Curtis Fort is currently the Group CEO at Construction Credit & Finance Group, LLC and has been working to help companies mitigate their losses for nearly 20 years.

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.

Harmony Oswald is a veteran of the U.S. Army First Infantry Division and an experienced CA finance enforcement litigator. She boasts an undefeated trial record. During the pandemic, she made virtual appearances in court, winning 16 trials. Her practice focuses on pre-judgment recovery of collateral, litigating deficiency balances to judgment, and enforcement actions to collect on wages, bank accounts, vehicles, and real estate.

Harriet Christie was appointed operations director at MirrorWeb, a data archiving solution based in Manchester, England, in 2020. Since then, she has helped oversee the evolution of the MirrorWeb product and service offering, as well as the business' growth despite the challenging circumstances of 2020.

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

James (Jim) Jackson is co-CEO of The Alta Group and leader of its merger and acquisition advisory practice. Jackson has more than 30 years of experience in the equipment leasing and finance industry and has served as a senior financial executive at MicroFinancial/ TimePayment, Deutsche Financial Services, AT&T Capital Corporation — Leasing Services and Signal Capital Corporation. He currently serves as board president of the National Equipment Finance Association.

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.

Markiesha Thompson is associate editor of Monitor.

Martin Ormon is founder and president of Aircraft Finance Corporation. Ormon was previously with Greenwich Capital Markets and then started his own hedge fund before founding Aircraft Finance Corporation in 1998. Today, Aircraft Finance Corporation finances more pre-owned jet aircraft than anyone in the industry.

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

Ryan Collison is President and CEO of Mitsubishi HC Capital America, a specialty finance company providing commercial financing to businesses and entrepreneurs in a wide range of industries.

Scott D. Chait is an attorney with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, with a primary role of supporting equipment finance and leasing activity as well as other related transactional matters.