Meet Our Team

Administration Finance Lending Marketing Apex Training

At UCEDC, our team is your partner in success. With decades of collective experience in small business development, we bring deep expertise and a passion for empowering entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey.

Administration

Adam Farrah

President

Erich Peter

Executive Vice President

Candida Sadigh

Manager of Operations & Fundraising

Lizzette Dominguez

Administrative Assistant

Finance Department

Sanjay Malik

Controller

Nagina Grandison

Staff Accountant

Julie T. Gutierrez

Staff Accountant

Lending Department

Elizabeth Williams

Vice President, Lending

Mark Leichtling

Director of Microlending

Diana Henriquez

Director of Portfolio Management

Fernando Dager

Loan Officer

Gordon Hunziker

Loan Officer

Vera Correia

Loan Portfolio Assistant

Marketing Department

Stacy Thomas

Director of Marketing and DEI

Brenda Famurewa

Marketing Assistant

APEX Accelerator Department

Nadine Clark

Director of Procurement Programs

Jennifer Garofolo

Procurement Specialist

Training Department

Joseph Lamberti

Director of Training

Alejandro Cruz

Training Officer (South)

Mary Adelman

Business Counselor

Timothy Moore

Program Coordinator

Tanesha Halstead

Training Officer (North)