Bob Crothers is the Chief Lending Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation. He has been a member of the CPCDC family for almost eight years, joining the team in 2008, after a career in banking and real estate development.

Since joining CPCDC, Bob has been a major contributor to the loan/product development effort, and played a key role in helping the organization become the first Native-owned CDFI to be included in the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. Acceptance into that program will help to provide the organization with an additional $16 million in available loan resources.

With respect to loans, Crothers has been instrumental in the growth of the loan portfolio. He and the loan staff have produced in excess of $30 million in new loans, over the past seven years. Along with the great leadership provided by its board of directors and by CPCDC’s senior management staff, Crothers has played a pivotal role in helping the organization grow – from $12 million to more than $40 million since 2008. Current affiliations include a seat on the board of American Capital Investor’s Corp., Four Points Community Development Corp. board, Native American Advisory Board of Clearinghouse CDFI, and as a member of the Oklahoma Banker’s Association.

Felecia Freeman is a Citizen Potawatomi tribal member who has worked for the Nation for more than 10 years. She is a commercial loan officer and a Certified Credit Counselor for the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation, where she has assisted in making over $40 million in loans to Native American entrepreneurs.

She is the CPCDC liaison for the Comanche Nation Revolving Loan Fund in Lawton, Oklahoma and coordinates the credit-counseling program for CPN tribal members.

She is active in the community, serving on the board for the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma, Chair for the Neighboring 101 Board, Shawnee Leadership Committee Member, and as an Ambassador for the Greater Shawnee Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), The Native Community Development Financial Institution Network (NCN), and the Oklahoma Native Asset Coalition (ONAC). She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.

She coordinates the Auto Loans, Employee Loans, HITS Loans, Credit Building Loans, and does Consumer Credit Counseling. When she is not working, you will find her relaxing with a good book or spending time with her husband and children. Angie is a CPN member and a descendant of the Teschier family.