The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that 27 member employees completed its two-day, instructor-led “Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance” curriculum in September, which culminated in their completing an exam and being awarded certificates of achievement signifying their exposure to and understanding of the basics of equipment leasing and finance. They are:

• Amanda Ash, Corporate Controller, Driver Advantage Equipment Financing, Inc.
• Hunter Barrow, Account Manager, Civista Leasing & Finance
• Darcy Brooks, Senior Marketing Manager, Constellation Financial Software
• Nathan Chilton, Director - Rail Ops, RESIDCO
• Brandon Cooper, Business Development Manager, Constellation Financial Software
• Holly Edwards, Credit Analyst 2, Arvest Equipment Finance
• Justin Garza, Tax Analyst, Wintrust Commercial Finance
• Olivia Glode, Associate, Stonebriar Commercial Finance
• Erica Gorruso, Learning & Development, Equify Financial LLC
• Vanessa Gould, Operations Manager, Huntington Equipment Finance
• Nicole Hitt, Asset Finance Sales Associate, Huntington Equipment Finance
• Sylvia Jachimska, Officer, Assistant Controller, Peapack Capital Corporation
• Jenaleigh Lathrop, Equipment Finance Trainer, Arvest Equipment Finance
• Brian Lock, Section Manager - Operations, Huntington Equipment Finance
• Jennifer Manzke, VP, Semiconductor & Technology, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
• Ryan Maroney, Director, Gordon Brothers Equipment Finance
• Therese McEachern, Associate Relationship Manager, Verdant Commercial Capital LLC
• Katrina McGourin, Account Executive, Assurant
• Caleb Norman, Account Executive, Assurant
• Lacey Pena, Client Relations Specialist, Driver Advantage Equipment Financing, Inc.
• John Perry, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Wintrust Commercial Finance
• Angela Polipnick, Operations Manager, Huntington Equipment Finance
• Thomas Schmitt, Assets and Collections Manager, Navistar Financial Corporation
• Stephen Seminack, Executive VP & CFO, ModernGroup Ltd
• Jacob Vetter, Account Manager, Sertant Capital, LLC
• Yovana Weller, Credit Analyst 1, Arvest Equipment Finance
• Noel Zintak, Accounting Specialist, Driver Advantage Equipment Financing, Inc.

The course was led by retired credit executive and long-time ELFA member Kevin P. Prykull, CLFP, Adjunct Professor in Finance at Duquesne University.

The Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance Workshop is designed to teach the fundamentals of personal property commercial equipment leasing and finance. The program provides participants with a strong foundation on how the equipment finance business works and where their individual responsibilities fit in to the workflow, as well as an opportunity to network with industry colleagues. Attendees earn 19 CPE credits—ELFA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

The next Principles Workshops will take place in 2024 on March 20-22, June 26-28, Nov. 6-8 at ELFA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ELFA members also have the option to host a Principles Workshop at their own facilities. For more information, please visit https://www.elfaonline.org/POL.