Remaking the Economy: Liberating Finance to Build a More Just World

Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at NPQ, where he writes articles (including NPQ’s Economy Remix column), moderates Remaking the Economy webinars, and works to cultivate voices from the field and help them reach a broader audience. Prior to coming to NPQ in 2017, Steve worked with cooperatives and nonprofits for over two decades, including twelve years at The Democracy Collaborative and three years as executive director of NASCO (North American Students of Cooperation). In his work, Steve has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous reports; participated in and facilitated learning cohorts; designed community building strategies; and helped build the field of community wealth building. Steve is the lead author of Building Wealth: The Asset-Based Approach to Solving Social and Economic Problems (Aspen 2005) and coauthor (with Rita Hodges) of The Road Half Traveled: University Engagement at a Crossroads, published by MSU Press in 2012. In 2016, Steve curated and authored Conversations on Community Wealth Building, a collection of interviews of community builders that Steve had conducted over the previous decade.

Fernando X. Abarca is a Salvadoran American housing justice organizer based in Los Angeles/Tongva Lands, CA. He is currently the loan fund organizer for Right to the City Alliance.

Jaime Gloshay is the managing director of impact investments at Common Future, deploying catalytic investments into emerging funds and fund managers. She began her career in finance when she developed DreamSpring’s (formerly Acción) Native lending program and supported the development of Nusenda Credit Union’s Co-op Capital relationship-based lending initiative with Roanhorse Consulting LLC. She is also a cofounder and former co-CEO of Native Women Lead.

abdiel j. lópez is a curator, financial activist, and community weaver based between Oaxaca and Los Angeles. They are currently the director of capital activation at Justice Funders.

Born and raised in Washington Heights, NYC, Onyx Ramírez is a proud Dominican woman, artist, and writer who has been working in communications for the last seven years. Growing up, she realized that her joy comes from community, the beauty of nature, and creating authentic and vulnerable spaces for connection. She has dedicated her life's work to empowering and centering BIPOC folks and the LGBTQIA+ community and uplifting their stories. She joined the team at Black Farmer Fund as their Communications Lead in 2021.