The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation reported that 14 individuals recently passed the eight-hour online proctored CLFP exam, including:

• Lauren Baingo, CLFP – Program Manager, DLL
• Jenna Bioughnach, CLFP – Team Lead for Inventory Finance Account Management, DLL
• Christopher Corkery, CLFP – Senior Asset Sales Specialist, DLL
• Cynthia Faucz, CLFP – Director of Operations, DLL
• Fredric Fial, CLFP – Vice President of Sales, Ascentium Capital
• Glen Gabriel, CLFP – Account Manager of Inside Sales, DLL
• Bruce Hudson, CLFP – Assistant Vice President of Operations, North Mill Equipment Finance
• Drew Mayer, CLFP – Senior Credit Analyst, Amur Equipment Finance
• Jacie Moul, CLFP – AVP of Relationship Management, Amur Equipment Finance
• Gregory Newberry, CLFP – Vice President of Equipment Finance, Trinity Capital
• Juli Nunnikhoven, CLFP – Business Development Manager, DLL
• James Owings, CLFP – AVP for IT Originations Platform, North Mill Equipment Finance
• Amanda Steele, CLFP – Senior Product Owner, DLL
• Theresa Vetter, CLFP – Account Manager, DLL

“My team leader at Ascentium Capital, Craig Colling, discussed with me the importance of obtaining the designation,” Fial, who attended the first Academy for Lease and Finance Professionals  of 2023, which was hosted by Ascentium, said. “I started in the equipment finance industry in 1982 and after all these years, by obtaining this certification, I finally feel that I have reached the pinnacle in this industry.”

“The CLFP is a separator for lease and financial professionals,” Newberry said. “The choice is, do you have a job or do you have a career? The CLFP title is that distinguishing factor. For me, it was an easy choice to continue to educate myself. The course material covered both information I knew and some information that was new to me. That is what I valued most: the complete education the course offered. I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to expand their financial career.”