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Senior Management
Deborah C. Wright Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Deborah C. Wright is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carver Bancorp, Inc. and Carver Federal Savings Bank. Ms. Wright has held the title of CEO since June 1, 1999 and the Board of Directors elected her to the post of Chairman in February 2005. Prior to joining Carver in June 1999, Ms. Wright was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, a position she had held since May 1996. She previously served as Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development under Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani from January 1994 through March 1996. Prior to that appointment, Mayor David N. Dinkins appointed Ms. Wright to the New York City Housing Authority Board, which manages New York City’s 189,000 public housing units. Ms. Wright serves on the board of Time Warner Inc., where she chairs the Audit and Finance Committee. The Partnership for New York City and Sesame Workshop. She previously served on the board of Kraft Inc. where she chaired the Compensation Committee and the Public Affairs Committee. Ms. Wright is a member of the Board of Managers of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She earned A.B., J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University.
Michael T. Pugh President & Chief Operating Officer
Michael Pugh, 41, is President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing new business initiatives as well as operating divisions, including lending, retail, operations and marketing. Mr. Pugh is a retail and business banking veteran of more than 20 years. Prior to joining Carver in August 2012, Mr. Pugh worked at Capital One, N.A., as Senior Vice President, Regional Executive and Market President of the Eastern Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. markets. He earned a B.S. degree in Health Administration from Eastern Michigan University.
Alfredo Vazquez Assad Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
Alfredo Assad, age 55, is the Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Carver. Mr. Assad brings over 24 years of experience in lending. Mr. Assad joined Carver in November 2011, as a consultant assisting Carver in asset generation and rebuilding its Lending Department. Prior to joining Carver, as a Director and the President of New York National Bank, Mr. Assad restructured and returned to profitability this 25 year-old community bank with approximately $150 million in assets. Mr. Assad has also held lending, risk management, and treasury positions at Banco Popular North America, Credit Communal de Belgique and M&T Bank. Mr. Assad earned a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Luciá Cameron Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Luciá Cameron, age 49, is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Cameron joined Carver in June 2011 from Credit Suisse where she served as a Vice President/Human Resources Business Partner. Ms. Cameron was responsible for partnering with senior management to provide strategic human resources support in the areas of talent management, organizational development, employee relations, and managing employee capital. Prior to that, Ms. Cameron held various senior level Human Resources Business Partner and Training Specialist roles at a number of global institutions including Edelman Public Relations, Colgate Palmolive, and AOL Time Warner. She served as a regional Diversity Manager and Employee Assistance Program Counselor at American Express and was a practicing licensed psychotherapist for over 10 years. Ms. Cameron received a Masters of Social Work from the New York University School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Ms. Cameron is affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management.
Blondel A. Pinnock Senior Vice President & President of Carver Community Development Corporation
Blondel A. Pinnock, 41, is Senior Vice President, Carver Federal Savings Bank and President of Carver Community Development Corporation. Ms. Pinnock joined Carver in April 2008. Prior to joining Carver, Ms. Pinnock was Senior Vice President of Bank of America where she was a community development lender and business development officer. Ms. Pinnock has over a ten year background in financing the development of residential and commercial real estate projects located within low and moderate income neighborhoods throughout New York City and outlying areas. Prior to her tenure at Bank of America, Ms. Pinnock worked as counsel and deputy director for the New York City’s Housing, Preservation and Development Department’s Tax Incentives Unit ,where she assisted in the implementation of the City's real estate tax programs for low, moderate and market rate projects. She earned a B. A. from Columbia College and a J. D. from Hofstra University School of Law.
David L. Toner Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
David Toner, 50, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 2013. Mr. Toner previously held the position as Controller. Prior to joining Carver in December 2009, Mr. Toner spent more than 20 years with Citigroup in various financial control positions in the United States and Europe, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup’s Community Development business from 2004 through 2007. Prior to joining Citigroup in 1987, Mr. Toner held various audit positions with Deloitte & Touche (formerly Deloitte, Haskins & Sells). Mr. Toner is a certified public accountant. He received his M.B.A. in Finance, with a concentration in International Business, from the Stern School of Business at New York University and his B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University. He is a member of the Board of Visitors (advisory board) for the Haub School of Business and a member of the New York Alumni Council for Saint Joseph’s University.
