Merritt Community Capital Staff About Us Main Page • Board of Directors Top row, left to right: Mark Baldwin, Director of Communications; Denise Taplin, Administrative Assistant; Barney Deasy, President; Maria Duarte, Director of Asset Management; Dan Kiernan, Corporate Finance Officer. Bottom row, left to right: Julie Sonntag Newquist, Operations Director; Kristy Ball, Asset Manager; Karen Smyda, Director of Acquisitions; and Birute Skurdenis, Asset Manager.