Bill Bosco is the principal of Leasing 101, a lease consulting company. Bill has over 37 years of experience in the leasing industry. His areas of expertise are accounting, tax, financial analysis, structuring, pricing and training. Bosco has been on the ELFA accounting committee since 1988 and was chairman for 10 years. He is a frequent author and speaker on leasing topics. He has been selected to the FASB/IASB Lease Project working group. He can be reached at [email protected], www.leasing-101.com or 914-522-3233.

Brianna Wilson is managing editor of Monitor.

Dillon A. Redding is of counsel in Womble Bond Dickinson’s capital markets practice group. Redding assists with all aspects of financial transactions for financial institutions and other lenders, notably in connection with equipment finance transactions of all types and structures across a diverse pool of assets, including transportation, industrial, office, software and other technologies.

Dominic Janney is president of Canon Financial Services.

Erin Rafter is an associate editor of Monitor.

Gary W. LoMonaco is a Senior Managing Director & Head, Business Assessment Practice of The Alta Group who primarily works with the consultancy’s Strategy & Competitive Alignment Practice. His areas of expertise include captive and vendor finance and credit management.

Jeff Lezinski is the executive vice president of product management at Odessa.

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.

Merrick Benn is U.S. chair and CEO-elect of Womble Bond Dickinson and a partner in the firm’s capital markets practice group and equipment finance team. Benn has nearly 25 years of experience representing some of the most active bank-affiliated and large, independent equipment financing companies in the US in developing standard lease and syndication documentation, including the implementation of titling trusts.

Quentin Cote is the President of Orion First, leading business development, client relationships, operational, and financial strategies. With 31 years in finance, Cote has held roles at State Street Bank, Sherman Financial Group, Babson Capital Management, and Cambridge Place Investment Management. A Dartmouth College and MIT Sloan School of Management alum, he resides in Boston with his wife and enjoys golf and travel.

Rick Remiker is a vice chairman of The Alta Group equipment finance advisors. His regulatory, risk management and investor relations insights inform work for Alta’s clients. Rick previously served as chief commercial banking executive and senior executive vice president of Huntington National Bank, where he led its equipment finance business earlier in his career. His past experience also includes launching Merrill Lynch Capital’s commercial equipment finance business and holding top leadership positions in the ELFA. He can be reached at [email protected].

Rita E. Garwood is editor in chief of Monitor.

Scott Nelson is the president and chief technology officer of Tamarack Technology. He is an expert in technology strategy and development including AI and automation as well as an industry expert in equipment finance. Nelson leads the company’s efforts to expand its impact on the industry through innovation using new technologies and digital transformation strategies. In his dual role at Tamarack, Nelson is responsible for the company’s vision and strategic planning as well as business operations across professional services and Tamarack’s suite of AI products. He has more than 30 years of strategic technology development, deployment and design thinking experience working with both entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies.

Sudhir Amembal created the first-ever commercial equipment leasing seminar for the industry. Since then, he has spearheaded the training of more than 80,000 leasing professionals worldwide. He was inducted into ELFA’s Hall of Fame; nominated at Monitor’s Converge 2023 and 2024 conferences for MVP Behind the Scenes; and awarded the first-ever honorary CLFP designation. He continues to be active in offering training to the industry, in particular his flagship seminar “Winning With Leasing!” He may be contacted at [email protected].