Supporters
Foundation’s 2022 Campaign welcomes Individual Donations as well as Corporate Contributions
Thank you for supporting the Secured Finance Foundation, where your contribution helps our Secured Finance community realize its positive economic impact and continue to educate and train aspiring individuals to become effective practitioners in the field of secured lending.
Individual Supporters
Foundation Fellow: $10,000-$19,999
Peter York
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Foundation Benefactor: $5,000-$9,999
William D. Brewer
Winston & Strawn LLP
Lawrence F. Flick, II
Blank Rome LLP
Jonathan N. Helfat
Otterbourg P.C.
Richard Gumbrecht
Secured Finance Network
Wade M. Kennedy
McGuireWoods LLP
Bobbi Acord Noland
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
Bethani R. Oppenheimer
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Andrea L. Petro
Waterfall Asset Management LLC
Loren Shifrin
Revolution Capital
Foundation Patron: $2,500-$4,999
John M. DePledge
Bank Leumi USA
John Fox
Capital Foundry Funding, LLC
David Grende
Siena Lending Group
Jeffrey K. Goldrich
SLR Business Credit
Charles G. Johnson
Secured Finance Foundation
David J. Kantes
Richard M. Kohn
Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
Lawrence A. Marsiello
Lindsay Offutt
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Jennifer Palmer
eCapital Corp/
Leonard Lee Podair
Thompson Coburn Hahn & Hessen LLP
Howard A. Rein
Secured Finance Foundation
Michael D. Sharkey
Friend of the Foundation: $1,500-$2,499
Gail K. Bernstein
GKB Consulting
Stewart W. Hayes
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Beatriz (Betty) Hernandez
SLR Business Credit
Laura Maiorino
Sovereign Bank
Robert Meyers
Republic Business Credit
Member of the Foundation: $500-$1,499
Scott W. Applegate
CapitalPlus Construction Services, LLC
Stephen L. Bakke
William R. Bence
Wingspire Capital
Lawrence Chua
Ares Management LLC
Bruce Denby
CIBC
Jennifer B. Ezring
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Steven C. Gold
Allied Financial Corporation
Stuart Kessler
Clear Thinking Group
Steve Lutz
Bennett Jones LLP
Stacey J. Schacter
Vion Investments
Peter E. Schwab
Greg Slowik
Secured Finance Network
William A. Stapel
Fifth Third Business Capital
Marshall C. Stoddard, Jr.
Morgan Lewis
Foundation Donor: Up to $499
Daniel Baker
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Barry Bobrow
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Howard Brod Brownstein
The Brownstein Corporation
Phil Coffin
Coffin & Associates
Sandra Evans
US Bank Asset Based Finance
Marc L. Hamroff
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
Richard Edward Mount
Rapid Re-Fi, LLC
Corporate Supporters
Silver Level: $7,500-$12,499
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Stewart W. Hayes
Bronze Level: $5,000-$7,499
eCapital Corp.
Marius Silvasan & Steve McDonald
Benefactor Level: $2,500-$4,999
Bruce Denby
CIBC
Patron Level: $1000-$2,499
J D Factors LLC
Matthew Johnson
Member: up to $999
Cash Flow Resources, LLC
Kevin Laborde
William Brewer, Partner at Winston and Strawn, LLP
"Supporting the Foundation is our way to think collectively about the future, whether it is peer education or legislative issues that the Foundation is able to focus on."
David B. Kurzweil, Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice; Co-Chair, Financial Institutions Practice of Greenberg Traurig LLP
"We have to understand the effects of new laws, the implications of cross-border transactions, and we have to develop uniform laws across countries. The Foundation helps in all of these areas. That’s important. I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t give."
Patrick Trammell, President & Founder of Southeastern Commercial Finance, LLC
"We’re very excited about the work that the Foundation does. The Foundation provides education, leadership opportunities, and professional growth for our young professionals."
C. Edward Dobbs, Partner at Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
"The Foundation is a way to give back to an industry that has really served us well – fed our families, helped our firms, and helped us grow."
Charlie Johnson, Foundation Chairman, Secured Finance Foundation
"Education is one of the primary initiatives of Secured Finance Network. Through the Foundation, middle managers and senior leaders in our industry have contributed their time and talent and have devoted endless hours to developing and delivering content, as well as providing education for younger folks coming up in our industry"