Lydia Walker has been named senior vice president and chief development and impact officer of Community First Fund, a nonprofit lender based in Lancaster. It is a new role for the organization.
Walker had been a vice president at the fund overseeing departments of development, program compliance and impact, and marketing/communications.
She has worked at the fund for 11 years, starting as head of the nonprofit’s women’s business center.
Before joining the organization, Walker spent 10 years in international development work including serving as country director for Community Empowerment Solutions and Social Entrepreneur Corps in Guatemala, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala.
She has a bachelor’s degree in geology from Union College and brings experience in fundraising, data analysis, strategic funds management and team leadership
Community First Fund provides loans and services to underserved communities and populations. In 2022, it opened a credit union, which has its first branch in Lancaster.
