Arctaris Annual Impact Report: Financial Innovation. Community Impact.

Andrew Orgel

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Andrew Orgel joined Arctaris in 2022 and serves as an analyst. He is responsible for all phases of the deal process (origination, due diligence, structuring, execution), portfolio company management, and supports operations-related internal efforts.

Prior to Arctaris, Andrew was an associate with EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting competency within Ernst & Young. Andrew focused on commercial due diligence across industries to support private equity and corporate M&A.

Andrew holds a B.A. in Mathematical Statistics and Economics from the University of Virginia. In his free time, he enjoys to ski, bike, and support Boston sports.

Eduardo Sanchez

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Eduardo Sánchez joined Arctaris in 2022 and serves as a Senior Analyst. He is responsible for assisting in portfolio management, investments, strategic projects, business operations, and legal & regulatory for the firm.

Prior to Arctaris, Eduardo was an Associate at WS Development where he primarily focused on portfolio management and assisting with large-scale developments (end-to-end) in the New  England area.

Eduardo holds a BA in Political Science and Min or in Management for Social Impact from Boston College. In his free time, he enjoys listening to salsa, exploring the city, and spending time with his family & friends.

Carson Pavelec

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Carson joined Arctaris in 2025 and serves as an Analyst. As a member of the investment team, he is responsible for all stages of the deal process and strategic management of portfolio companies.

Prior to Arctaris, Carson was a Consultant at Deloitte within their M&A practice. He primarily focused on financial services clients providing value creation and restructuring services.

Carson holds a B.S. in Finance and Business Analytics from Boston College. Outside of work, Carson enjoys playing golf, hiking, and reading a good book.

Brynn Sanders

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Brynn Sanders began her career in the legal department at Bank of America, but a passion for community investing awakened at the U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, where she helped launch its Federal New Markets and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Syndications in 2008. During her tenure, Ms. Sanders’ group placed more than $1 billion in community-enhancing tax credits with third-party investors, and Ms. Sanders herself managed a $1.5 billion portfolio of NMTC investments. In 2013, Ms. Sanders was recruited to Advantage Capital Partners structuring group, where she grew an existing $80 million business line in QALICB consulting and CDE loan fund services to $450 million in four years. She worked closely with investment partners, lenders, and portfolio companies to originate funds, structure closings, monitor regulatory compliance, and manage assets, including troubled asset workouts, among other responsibilities. Ms. Sanders moved to LISC’s New Markets Support Company in 2017 to establish a new business line creating and managing loan funds with both NMTC and non-NMTC focused partners. She also worked with third-party CDEs to assist with outsourced asset management and NMTC application services. To round out her NMTC perspective, Ms. Sanders joined Affordable Equity Partners in 2019 to raise debt and equity capital for the affordable housing firm, working with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). There, she secured $30 million of structured debt and equity, as well as construction commitment letters, from four new partners despite economic and travel challenges presented by the pandemic. She also wrote two NMTC applications and assisted in deploying and capital raising for their Georgia rural jobs loan fund. Sanders Capital Consulting was formed in 2021 as a woman-owned consultancy to assist firms navigate the complexities of NMTCs.