Staff Directory: Community Development

Leadership

Sydney Diavua

Vice President and Community Affairs Officer

Sydney’s Bio | Sydney.Diavua@stls.frb.org
William M. Rodgers III

Vice President of Community Development Research

William’s Bio | William.Rodgers@stls.frb.org

Community Development Outreach

Samantha (Sam) Evans

Regional Outreach Manager, Little Rock Zone

Sam’s Bio | Samantha.Evans@stls.frb.org
Norman Jones III

Community Development Advisor, Memphis Zone

Norman’s Bio | Norman.Jones@stls.frb.org
Lisa Locke

Community Development Advisor, Bank on National Data Hub

Lisa’s Bio | Lisa.Locke@stls.frb.org
Neelu Panth

Community Development Strategist, St. Louis Zone

Neelu’s Bio | Neelu.Panth@stls.frb.org
Faith Weekly

Community Development Advisor, Louisville Zone

Faith’s Bio | Faith.E.Weekly@stls.frb.org

Community Development Research

Nishesh Chalise

Senior Manager

Nishesh’s Bio | Nishesh.Chalise@stls.frb.org

Research interests: workforce development, economic conditions in low- and moderate-income communities, system dynamics modeling
Liz Deichmann

Senior Researcher

Liz’s Bio | Liz.Deichmann@stls.frb.org

Research interests: consumer credit access, financial well-being, housing
Mike Eggleston

Senior Researcher

Mike’s Bio | Michael.C.Eggleston@stls.frb.org

Research interests: financial well-being, community development finance
Nicole Summers-Gabr

Senior Researcher

Nicole’s Bio | Nicole.Summers-Gabr@stls.frb.org

Research interests: AI and the health care workforce, AI adoption in rural health care

Special Projects and Strategic Support

Sarah Cramer

Manager

Sarah’s Bio | Sarah.M.Cramer@stls.frb.org
Melissa Kueker

Communications Specialist

Melissa’s Bio | Melissa.Kueker@stls.frb.org
Britt Falker

Senior Administrative Assistant

Britt’s Bio | Britt.Falker@stls.frb.org

Research Fellows

Julie Birkenmaier

Research Fellow

Julie’s Bio | Julie.Birkenmaier@slu.edu
Jeffrey P. Cohen

Research Fellow

Jeffrey’s Bio | Jeffrey.Cohen@business.uconn.edu
Michael Dong

Research Fellow

Michael’s Bio | MichaelDong@missouristate.edu
John J. Green

Research Fellow

John’s Bio | John.Green@msstate.edu
Heidi Hartmann

Research Fellow

Heidi’s Bio | Hartm@american.edu
Sean Joe

Research Fellow

Sean’s Bio | SJoe@wustl.edu
Alice L. Kassens

Research Fellow

Alice’s Bio | Kassens@roanoke.edu
Lina Moe

Research Fellow

Lina’s Bio | Odelina@gmail.com
Ryan Parsons

Research Fellow

Ryan’s Bio | Parsons@olemiss.edu