Author: James Kerkula

James has worked extensively in Christian missions and the development finance industry for more than thirty years. His work among the poor has been featured in mainstream media, including the Philadelphia Business Journal and the American Banker. He testified before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Empowerment in 1998. He is a prolific runner–completing a number of marathons, including the Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Steamtown marathons. A product of an Eastern University graduate program, James attended undergraduate school at the University of the Virgin Islands and Bluewater Bible College, where he was valedictorian for his class. He’s president of Compassion Capital Fund, an emerging community development financial intermediary serving the African Diaspora on the east coast of the United States.