IFF continues to grow and prosper through our greatest asset: our team of talented, dedicated professionals, committed to excellence and mission.

Meet the IFF Board and Advisory Councils
Adam Loiselle

Adam Loiselle

Lead Owner's Representative
Alex Amaya

Alex Amaya

Senior Portfolio Manager
Beverley Loyd

Beverley Loyd

Managing Director of Lending - Michigan and Ohio
Celina Byrd

Celina Byrd

Director of Early Childhood Strategy
Cheryl Baur

Cheryl Baur

Senior Project Manager
Chris Uhl

Chris Uhl

Executive Director - Eastern Region Read Bio

Chris Uhl

Executive Director - Eastern Region
Chris Uhl

Chris Uhl joined IFF as the executive director of the Eastern Region in 2017. Located in IFF’s Detroit office, Uhl oversees IFF’s full-range of services in Michigan and Ohio, including lending, real estate consulting, and community strategies program operations.

Prior to joining IFF, Uhl served in leadership roles at Rock Ventures LLC, The Skillman Foundation, and Detroit Children’s Fund, as well as working several years as a banker at major financial institutions. As vice president of social innovation at The Skillman Foundation, Mr. Uhl helped the foundation move beyond grants to program-related investments in the form of low-interest loans and loan guarantees. He most recently led community investment efforts at Rock Ventures, a Detroit firm that serves and connects a portfolio of more than 100 companies owned by Dan Gilbert – the founder of Quicken Loans and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Mr. Uhl is a Michigan native with an MBA from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University.

David de Velder

David de Velder

Senior Underwriter
Elyse Frensemeier

Elyse Frensemeier

Programs and Initiatives Associate
Erin Cardwell

Erin Cardwell

Community Data Analyst
Francesca Ward

Francesca Ward

Operations Manager – Office of the Executive Director, Eastern Region
Jeff Henze

Jeff Henze

Implementation Director, Early Childhood
Joshua Schuler

Joshua Schuler

IT Support Specialist
Kate Humphrey

Kate Humphrey

Director of Real Estate Solutions
Kelly Clarke

Kelly Clarke

Managing Director of Consulting – Facility Planning
Khyla Mitchell

Khyla Mitchell

Development Associate
Kirby Burkholder

Kirby Burkholder

President, Core Business Solutions Read Bio

Kirby Burkholder

President, Core Business Solutions
Kirby Burkholder

Kirby Burkholder joined IFF in 2001 as a manager working on real estate consulting projects in the Chicago area, where his projects ranged from discreet consulting reports to $38 million development projects. From 2007-2013, Mr. Burkholder served as executive director of IFF’s St. Louis office, where the loan portfolio grew to more than $75 million under his direction. No stranger to building new IFF territories, he relocated to Detroit in December 2013 to lead IFF’s expansion into Michigan and Ohio. As IFF vice president and executive director of the Eastern Region, Mr. Burkholder grew the Detroit office to 14 FTEs providing the full-range of IFF services.

From 2017-2022, Mr. Burkholder served as president of IFF’s Social Impact Accelerator, managing the organization’s research and evaluation practice, talent management, and proactive real estate development efforts, as well as special teams focused on transforming sectors such as early childhood education, schools, and housing for people with disabilities.

In June 2022, Mr. Burkholder was appointed president of Core Business Solutions and now leads IFF’s lending, real estate consulting, and development services across the Midwest.

Previously, Burkholder served as a commercial development manager with The Resurrection Project in Chicago and earned his master’s in urban planning from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently serves on the executive committee for the National Children Facilities Network and is the board chair of Community Desk Chicago.

Krista Contreras

Krista Contreras

Programs and Initiatives Manager
Lettice Crawford

Lettice Crawford

Director of Lending - Michigan
Mike Tighe

Mike Tighe

Senior Project Manager
Preeti Rao

Preeti Rao

Senior Community Data Analyst
Rachel Sikora

Rachel Sikora

Director of Consulting - Design/Construction
Rick Raleigh

Rick Raleigh

Senior Project Manager
Sakinah Echols

Sakinah Echols

Underwriter
Scott Hackenberg

Scott Hackenberg

Managing Director of Lending - Eastern Region
Scott Page

Scott Page

Senior Owner's Representative
Sierra Devoe

Sierra Devoe

Programs and Initiatives Manager
Thomas Marcetti

Thomas Marcetti

Communications Manager for Outreach