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NATIONAL DIVERSITY COALITION

is an empowering voice for our nation's minority and low-income communities at every level of government and within the business community. National Diversity Coalition (NDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation comprised of community, Faith-based, and nonprofit leader from many of our nation's leading African American, Asian, and Latino advocacy and civic organizations, as well as leadership from major minority and women-oriented national groups, united under a new definition of diversity and inclusion that reinforces greater opportunity, empowerment, and financial equality for underserved and minority communities. Through its members' many years of collective experience, the NDC has built a strong and broad-based network of strategic partnerships that bring together individuals with diverse and tremendous competencies working towards a common goal — to empower the nation's minority low-income communities.

  • MISSION

    To strengthen America and all its diverse communities through advocacy, collaboration, and economic empowerment.

  • VISION

    Be a unifying voice for America’s minority communities.

  • VALUES
    We are guided by our core values of Principle, Strength, Empowerment

covering the state of California,

including the San Francisco Bay area, Central Valley, Greater Los Angeles, and San Diego

Our Team

OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO

Faith Bautista Tamashiro

Faith Bautista Tamashiro is the founder of the first Asian owned television network and the only fully English AAPI entertainment channel to be aired in 41 states across the country, ChimeTV. She is also the founder and former president and CEO of the National Asian American Coalition (NAAC), a nonprofit that provides housing counseling, small business lending and technical assistance services to minority and low-income populations for over 18 years.

SUPPORTED BY

Ariel McCarty - Chief of Staff

Daughlet Ordinario - Compliance Officer

Jenna Venarde - IT Manager, Event Coordination and Marketing

Adhil Adhil - Legal Fellow

Karen Aboud - Legal Fellow

Irene Bercasio - Branding and Creative Content

Audie de Castro - General Counsel

Leadership

NDC’s leadership consist of our nation’s various faith & community-based organizations including African-American, Asian and Latino evangelical churches, leadership from major minority business’s such as the Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce, as well as, a diverse group of minority-led regional and national nonprofits.

Have a look at the people that make up our Board of Directors and Advisory Board.

Our Function

We advocate before governmental bodies, including the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Transportation Commission (FTC), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and all of the federal financial regulators, such as Treasury, Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB), Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Our Advocacies

As we aggressively seek a brighter economic future for America’s historically underserved populations, our goal through advocacy work and policy changes, more corporate entities will be held to a greater standard of social responsibility in helping to reduce income and wealth inequality.

To accomplish our goal NDC meets with multi-­‐billion dollar companies seeking acquisitions, and propose substantial public interest provisions via an increase in corporate philanthropy. We positively advocate for the social responsibility, which benefits corporate strategic reinvestments in communities relative to assets, deposits, revenue, and pretax profits. Thus our partnership results in a collaboration of social responsibility and increased public interest in marginalized communities of color.

Our Accomplishments

A few of NDC’s key accomplishments with corporations in public interest provisions include, but not limited to:

• Diversity in corporate governance, executive leadership, and employment.

• Diversity and access to procurement.

• Establish and/or increase marketing, education, and outreach to minority communities.

• Increase in philanthropy and community reinvestment

• Provision of program or service to low income or minority communities.

Membership

NDC is seeking to enlist member organizations and individuals with a passion for servant leadership. We value members who understand the principles of competence and character resulting in a high-trust organizational culture.


Our Current Members:

Abby Grospe - Filipino American Chamber of Commerce South Bay

Christine Consunji

Cynthia Vodanovich

Danna Prater

DeMilo Young - Bipoc Support Foundation

Edythe Repoff

Elizabeth Cortez - VP of Tech Channel

Faith Bautista - Floradema

Flora Mayer - City of Hope

Folashade (Shade) Balogun - Black History and Lifestyle

Henry Chen - FACCGLA

Jack Miranda - Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Leadership

Jeff Lim - Island Pacific Supermarket IncJim and Debbie - South County Economic Development Council

Joe Nwanko

Joey Quinto - California Journal For Filipino Americans

Jules Graeser

Julius Floria

Keny Chang Leon - Asenso

Maria Camarillo - Third Step Ministry

Mike Aqrawi

Pramod Kunju - Nakunj Inc.

Regeanie Corona - Advancing the Seed

Regina Grant Peterson

Rhonda Gregory Brent - I AM

Robert Apodaca - The Two Hundred for Homeownership

Steve Ely - Ecredable

Victor Fakrogha - Community West Bank

Walter Njboke

Young Lee Hertig - ISAAC

Our Past Interventions

Securing a seat at the table for minority and underserved communities

Support

Central Valley Community Bank

Community West Banc Shares

Banc of California

Pacific Western Bank

T-Mobile–Sprint

Heritage Oaks

First Republic Bank

Bank of America

Pacific Western Bank

Tri-Counties Bank

CIT – One West Bank

Royal Business Bank

Union Bank

AT&T

Charter Communications

Banc of California

Mechanics Bank

Google Fiber

Pacific Premier Bank

First Choice Bank

Citizens Business Bank

Rabobank

Pacific Premier Bank - Opus Bank

Umpqua Bank - Columbia Bank

Tri Counties Bank - Valley Republic Bank

Enterprise Financial Services - First Choice Bancorp

Settled

Banc of California

Pacific Western Bank

Columbia-Umpqua Bank

Mechanics Bank –Rabobank

Pacific Gas and Electric

Southern California Edison

Comcast

Tri-Counties Bank

Heritage Oaks

Citizens Business Bank

Bank of America

First Republic Bank

City National Bank

Pacific Premier Bank

Frontier –Verizon

First Choice Bank

Charter Communications

BBCN – Wilshire

Pacific Western Bank

San Diego Gas and Electric

Southern California Gas Company

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone

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