FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: December 15, 2025
CONTACT:
Heather Moyer, Cornerstone Fund
443-418-4653; hmoyer@cornerstonefund.org
Cornerstone Fund Announces New Chief Financial Officer Tami Marinella
The Cornerstone Fund is thrilled to announce the hiring of Tami Marinella as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Marinella comes to the Cornerstone Fund after serving as the CFO of the United Church of Christ.
“The Cornerstone Fund lives its mission, vision, and purpose, and I look forward to ensuring its financial information is accurate, timely, and useful so that we can continue serving our investors by growing their investments and using those investments to positively impact communities across the US,” said Marinella.
Cornerstone staff are excited to have Marinella’s extensive financial experience.
“We’re thrilled to have someone with such financial acumen join our team,” said Cornerstone Fund President and CEO Maria Coyne. “Tami will be a great addition to our leadership team and an asset that will benefit our clients and partners.”
Prior to joining the UCC National Setting, Marinella served as the CFO of Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority for seven years. CMHA is the oldest and seventh largest public housing authority in the Country. Marinella also served in financial roles at the Cleveland Department of Public Health, the Cleveland Department of Public Utilities, and Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare. She looks forward to supporting the Cornerstone Fund’s vision.
“Saving and investing, we are taught, is a way to secure your future — but the Cornerstone Fund offers so much more,” said Marinella. “The Cornerstone Fund is an opportunity to invest in community and in our neighbors. This is the most fundamental concept of all humanity, yet the one most overlooked in financial circles.”
Marinella begins her role January 1, 2026.
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About the Cornerstone Fund
Founded in 1993, the United Church of Christ Cornerstone Fund’s mission is joining together in faith to invest in and build community. The Cornerstone Fund is a non-profit financial institution that offers investments for individuals, churches, and faith-based non-profit organizations. The Cornerstone Fund then loans those funds directly to other churches and faith-based non-profit organizations for projects that create change in their communities.