Attorney Zoila Gómez, BEI Cohort IX graduate, knew she wanted to be a lawyer, even as a young child in her home country, Dominican Republic. After graduating from the Massachusetts School of Law and obtaining her license, she founded the Law Office of Zoila Gómez in 2006. Attorney Gómez partnered with Tania Marinez (formally Tanina Palumbo) to form Gómez & Palumbo, LLC in 2015. Tania Martinez is a seasoned attorney who focuses on family law immigration issues and deportation defense.
Gómez and Martinez shared the same passion for helping immigrants. Their vision and mission are to provide their clients personalized service to fit their needs with transparent and honest legal representation.
Gómez and Marinez’s advocacy extends outside of their office. Gómez educates immigrants about their rights on a weekly radio show, “Al Son de la Mañana.” Gómez is also on the board of the Youth Development Organization, a nonprofit organization focused on after-school programs. Martinez serves as the President of the Board of Directors for Delamano, Inc., a non-profit organization committed to domestic violence intervention and awareness.
You can learn more about their services and support them here.
Nectar Community Investments has welcomed Boston Ujima Project Executive Director Nia K. Evans as a new board member to be part of their organization. Evans’ role at the Boston Ujima Project focuses on bringing together neighbors, workers, business owners and investors in Greater Boston to build a community-controlled economy. According to Evans, the Boston Ujima Project has “made history as the nation’s first democratically governed investment fund.”
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Our Executive Director Glynn Lloyd joined more than 400 housing, business, and public-sector leaders at the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association’s annual Housing Summit, where he moderated a panel about Massachusetts’ economic development potential as a hub for modular construction.
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Nectar Community Investments small business client New England Counseling and Wellness PLLC recently closed on its second financing with us, which helped owner Johelly Chalas hire two new therapists and one administrator for her growing business. The first loan supported Johelly as she launched this much-needed bilingual mental health care facility for the Lawrence community. We chatted with Johelly and Small Business Loan Officer Saul Peña about Nectar’s approach to the loan process and its benefits for Johelly and her team.
Saul, can you walk us through Nectar’s loan process?
Saul Peña: After Johelly applied, we had an initial consultation to get a feel for her business and what her current needs were. That’s how we start all our loans. We also do a quick assessment and review documents, such as a balance sheet and a personal financial statement, so we can let the potential client know within a week whether we’re moving forward with the application. If we don’t, we’ll refer the business owner to an ecosystem partner for technical assistance.
If we do move forward with the loan, I like to dig into the details with our client, understand their plans for the financing and how it will help their business. …
