The SFNet Executive Committee and Member Directors of the Secured Finance Network have approved its FY23 SFNet Executive and Management Committee members.  In addition, the Secured Finance Foundation Board and its Member Donors have approved the FY23 SF Foundation Board and Officers.  These roles are essential to SFNet’s and SFFound’s governance process and to shaping the future of the organizations. SFNet encourages volunteers to join the committees listed below as the chairs develop their agendas in line with SFNet’s and SFFound’s mission and goals.

Richard Gumbrecht, CEO of SFNet, said, “Congratulations to these remarkable individuals who represent a diverse and inclusive cross section of our community of secured finance professionals and organizations. I look forward to working with them all over the next year. I’d also like to thank our outgoing volunteer leaders for their stewardship.” 

The appointments became effective October 1, 2022.

SFNet FY23 Executive Committee

Advocacy: Hamid Namazie, Partner, McGuireWoods

Chapters: Supremna Cole, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Capital Finance

Convention: Don Clarke, President, Asset Based Lending Consultants

Data: Lawrence Chua, Managing Director, Ares Management Corporation

DEI: Betty Hernandez, Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer, SLR Business Credit

Education: Tina Capobianco, Senior Vice President, J D Factors

Entrepreneurial: Will Bence, Managing Director, Wingspire Capital

Factoring: Bob Grbic, President & CEO, White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC

International Development: Richard Kohn, Principal, Goldberg Kohn  

Marketing: Steve Holstein, Senior Managing Director, Gordon Brothers

Membership: Larry Flick, Vice Chair, Finance, Blank Rome LLP

Nominating: Peter York, Managing Director, Asset Based Lending, J.P. Morgan

WISF: Laura Glass, Senior Vice President, Bank of America, N.A.

YoPro: Kathleen Parker, Director, Business Development, HYPERAMS, LLC

At Large: Bethani Oppenheimer, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

At Large: Ian Fredericks, President, Hilco Merchant Resources and ReStore Capital

SFNet FY23 Management Committee

President: Jennifer Palmer, CEO Asset-Based Lending, eCapital ABL

First Vice President: Barry Bobrow

Vice President: Rob Meyers, President, Republic Business Credit

Co-General Counsel: Jonathan N. Helfat, Partner, Otterbourg PC

Co-General Counsel: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs

FY23 Secured Finance Foundation Board 

Board Chair: Stewart Hayes, Senior Vice President, Lender Finance, Wells Fargo Capital Finance

Fundraising Chair: Bethani Oppenheimer, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Corporate Campaign: Amy Barrentine, Managing Director, Regions

Individual Campaign: Janet Jarret, Managing Director, Head of Asset Finance, Truist

Silent Auction: Howie Rein

Audit/Finance SFNet Liaison: Barry Bobrow

Community Development: Michael Scolaro, ABL Group Head, BMO Commercial Bank ABL

Data: Miin Chen, COO, Siena Lending

Education: Joe Accardi, Head of New Business Development, M&T Bank

Next Gen: Steven Gold, President & CEO, Allied Financial

Nominating: William D. Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP

FY23 Secured Finance Foundation Officers

Foundation Chair: Stewart Hayes, Senior Vice President, Lender Finance, Wells Fargo Capital Finance

President: Rich Gumbrecht, CEO, Secured Finance Network

Secretary and Treasurer: Greg Slowik, CFO, Secured Finance Network

Co-General Counsel: Jonathan N. Helfat, Partner, Otterbourg

Co-General Counsel: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP