Deborah Reuben, CLFP, is CEO & Founder of TomorrowZone, a technology strategy consulting firm specializing in advising leaders who want to make smarter decisions today and create a resilient and more profitable tomorrow.

Dillon A. Redding is an associate in Womble Bond Dickinson’s capital markets practice group. Redding also represents lenders and lessors in equipment finance transactions with an emphasis on transportation assets, such as aircraft, rail equipment, vessels and other assets.

Hadley Benton is Executive Vice President of Business Development at Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management. 

Ian Koplin is Editor for Monitor, ABFJournal, DealMaker and Commercial Factor magazines.

Joshua Wabnik is an associate in the Womble Bond Dickinson’s Capital Markets group. His practice focuses on commercial finance transactions including equipment finance transactions.

Ken Greene is an attorney at his SoCal firm, the Law Office of Kenneth Charles Greene. He began his career with BankAmerilease in 1981 and has been a partner in several firms, including Ross & Ivanjack, one of the first law firms devoted exclusively to the equipment finance industry. He continues representation of lenders, lessors and brokers in contract preparation, compliance, licensing, litigation and transactions. Greene is presently General Counsel to the AACFB, has served twice on the BOD of NEFA and was its Legal Committee Chairman, Legal Line Editor, Regional Committee Chair and Conference Chairman. He was Leasing News Legal Editor since early 2022. Greene received his BA from Brandeis University and his JD from Santa Clara University School of Law. He is frequent writer and speaker on matters of leasing law. Greene’s passions are family, music, travel and more. In his “spare” time, he plays and records with several bands and produces concerts and charity events.

Lewis J. Cohn is the Managing Partner of Cohn & Dussi. He chairs the firm’s Financial Services Practice, overseeing the Banking, Finance, Equipment Leasing, Secured Lending, Alternative Lending, Factoring, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Groups. Mr. Cohn’s practice focuses on representing lenders in all phases of the commercial loan process, with a special expertise in the collection, workout and liquidation of troubled debt. He has represented secured and unsecured lenders, financial institutions and equipment lessors in a wide range of complex transactions. He is a long-time member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), where he serves on the Credit and Collections Committee. A recipient of the Top Lawyers Award from Boston Magazine, Mr. Cohn holds a LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law and a J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law. Mr. Cohn can be reached at 781-494-0209 or lcohn@cohnanddussi.com.

These articles have been collaborated on by multiple members of the Monitor staff.

Patrick Gaskins, Senior Vice President Fleet Solutions at Corcentric Fleet Solutions, oversees both sales and operations for fleet offerings. Gaskins has grown the fleet services area by implementing an asset management database and a data-driven approach to providing clients with visibility into all areas of their fleet spend. He joined Corcentric in 2010, bringing over 30 years of experience as a financial services professional in the transportation industry.

Phil Neuffer is senior editor of ABF Journal.

Shari B. Domow Bacsardi is a partner in Womble Bond Dickinson’s capital markets practice group. Domow Bacsardi represents lenders and lessors in all aspects of equipment finance transactions with an emphasis on transportation assets, including aircraft (corporate and commercial), rail equipment, locomotives and railcars, vessels (barges and tankers) and specialty assets.

Shawn Smith is the CEO and founder of Dedicated Commercial Recovery Inc. He is passionate about establishing and following industry best practices, focusing on people first in order to generate profit, and using business to provide a sustainable way forward to those who are in need.

Shervin Rashti is an experienced specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in negotiation, business planning, operations management, asset management and mergers & acquisitions. Strong professional with a BS focused in Biology from University of California, Riverside.