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At JUST, our clients come first. We invest in your entrepreneur journey to financial success.

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14,000 +

visionary female entrepreneurs have received loans.

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$33

invested in dreams.

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million

99 %

repayment rate achieved.

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63 %

of JUST women have a savings fund.

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Our Team

Committed to a just Texas.

  • Rashidah Alshams

    Director of Growth & Partnerships

  • Maria Isabel Arellano

    Community Director

  • Mario Callejas

    Growth Marketing

  • Carolina Cantu

    Customer Success

  • Angelica Castro

    Sr. Community Director -  Austin

  • Angelica Escalante

    Community Director - Dallas

  • Shandricka Davis

    Community Director - Dallas

  • Keishla Felix-Plum

    Director of Operations

  • Jose Flores

    Accountant

  • Adriana Garcia

    Community Director - Houston & El Paso

  • Yesenia Gutierrez

    Customer Support

  • Karen Gonzalez

    Director of Community and Learning

  • Ashley Phillips

    Vice President of Development

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  • Ivonne Salinas

    Director of Growth & Programs

  • Steve Wanta

    Co-Founder & CEO

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    Erika Ortiz

    Director of Technology

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  • Jorge Ortega headshot

    Jorge Ortega

    Communications

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Our Board

Committed to a just Texas.

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Zoe Schlag

Schmidt Futures

Darsh Singh 

Hazoor Partners 

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Eric Donnelly

Holly Tachovsky

Verisk

Eric Donnelly

Crossroads Impact Corp

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Steve Wanta

JUST

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Our vision is a just

Texas

Learn How JUST Works
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