The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation reported that 18 individuals recently passed the eight-hour, online-proctored CLFP exam, including:

• Jean Blakeley-Cook, CLFP – Loss Mitigation Recovery Specialist, Channel
• Brian Bourne, CLFP – Business Development, KLC Financial
• Jodi Brockman, CLFP – Funding Coordinator, Channel
• Jordan Brown, CLFP – Senior Collateral Services Specialist, Key Equipment Finance
• Anita Carew, CLFP – Senior Director of Professional Services, FIS
• Samantha Knight, CLFP – Credit Analyst, North Mill Equipment Finance
• Joseph Knobbe, CLFP – Collections and Loss Mitigation Analyst, Channel
• Kevin Law, CLFP – Senior Account Executive, Key Government Finance
• Desire’ Leaf, CLFP – Senior Paralegal, Key Equipment Finance
• Andrea Moreno, CLFP – Manager of Funding, North Mill Equipment Finance
• Michael Peterson, CLFP – Director of Syndication, Crossroads Equipment Lease & Finance
• Nicole Rice, CLFP Associate – Finance Broker, Affiliated Financial Services
• Alex Ruderman, CLFP – Senior Business Architect, Odessa
• Steven Schroeder, CLFP – Vice President, Fifth Third Bank
• Brittany Simonsen, CLFP – Analytics Engineer, Orion First Financial
• Eduardo Sobrino, CLFP – USA Sales Manager, Commercial Equipment Finance
• Denise Steinberger, CLFP – Vice President of the Western Region, North Mill Equipment Finance
• Paula Summers Murphy, CLFP – Director of Strategic Partnerships, Vision Financial Group

“The CLFP is the highest level of certification in our industry, and being in sales, I feel it is very important that I have a robust knowledge of every aspect of our industry,” Bourne, who recently attended the online Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals, said. “I am very happy to be able to call myself a CLFP and take that knowledge with me throughout my career.”

The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers and peers in the commercial equipment finance industry. There are Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates located throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, India, Africa and Australia.