The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation is pleased to announce that 22 individuals who sat for the 8-hour web-based exam have passed. The CLFP Foundation anticipates breaking the 500-member mark prior to 2018 which is the highest it has ever been. The newest CLFPs are:
- Katherine Adams, CLFP - BancorpSouth Equipment Finance
- Amber Deffert, CLFP - Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., an Umpqua Bank Company
- Brian Friedly, CLFP - Ascentium Capital LLC
- Buck Hemphill, CLFP - BancorpSouth Equipment Finance
- Misty Johnston, CLFP - Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., an Umpqua Bank Company
- Sara Leung, CLFP - First American Equipment Finance
- Hugh Telford Lindsay, CLFP - BancorpSouth Equipment Finance
- Aaron Loum, CLFP - Arvest Equipment Finance
- Paul MacDonald, CLFP Associate - Ascentium Capital LLC
- George Muhoray, CLFP - Customers Commercial Finance
- Christine Nelson, CLFP - Ascentium Capital LLC
- Michael Pulito, CLFP- First American Equipment Finance
- William John Rawding, CLFP Associate - Ascentium Capital LLC
- Janice Schawillie, CLFP - First American Equipment Finance
- Taryn Schawillie, CLFP Associate - First American Equipment Finance
- Richard Scheib, CLFP - Ascentium Capital LLC
- Samuel Smith, IV, CLFP - Customers Commercial Finance
- Benjamin Stehle, CLFP - Direct Capital a CIT company
- Michael Van Ryen, CLFP - Thermo Fisher Financial Services
- Jason Warren, CLFP - BancorpSouth Equipment Finance
- Benjamin Watts, CLFP - Ascentium Capital LLC
- Lisa Wollney, CLFP - ESC Financial Services, Inc.
Mr. Muhoray, Vice President at Customers Commercial Finance attended the Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals hosted by Ascentium Capital and stated, “I chose to seek the CLFP designation for multiple reasons: brush up on my skills; learn about new topics and concepts; and audit the course to see if it is something to consider for other employees. All goals were met.”
The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers, and peers in the equipment finance industry. There are currently 495 active Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates. For more information, call Executive Director Reid Raykovich, CLFP at (206) 535-6281 or visit: http://www.CLFPfoundation.org.