The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) shared the results of this year’s Business Council Steering Committee elections. The committee represents bank-owned or bank-related organizations that utilize internal funding. They may encompass bank departments, divisions or affiliates, or divisions or subsidiaries of bank holding companies.
- Eric Bunnell, CLFP, Arvest Equipment Finance (committee chair)
- David Beck, Central Bank of St. Louis
- Mark Boyer, First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance
- Kevin Canepa, CLFP, Civista Leasing & Finance
- Michael Clune, CLFP, First American Equipment Finance, an RBC / City National company
- Laura Elrod Eckhardt, Frost Equipment Leasing and Finance
- Mark Farlin, LEAF Commercial Capital
- Kristopher Foster, Pinnacle Financial Partners
- Denise Garcia, BMO Bank
- Nicholas Gibbens, CLFP, Wintrust Specialty Finance
- Bryan Grantham, Regions Equipment Finance
- Matthew Hand, U.S. Bank
- David Jaliman, Atlantic Union Equipment Finance
- Aaron Jensen, Farm Credit Leasing
- Lance King, Fifth Third Bank
- Marcela Melendez, First Bank Chicago
- Keith Moore, Wintrust Commercial Finance
- Jerilyn Nicholsen, Pathward Commercial Finance
- Amrita Patel, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
- Theresa Provencher, Bank of America Global Leasing (board liaison)
- Mark Thomas, CLFP, Key Equipment Finance
- Steve Wright, Huntington Equipment Finance
The Captive and Vendor Finance Business Council Steering Committee represents financial services organizations that provide sales-assisted financing and vendor and manufacturer support activities, either on a third-party or captive basis.
- Bruno Amalberti, First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance
- Carolyn Amberg, HP
- Joseph Banister, LEAF Commercial Capital
- Don Bryson, Canon Financial Services
- Mark Casel, DLL
- Aniruddha Deshpande, CNH Industrial Capital
- Anja Frazier, BAUER Financial Services
- Amy Gestal, Huntington Technology Finance
- Brian Hurley, GE Healthcare Financial Services
- Joseph Inferrera, Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services
- Ramsey James, Caterpillar Financial Services
- Xiang Ji, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance
- Daniel Juni, Cisco Systems Capital
- Jeremy Mcculloch, Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services
- Daniel Nuss CLFP, U.S. Bank
- Tim Schaeffner, Bank of America Global Leasing
- Chad Volkert, John Deere Financial
The Independent Business Council Steering Committee represents non-bank-owned organizations that provide financing through lines of credit, discounting relationships or other funding vehicles.
- James Currier, CLFP, Finloc USA (committee chair)
- Craig Ault
- Jason Bartz, Vero Technologies
- Hollis Bufferd, Star Hill Financial (board liaison)
- David Gernhard, CLFP, Transport Enterprise Leasing
- Kent Hammett, Equify Financial
- Lana Kralik, Dext Capital
- Jena Morgan, CLFP, 360 Equipment Finance
- Christopher Pagano, Mitsubishi HC Capital America
- George Parker, VenSource Capital
- John Pfister, CLFP, Chief Executive Officer, MAZO Capital
- Mitchell Rice, Commercial Capital Company
- Jenny Roach, Wingspire Equipment Finance
- Mark Scardigli, Trio Capital Solutions
- Robert Seltzer, Ansley Park Capital
- Harrison Smith, Stonebriar Commercial Finance
- Paula Summers, CLFP, Summers Engineered Capital
- Peggy Tomcheck, Aspen Capital Company
- Evan Tuozzoli, Nexseer Capital
- Amy Wagner, American Financial Partners
- Nahid Zamir, Meridian OneCap Credit
- Buddy Zarbock, Commercial Funding Partners
The Service Providers Business Council Steering Committee represents organizations and firms providing a variety of related services to the members of the other four Business Councils. Associated company types include accounting, collections, law, consulting, software, equipment management, university/government, executive recruiters, insurance, nonprofits/associations and publishers.
- Kim Riggs-Mounger, CLFP, Orion First Financial, (committee chair)
- Alistair Canal, Syndifi
- Donna Christensen, CLFP, CSC
- Quentin Cote, CLFP, Orion First Financial
- Brendan Curran, Acquis Insurance Management
- Danielle Dolloff, Liventus
- Edward Flynn, RVI Group
- Randy Haug, LTi Technology Solutions (board liaison)
- Basil Karatzas, ASA, MBA, Karatzas Marine Advisors
- Lili Martinez, Assurant
- Sean McKenna, Great American Insurance Group, Specialty Equipment
- Peter Minshall, NETSOL Technologies
- Michael Mousdale, Alfa
- Kinna Pattani, Alfa
- Colleen Shelby, instaCOVER, a subsidiary of One80 Intermediaries
- Kelby Spring, Equifax
- Michael Toglia, Equipment Finance Advisor
- Anthony Trollope, Foresight Marketing Agency
- Adam White, Equifax
The Small Ticket Business Council Steering Committee represents financial services organizations primarily involved in transactions under $250,000, either individually or through lines.
- Kayla Perlinger, CLFP, Oakmont Capital Services (committee chair)
- Kip Amstutz, CLFP, 360 Equipment Finance
- Erik Anderson, Northland Capital Equipment Finance
- Anita Colvin, CLFP, U.S. Bank
- Frank Costanza, Choice Financial Group
- Paul Fogle, CLFP, Quality Equipment Finance
- John Gougeon, UniFi Equipment Finance
- Gustavo Lichtenberger, DLL
- Will Mennesson, CLFP, AP Equipment Finance
- Douglas Nielsen, Wintrust Specialty Finance
- Chad Palmer, Western Equipment Finance
- Brad Peterson, Channel (board liaison)
- Brian Rodd, Securcor Financial Group
- Dave Schlauderaff, Merchants Bank Equipment Finance
- Michael Willerer, Alliance Funding Group
- Taylor Zwickl, Huntington Equipment Finance
