About Northwest Business Development Association

Northwest Business Development Association was established in 1981 and is a non-profit Certified Development Company (CDC). We are licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help provide and manage SBA’s 504 loan program.

Our mission is to support business growth and job creation. We do this by providing excellent small business loans along with local lenders and the SBA.

Northwest Business Development Association works with the SBA to organize, package, process, and fund the 504 loan. This saves both the business and the lender time and effort.

We are very proud to play a part in our area’s economic growth.

Who do we serve?


NWBDA is able to provide funding for small businesses throughout all of Washington and Oregon and the 10 Northern counties in Idaho.

View All of The Counties We Serve

How have we helped our communities?


In the last 2 years, NWBDA has funded 17 SBA 504 loans for a total project amount of $448,495,262.22.

The SBA portion totaled to $160,966,000.00 and the average loan was $919,805.71.

These loans created and retained 1,354 jobs.

For every $1 lent under the SBA 504 program, $94 is generated in tax revenue for our communities.

Newsletters

Project Feast – 2023 Grant Recipient

November 2023Newsletter - Issue 73As a non-profit organization, NWBDA is able to provide grants on an annual basis to other organizations or programs who provide economic or community development in the areas that NWBDA serves. This year, NWBDA was able to give away a...

Nuestras Raíces – 2023 Grant Recipient

2023 grant funds will help Nuestras Raices and partners launch a culturally and linguistically attuned commissary kitchen.

Familias en Acción – 2023 Grant Recipient

The 2023 grant funds from NWBDA will help to fund a Workforce Development Coordinator position for Familias en Acción.

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Auto Repair Transformation – 2023 Grant Recipient

ART will leverage the 2023 grant funds from NWBDA to help build capacity for their apprenticeship program.

Northwest Business Development Association Team


 

Aliza Seay

Aliza Seay

President

Elizabeth Rusnak

Elizabeth Rusnak

Senior Vice President / Senior Loan Officer

Western Washington
(206) 930-9173
erusnak@nwbusiness.org

James Bright

James Bright

Senior Vice President / Senior Loan Officer

Southwestern Washington/
Northern Oregon
(360) 521-5704
jbright@nwbusiness.org

Evan Heriot

Evan Heriot

Vice President / Senior Loan Officer

All of Oregon
(541) 228-5015
eheriot@nwbusiness.org

Lisa Vincent

Lisa Vincent

Vice President / Senior Loan Officer

Central Washington
(509) 469-5040
lvincent@nwbusiness.org

Mark Beppler

Mark Beppler

Vice President / Senior Loan Officer

Seattle, Washington
(425) 505-3263
mbeppler@nwbusiness.org

Tracy Bridgens

Tracy Bridgens

Sr. Vice President / Chief Operating Officer

Caitlin Hetrick

Caitlin Hetrick

Administrative Specialist

Jazmin Rubalcava

Jazmin Rubalcava

Executive Assistant

Mat Lanigan

Mat Lanigan

Credit Administrator / Vice President

Lisa Chromy

Lisa Chromy

Jr. Credit Analyst

Allison Harvey

Allison Harvey

Jr. Credit Analyst

Savannah Wilkinson

Savannah Wilkinson

Jr. Credit Analyst

Colleen Ruggles

Colleen Ruggles

Vice President / Closing Manager

Misty Hoxie

Misty Hoxie

Loan Closing Specialist

Renea Taylor

Renea Taylor

Closing Department Assistant

Angela Tompkins

Angela Tompkins

Loan Servicing Supervisor

Lenora Johnson

Lenora Johnson

Loan Servicing Specialist

Cindy Mair

Cindy Mair

Loan Servicing Specialist

Erica Pitner

Erica Pitner

Portfolio Analyst

David Folsom

David Folsom

Loan Servicing Specialist - Insurance

Erik Houser

Erik Houser

Site Visitation Specialist

Western Washington
(206) 940-9592
ehouser@nwbusiness.org

David Bixby - NWBDA - Loan Servicing Specialist

In loving memory of David Bixby.
1951-2022

Dave will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He touched many lives and the memories he left us with will be cherished forever. 

Read David’s Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/david-bixby-obituary