Rochdale Capital Leadership

Ms. Hare serves as Rochdale Capital's Chief Loan Officer and is responsible for sourcing loan transactions that align with the mission of the organization, to support co-op and community development in under-resourced areas nationwide.  Ms. Hare has over 13 years of experience working with community development and non-profit organizations.  Prior to joining Rochdale Capital, Ms. Hare was the Director of Lending at the National Housing Trust where she oversaw new business development, loan underwriting, and product development.  

Andrea Levere is President Emerita of Prosperity Now (formerly CFED).  In 2013 President Obama appointed Ms. Levere to National Cooperative Bank’s Board of Directors to represent the interests of low-income consumers.  Ms. Levere currently serves as the chair of NCB’s Co-op and Community Development Board Committee.  She has been the Chair of ROC USA (Resident Owned Communities USA), a national social venture that converts manufactured home parks into resident-owned cooperatives since its founding in 2008.

Paul Hazen became executive director of the OCDC in February 2012. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the National Cooperative Business Association.  Under Hazen’s leadership, NCBA’s cooperative development portfolio grew from $8 million to over $30 million annually. During his 25-year tenure at NCBA, he held key positions, including chief operating officer, vice president of public policy, vice president of member services, and director of consumer cooperatives.

Ms. Herbert is EVP of Inclusiv Credit at Stratyfy.  Stratyfy is an AI platform that provides transparent machine learning solutions to  empower financial institutions to automate smart lending decisions with more transparency, trust, and confidence. 

Prior to joining Stratyfy, Ms. Herbert was the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer for City First Bank, a $1 Billion Community Development Financial Institution headquartered in Washington, DC. There, she helped lead the company through its first merger of equals with Broadway Financial Corp, ultimately creating one of the largest Black-led Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions in the country.

With more than 20+ years of experience, Ms. Herbert has served in key leadership roles for most of her career, leveraging her expertise to direct enterprises in the strategic development and delivery of value-driven, user-friendly solutions in the commercial credit and financial services arena.

Prior to City First Bank, Ms. Herbert was Assistant Vice President and Team Leader for the commercial credit department of National Cooperative Bank. 

Ms. Patrick has extensive industry experience in capital markets and commercial real estate.  Ms. Patrick joined National Cooperative Bank in 2006 and has held positions on the Capital Markets Team and the Commercial Real Estate Lending Team.  During her tenure at the bank, she has been involved in the pricing, trading, and other capital markets functions, for both market-rate and limited equity cooperative housing loans. She is currently responsible for the execution of loan sales as they relate to cooperative housing loans inclusive of limited equity cooperatives. 

She is a member of NCB’s Management Advisory Council (MAC).  

Ms. Roach has over 30 years of experience in the profit, not-for-profit and NGO industries in domestic and global operations. She has extensive international cooperative development experience in Africa, Asia, Central America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Her expertise includes financial management, strategic development, government contract acquisition, government contract accounting, program management, compliance, and capacity building.

Mr. Smith is responsible for the review and approval of National Cooperative Bank's ( NCB) commercial real estate, homeowner association, and cooperative housing loans.  He is a member of the bank’s Management Advisory Council (MAC) and Organizing Committee.  Mr. Smith has also served as board chair of the FSC First, a Prince George’s County, MD-based CDFI.

As LEDC’s Chief of Small Business Services, Omar brings over a decade of experience in business development and entrepreneurship, and over four years of experience in consumer and small business lending, to the organization. As a business advisor, he has provided business consultancy and technical assistance to more than 200 entrepreneurs and business owners. His main areas of expertise are financial analysis, business modeling, and project management. Throughout his career at LEDC, he has helped small businesses in all stages of growth, including providing small business advice, pre-loan technical assistance, underwriting, and credit analysis. Omar is an Industrial Engineer with a master’s in process optimization from the Industrial University of Santander.