Meet The Team

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Alan Pyke

Position: Director of Communications
Phone: 202-524-4885
Email: apyke@ncrc.org

Alan Pyke is the Director of Communications. Alan has worked in non-profit media and communications since 2010. He wrote about the media’s coverage of the 2008 Wall Street crisis at Media Matters and reported on homelessness, racial justice and policing at ThinkProgress from 2010 through 2019, before leaving journalism to join Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign team in Iowa. His communications consulting clients since then include the American Economic Liberties Project and Social Security Works. Alan’s freelance writing on politics, sports, and movies has appeared in The New Republic, Defector, RogerEbert.com, and elsewhere.

Alan Pyke headshot

Alan Pyke is the Director of Communications. Alan has worked in non-profit media and communications since 2010. He wrote about the media’s coverage of the 2008 Wall Street crisis at Media Matters and reported on homelessness, racial justice and policing at ThinkProgress from 2010 through 2019, before leaving journalism to join Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign...

Alan Pyke

Director of Communications
Alejandra Pringle

Alejandra Pringle

Position: Communications & Marketing Associate
Phone: 202-871-8326
Email: epringle@ncrc.org

Esthefany Alejandra Pringle is NCRC’s Communications & Marketing Associate. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s in Marketing. During her undergraduate journey, Alejandra offered to be a volunteer as a Digital Marketing Manager for Lindaben foundation, where she learned and was passionate about helping her community. Alejandra helps the foundation to be accessible for every Spanish speaker and to gain a higher audience in their social media accounts, the relationships and experiences at the foundation have encouraged Alejandra to focus more on social justice. When not working or volunteering, Alejandra spends her free time with her family and friends, she also likes traveling and cooking.

Alejandra Pringle

Esthefany Alejandra Pringle is NCRC’s Communications & Marketing Associate. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s in Marketing. During her undergraduate journey, Alejandra offered to be a volunteer as a Digital Marketing Manager for Lindaben foundation, where she learned and was passionate about helping her community. Alejandra helps the foundation...

Alejandra Pringle

Communications & Marketing Associate
Bakari Levy

Bakari Levy

Position: Government Affairs Associate
Phone: 202.383.7705
Email: blevy@ncrc.org

Bakari Levy serves as a Government Affairs Associate for NCRC’s Policy and Government Affairs Team, specializing in policy issues related to AI, Technology, and Financial Services. Prior to working for NCRC, Bakari received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Central State University and pursued a career in the technology sector after graduating. Bakari also has experience in international development, focusing primarily on the Caribbean and Latin America region on issues related to workforce development, small business, and the use of blockchain technologies to facilitate cross border payments through the Institute of Caribbean Studies. Originally a New York native, he enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, creative writing, and traveling in his spare time.

Bakari Levy

Bakari Levy serves as a Government Affairs Associate for NCRC’s Policy and Government Affairs Team, specializing in policy issues related to AI, Technology, and Financial Services. Prior to working for NCRC, Bakari received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Central State University and pursued a career in the technology sector after graduating. Bakari also has...

Bakari Levy

Government Affairs Associate
Barbara Jones

Barb Jones

Position: Director of Finance, Community Development Fund
Phone: 202.768.8783
Email: contractor.bjones@ncrc.org

Barb Jones

Director of Finance, Community Development Fund

Braelyn Spitler

Position: Senior Development Associate
Phone: 202.383.7716
Email: bspitler@ncrc.org

Braelyn Spitler is the Senior Development Associate for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC). Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Braelyn received her bachelor of science from Emerson College in Boston, with a focus on political communications, pre-law and peace & social justice. Her background lies between the intersection of nonprofit grassroots fundraising, political advocacy and campaign communication through her work in Ohio and Massachusetts. During Braelyn’s undergrad, she interned for NCRC’s communications and development teams, before being brought on full-time.

Braelyn Spitler is the Senior Development Associate for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC). Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Braelyn received her bachelor of science from Emerson College in Boston, with a focus on political communications, pre-law and peace & social justice. Her background lies between the intersection of nonprofit grassroots fundraising, political advocacy and campaign...

Braelyn Spitler

Senior Development Associate

Catherine “Katy” Crosby

Position: Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability
Phone: 202-383-7706
Email: ccrosby@ncrc.org

Catherine “Katy” Crosby is NCRC’s Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability. 

Before joining the NCRC staff in 2023, Katy was Town Manager for the Town of Apex, North Carolina where she led a staff of approximately 600 employees and a budget that exceeded $200 million, and served as the NCRC board chairperson. 

Prior to that, she served as the Chief of Staff to Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and the City of Toledo, providing leadership to approximately 2,700 employees and overseeing day to day operations which included administering a budget of more than $800 million.

Katy’s expertise includes enforcing local civil rights ordinances in the areas of housing, employment, public accommodation, and credit; overseeing contract compliance and capacity building programs for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses; and community relations programs that focus on immigrant integration, reducing violence, and improving the relationship between the community and police.

She is a member of the Higher Learning Commission board, one of six institutional accreditors in the United States and The Root Cause Coalition, a national coalition of organizations addressing health inequities through cross-sector partnerships. 

Catherine “Katy” Crosby is NCRC’s Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability.  Before joining the NCRC staff in 2023, Katy was Town Manager for the Town of Apex, North Carolina where she led a staff of approximately 600 employees and a budget that exceeded $200 million, and served as the NCRC board chairperson.  Prior to...

Catherine “Katy” Crosby

Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability
Carolina Rodrigues

Carolina Rodrigues

Position: Special Assistant, Executive Director & CDFI Operations
Phone: 202-925-5320
Email: crodrigues@ncrc.org

Carolina Rodrigues is NCRC’s Lending Program Manager. She was born in Washington, DC, and has lived in the DMV area forever. Her family is originally from Brazil, and speak Portuguese. She went to high school in Forestville, Maryland, and completed her bachelor’s degree online while working full time. She started her career as a bank teller for Capital One when she was eighteen. She worked for several financial institutions, and in 2019, she learned how to underwrite consumer loans. This is where she discovered a passion for lending and being able to not only help but educate consumers on their finances. From there she navigated into the lending field, with her most recent past position being a Consumer Lending Manager for FedChoice FCU. 

Professionally, Carolina wishes to learn and grow as much as possible. She enjoys learning and education has always been one of her top priorities. She also has a passion for helping people and believes that this new role will help expand on those skills. 

Some of Carolina’s hobbies include reading, working out and spending time with family and friends. She also has three cats that she loves dearly.

Carolina Rodrigues

Carolina Rodrigues is NCRC’s Lending Program Manager. She was born in Washington, DC, and has lived in the DMV area forever. Her family is originally from Brazil, and speak Portuguese. She went to high school in Forestville, Maryland, and completed her bachelor’s degree online while working full time. She started her career as a bank...

Carolina Rodrigues

Special Assistant, Executive Director & CDFI Operations
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