Twelfth District Community Advisory Council
Established February 10, 2017
The Twelfth District Community Advisory Council (CAC) serves as an important source of information on current and pending developments in the Twelfth District with an emphasis on underserved and lower-income communities. The members provide observations, opinions and advice to the management of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on the present state of the economy and on developments in the respective members’ communities and areas of interest. The Council will also provide input to the Bank’s community development activities. The Twelfth District Community Advisory Council members reside within the nine-state District of this Reserve Bank.
Twelfth District Community Advisory Council Charter (pdf, 104 kb)
Federal Reserve Board Community Advisory Council
Effective January 1, 2024
Debra Gore-Mann (2024)
CAC Chair
President and
Chief Executive Officer
The Greenlining Institute
Oakland, California
Ryan Kusumoto (2024)
CAC Vice Chair
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Parents and Children Together (PACT) – Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Erin Abrahamson (2025)
Chief of Staff
National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
Mesa, Arizona
Silvia Castro (2025)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Suazo Business Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Colleen Dushkin (2024)
Executive Director
Association of Alaska Housing Authorities
Anchorage, Alaska
Ricardo Flores (2025)
Executive Director
Local Initiatives Support Corporation – San Diego
San Diego, California
Blossom Pua Johnston (2024)
Founding Director
Idaho Partners for Good
Meridian, Idaho
Zahirah Mann (2024)
President and
Chief Executive Officer
South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z)
Los Angeles, California
Andrew McGough (2024)
Executive Director
Worksystems
Portland, Oregon
Deeann Puffert (2024)
Chief Executive Officer
Child Care Aware of Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Nic Steele (2024)
Executive Director
Access Community Capital
Las Vegas, Nevada
Luz Urrutia (2024)
Chief Executive Officer
Accion Opportunity Fund
San Jose, California
Last updated January 2024