The American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (AACFB) announced the election of a new addition to the AACFB Board of Directors and the election of a new Vice President, Kalah Sprabeary, CLFP with HUB Funding Solutions. Katie Baker, CLFP with MC2 Finance was elected as a Director at Large and Michael Hong with Taycor Financial was re-elected for another term as Director at Large. They will begin their service in their new positions immediately.

Current AACFB President, Teresa Cranney, announced, “I am excited to welcome our newest member of the Board of Directors. Katie is an outstanding addition to the board and will bring valuable perspectives, ideas, and energy. I also want to thank AACFB Past President, Carrie Radloff, CLFP for her dedication and service to the AACFB as she completes her term on the board. Carrie has been an exceptional contributor to this association!”

The 2023-2024 AACFB Board of Directors:

Officers

• President - Teresa Cranney, American Financial Partners
• President-Elect - Roderick Knoll, CLFP, Marathon Commercial Capital
• Vice President - Kalah Sprabeary, CLFP, HUB Funding Solutions
• Secretary/Treasurer - Leslie Brown, CLFP, Mak Global Corporation
• Past President - Laura Estrada, Preferred Capital Funding, Inc.

Directors-at-Large

• Katie Baker, CLFP, MC2 Finance
• Michael Hong, Taycor Financial
• Kortney Murray, Coastal Kapital, LLC

More about the Newest Board Member

Baker is the founder of MC² Finance. She started in the finance world as a Finance Manager for Volvo Trucks North America (aka Arrow Truck Sales) in Cincinnati, OH. After building a relationship with lenders, she worked for a subprime commercial lender to build the company's reach throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast. Having insight and direct experience in all aspects of the commercial loan process, Baker then founded MC² Finance. Prior to her career in finance, she worked in IT and healthcare. She has a degree in telecommunications and French. Fluent in French, she began learning the language in school at the age of 10. She studied abroad in both high school and college. From there, her love to travel grew. She has since traveled to over 40 countries. she loves culture and languages and embraces learning about the world.