About Us

The CDFI Friendly Evansville Region effort was developed by a group of local community, civic, nonprofit, and business leaders to learn more about the financial needs across our region and how CDFIs could help. This work is being funded by a broad group of foundations, corporations, and organizations seeking to expand access to capital for under-financed people and projects (see the list of supporters at the bottom of this page). CDFI Friendly Evansville Region was created in 2023 by CDFI Friendly America with the guidance and assistance of a local Working Group and under the oversight of an Advisory Group of local stakeholders committed to the mission of CDFI Friendly Evansville Region. In late 2023, our founding Board of Directors was elected. In February 2024, the Board and its Hiring Committee hired the founding Executive Director to lead the organization, Taylor Price.

Taylor Price

Founding Executive Director

Taylor Price is an Evansville native and University of Southern Indiana graduate. Taylor has an 11+ year tenure working in the banking and mortgage lending industry, with her previous role being a Senior Mortgage Loan Officer at Liberty Federal Credit Union. With a heart dedicated to community development, Price has worked with and held leadership roles in various nonprofit organizations in Evansville to help underserved communities. She is bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish, which is an asset to her continued goal of being an ally to all underserved community members.

Founding Board of Directors

Tom Moore — Chair

Director of Engagement
The Dream Center

Abraham Brown — Vice-Chair

Director of Latino Ministry
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church

Jared McIntosh — Vice-Chair

Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager
Fifth Third Bank

Roland Shelton — Vice-Chair

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic Business Partnership Officer
Old National Bank

Jill Carpenter — Secretary

President & CEO
Community Foundation Alliance

Mike Carroll — Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer
Heritage Federal Credit Union

Adrian Brooks

Pastor
Memorial Baptist Church

Alex Burton

City Council Member
City of Evansville

Bob Jones

Retired CEO & Chairman
Old National Bank

Connie Robinson

President
HMR Enterprises, Inc.

DeAndre Wilson

Co-Founder
Bedford Collab

Lloyd Winnecke

CEO
E-REP (Evansville Regional Economic Partnership)

CDFI Friendly Evansville Region

Supporters

  • Banterra Bank

  • Center Point Energy Foundation

  • Chapman Family Foundation

  • City of Evansville

  • Community Foundation Alliance

  • Regional Business Committee

  • Evansville Regional Economic Partnership

  • Fifth Third Bank

  • First Bank

  • First Federal Savings Bank

  • German American Bank

  • Heritage Federal Credit Union

  • John & Karen Cinelli

  • Legence Bank

  • Lisa & Bob Jones Family Foundation

  • Old National Bank

  • Vanderburgh County