Team

"Visionaries Dream With Their Eyes Open"

Leadership Team

President/CEO

Kevin J. Price, MBA, MHA Leadership team at The Institute

Kevin J. Price, MBA, MHA

Executive Vice President/COO

Kaye Gantt, MBA, MCA Leadership team at The institute

Kaye Gantt, MBA, MCA

Chief Financial Officer
Administration

Tanya Branch headshot

Tanya Branch, CPA

Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
Institute Capital 

TF Congleton staff member at the Institute

TF Congleton

Vice President
Center for Entrepreneurship

A Mako member at the Institute

Alyssa Mako, CGBP

Vice President
Center for Strategic Partnerships

John Ham headshot

John F. Ham

Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Institute Capital (ICAP)

Roberta McCullough head shot

Roberta McCullough, MBA

Vice President
Institute Community Development Initiative (ICDI)

Lea Henry photo

Lea D. Henry

Vice President of Finance
Administration

Angela Poole, CPA Leadership team at the institute

Angela Poole, CPA

Staff

Program Manager
Institute Community Development Initiative (ICDI)

Amanda Alston head shot

Amanda Alston, MSW

Assistant Loan Administrator
Institute Capital

Irma Alvarez Urbina staff member at the Institute

Irma Alvarez Urbina

Executive Director
Women's Business Center of the Triad

Lu-Ann Barry head shot

Lu-Ann Barry

Assistant Controller

Christian Boyle

Christian Boyle

Project Director
South Atlantic SBTRC - DC Metro

LaToria Brent head shot

LaToria Brent

Executive Administrator II
Administration

Regina Durham headshot

Regina Durham, MA

Compliance/Loan Administrator
Institute Capital (ICAP)

James Farrar head shot

James Farrar

Executive Director
Women's Business Center of Charlotte

Rocio Gonzalez headshot

Rocio Gonzalez

Project Director
South Atlantic Region - Small Business
Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC)

Nicole Gye'Nyame head shot

Nicole Gye'Nyame

Human Resources Director
Administration

Valeria Hernandez headshot

Valeria Hernandez

Technology & Innovation Manager
Operations

Linda Hughes headshot

Linda Hughes, MS

Program Manager, PERC
Center for Strategic Partnerships (CSP)

Candice James head shot

Candice James

Commercial Loan Officer
(Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC & SC)
Institute Capital (ICAP)

Cleveland Jenkins head shot

Cleveland Jenkins

Director of Housing Equity Initiatives
Institute Community Development Initiative (ICDI)

Shoneca Kent head shot

Shoneca Kent

Commercial Loan Officer
(Central VA & DC Metro)
Institute Capital (ICAP)

Leslie Lewis Head shot

Leslie Lewis, MBA

Director of Resource Development
Administration

Sharon Nelson head shot

Sharon Nelson

Operations Manager
Administration

Janet Nghiemlee head shot

Janet Nghiemlee

Corporate Marketing Specialist
Administration

Vanessa Nicholas staff member at The Institute

Vanessa Nicholas

Program Director
Women's Business Center of Charlotte

Sheila Obregon

Sheila Obregon

Program Director
Women's Business Center of Central Virginia

Nicole Salle head shot

Nicole Parker

Accounting Associate
Institute Capital (ICAP)

Jameko Pinder head shot

Jameko Pinder

Loan Administration Manager
Institute Capital Inc.

Madieu Shyllon head shot

Madieu Shyllon

Commercial Loan Officer and Business Development
(Asheville, NC and Western NC)
Institute Capital (ICAP)

Aaron Soto head shot

Aaron Soto

Executive Director
Women's Business Center of North Carolina

Erica Vazquez head shot

Erica Vazquez

Program Manager
Women's Business Center of North Carolina

Phyllis Thornton head shot

Phyllis Thornton, MBA