Volunteers Step Up to Represent You

ELFA’S Business Council Steering Committees (BCSCs) play an important role representing your interests. Each committee analyzes the needs of companies in the segment it represents and recommends to the ELFA Board how to meet those needs. The committee members are elected by the Business Council membership for a two-year term on a staggered basis. The association is pleased to present the following committee rosters for 2021. The asterisks indicate members who were newly elected or re-elected in the September 2020 elections.

CAPTIVE AND VENDOR FINANCE BCSC

Jayma Sandquist, John Deere Financial (Committee Chair)
Mark Bainbridge, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Jon Biorkman, GE Healthcare Financial Services (HFS)
Brian Bower, Bank of America Global Leasing
Garland Brooks, Dell Financial Services (ETAC Liaison)
Todd Clegg, TCF Capital Solutions, a division of TCF National Bank
Mike Elmasry, IBM Global Financing*
Troy Graziani, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Inc
Dan Hathcoat, Summit Funding Group, Inc.
Dominic Janney, Canon Financial Services, Inc.
Christopher Johnson, Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services*
Sherrie Kalajian, Presidio Technology Capital LLC*
Brian Lowe, Verdant Commercial Capital LLC*
Chris Meeks, OnPoint Capital, LLC
Kara Miyasato, Stryker Flex Financial*
Vince Mollica, CIT*
Sara Palmer, Key Equipment Finance*
Larry Scherzer, Cisco Systems Capital Corporation*
Justin Tabone, TIAA Commercial Finance, Inc.*
Bruce Trachtenberg, DLL
Greg Vandewalker, GreatAmerica Financial Services*
Jeffrey Walker, CIMC Capital, Inc.*
David Walton, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Board Liaison)
Dan Willems Van Dijk, CNH Industrial Capital*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Bill Choi, [email protected]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BCSC

Ernie Tsorvas, Fifth Third Bank (Committee Chair)
Chris Bucher, Hancock Whitney Equipment Finance, LLC
Maureen Carr, Pacific Western Bank (Board Liaison)
David Coons, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Finance (USA), Inc.
Thomas G. Forbes, Wintrust Commercial Finance
Craig George, Truist Equipment Finance Corp.*
Dale R. Kluga, Providence Equipment Finance, a Division of Providence Bank & Trust*
Svetlana Kralik, CLFP, U.S. Bank Equipment Finance (ETAC Liaison)
Martha McGuire, First Bank Chicago*
Jill A. McKean-Bilby, BOK Financial Equipment Finance, Inc.*
William C. Perry, III, Regions Equipment Finance Corporation
Robert Seltzer, CIT*
Marci Slagle, CLFP, BankFinancial Equipment Finance*
Charles Stackhouse, Wafra Capital Partners Inc.
Sean Svoboda, Farm Credit Leasing*
Donald A. Synborski
Stan Walker, Citizens Asset Finance, Inc.
Kenneth Walters, Investors Bank Equipment Finance*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Julie Benson, [email protected] 

INDEPENDENT MIDDLE MARKET BCSC

Ricardo Rios, Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc. (Committee Chair)
Kimberly Adair, Amur Equipment Finance*
Jonathan Albin, Nexseer Capital*
Connie Eimers, Vision Financial Group, Inc. (Board Liaison)
Roman Gajda, ENGS Commercial Finance Co.
Autumn Heseltine, Insight Investments, LLC*
Rick Matte, Encina Equipment Finance, LLC
Zoe Mitchell, Macquarie Specialized and Asset Finance*
Jennifer Sablowski, Lease Plan U.S.A., Inc.*
Mark Scardigli, Marlin Capital Solutions*
Howard Shiebler, Crossroads Equipment Lease & Finance LLC
Harrison Smith, Stonebriar Commercial Finance (ETAC liaison)
Bruce Winter, FSG Capital, Inc.
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Amy Vogt, [email protected] 

SERVICE PROVIDER BCSC

Jon Gerson, Executive Solutions for Leasing and Finance, Inc.  (Committee Chair)
Tara Aasand, LTi Technology Solutions
Todd Anderson, CSC*
Jeffery Bilbrey, Leasepath*
Benjamin Court, Stinson LLP
Kelly DeCarteret, DeCarteret Transport
Joe Franco, FIS
Julia Gavrilov, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
Martin Klotzman, Ivory Consulting Corporation*
Sean McKenna, Great American Insurance Group (ETAC liaison)
Barry Ripes, PayNet, an Equifax Company (Board Liaison)
Cody Sanguinetti, Great American Insurance Group
Wade Whitenburg, Ritchie Bros.
Doug Williams, JDR Solutions, Inc.*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Paul Stilp, [email protected] and Chelsea Neil, [email protected] 

SMALL TICKET BCSC

Brad Peterson, Channel Partners Capital (Committee Chair)*
Stephen Brown, Orion First Financial, LLC (ETAC liaison)
Robert Ceribelli, DLL*
Mike Coon, Hanmi Bank*
Nick Gibbens, Wintrust Specialty Finance
Brent Hall, CLFP, Alliance Funding Group*
Richard Irwin, Marlin Capital Solutions*
Chris Lerma, CLFP, Allegiant Partners Incorporated*
Brient Mills, JB&B Capital LLC
Bob Neagle, Ascentium Capital LLC (Board Liaison)
Ryan Schlenner, U.S. Bank Equipment Finance*
Allen Snelling, Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., an Umpqua Bank Company*
Todd Wainwright, Amur Equipment Finance*
Adrian Weber, Entegra Capital LLC*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Ed Rosen, [email protected]