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Statement on Transparency and Accountability by the 12 Federal Reserve Banks

Posted March 24, 2023

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to transparency and accountability and each Reserve Bank has existing procedures for providing information to the public. In the interest of further strengthening transparency and accountability, the 12 Reserve Banks have agreed to adopt a common policy for public requests for information and expect to implement this policy by the end of this year.

Membership Appointments Announced for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Posted January 13, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced the newest members of the Twelfth District’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective January 1, 2023.

The new CDIAC members are Catherine Ngo, chair of Central Pacific Financial Corp, Honolulu, Hawaii; Denise Portmann, president and chief executive officer, Bank of the Pacific, Aberdeen, Washington; and Spencer White, president and chief executive officer, Utah Independent Bank, Salina, Utah.

New Chair and Membership Appointments Announced for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Advisory Council

Posted January 13, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced the newest members of its Community Advisory Council (CAC), effective January 1, 2023.

New CAC members include: Colleen Dushkin, executive director, Association of Alaska Housing Authorities, Anchorage, Alaska; Blossom Johnston, founding director, Idaho Partners for Good, Boise, Idaho; Ryan Kusumoto, president and chief executive officer, Parents And Children Together (PACT), Honolulu, Hawaii; Zahirah Mann, president and chief executive officer, South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z), Los Angeles, California; Andrew McGough, executive director, Worksystems, Portland, Oregon; Deeann Puffert, chief executive officer, Child Care Aware of Washington, Tacoma, Washington; and Nic Steele Access Community Capital, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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