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Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 and Thursday, June 5th, 2025 Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at: 1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005 Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities
Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Advocacy Day, please email Joey Zeldin at zeldinj@pcgloanfund.org.
Schedule:
June 3: Advocacy Day & Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception at 5:30 pm ET
June 4: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET at Zaytinya
Erica Cooper is the Assistant Vice President, Community Development for FNBC Bank. Erica began her career with FNBC in 2012, moving into her current role in 2019. She currently oversees FNBC’s CDFI programs and compliance, HMDA, and is the CRA Officer.
FNBC Bank is a rural bank located in Ash Flat, Arkansas, asset size $800M. FNBC’s roots in community banking began in 1912. Currently, FNBC has twelve branches in Arkansas and two branches in Missouri.
Erica holds a Bachelor of Science in Leadership and an MBA from Arkansas State University. She lives in Melbourne, Arkansas with her husband Blake, two sons Lane and Seth, and their beloved dog Bels. The Cooper Family enjoys exploring and hiking in the National Parks, miniature golf, roller coasters, and lounging by the pool.
