, including market assessments, feasibility analyses, financial forecasts and business plans. Mr. Skapinsky also works with state primary care associations to provide data analysis and program development related to community health center capital projects. Prior to Capital Link, Mr. Skapinsky worked for five years as a Business Lender for Cascadia Revolving Fund, a community development financial institution located in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Skapinsky’s background also includes a position as Deputy Director/Program Director with the Alistar Foundation, in which he oversaw several community enterprise development programs in rural Nicaragua. In the late 1980’s, Mr. Skapinsky spent several years with the US Peace Corps in Costa Rica as a Cooperative Business Consultant before becoming Program Manager for USAID’s rural community facility grant program in Costa Rica. Mr. Skapinsky received an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He is located in Capital Link's California office. Dan Woodman Dan Woodman joined Capital Link in May, 2007. In his consultant role, Mr. Woodman works directly with health centers by providing a variety of technical assistance, including market assessments, feasibility analyses, financial forecasts and business plans. He also works with state primary care associations to provide data analysis and program development related to community health center capital projects. Before joining Capital Link, Mr. Woodman was the Vice President of Investments for a Community Development Financial Institution focused on the provision of capital to small businesses for start-up or expansion purposes He also has many years of experience in real estate valuation and finance. Mr. Woodman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He also holds certification Economic Development Finance and is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser. He is located in Capital Link's Boston office. Strategic Projects Amy Harbaugh, MBA As the Director of Strategic Projects, Actively participating in the
development of Capital Link since it inception, Ms. Harbaugh began as its
second employee in October, 1995 as the Director of Lending of the Community
Health Center Capital Fund, one of Capital Link’s founding organizations.
Ms. Harbaugh also served as Capital Link’s Senior Director of Project
Consulting, leading the team of Project Consultants who providing consulting
services to health centers and Primary Care Associations. Ms. Harbaugh was also an adjunct professor at the Harvard School of
Public Health, where she taught a course in the Financial Management of
Healthcare Organizations for several years before moving to the Ms. Harbaugh received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Economics from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Yale School of Management. A native of Pennsylvania, Ms. Harbaugh is located in Capital Link's Bethesda, Maryland office. |
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