Leadership
Staff
Lauren Marshall | Vice President of Community Development
lauren@newtownmacon.com | 478-722-9909, x 121
Analyzing loan applications
Maintaining and improving our online application process
Facilitating loan closings.ย
Lauren has been committed to the Macon community since she moved here in 2015.ย
Before coming to NewTown Macon, Lauren held the position of Director of Communications and Marketing at Mercer University School of Law. There, she managed branding, enrollment marketing, design, social media, and the website. At Historic Macon Foundation(HMF), she was the Director of Neighborhood Revitalization and Loan Fund Manager. She oversaw programs like low-interest facade and energy efficiency loans, started the Neighborhood Leadership Institute, and supported Beall's Hill revitalization.
Lauren earned her degrees from the University of Georgia in Advertising and History. She also earned an M.A. in Conservation Studies of Historic Buildings from the University of York in England. She's a certified Historic Real Estate Finance Professional from the National Development Council. In her free time, she's a calligrapher and runs The Post Letters, her small business since 2019.
Outside of work, Lauren is on the Macon-Bibb County Design Review Board, a Hay House board member, a UGA Mentor, and a 2018 Leadership Macon graduate. She and her husband, Mac, love downtown, enjoying the live music scene and local restaurants
- First point of contact for loan clientsย
- Business coaching and strategyย
- Group trainings (including Developersโ Academy, Entrepreneursโ Academy, and Downtown Diversity Initiative)
Ricardo is from Fayetteville, North Carolina and is an alumnusย of High Point University, where he received aย Bachelorย of Scienceย in business administration with a concentration in marketing. Ricardoย joins theย NewTownย Macon staff with over 12 years of sales and consulting expertise.ย
Ricardo is the proud father of aย creative teen daughter. Both a newlywed and new toย Macon,ย Ricardo and hisย familyย enjoy exploring their new home andย areย looking forward to all the adventures Macon has to offer.ย ย
Atย NewTown, Ricardo is responsible forย one-on-one coaching services to potential and current loan applicants.ย He also coordinates NewTownโs support programs serving Macon-Bibbโs small business and real estate development communities.ย
Ricardo thinks the apple scones at Z Beans are amazing with a caramel latte. He and his wife love going to the Douglass Theatre for live jazz and plays.
Analyzing loan applications
Maintaining and improving our online application process
Facilitating loan closings.ย
Jolie Rowland serves as NewTown Loansโ Director of Lending, where she is responsible for analyzing loan applications, maintaining and improving our online application process, and facilitating loan closings.ย
Jolie lived in Dublin, Georgia until she moved to Macon to attend Mercer University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in Finance and Spanish. Jolie has worked for NewTown Macon in several different roles since 2018, giving her the opportunity to help create and become a co-founder of NewTown Loans, Middle Georgiaโs first CDFI.ย
In her free time, Jolie enjoys acrylic painting, attending events in downtown Macon, volunteering, and visiting her family in Dublin. Jolie lives downtown and loves the community it has given her. Youโll find her shopping at 7th Street Salvage and Travis Jean Emporium or hanging out at some of her favorite restaurants: Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen, La Bella Morelia, and Oliverโs Corner Bistro.ย
Board of Managers
Bob Hatcher, Chairman | Chairman, H2 Capital
Ryan Griffin | Owner, New Atlantic Realty
Corrie Hall | Partner, James Bates
DaQuanis Harvey | Executive Director, Operation Hope
Stephanie Howard | Executive Director, Mercer Innovation Center
Dr. R. Kris Ellis | Nephrologist, Physician Consultants of Georgia, LLC
Ronnie Rollins | President & CEO, Community Health System
CONTACT NEWTOWN LOANS
555 Poplar Street
Macon, GA 31201
478-722-9909
loans@newtownmacon.com