Arlington, VA (March 6,
2013) – National
Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading financial institution dedicated to providing
banking solutions to cooperatives nationwide, is pleased to announce Robert
Jenkens will serve as Senior Vice President, Director of Social Impact
Initiatives. Mr. Jenkens will participate in enhancing NCB’s cooperative and
community development strategy, focusing on healthcare, senior living,
nonprofits, co-op and community development. As a mission driven institution,
this new role will focus on furthering the cooperative principles and
fulfilling the Bank’s low income mission.
“Robert
comes to us with extensive experience in the community development arena, most
recently working with NCB Capital Impact as Managing Director of Aging and Independence. In his new role, he’ll advise
us on how our substantial lending in these areas can be best leveraged to
spread innovation and have the greatest impact,” said Charles E. Snyder, President and CEO of NCB. “His
understanding of NCB and our objectives, combined with his expertise in
creative funding for these programs, makes him the ideal candidate for this
position.”
In
this new role, Mr. Jenkens will lead business development initiatives by
creating innovative funding programs for healthcare and senior housing
communities. Part of his directive includes using the co-op model as a solution
wherever viable. As a result, he will play a key role in furthering the
development of NCB’s co-op and community development strategy.
Prior
to this position, Robert worked for 13 years at NCB
Capital Impact, NCB’s non-profit strategic partner. He was instrumental in helping transform long
term care by implementing the Coming Home Program and serving as the Director
of The Green House Project, both of which were funded by The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation.
As
part of last year’s United Nations declaration of the International Year of the
Cooperative in 2012, the Bank is continuing one of the initiative’s main
principles to promote the growth and stability of all types of cooperatives.
This is also a key mission of the Bank, which was established to address the
financial needs of this community. As a cooperative itself, the Bank is able to
work closely with its customers and build banking solutions tailored to address
the needs of each member-owned organization.
About
NCB:
NCB is dedicated to
strengthening communities nationwide through the delivery of banking and financial
services for the nation's cooperatives, their members and other socially
responsible organizations.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Bank has offices in Alaska, California,
New York, Ohio and Virginia. To learn more, visit www.ncb.coop, National Cooperative Bank on Facebook, or on
Twitter @coopbanking.
