Community Affairs Contacts

For information about our Community Affairs program, contact our Washington D.C. office, or your local Community Affairs Officer.

Leadership

First Name	Last Name	Title	Phone
Ryan	Portell	Acting Director for Community Affairs	(202) 649-6420

Community Affairs officers' activities include

supporting supervision staff on the preparation and conducting of CRA examinations by reviewing OCC-supervised banks’ community development activities and conducting community interviews to assess local community development needs.
providing training and technical assistance to OCC staff, bankers, and community members on all issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act and community development.
conducting customized consultations with OCC-supervised banks to help them develop and implement an effective community development program.
organizing and conducting, often in concert with other federal banking agencies, outreach events and listening sessions to exchange ideas about existing and innovative community development opportunities and to promote partnerships between banks and community stakeholders.