Tate Hill started in July 2020 as Access Plus Capital’s second Executive Director. Hill previously served as Senior Manager of Administration, Director of Administration, and Interim CEO leading fund development, strategic initiatives, and administrative functions.
Tate Hill
President/CEO
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Tate Hill started in July 2020 as Access Plus Capital’s second Executive Director. Hill previously served as Senior Manager of Administration, Director or Administration and Interim CEO leading fund development, strategic initiatives, and administrative functions.
Hill has helped raise over $14 million in loan and grant funds, spearheaded the rebranding of Access Plus Capital, and brought on much-needed systems for sustained growth. What started as a program of Fresno EOC to help small refugee farmers in Fresno County, has grown to provide capital to small and underserved businesses in a 14-county region throughout Central California. Hill has been an integral part of this expansion.
Hill brings 16 years of community development and business technical assistance experiences as well as 12 years in nonprofit management. An advocate for racial and economic justice, Hill is board treasurer of the Greenlining Institute and executive committee member of the Fresno DRIVE Initiative focusing his work on supporting low-income business owners and entrepreneurs of color. Previously, he was the President & CEO of the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce that created the region’s first green business certification program and the Central Valley Business Diversity Expo.
Hill holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from Fresno State’s Craig School of Business and an M.S. in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University. He is native to Stockton, CA but was raised in southwest Fresno where he currently resides.
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Vice President of Administration
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Ushan Samarakone
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Gabriel Holguin
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Ernesto Ramirez
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Jessica Revis
Special Projects Consultant
David Villalpando
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Melissa Santiago Hernandez
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Credit Analyst I
CERF Project Manager Consultant
Loan Processing Analyst I
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