ELFA Shares Results of 2025 Business Council Steering Committee Elections



The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) shared the results of this year’s Business Council Steering Committee elections. The committee represents bank-owned or bank-related organizations that utilize internal funding. They may encompass bank departments, divisions or affiliates, or divisions or subsidiaries of bank holding companies.

  • Eric Bunnell, CLFP, Arvest Equipment Finance (committee chair)
  • David Beck, Central Bank of St. Louis
  • Mark Boyer, First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance
  • Kevin Canepa, CLFP, Civista Leasing & Finance
  • Michael Clune, CLFP, First American Equipment Finance, an RBC / City National company
  • Laura Elrod Eckhardt, Frost Equipment Leasing and Finance
  • Mark Farlin, LEAF Commercial Capital
  • Kristopher Foster, Pinnacle Financial Partners
  • Denise Garcia, BMO Bank
  • Nicholas Gibbens, CLFP, Wintrust Specialty Finance
  • Bryan Grantham, Regions Equipment Finance
  • Matthew Hand, U.S. Bank
  • David Jaliman, Atlantic Union Equipment Finance
  • Aaron Jensen, Farm Credit Leasing
  • Lance King, Fifth Third Bank
  • Marcela Melendez, First Bank Chicago
  • Keith Moore, Wintrust Commercial Finance
  • Jerilyn Nicholsen, Pathward Commercial Finance
  • Amrita Patel, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
  • Theresa Provencher, Bank of America Global Leasing (board liaison)
  • Mark Thomas, CLFP, Key Equipment Finance
  • Steve Wright, Huntington Equipment Finance

The Captive and Vendor Finance Business Council Steering Committee represents financial services organizations that provide sales-assisted financing and vendor and manufacturer support activities, either on a third-party or captive basis.

  • Bruno Amalberti, First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance
  • Carolyn Amberg, HP
  • Joseph Banister, LEAF Commercial Capital
  • Don Bryson, Canon Financial Services
  • Mark Casel, DLL
  • Aniruddha Deshpande, CNH Industrial Capital
  • Anja Frazier, BAUER Financial Services
  • Amy Gestal, Huntington Technology Finance
  • Brian Hurley, GE Healthcare Financial Services
  • Joseph Inferrera, Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services
  • Ramsey James, Caterpillar Financial Services
  • Xiang Ji, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance
  • Daniel Juni, Cisco Systems Capital
  • Jeremy Mcculloch, Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services
  • Daniel Nuss CLFP, U.S. Bank
  • Tim Schaeffner, Bank of America Global Leasing
  • Chad Volkert, John Deere Financial

The Independent Business Council Steering Committee represents non-bank-owned organizations that provide financing through lines of credit, discounting relationships or other funding vehicles.

  • James Currier, CLFP, Finloc USA (committee chair)
  • Craig Ault
  • Jason Bartz, Vero Technologies
  • Hollis Bufferd, Star Hill Financial (board liaison)
  • David Gernhard, CLFP, Transport Enterprise Leasing
  • Kent Hammett, Equify Financial
  • Lana Kralik, Dext Capital
  • Jena Morgan, CLFP, 360 Equipment Finance
  • Christopher Pagano, Mitsubishi HC Capital America
  • George Parker, VenSource Capital
  • John Pfister, CLFP, Chief Executive Officer, MAZO Capital
  • Mitchell Rice, Commercial Capital Company
  • Jenny Roach, Wingspire Equipment Finance
  • Mark Scardigli, Trio Capital Solutions
  • Robert Seltzer, Ansley Park Capital
  • Harrison Smith, Stonebriar Commercial Finance
  • Paula Summers, CLFP, Summers Engineered Capital
  • Peggy Tomcheck, Aspen Capital Company
  • Evan Tuozzoli, Nexseer Capital
  • Amy Wagner, American Financial Partners
  • Nahid Zamir, Meridian OneCap Credit
  • Buddy Zarbock, Commercial Funding Partners

The Service Providers Business Council Steering Committee represents organizations and firms providing a variety of related services to the members of the other four Business Councils. Associated company types include accounting, collections, law, consulting, software, equipment management, university/government, executive recruiters, insurance, nonprofits/associations and publishers.

  • Kim Riggs-Mounger, CLFP, Orion First Financial, (committee chair)
  • Alistair Canal, Syndifi
  • Donna Christensen, CLFP, CSC
  • Quentin Cote, CLFP, Orion First Financial
  • Brendan Curran, Acquis Insurance Management
  • Danielle Dolloff, Liventus
  • Edward Flynn, RVI Group
  • Randy Haug, LTi Technology Solutions (board liaison)
  • Basil Karatzas, ASA, MBA, Karatzas Marine Advisors
  • Lili Martinez, Assurant
  • Sean McKenna, Great American Insurance Group, Specialty Equipment
  • Peter Minshall, NETSOL Technologies
  • Michael Mousdale, Alfa
  • Kinna Pattani, Alfa
  • Colleen Shelby, instaCOVER, a subsidiary of One80 Intermediaries
  • Kelby Spring, Equifax
  • Michael Toglia, Equipment Finance Advisor
  • Anthony Trollope, Foresight Marketing Agency
  • Adam White, Equifax

The Small Ticket Business Council Steering Committee represents financial services organizations primarily involved in transactions under $250,000, either individually or through lines.

  • Kayla Perlinger, CLFP, Oakmont Capital Services (committee chair)
  • Kip Amstutz, CLFP, 360 Equipment Finance
  • Erik Anderson, Northland Capital Equipment Finance
  • Anita Colvin, CLFP, U.S. Bank
  • Frank Costanza, Choice Financial Group
  • Paul Fogle, CLFP, Quality Equipment Finance
  • John Gougeon, UniFi Equipment Finance
  • Gustavo Lichtenberger, DLL
  • Will Mennesson, CLFP, AP Equipment Finance
  • Douglas Nielsen, Wintrust Specialty Finance
  • Chad Palmer, Western Equipment Finance
  • Brad Peterson, Channel (board liaison)
  • Brian Rodd, Securcor Financial Group
  • Dave Schlauderaff, Merchants Bank Equipment Finance
  • Michael Willerer, Alliance Funding Group
  • Taylor Zwickl, Huntington Equipment Finance


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