2024-2025 NEFA Board of Directors Announced

November 21, 2024

The National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA) is a trade association comprised of professionals serving the equipment leasing and finance industry. NEFA’s member companies are diverse and include independent and bank-owned lessors and funding sources, commercial finance brokers, specialty lenders, and various specialized service/product providers serving the needs of these equipment finance specialists.

During the NEFA Annual Meeting, in conjunction with the 2024 Fall Conference (Indianapolis, IN), the new Board of Directors were announced. Dennis Dressler, Dressler & Peters & NEFA Legal Committee Chair, announced that the quorum was reached during the NEFA election, and the slate of new board members was approved. Special thanks to the NEFA Nominating Committee, which was responsible for organizing the slate of board members, which included;

  • Chair & Past President - Adam Peterson – CHANNEL
  • Ron Elwood, CLFP – Navitas Credit Corp.
  • Robert Hornby – CSG Law
  • Jaimie Haver, CLFP – Happy Manufacturing
  • Shervin Rashti, CLFP – SLIM Capital

Thank you to everyone who was nominated for the vacant board positions.

Below you will find the new NEFA Board members:

  • Jeffrey Bilbrey – Leasepath
  • Melissa Fisher, CLFP – Mazo Capital
  • Dave Gruber – Great American Insurance Group
  • Kristi Schon – CHANNEL
  • Amy Wagner, CLFP – American Financial Partners

The 2024-2025 NEFA Board of Directors:

  • Executive Committee
    • President - Paul Fogle, CLFP – Quality Equipment Finance
    • Vice President - Kim King, CLFP – Odessa
    • Treasurer – Shervin Rashti – SLIM Capital
    • Secretary – Ron Elwood, CLFP – Navitas Credit Corp.
  • Directors
    • Jeff Bilbrey – Leasepath
    • Melissa Fisher, CLFP – Mazo Capital
    • Dave Gruber – Great American Insurance Group
    • Jaimie Haver, CLFP – Happy Manufacturing
    • Beth McLean, CLFP – Northland Capital
    • Drew Olynick, CLFP – Taycor
    • Kristi Schon – CHANNEL
    • Amy Wagner, CLFP – American Financial Partners

Finally, thank you to the following members that rolled off the NEFA Board of Directors:

  • Past President - Adam Peterson – CHANNEL
  • Director – Don Cosenza, CLFP (in transition)
  • Director – Scott Forrest (in transition)
  • Director - Kayla Perlinger, CLFP – Oakmont Capital Services
  • Director – Bob Rinaldi, CLFP – Rinaldi Advisory Services

To learn more about NEFA, visit www.nefassociation.org.