Meet Our Team

Elizabeth Palmquist

Loan Operations Specialist

Seasoned commercial loan closer and compliance officer with over a decade of experience in both nonprofit and banking sectors…

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Malik Stagger

Loan Operations Specialist

Malik is a loan operations specialist for the NC Rural Center’s lending programs, responsible for documenting…

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Saquoia Spain

Loan Operations Manager

Saquoia is a lifelong resident of Charlotte. She graduated from Winston-Salem State University with a bachelor’s in psychology and went on to get a master’s degree…

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Josiah Keilson

Managing Director of Capital Programs

As managing director of capital programs, Josiah helps shape the strategic direction of the Rural Center’s growing capital programs portfolio…

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Armeer Kenchen

Executive Director

Armeer Kenchen leads the CornerSquare Community Capital team as the executive director. Prior to joining CornerSquare…

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Kristin Perkins

Loan Production Manager

Kristin joined the Rural Center in June 2022 as the Loan Production Manager. She is responsible for…

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Norma Wesson

Director of Operations and Servicing

Norma serves as director for loan operations and servicing for CornerSquare Community Capital. She previously worked…

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Racine Casper

Loan Operations Coordinator

Racine serves as the loan operations coordinator for CornerSquare Community Capital. She is a Virginia native and relocated to…

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