John F. Spencer Senior Vice President & Chief IT & Operations Officer
John F. Spencer, 47, is a Senior Vice President and Chief IT and Operations Officer of Carver Federal Savings Bank, effective January 2013. Mr. Spencer previously held the position of Chief Retail Officer. Mr. Spencer joined Carver in February 2009 after 22 years at JP Morgan Chase where he held several management positions in Retail Sales/Customer Service, Audit, and Operations Management. Additionally, he served as a Branch Administration Executive for the bank’s Retail Division, supporting a network with 700 branches, and over $50 billion in deposits. Mr. Spencer has a proven record of accomplishment of operational excellence. He has significant experience in Retail Bank merger integration, and has participated in Six Sigma Methodology projects. He earned a B.A. in Banking and Finance from Pace University.
James A. Raborn Senior Vice President & Manager of Loan Workout and Loss Mitigation
James A. Raborn, age 49, is Senior Vice President and Manager of Loan Workout and Loss Mitigation. Mr. Raborn joined Carver in April 2011 from Emigrant Bank where he served as First Vice President and Director of Foreclosure/Real Estate Owned for about four years. Mr. Raborn was responsible for oversight and management of a large volume of non-performing residential and commercial loans while at Emigrant. Prior to that Mr. Raborn was Counsel with the law firm of Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP in Morristown, New Jersey for over ten years. While at Riker Danzig, Mr. Raborn had an extensive real estate litigation practice and tried numerous cases involving real estate or real estate related issues. Mr. Raborn was also an Associate at the law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus in Somerville, New Jersey for about three years. Immediately after graduating from law school, Mr. Raborn completed two, one year judicial clerkships with the Honorable Daniel H. Huyett, Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Honorable Stephen Skillman, Appellate Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Mr. Raborn is a member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania (inactive) bars. He received his juris doctor degree with honors from Rutgers University, Camden in May 1988. Mr. Raborn graduated cum laude from Tulane University, College of Arts and Sciences in May 1985 where he received his bachelor of arts degree In history and political science.
Board of Directors
Janet L. Rollé
Janet Rollé most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CNN Worldwide. Prior to joining CNN Worldwide in April 2011, Ms. Rollé was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of BET Networks from April 2007 to March 2011. In that role, Ms. Rollé directed brand, marketing and creative strategy for all businesses of BET Networks. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Rollé served as Vice President and General Manager of AOL’s affinity websites, AOL Black Voices and the 10 websites in AOL’s Women’s & Lifestyle category. Ms. Rollé was previously Vice President, Programming Enterprises and Business Development for MTV Networks, responsible for growing revenue at VH1 and Country Music Television. Ms. Rollé began her career at Home Box Office, Inc. (“HBO”), holding positions including Special Assistant to the Chairman, and Director of Marketing and New Media, for the video division of HBO. Ms. Rollé holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.F.A. from the State University of New York, Purchase. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies.
