Alexander R. Lowitt is an associate at Womble Bond Dickinson. He focuses his practice on commercial finance transactions, including equipment finance transactions.

Brianna Wilson is managing editor of Monitor.

Christina Ochs, President of The Corporation for Interest Rate Management, has worked in interest rate risk management for the past 18 years, gaining experience in almost every operational role at the CIRM. Having first earned her bachelor's degree from New York University she then gained an MBA from St. John's University of Rome.A passionate leader, Christina is a member of the Women's Presidents Organization. She also sits on various boards including the Women's Board of The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Chicago Chamber Music Society, the Active Transport Alliance, and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Cook County.

Deborah Reuben, CLFP, is is CEO and founder of TomorrowZone, an innovative consulting firm bringing forward-thinking insights and original ideas to help companies adopt digital, gain efficiencies and design roadmaps for the future. She holds many industry leadership positions and authored The Certified Lease & Finance Professionals’ Handbook 6th-9th editions. Learn more at tomorrowzone.io.

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.

Kim Montgomery is vice president and healthcare originations leader at EverBank Vendor Equipment Finance. She can be reached at [email protected].

Matt Diehl is director of business development at LEAF Commercial Capital.

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.

Rita E. Garwood is editor in chief of Monitor.

Scott Kiley recently retired after a 35-year career in the equipment finance industry, including the last 25 years at Fifth Third’s Equipment Finance Capital Markets Group.

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.