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.