The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation announced that 25 individuals, who sat through the eight-hour online CLFP exam during the month of May, have successfully passed. They are:

• Mark Belanger, executive VP/chief operating officer, Beacon Funding
• Chase Collins, assistant VP, First American Equipment Finance
• Roberta Condidorio, assistant VP, Marketing, First American Equipment Finance
• Patrick Dolan, senior audit and accounting manager, ECS Financial Services
• Mazen Elrayes, senior credit analyst, First American Equipment Finance
• Jed Evans, account manager, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
• Drew Feller, senior credit analyst, BMO Harris Equipment Finance
• Rebecca Gabor, staff accountant, Beacon Funding
• Nathan Jakway, assistant VP, equipment finance specialist, First American Equipment Finance
• Mike Jez, VP, BMO Financial Group
• Daniel Leis, senior accountant, ECS Financial Services
• Nancy Maynard, SVP, First American Equipment Finance
• Toby McDonough, president, Beacon Funding
• Jenni Mott, portfolio monitor, BMO Harris Equipment Finance
• Greg Nicoll, supervisor, ECS Financial Services
• Ina Pantelejeva, senior accountant, ECS Financial Services
• Steven Pearce, staff accountant, ECS Financial Services
• Stephanie Richards, business development consultant, Beacon Funding
• Jason Seitz, VP, BMO Harris Equipment Finance
• Megan Trutt, assistant VP, First American Equipment Finance
• Natalie Udvare, accounting manager, VP, BMO Harris Equipment Finance
• Sanjay Wadhwani, senior tax manager, ECS Financial Services
• Dale Wallner, chief financial officer, Beacon Funding
• Jenny Yan, staff accountant, Beacon Funding
• Carlie Yeandle, assistant VP, BMO Harris Equipment Finance

“I wanted to take the CLFP to set myself apart from others in the Industry. With the CFLP being the only certification in our industry I couldn’t think of a better a way to do it,” stated Seitz. “Also, I think sometimes we all get caught up in our specific roles within our own company, whether it be credit, documentation, accounting, and don’t take the time to realize the importance of all the other roles within an equipment finance company. This certification really brings it all together.”

Seitz was one of seven individuals from BMO Harris Equipment Finance who attended the Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals in Chicago which they co-sponsored along with ECS Financial Services.

The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers and peers in the equipment finance industry. There are currently 444 active Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates.