Brendan joined White Clarke Group in 2001. With over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector, including several board level appointments, Brendan’s expertise is in creating and delivering strategic change initiatives. Under his leadership, the business has grown to become a global force in the auto and asset finance industry.

Chris Lemone is Senior Vice President of Sales at Amur Equipment Finance.

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.

Dominic Liberatore is deputy general counsel at DLL.

Grace A. Garwood is a freelance writer and editor in Brooklyn, NY.

Howard Brod Brownstein is president of The Brownstein Corporation, a turnaround management firm in Conshohocken, PA.

Inez M. Markovich is a partner in the Philadelphia office of the law firm of McCarter & English, LLP.

Jacob Mark is a seasoned banker with a great depth of experience including credit risk analysis, commercial lending, equipment finance, liability, insurance claims, and default. Mark currently serves as the CEO and president of LTS – Lease Tracking Services. Since 1987, LTS has provided the leasing and lending industries with skilled risk management and insurance tracking services. Prior to LTS, Mark served as a director and department supervisor at Morgan Stanley, an American financial services corporation, and worked for Well Fargo Bank N.A. as a senior analyst and team lead. Mark had held various management and analyst positions over his 15-year career. Mark currently resides in Baltimore MD. Mark has a Bachelor’s Degree from Hebrew Theological Collage in Skokie IL. He is FINRA series 99 licensed.

Jim Kelly is group head of Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services.

Joe Franco, CLFP, is a senior sales executive at FIS Global.

Justin Tabone, SVP, leads originations for TIAA Bank’s vendor equipment financing team, which specializes in financing solutions for U.S. businesses originated through a select network of manufacturers, dealers, resellers and distributors, and is supported by private label and co-branded programs.

Michael Levison is the CEO of Resolvion, one of the largest repossession management companies in the nation. His firm, which has a division devoted exclusively to commercial equipment and vehicles, oversees the recovery of 200,000 units annually.

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.

Paul Bent is senior managing director of The Alta Group and leader of its legal services practice. He has several decades of experience as an investment banker, equipment leasing CEO and transaction attorney. He wishes to thank the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, other trade groups and the private California attorneys who have contributed greatly to helping steer the DFPI in a workable crafting of these impending regulations.

Rita E. Garwood is editor in chief of Monitor.

Scott Nelson is the president and chief digital 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.

Sean Scampton is the Director of Sales & Marketing for Leasepath, an intelligent workplace solution for Customer Engagement (CRM) and Originations (LOS) built exclusively for asset finance brokers and funding sources. He has worked with cloud-hosted Microsoft technology for more than eight years, providing consultation and guidance to the financial services industry, municipal governments and fortune 500 companies. Scampton is a member of the ELFA, NEFA, CFLA, NACFB, and is a regular fixture at industry events.

Steve McCabe is a senior writer for Susan Carol Creative, in Fredericksburg, VA. He has been continuously involved in writing and editing since 1985, focusing primarily on the equipment leasing and financial services industry. Recent feature and ghostwriting assignments for SCC have appeared in Equipment Leasing Today, The Monitor Daily, North American Industry, the World Leasing Yearbook, and the National Law Journal.