As we applaud the completion of one group, we are excited to have kicked-off Cohorts VI to VII in 2021 to date. We are actively recruiting and enrolling a new cohort of businesses every other month. Click here to learn more about the BEI program and how to apply.
Cohort V Graduates with FBE Leadership Team
Rachel Rochat, Tenequity Consulting
Socrates De La Cruz, De La Cruz Real Estate Group and Glynn Lloyd, FBE Executive Director
Evan Silverio, CEO Silverio Insurance, Diana Ubiñas, FBE Program Manager, and Katiria Adorno-Vasquez, FBE Foundation Administrator
Tameka Moss, FBE Senior Experience Manager
Glynn Lloyd, FBE Executive Director, Ramon Quezada, Labor On Site, Amiel Vargas, Labor On Site,
Glynn Lloyd, FBE Executive Director and Cassandria Campbell, Co-Owner Fresh Food Generation
Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Owner of Prive Parking and Gloria Porras-Velasquez, Co-founder of Imagix Studio
Tameka Moss, FBE Senior Experience Manager, Lisette Paukert, MCCI Residential Services Manager, and Steven McGuire, MCCI Loan Officer
Wendy Estrella, Co-Founder Estrella Enterprises and Evan Silverio, CEO Silverio Insurance
Andrew Tarsy, Founder Emblem Strategic and Dakota Jones, Sr. Diversity Consultant In Order Business
We’re excited to grow our team and welcome a thoughtful, mission-driven leader into the role of Small Business Lending Director. This newly created position plays a key role in our next phase of growth, leading day-to-day lending operations, managing portfolio performance, and expanding access to capital for small businesses across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. If you’re passionate about supporting entrepreneurs, strengthening local economies, and advancing financial equity, we’d love to hear from you.
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The Nectar Community Investments residential team recently attended the 2025 MassEnergize Conference, which proved to be a thoughtful and impactful event full of advocacy, connection, and shared commitment to climate action at the community level. Residential Services Director Lissette Paukert spoke on a panel about funding residential decarbonization, joining representatives from Mass Save, the Community Climate Bank and Abode to talk about ways we can make energy efficiency upgrades more accessible and affordable for Massachusetts residents. Here are a few of her insights from the conversation.
What are the biggest challenges Nectar clients face in pursuing decarbonization projects?
These days, we see some fear of financial uncertainty and a lack of trust in the energy industry due to aggressive, predatory-like marketing behaviors. That’s also due to divisiveness and misinformation in our current environment, including whether climate change is real and if decarbonization efforts even matter. When you have limited cash flow, you invest carefully in products that are going to last and not cause issues. There needs to be clear and truthful messaging around the impact of decarbonization, from both an economic and environmental perspective. Not only do homeowners need education, but it’s just as important that the contractors and all professionals …
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for Nectar’s official launch in Rhode Island. We’re thrilled to be working in the Ocean State, and engaging with the entrepreneurs, ecosystem partners and other attendees at the event boosted our sense of excitement and community.
Since our founding in Massachusetts in 2008, we’ve made it our mission to invest in community and build generational wealth. We’re continuing that commitment in Rhode Island — today, tomorrow and well into the future. This launch event was only the beginning! We’re looking forward to working together, supporting dedicated small business owners, and collaborating with ecosystem partners to build on their successful efforts throughout the state.
