Renée Bizer’s expertise in Community Development, Diversity and Inclusion and Compliance provides high quality results and cost-efficient representation to non-profit and for-profit corporations. She has more than 30 years of management experience in banking, community economic development and project management.
Renee’s expertise encompasses all aspects of banking, supplier diversity, project management, tax credits, affordable and community economic development. She advises both non-profit and for-profit community on a wide range of issues including business infrastructure, program and business compliance, affordable housing, place-based initiatives, program design, underwriting, strategic plans, disaster preparedness and tax accounting.
Ms. Bizer is known for her success in creating with placed-based initiatives, passion to assist the faith-based community and is the co-author of a political strategies and faith initiatives adopted by a major lending institution.
Career highlights include: Taskforce Lead, FEMA; COO, Arroyo Valley CDC; Regional Manager, Wells Fargo Community Development; VP Manager, National Affordable Housing. Successfully executed place-based initiative in the City of Compton creating over 3,200 jobs and 2 new banking locations. Secured $2.0 million dollars unsecured funding for the Lula Washington Dance and Enrichment Center.
Prior to joining Wells Fargo Bank in February of 2002, Renée began her banking career in 1979 with Imperial Savings & Loan as a teller working her way through various departments into management positions including branch manager, appraisal and affordable housing. Having been a trailblazer in the banking industry Renee’s grassroots to the Community assisted corporate America in understanding diversity and cultural differences that have allotted for alternative resources in reaching out to underserved communities. Renée work has had a major impact in communities and individual lifestyles.
She is the author of “Church Administration and Finance, How to Start a Community Development/Economic Development Corporation”.
Ms. Bizer earned an MS Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University, a Business Management Certificate from UCLA and is PMP/PMI Certified.