EBALDC Appoints Community Development Champion and Philanthropist Agnes Ubalde to its Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2022
EBALDC Appoints Community Development Champion and Philanthropist Agnes Ubalde to its Board of Directors
Ubalde to Oversee EBALDC’s Fundraising and Communications Strategies
Oakland, CA—EBALDC announced today the appointment of Agnes Ubalde to the Board of Directors. Ubalde will chair the Resource Development and Communication (RDC) Committee. She joins a diverse board of 18 members.
Agnes Ubalde is the Senior Vice President at PNC Bank for Community Development Banking in California. She leverages the bank’s loans, grant investments, financial inclusion tools, and technical expertise to support local and regional-based nonprofits, for-profits, and community partners targeting low-to-moderate-income and distressed communities.
Agnes Ubalde
Senior Vice President, PNC Bank for Community Development Banking in California
Ubalde is a highly accomplished and seasoned cross-sector leader with over 30 years of experience spanning corporate, community philanthropy, government, and social innovation to advance economic inclusion, racial equity, and social justice through data-driven systems change and public policy. Before PNC, she held positions with BBVA, Wells Fargo, City and County of San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office, Alameda County General Services Agency, and Deloitte Consulting.
“I am thrilled that Agnes Ubalde has joined EBALDC’s Board of Directors,” said Sean Sullivan, EBALDC’s Board Chairman. “An El Cerrito resident, she’s coming on the board as we implement our strategic refresh, building on our healthy communities work and expanding beyond Oakland,” he continued. “A consummate leader, she brings an incredible breadth of knowledge and contacts that will be essential to EBALDC.”
“I am excited to work with the board and staff to help raise and leverage sustainable funding aligned with EBALDC’s strategic commitment to communities we serve,” said Ubalde.
Before joining the board, Ubalde volunteered as an expert on the Resource Development and Communications Committee for two years. She now chairs the committee that oversees EBALDC’s fundraising and communications strategies.
EBALDC’s CEO, Andy Madeira, commented, “Agnes brings an amazing range of experience and strategic thinking – local policy, philanthropy, and banking and finance – a perfect fit as EBALDC rises to help our communities meet the challenges of lack of affordable housing and the devastating impacts of this ongoing pandemic.”
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The East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) is a nonprofit community development organization celebrating over 47 years of bringing people and resources together to build healthy, vibrant, and safe neighborhoods where everyone has a place to call home. EBALDC partners with residents and local leaders to co-create neighborhood solutions, so everyone plays a role in shaping their future and strengthening their community fabric. EBALDC is one of the region’s leading affordable housing developers and serves more than 6,000 people and 114 small businesses and nonprofits annually. For more information, visit www.ebaldc.org. Find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @EBALDC
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