Inland Valley
Inland Valley Chapter President Dr Evelyn L. Anderson
Dr. Evelyn L. Anderson, “Dr. E” is a lifelong public servant; her tenure includes 20+ years as a Deputy Sheriff Sergeant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and over ten years as a Professor of Public Administration and Organizational Leadership. She is a subject matter expert in Minorities, Crime, Social Justice, and Urban Planning and Development.
Dr. E. is the CEO of Elevate Commercial Lending (ECL), she built this organization to provide funding when banks won't, she specializes in converting 401Ks, orchestrating multiple lender packages, financing start-ups, franchises, lines of credit, etc. Additionally, her company can finance equipment, accounts receivable, merchant accounts, lines of credit, SBA loans, and its funds foreign nationals. ECL also finances real estate transactions including 4 plex's, fix and flips, fix and keep, bridge loans, etc.
Dr. E is a specialist in grants, contracts, donor relationships, and business planning. She creates a culture that drives innovation, change, and results. She thrives on creating ground-breaking change that requires a different way of thinking.
Dr. E chose the SCBCC as her volunteer organization to offer her unique skills and to facilitate a change to the narrative that "there are no Black owned businesses that can compete for large scale public and private entity contracts and grant opportunities." She is committed to changing the narrative through the facilitation of networking events, resource allocation, and the promotion of members, sponsors, and affiliates of the SCBCC.
"Dr. E. believes alone we are fierce and competitive but together we are a force to be reckoned with and she wants to bring the reckoning!"
Inland Valley Chapter Vice President Jessica Smith
Founder of M.A.L.H.Y. a Mental Health, Addiction, Love, Human Trafficking and Youth Literacy organization
Inland Valley Chapter Treasurer and the Director of Community Outreach Tonette Blum
Tonette’s career in the health, wellness, beauty, and personal development spans over 3 decades. Her education includes the University of California at Berkeley and California State University, Los Angeles majoring in Business Management with an emphasis on Operational Management. Current she is Director of Sales, for Canada and USA West Region for PM International. PM-International is one of Europe’s largest direct marketing companies in the areas of health, wellness and beauty. They offer high-quality nutritional supplements (the FitLine series) and skin care (the FitLine Skin series). Annual revenue is over $2.55 Billion in annual revenue. Tonette’s primary focus is to develop and maintain programs as well as the communication strategies in on both continents. She is personally committed to developing greater education in healthy living in health, fitness within all communities and demographics.
