Nikitra Bailey is the Executive Vice President of External Affairs at the <a href="http://www.responsiblelending.org/">Center for Responsible Lending</a>. CRL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth. Ms. Bailey directs CRL’s coalition building and constituent relations. She also leads CRL’s access to mortgage credit advocacy, which aims to ensure that low-wealth families and people of color are fairly served by our nation’s housing finance system. Ms. Bailey holds a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University.