Gilbert Gonzalez was appointed deputy under secretary for rural development, concentrating on policy and planning.

Gonzalez was active in banking, housing, and economic development efforts in Texas from 1984 until his appointment to this position. He was founding president of the Community Development Loan Fund, Inc. (CDLF), a for-profit multi-bank community development corporation created in 1993 which represented a collaborative effort between the City of San Antonio, Texas and 21 banks. It serves the credit needs of small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses in San Antonio and surrounding counties. In 1997 he formed the Community Development Loan Corporation (CDLC), a non-profit affiliate to complement the lending efforts of the CDLF and diversify its funding base. He was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the CDLF and the CDLC.

From 1992-93 Gonzalez worked as a commercial loan officer, specializing in Small Business Administration lending, for the Money Store Investment Corporation in San Antonio. He was a business development specialist for the University of Texas Small Business Development Center, based in San Antonio, from 1990-92, after having served as an assistant vice president of budgeting and finance for First Gibralter Bank in San Antonio from 1984-90.

A native of San Antonio, Gonzalez holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, specializing in accounting, from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Art Campbell, the previous deputy under secretary for rural development, held that position from July 1995 until August 2000, and is now vice president for economic development with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. •