Neelura Bell has extensive experience in community and economic development as a funder, developer, and administrator. She is currently the Director of Facility for Excellent Education where she is in charge of school facility technical assistance, loan underwriting and asset management. Ms. Bell’s background includes positions with a community-based non-profit organization, the Mayor’s Office, a national financial and technical assistance intermediary and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles. Through her prior experience, she has been involved in all aspects of facilitating the development of complex and catalytic commercial, housing, facility, and infrastructure projects. She has provided financial and technical support to small and major developers from the acquisition and entitlement phases through construction and occupancy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.