SFNet Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

In conjunction with our 75^th Anniversary, we are thrilled to announce the inductees into the inaugural CFA/Secured Finance Network (SFNet) Hall of Fame. This  testament to past and future recipients of our Lifetime Achievement Awards, recognizes individuals who have made unique, significant, or lasting contributions to the secured finance industry throughout their careers.

A black-tie optional reception, followed by a private dinner sponsored by the Secured Finance Foundation, will be held on November 12, 2019 in New York City, the evening before the kick-off of the Annual Convention. Recipients will also be honored and recognized in the October issue of The Secured Lender.

We look forward to honoring those who have shaped the vital and vibrant community we enjoy today and whose legacy will now be enshrined for years to come. For details on attending and sponsoring the event, please contact James Kravitz at jkravitz@sfnet.com. To make a donation in honor of a recipient, please contact Greg Slowik at gslowik@sffound.org.

SFNet Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees

Stephen L. Bakke

SFNet Past Chairperson, Manchester Commercial Finance LLC

Francis X. Basile
SFNet Past Chairperson, The CIT Group/Factoring, Inc.

Bruce Bernstein
Sidley Austin

Gail Bernstein
PNC Business Credit

Gerald Blum
Trefoil Capital and Fidelcor

Bill Davis
Congress Financial/Wachovia Capital Finance

Stephen C. Diamond
SFNet Past Chairperson, First National Bank of Chicago

Scott Diehl
Wells Fargo Capital Finance

Russell B. Donahue
SFNet Past Chairperson, James Talcott, Inc. and Associates Commercial Corporation

Walter Einhorn
SFNet Past Chairperson, Sunrock Capital Corporation

Robert Goldman
Congress Financial

Paul Goldstein
Allied Financial

Bron Hafner
Celtic Capital

Jon Helfat
Otterbourg PC

Walter E. Heller
Heller International/Walter E. Heller & Co.

Jack R. Hoekstra
SFNet Past Chairperson, North Fork Business Capital Corporation

Charlie Johnson
SFNet Past Chairperson, Chairman of Secured Finance Foundation,

Bruce Jones
Former SFNet Executive Director

Richard Kohn
Goldberg Kohn

LeRoy Kohn
SFNet Past Chairperson, Mercantile Financial Corp.

Ted Kompa
SFNet Past Chairperson, Agenta, LLC

Monroe Lazere
Lazere Financial, SFNet Past Chairperson

Len Machlis
Former SFNet Executive Director

Bob Miller
Congress Financial

Scott Mitchell
RedRidge Diligence Services

Deborah J. Monosson
Past SFNet Chairperson, Boston Financial & Equity Corp

Sonny Monosson
Boston Financial & Equity Corp

Ward Mooney
Crystal Financial LLC

Joseph F. Nemia
SFNet Past Chairperson, TD Bank

John Nickoll
Foothill

David H. Pendley
SFNet Past Chairperson, First Capital Corporation

Andrea Petro
SFNet Past Chairperson, Waterfall Asset Management

Imre Rosenthal
Rosenthal & Rosenthal

Jerry Sandak
Rosenthal & Rosenthal

Robert Sandler
SFNet Past Chairperson, RSS Robert S. Sandler, LLC and Accord Financial Corp.

Bruce Schimberg
Sidley Austin

Peter Schwab
SFNet Past Chairperson, Wells Fargo Capital Finance

Michael D. Sharkey
SFNet Past Chairperson, Fifth Third Business Capital

James Talcott
James Talcott & Co

Irwin Teich
SFNet Past Chairperson, Fleet Capital

Terry Ullrich
Chemical Bank