Lauren Desimone

Regional Food Systems Development

Role: Director, Food Systems Development at Locus
Location: Richmond, VA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Lauren Desimone

I cultivate the relationships necessary for engaging organizations and their communities,…

Experience

Director, Food Systems Development
Locus
Jul 2018 — Present · Richmond, VA, US
Manage an integrated capital fund and development services for a community development financial institution (CDFI) to ensure access to capital within regional food systems is equitable.Co-lead of the Southeast USDA Regional Food Business Center.

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Sculpture
2004 — 2008

Contact information

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Current company

Locus

Financial Services · 91 employees · Richmond, Virginia, United States

We create equitable access to capital by developing community partnerships and innovative tools that tackle systemic challenges and advance promising opportunities. We believe we must understand the unique challenges of every community we work with to find a solution that meets their unique needs. Too often, community development organizations attempt to “fix” a place without the partnerships or time spent to fully grasp the opportunities and assets that exist. The fact is that communities know best what they need but often lack the necessary resources to drive impactful change. We believe working as a unified community development organization puts us in a unique position to go deep in partnership with communities to help them achieve the long-term, equitable prosperity they envision. Our process starts with finding like-minded partners in a place. We want to talk to the organizations who already understand community strengths, needs, and visions. Once we know who the changemakers are, we listen. As our potential role in realizing those visions takes shape, we offer our unique expertise, products, and services as tools to make real impact possible. We envision a world in which people and places have the capital and ecosystem partners needed to realize prosperous futures. Locus Bank: Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

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About Lauren Desimone

Experience

Director, Food Systems Development

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts

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