Jonathan is a seasoned social entrepreneur and innovator who has devoted his career to building and running community-based enterprises. He is committed to strategies that foster economic development through entrepreneurship and small enterprise development in low-wealth communities and building collaborations with private sector and non-profit partners to foster business development.
Prior to coming to the West Coast, he led the lending programs at the MACED in Berea, KY, a community development financial institution (CDFI) focused on viable but unbankable small businesses throughout Appalachian Kentucky. He was also the innovator behind a web-based employer-driven alternative to payday loan program that has been implemented throughout the region.
