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Our Team
Sonia Garces is the President & CEO of the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, where she provides overall leadership and strategic direction for the organization. She oversees the implementation of the Alliance’s strategic plan, establishes programmatic priorities, and aligns human and financial resources to advance the organization’s mission and long-term goals. Amber ensures strong operating systems are in place to manage and report critical data, optimize information technology, and support effective board governance.She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and has completed a host of formal training programs for commercial lending, organization management, community development, and leadership throughout her career, including earning a certificate in Community Development Finance from Opportunity Finance Network and in Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations from Harvard Kennedy School.
Senior Vice President, Programs & Initiatives
Chavelle Sangokoya serves as Senior Vice President of Programs & Initiatives. Driven by her passion for economic development and racial equity, Chavelle is responsible for leading the Alliance’s Women-led Initiative as well as the African American Equity Scorecard. Over the past seven years, she has effectively facilitated focus groups and working sessions with community stakeholders and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) to collaboratively build solutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship. Leveraging her business operations and management background, Chavelle has designed and evaluated curriculum for early-stage entrepreneurs and launched a flagship rewards program that incentivizes Black entrepreneurs to work on their business and engage in local entrepreneur ecosystems.
Senior Vice President, Programs & Initiatives
Chavelle Sangokoya serves as Senior Vice President of Programs & Initiatives. Driven by her passion for economic development and racial equity, Chavelle is responsible for leading the Alliance’s Women-led Initiative as well as the African American Equity Scorecard. Over the past seven years, she has effectively facilitated focus groups and working sessions with community stakeholders and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) to collaboratively build solutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship.
Senior Vice President, Programs & Initiatives
Chavelle Sangokoya serves as Senior Vice President of Programs & Initiatives. Driven by her passion for economic development and racial equity, Chavelle is responsible for leading the Alliance’s Women-led Initiative as well as the African American Equity Scorecard. Over the past seven years, she has effectively facilitated focus groups and working sessions with community stakeholders and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) to collaboratively build solutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship.
Senior Vice President, Programs & Initiatives
Chavelle Sangokoya serves as Senior Vice President of Programs & Initiatives. Driven by her passion for economic development and racial equity, Chavelle is responsible for leading the Alliance’s Women-led Initiative as well as the African American Equity Scorecard. Over the past seven years, she has effectively facilitated focus groups and working sessions with community stakeholders and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) to collaboratively build solutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship.