New Staff at NeighborWorks® Rochester

Cheryl Scott, Homeownership Counselor and Loan Servicer

Cheryl joined NeighborWorks® Rochester as its full-time as Homeownership Counselor and Loan Servicer in October. Previously, Cheryl spent 13 years as medical billing specialist for the Borg Imaging Group. In her new position she will be counseling and teaching individuals in the organization’s homebuyer education program, as well as conducting outreach to current customers about existing loan issues.

Annalisa Rogers, Homeownership Counselor

Annalisa joined NeighborWorks® Rochester as a full-time Homeownership Counselor in November. Previously, Annalisa served as financial management coordinator for Catholic Family Center and had spent seven years there, starting when it was known as Family Service of Rochester. She will be providing individual counseling for customers as well as teaching pre-purchase classes for NeighborWorks® Rochester.
 

Kerri Mandelaro, Grants Administrator

Kerri began as NeighborWorks® Rochester’s Grants Administrator after spending fifteen years with Bishop Kearney High School. She began there as Director of Advancement and left the position of Vice President for Advancement before joining NeighborWorks® Rochester in August 2007. At Bishop Kearney, she helped set up this department, eventually increasing its staff from one to six and exceeding fundraising goals for the first two years by 50 percent. She has extensive experience in directing annual campaigns, alumni relations programs and marketing efforts for both. Over the last two year, she increased alumni donations by 10 percent.

Laura Danicic, Senior Lending Specialist

Laura joined NeighborWorks® Rochester as its Senior Lending Specialist in August 2007. She brings nearly 20 year of lending experience to the organization. Prior to joining NeighborWorks® Rochester, she served as Vice President of Lending for Day Air Credit Union in Dayton Ohio for two years, overseeing all activities of Consumer Lending, Special Services and 1st Mortgage Departments. She also was responsible for ensuring compliance with Federal Reserve regulations and all other state and federal regulations related to lending and collections. Prior to this, she worked for 15 years as Manager of Lending, Collections and Cash operations for Communicating Arts Credit Union in Cincinnati, Ohio.