Community Development Financial Institutions
Leslie Benoliel
President & CEO
Entrepreneur Works
lbenoliel@entre-works.org
215-545-3100
Rosie Tirado
Manager
Community First Fund
rtirado@communityfirstfund.org
267-236-7000
Bernard Savage
Director
Real Estate Beech Interplex Inc.
info@beechinterplex.com
215-763-8824
Government Agencies
Michael Shorr
Regional Director
PA Department of Community & Economic Development
mshorr@pa.gov
866-466-3972
Rojer Kern
Director
Office of Business Services (OBS) at Philadelphia Department of Commerce
rojer.kern@phila.gov
215-683-2000
Michael Joynes
Vice President
Government and Community Relations at Philadelphia Works
mjoynes@philaworks.org
215-963-2100
Solomon Wheeler
Branch Manager
Small Business Administration
solomon.wheeler@sba.gov
717-782-3840
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