Monica is the MDI Network Director at Inclusiv. In this role she manages initiatives providing technical assistance and resources to help strengthen and grow Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) as well as implementing special projects involving financial capability and financial technology. Prior to working at Inclusiv, Monica was a Senior Program Manager on the children’s savings team at Prosperity Now (formerly CFED). She has also worked on asset building and access to banking for low- and moderate-income individuals at the New York City Office of Financial Empowerment, Baltimore CASH Campaign (now known as the CASH Campaign of MD), IDA and Asset Building Collaborative of NC, and Self-Help. She earned a dual B.A. from Duke University and an M.S. in social work from Columbia University.