OCCIF offers the ability to refinance existing debt, with the goal of provided a more competitive interest rate than conventional lenders. These loans are guaranteed through secured title to the project’s real property. OCCIF can only provide funding for projects where OCCIF provides the first mortgage.
Erik Holsinger helps with producing and directing all of OCCIF’s videos, presentations, and print media. Erik is an award-winning media producer with over 25 years of experience in video, interactive, online, and print production. As a producer Erik has created everything from corporate video work for Adobe Systems to educational CD-ROMS for McGraw-Hill to interactive theme …
Father Stephen, ordained to the holy priesthood on March 6th, 2016, is currently the Rector of St. Mary’s Dormition in Calhan, Colorado. Fr. Stephen is a successful web designer, consultant, and Internet marketer. He has worked with many well-known clients, including Subway, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Synergy Real Estate, Vita4Life, Caster City, & Share Financial. He …
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As Board Secretary, Ms. Koshell is responsible for taking and transcribing meeting minutes, making travel arrangements for Board members and Officers, maintaining the organization’s corporate documents, assisting in preparing promotional and marketing materials, and preparing grant applications. Ms. Koshell was born in Berkeley, California, and was raised in the Orthodox Church. Ms. Koshell began her …
One of the founding members of OCCIF, John is a licensed architect and formerly a partner at Della Monica Synder Artchitects, a business which operated in the State of California for over 28 years. Currently John is working with the City of Lodi as Community Development Director, where he oversees a variety of projects, including …
Katherine Vitko is currently the Popadija (Matushka, Presbytera) at St. Luke Orthodox Church in McLean, VA, where her husband Fr. John Vitko, is the Rector. Katherine was received into Orthodoxy by Chrismation by Fr. Michael Prokurat on Feb. 8, 1976 in Walnut Creek, CA. She has been active in the life of the Diocese of …
Ben Anderson brings decades of leadership and construction experience to OCCIF. After a distinguished career in the United States Navy, Ben’s re-entry into civilian life started in the Energy industry and from there developed into a private consulting practice specializing in energy and construction projects. Today Ben is Manager of Facility & Energy Projects for …
Having worked in the non-profit sector both in and out of the Church in various capacities, Theodora has enjoyed serving the Church for six years. While her husband was in seminary, she worked for three years as bookkeeper at St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Bookstore. She also served a three-year term on the OCA Internal Audit …
Father John is currently Rector of St. Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church (OCA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ordained to the Holy Priesthood in 1979, he has had a long vocation in parishes and at the administrative levels of the Church. He possesses a BA in History from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY and an MDiv …
OCCIF helped provide a cooperative funding program to assist St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral in Santa Rosa, California, by completing its new Parish Hall. The facility consists of a large multi-purpose dining and meeting space, full commercial kitchen, and bookstore. Included in this project was a free-standing general storage building and related site improvements. “The way …
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