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Melvin Carter

Senior Advisor

Melvin is a nationally recognized systems innovator and two-term Mayor of Saint Paul known for advancing equity-centered, community-driven change. As chief executive of an $800 million municipal enterprise, he has led transformative public-private partnerships, guided the city through overlapping crises, and launched nationally recognized models such as Community-First Public Safety and CollegeBound Saint Paul. Melvin brings operational rigor and a deeply human leadership philosophy focused on generational impact and inclusive economic growth.

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Drinal Foster

Chief Impact Officer

Drinal oversees performance measurement, operational excellence, and long-term impact tracking for GroundBreak Coalition, ensuring its transformational goals are matched by disciplined execution. A 30-year Wells Fargo veteran and Senior Vice President, she has led enterprise-wide operational and customer engagement initiatives with a strong focus on equity and inclusion. An award-winning executive and civic leader, Drinal brings deep systems expertise to align strategy, accountability, and innovation in building a more inclusive financial system.

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Mike LaFave

Chief of Staff

Mike serves as Chief of Staff for the GroundBreak Coalition, overseeing governance, operations, and coordinated implementation as the organization expands its impact. With more than 25 years of senior leadership in community development—including roles at Family Housing Fund, Project for Pride in Living, and Neighborhood Development Center—he has dedicated his career to expanding access to housing, capital, and entrepreneurship. Mike brings strategic discipline and partnership-driven leadership to advance equitable wealth building across Minneapolis–St. Paul.

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Gwen King-Lunde

Executive Administrator & Operations Coordinator

Gwen serves as Executive Administrator and Operations Coordinator for the GroundBreak Coalition, strengthening cross-functional coordination and ensuring the organization’s operations run seamlessly in service of its mission. With a background in nonprofit administration, executive support, and program management, she brings expertise in stakeholder engagement, budget oversight, and high-level communications.

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Eric White

Chief Investment Officer

Eric leads the Capital Mobilization aspects of the GroundBreak Coalition, ensuring that our financial institution and community lending partners in entrepreneurship, homeownership, and neighborhood development are working seamlessly in support of the wealth builders we serve. With nearly 20 years experience in impact and investing, mobilizing hundreds of millions of dollars for economic justice at Cogent Consulting, the Bush Foundation, and The Financial Services Consulting Group, mobilizing capital equitably is his life’s work.

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Adair Mosley

CEO

Adair leads the GroundBreak Coalition with a deep commitment to equity-driven transformation and creating new pathways for generational prosperity across Minnesota. With more than a decade of experience leading social impact organizations—including serving as CEO of African American Leadership Forum and President & CEO at Pillsbury United Communities—his career has been dedicated to rallying talent, launching innovative initiatives, and building a more equitable financial system for all.

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What is ABH (Advancing Black Homeownership)?

This first-of-its-kind program combines flexible underwriting criteria with financial assistance to help Black or African-American buyers overcome historically inequitable housing practices and buy their first home. The ABH Community Fund is a collaboration between the Minnesota Homeownership Center, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Build Wealth Minnesota, NeighborWorks Home Partners, PRG, Inc., Project for Pride in Living (PPL) and GroundBreak Coalition.

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Legacies

What if we could use capital at scale to close generational wealth gaps… and rewrite the rules of the financial system for everyone?

Welcome to the $5.4B breakthrough.
GroundBreak Coalition is investing in a more thriving and inclusive MSP region — one homeowner, one business, one development at a time.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Generational wealth is the power to turn hopes into homes, ambitions into businesses, and plans into neighborhood pillars. Everyone deserves that opportunity. Co-created with input from banks, residents, and civic leaders, GroundBreak financial tools put life-changing dreams within reach.

Homeownership

A combination of forgivable and repayable down payment loans that pair with mortgages to make first-time homeownership a reality today.

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Entrepreneurship

Low-interest, forgivable growth loans for early-stage small businesses to expand and hire.

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Commercial Development

Patient, low-cost junior capital to pair with market lending and help developers realize projects that can transform neighborhoods.

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Vision

To Action

By growing financial access in under-resourced communities, GroundBreak is creating ladders to economic mobility, more stable and resilient neighborhoods, and a stronger middle class.

That’s an investment in financial access, safety, and economic vitality for all who live here.

Today

150+ homeowners
30 early-stage & growth businesses
9 developments in pipeline

By 2027

850 homeowners
250 early-stage & growth businesses
12 new developments

By 2038

11,000 homeowners
5,000 early-stage & growth businesses
60 new developments

“What GroundBreak is doing is helping to stabilize our businesses in a way that I’ve never seen before.”

DE’VONNA PITTMAN Founder and CEO of Natures Syrup Beauty

Uniting to do something BIG.

Our coalition of business, civic, and philanthropic leaders is mobilizing financial and human capital at a scale never seen in our region. Do you want to help change lives and communities for generations? Join
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News & Updates

A Call to Chosen Hope & Collective Action

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GroundBreak Coalition Names Adair Mosley as First Chief Executive Officer

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How the GroundBreak Coalition Is Taking on the Racial Home Ownership Gap

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Opinion | Survival Isn’t Success. Small Businesses Need Deeper Support.

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