Ashlee Barker is Vice President of New Ventures at Cinnaire, a mission-driven community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides capital and expertise to support affordable housing and community development. Ashlee develops, evaluates and operationalizes new initiatives. She is passionate about designing innovative programs and products that deliver both social and economic returns.
Prior to this role, Ashlee served as Community Development Initiatives Manager focusing on resource development and capacity building for Cinnaire’s lending department. Her efforts resulted in over $18M of new lending capital. Ashlee also managed Cinnaire’s US Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund Financial Assistance (FA) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) grant programs, as well as CDFI Certification.
Prior to joining Cinnaire, she worked for a Michigan-based construction contractor and has over thirteen years of real estate experience. Ashlee graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning (BSURP) and is wholly dedicated to social and economic mobility and poverty alleviation.