Staff

Filiberto Gonzalez

Chief Executive Officer

Filiberto Gonzalez was appointed by the Pacific Community Fund Board of Directors to serve as its chief executive officer, and began his role on September 5, 2023. Filiberto is vested with supervisorial responsibility over all staff and has full authority to oversee day-to-day business.

Born and raised in Salinas, California, where he would witness family members and neighbors organize with the United Farm Workers union, Filiberto moved to Los Angeles after high school to attend California State University, Northridge (CSUN). At CSUN, Filiberto was a student leader during tumultuous protests against ballot propositions to ban affirmative action, bilingual education, and the anti-immigrant Prop. 187. Filiberto graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicano Studies, becoming the first in his extended family to earn a college degree. Filiberto would go on to earn a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California with a concentration in community organizations, planning, and administration.

Filiberto began his career in nonprofit management, which included roles such as director of a school-based health clinic, initiative manager at United Way, and chief development officer at Mexican American Opportunity Foundation. In 2011, Filiberto founded Social Impact Consulting to provide professional services in fundraising and community outreach to nonprofits and local government agencies. In 2017, Filiberto closed his business to join real estate development firm Grapevine Development as vice president of development and strategic initiatives. In 2018, Filiberto became the founding executive director of Grapevine Economic Development Fund, which was founded to develop affordable housing and help solve California’s housing crisis.

In addition, Filiberto has served the community in multiple capacities. From 2005 to 2016, Filiberto served on the New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board at Genesis LA. In 2013, Filiberto was appointed to the Los Angeles North Vally Area Planning Commission by Mayor Garcetti.

Mel Dimacali

CDFI Director

Mel Dimacali serves as CDFI Director at Pacific Community Fund, where he oversees the community lending team across the State of California. Mel joined PCF in March 2021, and is based at the Pasadena office. He is fluent in Tagalog.

As CDFI Director, Mel applies his lived experiences to expand access to working capital to California’s underserved, unserved, and hard-to-reach businesses, particularly those in low-to-moderate income communities and California’s diverse ethnic communities. During the global pandemic, Mel helped resolve complex challenges to the financing of small businesses by ensuring capital from multiple funding streams flowed from the public and private sectors to businesses throughout California.

Mel manages funding from the CDFI Fund, SBA, and various financial and banking partners. In this role, he also oversees reporting, data analysis, and compliance. In addition, Mel often serves as a liaison to community-based organizations that serve the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community throughout California. Mel has earned degrees from AMA Computer College and the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.

Mel helps lead presentations on Filipino martial arts at community festivals and enjoys spending time with his wife, toddler, and elderly cat. 

Imelda Siocheng

Underwritier-Southern California

Imelda Siocheng serves as Underwriter at Pacific Community Fund with a focus on small businesses and consumer in Southern California. Imelda joined PCF in September 2024, and is based at the Pasadena office. She is fluent in Tagalog and can speak conversational Spanish.

A seasoned underwriter with over 20 years of experience, Imelda specializes in small business loan underwriting, credit risk assessment, regulatory compliance, portfolio management, financial education, and operational efficiency. Throughout her career, Imelda has been tasked with developing underwriting policies, implementing risk-based lending strategies, and training staff on financial best practices.

Prior to PCF, Imelda served as Vice President of Operations at Lendgistics, where she supervised a 12-person team, and HELOC Underwriter II at Financial Partners Credit Union, and as an underwriter with various credit unions throughout Southern California. Imelda earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce with a major in Business Management from Centro Escolar University.

In her current role, Imelda is integrating credit union best practices into CDFI lending by helping to improve risk-based lending strategies that ensure sustainable financial solutions, enhance loan origination, and underwriting efficiencies for faster and more effective funding solutions. Imelda is passionate about borrower education that helps consumers and business owners make informed financial decisions while expanding access to capital to underserved communities.

Imelda is raising two children with her husband in Southern California, where they enjoy exploring the outdoors and local eateries during weekend adventures.

Maria Bojorquez-Gomez

Director of Operations

Maria Guadalupe Bojorquez-Gomez serves as Director of Operations at Pacific Community Fund, where she manages internal processes and strategic planning. Maria joined PCF in January 2025, and is based in San Diego. She is fluent in Spanish and Mandarin.

Prior to PCF, Maria was an account manager at Strategies 360, a public relations consulting firm, from 2022 to 2024; in this capacity, she was responsible for managing client portfolios, organizing meetings, preparing reports, and supporting digital marketing communications. In addition, served as executive assistant to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria during the height of the global pandemic and as a community representative to U.S. House Representative Susan Davis.

Maria earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Haverford College (Pennsylvania) and a Master’s degree in China Studies from Zhejiang University in mainland China, where she helped establish an international student council and conducted research for the U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center on disinformation and propaganda.

Maria enjoys volunteering with nonprofits in the San Diego area and exploring hiking trails throughout Southern California.

Pacific Community Fund is a trademark of National Asian American Coalition

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