New St. Louis Fed CDAC Board Members Announced

The St. Louis Fed announced the members of the 2013 Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC). These members are experts in community and economic development and financial education, and they complement the information developed through outreach by the District's community development staff. Current appointees are:

• Joe W. Barker
  Executive Director
  Southwest Tennessee Development District
  Jackson, Tenn.
• Whitney Bishop
  Executive Director
  Southern Indiana Asset Building Coalition
  Jeffersonville, Ind.
• Tamika Edwards
  Director of Public Policy
  Southern Bancorp Community Partners
  Little Rock, Ark.
• Brian Fogle
  President and CEO
  Community Foundation of the Ozarks
  Springfield, Mo.
• George Hartsfield
  Community Volunteer
  Jefferson City, Mo.
• David C. Howard, Jr.
  Vice President of Equity
  Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises Inc. (FAHE)
  Berea, Ky.
• Edgardo Mansilla
  Executive Director
  Americana Community Center
  Louisville, Ky.
• Paulette Meikle
  Assistant Professor, Sociology and Community Development
  Delta State University
  Cleveland, Miss.
• Joe Neri
  President
  IFF
  Chicago, Ill.
• Ines Polonius
  Executive Director
  alt.Consulting Inc.
  Pine Bluff, Ark.
• Eric Robertson
  President
  Community LIFT
  Memphis, Tenn.
• Royce A. Sutton
  Vice President and Community Development Manager
  Fifth Third Bank
  St. Louis, Mo.
• Elizabeth Trotter
  Senior Vice President/CRA Director
  IBERIABANK
  Lafayette, La.
• Cary Tyson
  Deputy Director
  Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
  Little Rock, Ark.
• Keith Turbett
  First Vice President and Community Development Manager, Memphis and Nashville Regions
  SunTrust
  Memphis, Tenn.
• Johanna Wharton
  Executive Vice President
  Grace Hill Settlement House
  St. Louis, Mo.
• Deborah Williams
  Chief Executive Officer
  HANDS Inc.
  Bowling Green, Ky.

Seven members of the CDAC board have completed their terms and are stepping down this year: Rev. Adrian Brooks, Brian Dabson, Trinita Logue, Sara Oliver, Kevin Smith, Emily Trenholm and Sherece West. We extend our sincere gratitude to these members, and are honored to have worked with this wonderful group of leaders.