(Raleigh, NC November 11, 2021) Carolina Community Impact (CCI), a North Carolina-based community development financial institution, has added Jennifer Simpson, the CFO of HyperSpectral APD, a HealthTech company, as the newest member of its board of directors. The organization’s current board has five members, all of whom have made significant contributions and regional impacts in the finance, education, health care, business, and government relations industries.
“We are delighted to add Jennifer Simpson to our board,” said Mike Croxson, CCI’s chief executive officer. “Her diverse experience and track record helping businesses succeed and grow to align perfectly with our mission and our services. CCI must continue to build our staff and board with professionals whose principal commitment is to ensure underserved entrepreneurs and their businesses have access to innovative business tools, education, and financing that will enable them to thrive. Jennifer will be a great addition in this regard.”
Simpson earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. A former Lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s Medical Service Corps, Simpson’s career in finance includes roles in private equity, debt investing, leveraged lending, and small business credit.
“I believe in entrepreneurship as a means for folks to lead a good and fulfilling life,” Simpson says. “Joining Carolina Community Impact’s board of directors means that I will contribute systemically to supporting business-owners in gaining access to capital and crucial operational assistance that, when combined, can have positive ripple effects across many people’s lives. I am looking forward to serving with my fellow board members”.
Carolina Community Impact is strategically increasing its team and board member size to support current initiatives, including its newly launched Central Carolina Kiva Hub, cost-free online learning platform, and other developments that the organization will announce in 2022.
Learn more about Carolina Community Impact and how they’re bringing consumer education and access to capital to underserved communities in central North Carolina by visiting www.ccifund.org
About Carolina Community Impact: Our mission is to promote economic and community development by providing financial programs and services for low and moderate-income clients.
