The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation announced that 35 individuals who recently sat through the 8-hour online CLFP exam, have passed. Included in this group is the first CLFP residing in India, Shrirang Tambe, CLFP – Founder & CEO, Origa Lease Finance. The latest members are:
- Hyun Kyung (Chris) Ahn, CLFP – Senior Sales Tax Analysis, DLL
- Blake Bachelor, CLFP Associate – Financial Analyst, Team Financial Group, Inc.
- Shannah Berger, CLFP – Sales Manager, FirstLease, Inc.
- Jeffrey Bitzer, CLFP – Vice President Training & Customer Service, Integrated Financial Solutions
- Katrina Bryson, CLFP – Senior Debt Collector, DLL
- Andrew Clark, CLFP – Director, Laurentide
- Anthony Corbett, CLFP – Financial Specialist, DLL
- Martin Cowie, CLFP – Director Application Design, Ambit Asset Finance, FIS
- Thomas (Paul) Crnkovic, CLFP – Client Relations: Special Assets Manager, Ascentium Capital LLC
- Patricia Cruz, CLFP – Accounting Manager, Ascentium Capital LLC
- Doug DiFilippo, CLFP – Litigation & Bankruptcy Specialist, DLL
- Michele Lee Doherty, CLFP – Manager, Managed Print, Canon Financial Services, Inc.
- Matthew Enzwiler, CLFP – Leasing Specialist II, Commerce Bank
- Andrew Fishburn, CLFP – Vice President, Federal Government Relations, Equipment Leasing and Financial Association
- Erin Foster, CLFP – Manager – Vendor Funding, Ascentium Capital LLC
- Edward Gerek, Jr., CLFP Associate – Funding Manager, Bryn Mawr Equipment Finance, Inc. dba Bryn Mawr Funding
- Sharon Goetz, CLFP – Office Manager, KLC Financial, Inc.
- John Iacobacci, CLFP – Senior Syndications Associate, DLL
- Jeremy Johnson, CLFP – Collections Manager, Large Ticket, DLL
- Lawrence Kellmayer, CLFP – Director of Loan Operations, SANY Capital USA, Inc.
- Ramesh Muniappan, CLFP – Project Lead/Manager – Business Architecture, Odessa
- Katie O’Mara, CLFP – Credit Manager, FirstLease, Inc.
- Michael Prestoy, CLFP Associate – Senior Business Analyst, Odessa
- Rebecca Ricci, CLFP – Vice President, Syndications, DLL
- Raymond Ridge III, CLFP – Litigation & Bankruptcy Specialist, DLL
- Ricardo Rios, CLFP – Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc.
- Brenton Russell, CLFP – Senior Underwriting & Funding Manager, Bryn Mawr Equipment Finance, Inc. dba Bryn Mawr Funding
- Cati Scheifele, CLFP – Country Sales Manager, DLL
- Shrirang Tambe, CLFP – Founder & CEO, Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd, India
- Joan Twigg, CLFP – Vice President – Operations, Univest Capital, Inc.
- Matthew Vazzana, CLFP – National Account Executive, Huntington Technology Finance
- Gordon Walker, CLFP – Marketing Manager, Americas, DLL
- Roberta Warner, CLFP – Vice President, Delivery, Odessa
- Gina Weismann, CLFP – Vice President, Senior Manager, TD Equipment Finance, Inc.
- Ann Wendling, CLFP – Business Architect, Odessa
“Advocating on behalf of the equipment leasing and finance industry is really rewarding. I decided to pursue the CLFP designation to make myself a better advocate on behalf of the industry,” stated Fishburn.
Tambe added: “The CLFP designation will help me excel in the leasing profession. The knowledge, the network and the value it carries, will help me grow leasing in India. I look forward to connecting India with the global leasing community by becoming a CLFP.”
The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers, and peers in the equipment finance industry. There are currently 860 active Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates in the U.S., Canada, India and Australia.