MyTrueProsperity is hosting a free webinar to highlight FDIC research to better understand the role that banks could have to support IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) providers, to get more people banked and benefit from banking products and relationships. Paola Diaz and Mia Sowell, from the FDIC’s Community and Consumer Affairs branch, will discuss the benefits and specific opportunities for your VITA site to collaborate with financial institutions and increase the number of volunteer bankers.
Tuesday, October 29, 12pm - 1pm ET
Paola Diaz, MBA, MPA, works at the FDIC's Strategic Partnerships and Program Development Section. She is a connector, a change agent and an innovation catalyst. She joined the FDIC in 2014 to work on economic inclusion initiatives and held leading and advisory roles in various FDIC areas including consumer protection and risk management supervisory functions, research, corporate training and recruitment, procurement, communications and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. Between 2008 and 2013, she served as a consultant to over 100 financial institutions and nonprofits in 23 states and 10 countries. Previously, she was the first CEO and founder of a credit union, and director of two SBA Women Business Centers in the state of Georgia, assisting minority entrepreneurs to access credit and government contracts. Her international work includes consulting engagements with global development organizations such as CARE, FINCA, Habitat for Humanity and the Inter-American Development Bank. She is the recipient of three FDIC Chairman Excellence Awards for her work on Diversity and Inclusion and the FDIC's GetBanked campaign. Paola is the Founder of the Hispanic Organization for Leadership and Advancement (HOLA), a Hispanic Employee Resource Group (ERG) at the FDIC, and an interagency Hispanic ERG leaders' network. Paola is a native of Ecuador.
Mia Sowell currently serves as the Acting Project Manager for Community Affairs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, DC. In this role (detail), Ms. Sowell coordinates and strengthens branch deliverables, briefs the Associate Director on emerging issues, and recommends strategies to integrate new developments and best practices into ongoing programs and new initiatives. In her permanent role as Senior Community Affairs Specialist at the FDIC, Ms. Sowell assists in directing and coordinating projects and strategic initiatives related to emerging community development and economic inclusion opportunities. In particular, she leads the FDIC’s national efforts in promoting affordable insured transaction and savings accounts, including its #GetBanked initiative, which was recognized with a 2021 Chairman’s Excellence Team Award for its extraordinary contributions to the mission, vision, and values of the FDIC. Ms. Sowell obtained her Master of Business Administration degree from The George Washington University, and Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
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