CDC Small Business Finance
Corporate Headquarters
925 Fort Stockton Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
619.291.3594
619.291.6954 fax
www.cdcloans.com

President and CEO: Kurt Chilcott, 48.

Opened for business: 2002 was CDC's 25th anniversary.

• Capital matters: Since CDC is a nonprofit economic development organization, it is judged by its ability to distribute loan guaranties under government lending programs.
  
  
• Loan volume: As of Sept. 30, 2002, CDC set a new national record for the total dollar value of approved SBA 504 loans with 312 loans worth more than $152 million. All 504 loans are made by certified development companies and not banks.
  
  
• Project participation: In contributions with bank lenders, CDC helped fund projects worth more than $445 million.
  
  
• Plant the flag: In addition to its San Diego headquarters, CDC also has offices in Santa Ana, El Centro, Riverside and Palm Desert.
  
  
• Employees: 50, up from 43 last year.
  
  
• Directors:
  
  Alan Aiello, principal Evergreen Wealth Management;
  
  Abigail Barrow, managing director, Von Liebig Center Irwin and Joan Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD;
  
  Michelle Candland, managing director, CB Richard Ellis;
  
  Kristine Chung, senior vice president, City National Bank;
  
  Hank Cunningham, director, economic development and community services, city of San Diego;
  
  Joan Earhart, senior vice president/SBA manager Business Community Capital;
  
  Rudy Johnson, assistant director of the convention center, San Diego Convention Corp.;
  
  Jessie J. Knight Jr., president and CEO, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce;
  
  Jane McVey, director, economic development, city of Oceanside;
  
  Alan Mittleman, president and CFO, Custom Logos;
  
  Kevin Palmer, economic development manager, city of Riverside;
  
  Oscar G. Rodriquez, director of economic development, city of El Centro;
  
  Bill Sommer, senior vice president, Bank of America;
  
  Michael Stull, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Inland Empire Cal State University-San Bernardino;
  
  Steven Stultz, Stultz Financial;
  
  Thomas Topuzes, president, Thomas Topuzes and Associates;
  
  Robert Villareal, executive director, San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
  
  
• Key Personnel:
  
  Kurt Chilcott/president/CEO;
  
  Gary Youmans/Chairperson Community National Bank;
  
  Dan E. Wilkens/secretary, Port of San Diego;
  
  George Ramirez/vice chairperson, Union Bank of California;
  
  Robin Zimpfer/assistant secretary, Riverside County EDA.
  
  
• Niche and target customer: Chilcott says the bank's core competencies are in SBA lending and co-lending with bank partners. CDC expertise and bank partnerships provide support for programs such as the SBA micro loan.