Strategic Development Solutions

MANAGEMENT AND STAFF

Deborah La Franchi, President & CEO (Full Bio)

MBA, University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management
M.A. Public Policy (MPP), Georgetown University.
B.A. Political Science & History, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Spearheads SDS as the national leader in the $10-$12 billion Double Bottom Line (DBL) real estate and business fund industry
  • Conceives and manages SDS' line of DBL/TBL private equity tools promoting prosperity/sustainability in low-income communities
  • Responsible for new business development, investor, and client relations and professional staff oversight
 
Monica Edwards, Consultant (Full Bio)

MBA, Clark Atlanta University
A.B. Economics, Princeton University

  • Provides consulting services for SDS' New Markets Tax Credit allocation
 
Kim La Franchi, Senior Associate (Full Bio)

M.A. Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology
B.A. Psychology, B.A. History, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Manages nonprofit client projects and assists in their capacity building and strategic fundraising efforts
  • Responsible for new business development and financial/programmatic growth strategies for nonprofit clients
  • Plays a key role in the evaluation, monitoring, and reporting of nonprofit client programs and initiatives
 
Kyle Walton, Vice President (Full Bio)

MBA, Washington University, John M. Olin School of Business
B.A. Business Administration, Morehouse College

  • Manages the National New Markets Fund and its $75 million allocation focusing on deal identification and capital deployment, compliance, and future New Markets Tax Credits allocations
  • Works with investors to structure investments and loans
  • Supports business development activities, including developing DBL and TBL funds
  • Monitors and strengthens second and third bottom line impacts of funds
 
Felicia Dueñas, Project Manager

MSW, University of California Los Angeles
B.A. Ethnic Studies, University of California San Diego

  • Plays a key role in implementing and managing client related activities and initiatives
  • Supports Senior Associate in grant writing, evaluation, monitoring, and reporting related nonprofit client projects
 
Cheryl Gregory, Research Associate

B.S. Environmental Policy and Behavior, University of Michigan

  • Manages the research and development of DBL and TBL funds
  • Oversees the market analysis and investment strategies for DBL and TBL funds
  • Supports research on TBL private equity product line
 
Sudi Gummi, Research Associate

B.S. Management Science, University of California, San Diego

  • Assists with the research and development of DBL funds and market analysis/investment strategies for DBL funds
  • Supports research on TBL private equity product line
 
Kent Hatch, Compliance Manager
  • Manages compliance and monitoring issues for National New Markets Fund’s $75 M NMTC in allocations.
  • Provides Implan community impact data for future, ongoing and past NNMF and SDS projects.
  • 2.5 years experience with day-to-day compliance activities under the NMTC program.