Carrie has served the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast Ohio for over 10 years, first as a Board Member from 2015-2020, then as Assistant Director starting in 2021. Since transitioning to the Executive Director role in March 2023, she has helped identify new lending opportunities and is working with staff and board members to improve the organization’s lending practices. She received a Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University and a Master's in Nonprofit Management from the Mandel Center of Nonprofit Management at Case Western Reserve University. Carrie has a diverse background in the nonprofit sector. After serving as a Corps Member for City Year Cleveland, she joined the staff and helped launch a City Year site in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After returning to Cleveland in 2008, she served as Program Director at The City Club of Cleveland, helping to plan and implement a diverse schedule of programs and speakers from around the globe. After two years at Foundation Center (now Candid), developing and delivering trainings across the Northeast, Carrie joined the staff of Ohio City Incorporated in 2016, a community development corporation serving Cleveland's near west side, guiding all community engagement, programming, and outreach efforts in the neighborhood.