Volunteers Step Up to Represent You

ELFA is pleased to present the following Business Council Steering Committees for 2023. The BCSCs play an important role representing your interests to the Board of Directors. The asterisks indicate members who were newly elected or re-elected in the September 2022 elections.

BANK BCSC

Robert Seltzer, BciCapital, Inc. (BciC) (Chair)*
Jon Biorkman, BMO Harris Equipment Finance (Board Liaison)
Mark Boyer, CIT*
Eric Bunnell, Arvest Equipment Finance 
Robert Campbell, Signature Financial LLC*
Laura Elrod Eckhardt, Frost Equipment Leasing and Finance*
Mark Farlin, LEAF Commercial Capital 
Adam Fay, First American Equipment Finance, an RBC / City National Company
Thomas Forbes, Wintrust Commercial Finance 
Kristopher Foster, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
Amy Gestal, Huntington Technology Finance*
Bryan Grantham, Regions Equipment Finance
Matthew Hand, U.S. Bank Equipment Finance
David Jaliman, Atlantic Union Equipment Finance*
Aaron Jensen, Farm Credit Leasing*
Dale Kluga, Providence Equipment Finance, A Division of Providence Bank & Trust*
Dennis Magarro, Peapack Capital Corporation
Jill McKean-Bilby, BOK Financial Equipment Finance, Inc.*
Theresa Provencher, Bank of America Global Leasing
Linda Redding, JP Morgan Commercial Banking*
Marci Slagle, BankFinancial, NA 
Matthew Vazzana, Huntington Technology Finance (ETAC Liaison)
Stan Walker, Citizens Asset Finance*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Julie Benson, [email protected]

CAPTIVE AND VENDOR FINANCE BCSC

Eileen Schoonmaker, DLL (Chair)
Bruno Amalberti, CIT*
Mark Bainbridge, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Joe Banister, LEAF Commercial Capital Inc.
Brian Bower, Bank of America Global Leasing
Kathy Canum, Canon Financial Services, Inc. (Board Liaison)
Mark Casel, Key Equipment Finance*
Todd Clegg, TCF Capital Solutions, a division of TCF National Bank
Dan Hathcoat, Summit Funding Group, Inc.
Xiang Ji, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Inc.*
Christopher Johnson, Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services
Corey Kerns, GreatAmerica*
Mark Lombardi, GE Healthcare Financial Services
Jeremy McCulloch, Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services
Dan Nuss, US Bank Equipment Finance
Josh Snider, Verdant Commercial Capital*
Justin Tabone, TIAA Commercial Finance, Inc.*
Greg Vandewalker, GreatAmerica Financial Services
Camtu Vo, DLL (ETAC Liaison)
Chad Volkert, John Deere Financial*
Dan Willems Van Dijk, CNH Industrial Capital*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Bill Choi, [email protected] 

INDEPENDENT BCSC

Jonathan Albin, Nexseer Capital (Chair)*
Kimberly Adair, Amur Equipment Finance*
Hollis Bufferd, Star Hill Financial LLC
Deborah Cole, Gaelic Leasing Inc
James Currier, Finloc USA Inc.*
Roman Gajda, ENGS Commercial Finance Co. 
Autumn Heseltine, Insight Investments, LLC*
Patrick Hoiby, Equify Financial LLC*
Rick Matte, Encina Equipment Finance, LLC*
Will Mennesson, AP Equipment Financing (ETAC Liaison) 
Brian Mulder, FORT Capital Resources, LLC
Chris Pagano, Mitsubishi HC Capital America, Inc.
Jennifer Sablowski, LeasePlan USA*
Howard Shiebler, Crossroads Equipment Lease & Finance LLC
Harrison Smith, Stonebriar Commercial Finance*
Paula Summers, Vision Financial Group, Inc.*
Peggy Tomcheck, Aspen Capital Company, Inc.*
Bruce Winter, FSG Capital, Inc. (Board Liaison)
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Amy Vogt, [email protected] 

SERVICE PROVIDER BCSC

Cody Sanguinetti, CLFP, Great American Insurance Group (Chair)
Tara Aasand, LTi Technology Solutions*
Jeffrey Bilbrey, Leasepath*
Susan Carol, Susan Carol Creative
Benjamin Court, Stinson LLP *
Joe Franco, CLFP, FIS
Jon Gerson, Executive Solutions for Leasing and Finance, LLC*
David Herrera, Bigfoot Forklift LLC*
Basil Karatzas, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co*
Brian Little, V3 Distribution*
Sean McKenna, Great American Insurance Group (ETAC Liaison)
Barry Ripes, Equifax (Board Liaison)
Barbara King, Capgemini America, Inc.*
Kim Riggs-Mounger, CLFP, Orion First Financial, LLC*
Rob van der Zanden, Kin Analytics*
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Andrea Tzamaras, [email protected]

SMALL TICKET BCSC

Robert Ceribelli, DLL (Chair)*
Erik Anderson, Northland Capital Equipment Finance*
Anita Colvin, CLFP, U.S. Bank
Cole Farmer, Blue Street Capital, LLC (ETAC Liaison)
Paul Fogle, Quality Equipment Finance* 
Nicholas Gibbens, CLFP, Wintrust Specialty Finance
Brent Hall, CLFP, Alliance Funding Group*
Adrian Hebig, Channel*
Richard Irwin, PEAC Solutions *
Brient Mills, JB&B Capital, LLC
Kayla Perlinger, Oakmont Capital Services
Brad Peterson, Channel (Board Liaison)
Todd Wainwright, Amur Equipment Finance
ELFA STAFF LIAISON: Ed Rosen, [email protected]


Outgoing Bank BCSC Chair Sean Svoboda of Farm Credit Leasing accepted the 2022 Advocacy Champions Award on behalf of his committee at the 61st ELFA Annual Convention. (Pictured L-R: ELFA Director of Federal Government Relations Matt Hart, Outgoing ELFA Chair Mike DiCecco, Svoboda and ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta.)