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We are honored to announce that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded Capital Link another three-year National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP) cooperative agreement. As a HRSA NTTAP since the late 1990’s, we have worked with nearly two-thirds of the nation’s 1,400 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to support them in effectively delivering high-quality comprehensive primary and preventative care, addressing public health issues and needs, and improving operational effectiveness and financial sustainability.

“Capital Link is committed to continuing to strengthen and support our nation’s FQHCs as they are a vital component of our country's health system,” says Becky Regan, Capital Link CEO. “We are grateful for the opportunity to continue our work alongside HRSA to fulfill the important mission of ensuring access to health care across all communities.”

This award enables Capital Link to continue to develop and deliver training and technical assistance for FQHCs without charge through our webinars and in-person trainings, learning collaboratives, and written resources, as well as offer targeted support. By providing expertise on capital project planning, performance improvement, strategic planning, and financing options like New Markets Tax Credits and the HRSA Loan Guarantee Program, we aim to help health centers optimize their operations so they can optimize patient health. Throughout this next three-year funding cycle, we are excited to also introduce new, innovative resources and trainings to support FQHCs in becoming financially and operationally resilient in order to meet the unique needs of their communities.

Capital Link welcomes Jessica Brooks as Chief Development Officer to our staff. In this role, Jess will help raise grant dollars to support Capital Link’s consulting work and field building around community health center sustainability and growth, as well as craft fundraising strategies. Jess joins us from Sunwealth, a clean energy investment firm focused on community-based solar projects, where she led capital development and oversaw communications and investor reporting. Prior to her role as Chief Development Officer at Sunwealth, she worked as Senior Vice President of Development and Communications at BlueHub Capital. Jess brings a wealth of experience in social impact philanthropy and community development finance, and we are excited to have her help further Capital Link’s mission of strengthening community health centers.

We have also recently added a new staff member, Samantha Brown, to our Advisory Services team. In this role, Samantha will provide technical assistance and project consulting to health centers, assisting with market assessments, forecasting, business plans, and NMTC financing deals. Prior to joining Capital Link, Samantha had roles consulting Fortune 500 companies on positioning and business development strategies, as well as working in affordable housing and community development.

Longtime staff members Dave Kleiber and Tony Skapinsky have both recently been promoted to Senior Project Consultants. Dave and Tony have both been with Capital Link since 2004 and have been instrumental to advising countless CHC capital projects in their nearly 20 years with our organization.

Working directly with health centers by providing various technical assistance, including market assessments, feasibility analyses, financial forecasts and business plans, Dave and Tony have assisted on innumerable projects from start to finish. They also specialize in providing support regarding structuring complex financings utilizing the NMTC program, with recent projects such as San Ysidro Health in California, Lifespan Health in Tennessee, Five Rivers Health Centers in Ohio, and El Dorado CHC in California, to name a few.

We are grateful to both Dave and Tony’s expertise and leadership on our Project Consulting Team and sharing their invaluable industry knowledge with our clients.

Capital Link and Capital Fund are excited to announce Rebecca (Becky) Regan as its new Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of longtime CEO, Allison Coleman, after nearly 30 years leading both organizations. Ms. Coleman will stay on as CEO over the summer to assist Regan's transition into her new role, and Regan will take the helm officially on September 1, 2022.

“What inspires me most about Becky is her drive, her creativity and curiosity and her commitment to improving the lives of low-income community residents,” Coleman said. “She is mission-driven at her core and has a deep interest in healthcare, FQHCs, and the ways they can partner with others to address the social determinants of health,” added James W. Hunt, Jr., Board Chair of both organizations.  

Regan brings 25 years of experience working in community development to drive social sector change, coming from a background in management, strategy, leadership, finance and capital raising. In addition to driving innovations in health and housing within a network of 100 non-profit housing organizations and CDFIs across the U.S. in her previous roles, she also has served on the Capital Fund Board of Directors since 2014. 

"I am honored to have been chosen to lead Capital Link and Capital Fund at a time in which the need for the growth and development of community health centers has never been greater. The two organizations uniquely combine the intellectual capabilities, data and insights from consulting work and access to capital resources. This combination creates rare opportunities for catalytic impact in the high-need communities health centers serve. I am excited to bring my energy and passion to both organizations, building on a strong foundation to inspire a new vision for the future,” she said of her drive for elevating Capital Link's mission. 

Regan's previous work experience includes nearly 10 years as Executive Vice President of the Housing Partnership Network in Boston, as well as serving as the President of the Loan Fund at BlueHub Capital (formerly Boston Community Loan Fund) in Boston, where she was responsible for setting strategy, hiring and managing a team of lenders and raising capital for lending.
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Over her expansive career focused on community development, she has raised over $400M in debt, financial equity, and grants for non-profit housing developers, CDFIs and social enterprises. As an executive leader she helped drive the creation of a $35M fund raised to purchase defaulted mortgages in low-income areas and work with homeowners to renegotiate their mortgage terms to allow them to stay in their homes at affordable monthly payments.

Regan was brought on as CEO following a national search by Koya Partners, an executive search firm that specializes in leading mission-driven searches at the senior level.