Susan M. Tohbe
Susan Tohbe is a partner with Peterson County LLC, a real estate investment and management company. Prior to joining Peterson in 2001, Ms. Tohbe was Chief Financial Officer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Previously, Ms. Tohbe was CFO at J.M. Huber Corporation and Senior Vice President, World Banking Group of Bank of America. Ms. Tohbe performed senior financial duties as CFO of The Oakland Tribune, in the Treasury Department of Crown Zellerbach, and Assistant Treasurer at Norton Simon. Ms. Tohbe has served on the boards of the California Public Employees Retirement System (“CalPERS”), Mills College, San Francisco Ballet, and Catalyst. Ms. Tohbe holds an M.B.A and B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Deborah C. Wright Chairman
Deborah C. Wright is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carver Bancorp, Inc. and Carver Federal Savings Bank. Ms. Wright has held the title of CEO since June 1, 1999 and the Board of Directors elected her to the post of Chairman in February 2005. Prior to joining Carver in June 1999, Ms. Wright was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, a position she had held since May 1996. She previously served as Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development under Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani from January 1994 through March 1996. Prior to that appointment, Mayor David N. Dinkins appointed Ms. Wright to the New York City Housing Authority Board, which manages New York City’s 189,000 public housing units. Ms. Wright serves on the board of Time Warner Inc., where she chairs the Audit and Finance Committee. The Partnership for New York City and Sesame Workshop. She previously served on the board of Kraft Inc. where she chaired the Compensation Committee and the Public Affairs Committee. Ms. Wright is a member of the Board of Managers of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She earned A.B., J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University.
Robert Holland Jr. Lead Director
Robert Holland, Jr. is a General Partner of Williams Capital Partners, a position he assumed in 2003, and is currently raising an unrelated fund for investing in mid-cap businesses in West Africa. Formerly, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Workplace Integrators, a Southeast Michigan company he acquired in June 1997 and built into one of the largest Steelcase Office Furniture dealerships in the United States. He divested this business in April 2001. Mr. Holland was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Ben & Jerry's, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rokher-J, Inc., a New York-based holding company that participates in business development projects and provides strategy development assistance to senior management of major corporations, and a partner with the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Mr. Holland is a member of the Boards of Lexmark International, Inc., YUM Brands, Inc., Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines and the Harlem Junior Tennis Program. Mr. Holland is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Spelman College and is a member of the Executive Board of the Harvard Journal of African-American Public Policy.
Samuel J. Daniel
Dr. Samuel J. Daniel is a member of the staff of St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital – Continuum Health Partners and Faculty of Medicine, From 2001 – 2010, Dr. Daniel was President and Chief Executive Officer of North General Hospital. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Daniel was the Medical Director and Director of Medicine at North General Hospital. From 1994 to 1999, Dr. Daniel was the Program Director of the North General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Hospital’s Chief of Gastroenterology. Dr. Daniel is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and has various board memberships and affiliations with a number of distinguished medical and civic organizations.
Pazel G. Jackson Jr.
Pazel G. Jackson, Jr. retired as a Senior Vice President of JP Morgan Chase in 2000. During his 37-year career in banking at JP Morgan Chase, Chemical Bank, Texas Commerce Bank and the Bowery Savings Bank, Mr. Jackson held several senior management positions. Most recently, from January 1995 to 2000, Mr. Jackson was responsible for mortgage market development throughout the US for JP Morgan Chase. His prior positions included Senior Credit Officer of Chemical Mortgage Division, President – Texas Commerce Mortgage Company, Business Manager Chemical Mortgage Division, Chief Lending Officer of Bowery Savings Bank and Marketing Director of Bowery Savings Bank. Mr. Jackson is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 16 years’ experience in design and construction. Mr. Jackson earned BCE and MCE degrees from the City college of New York, an MBA degree from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Business Policy Studies - Management and Economics from Pace University.
Robert R. Tarter
Robert R. Tarter is an Executive Vice President and head of the Relationship Management Group of the State Street Corporation, the organization managing the firm’s largest customer relationships worldwide, which he joined in 1994 as Senior Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Master Trust and Public Funds business. Mr. Tarter has held several executive level positions during his tenure with State Street. Prior to joining State Street, Mr. Tarter was with Bankers Trust for over 20 years and during his time with Bankers Trust, he held a number of senior positions, both in the U.S. and in overseas locations. He has managed teams responsible for institutional client service and sales of investment and commercial banking products in the U.S., Latin America, the Far East, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In addition, Mr. Tarter is a member of several boards, including The Partnership, Inc., CitiStreet, LLC, and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. Mr. Tarter is a 1970 graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
