Sam Centellas

Executive Director

Sam has called the South Bend region home for over a decade, engaged in work ranging from college administration, nonprofit leadership, and community development. As the Executive Director of La Casa de Amistad for 8 years, Sam led the organization's transformation, including the renovation and expansion into a new 41,000-square-foot facility. Sam brings extensive experience in development, community building, and empowering others to success.

sam@cdfifriendlysouthbend.org

Board of Directors

  • Anne Mannix - Chair

    President, Housing
    Matters, LLC

    SOUTH BEND, IN

  • Manjima Bose - Vice Chair

    CDFI Services Team Director,
    Baker Tilly US

    CHICAGO, IL

  • Paula Sours - Secretary

    Owner, Visions
    GPS Branding

    SOUTH BEND, IN

  • Bryan Olund - Treasurer

    Vice President, Small Business Banking, Centier Bank

    MISHAWAKA, IN

  • Angela Logan, Ph.D

    Professor, University of Notre Dame

    St. Andre Bessette Academic Director of the Master of Nonprofit Administration

    NOTRE DAME, IN

  • Nicola Brown

    Founder, KOKORO

    Florida Advisory Committee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; Core RSI, Grey SW

    FLORIDA

  • Carlos Bolden, MD, FACOG

    Bolden Holdings & BH Developments

    Vice Chief, OBGYN Department Memorial Hospital South Bend

    SOUTH BEND, IN

  • Sheila Sieradzki

    Director of Community Partnerships, Indiana University South Bend

    Overseer, Map the Gap

    ELKHART, IN

  • Lisa Mayorga

    Business Development Specialist, City of South Bend

    SOUTH BEND, IN

  • Denise Graham

    Real Estate Broker Associate, Keller Williams Realty Group

    MISHAWAKA, IN

  • Breanna Allen

    Executive Director, Tolson Center for Community Excellence

    ELKHART, IN

  • Marcus Northern

    Owner,
    Kennedy Expressline

    SOUTH BEND, IN

  • Ryan Bell

    Vice President, 1st Source Bank

    SOUTH BEND, IN