The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation reported that 17 individuals recently passed the eight-hour online CLFP exam, including:

• Patricia Boehl, CLFP – Senior Account Executive, DLL
• Drew Brown, CLFP – Cisco Area Sales Manager, DLL
• Chase Flamand, CLFP – Account Manager-Enterprise Sales, DLL
• Amy Gossin, CLFP – Contract Manager, Key Equipment Finance
• Megan Grout, CLFP – Supervisor of CAMS and Quality Assurance Team, DLL
• Darlene Hookstra, CLFP – Leasing Coordinator, Lewis Tree Service
• Vincent Knowlton, CLFP – CEO, Entegra Capital
• Stephanie Langford, CLFP – Syndication Manager, Navitas Credit
• Robert Magee, CLFP – Area Sales Manager, DLL
• Anthony McCormick, CLFP – Senior Business Architect, Odessa
• Ben McLoughlin, CLFP – Vice President of Sales, Vision Financial Group
• Tom O’Connell, CLFP – Account Manager, DLL
• Robert Russell, CLFP
• Amanda Sapienza, CLFP – Vice President and Credit Manager, Nexseer Capital
• Alexander Shields, CLFP – Regional Vice President of Sales Equipment Finance, Byline Financial Group
• Kirsten Sinopoli, CLFP – Telesales Executive, DLL
• Evan Tuozzoli, CLFP – Vice President of Capital Markets, Nexseer Capital

Prior to the exam, Shields attended the largest online Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals to date, which was hosted by CEFI.

“Attending the CLFP Academy and taking the exam had been on my radar screen for a number of years,” Shields said. “As an industry participant to just the sales process, the academy tied everything together for me in an organized and in-depth way. If you know a little about a lot of different [things] in leasing and finance, the academy and the exam is a must. Your knowledge base increases in depth and width.”

“Each important arm of the equipment financing industry depends on the other to complete the full task at hand in a professional, efficient manner,” Langford, who also attended the CEFI-sponsored CLFP Academy, said. “Having the CLFP designation gives the various funding sources, clients and colleagues confidence that they can trust in my deeper understanding and knowledge, professionalism, integrity and experience as we conduct business within our industry partnerships.”

The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers and peers in the equipment finance industry. There are currently 1,084 active CLFPs and associates in the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, India, Africa and Australia.