The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation announced that 17 individuals who attended the last two Academies for Lease & Finance Professionals (ALFP) passed the eight-hour exam. The first ALFP was in June and was co-hosted by Ivory Consulting and AP Equipment Financing in Walnut Creek, CA. The second ALFP was hosted by Orion First Financial in Gig Harbor, WA in July. The newest CLFPs are:

• Douglas Czajkowski – senior software engineer, Ivory Consulting
• Scott Thacker – CEO, Ivory Consulting
• Michael Brant – software engineer, Ivory Consulting
• Craig de Koning – finance director, Tristate Machinery Equipment Finance
• Todd Benson – vice president, First American Equipment Finance
• Eric Wanberg – marketing associate, AP Equipment Financing
• William Mennesson – senior credit analyst, AP Equipment Financing
• David Jueschke – senior manager, Portfolio Servicing, AP Equipment Financing
• Debra Wu – accounting operations manager, AP Equipment Financing
• Chris Ivory – founder, Ivory Consulting
• Raul Harnasch – national account manager, AP Equipment Financing
• Ben Nikbakht – software engineer, Ivory Consulting
• Stephen Brown – accounting specialist II, Orion First Financial
• Rachel Chesley – business development coordinator, Western Equipment Finance
• Quentin Cote – product manager, Orion First Financial
• David Gill – CEO, Commercial Asset Finance Brokers Association of Australia (CAFBA)
• Kris Stellflug – partner, Corporate Financial Services

Ivory Consulting now employs 12 CLFPs and Ivory, the company’s founder, stated, “The CLFP over the last few years has become a very well recognized and honorary designation in our industry. As an industry leader, it is only natural that I become a CLFP – one leader supporting another leader. I’m so impressed, and I believe so much in the CLFP that I’m encouraging every employee of Ivory Consulting to become a CLFP.

Thacker, who is also the vice chair of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation, added, “As a leader in the equipment finance industry, I believe one of my roles is to demonstrate my knowledge and support of the industry. Encouraging others to showcase their knowledge by studying for and passing the CLFP exam will not only strengthen the caliber of the people working in the industry, but will make it an attractive career option for others.”