N EWS 2017 ELFA Leadership FOLLOWING THE 2016 ELECTION , ELFA Offi cers and Directors for 2017 are as follows: OFFICERS Anthony Cracchiolo , U.S. Bank Equipment Finance ( Chairman ) William Stephenson , DLL ( Immediate Past-Chairman ) David Schaefer , Mintaka Financial ( Chairman-Elect )* Jud Snyder , BMO Harris Equipment Finance ( Vice Chairman ) Martha Ahlers , United Leasing ( Vice Chairman ) Larry Smilie , Banc of America Leasing ( Vice Chairman )* Robert Boyer , Susquehanna Commercial Finance ( Treasurer ) Ralph A. Petta , ELFA ( President/CEO ) Paul Stilp , ELFA ( Secretary ) Tony Cracchiolo, 2017 ELFA Chairman DIRECTORS Membership A ndrew Bender , GSG Financial MINUTE Upload the ELFA Member logo to your company website and show your support of the industry and the association. The logo can be found on the ELFA website at www.elfaonline.org/about/elfa-logos . Michael Campbell , International Decision Systems Aylin Cankardes , Rockwell Financial Group James Cress , Stryker Flex Financial* Michael DiCecco , Huntington Equipment Finance John Evans , Bank of the West Lori Frasier , Key Equipment Finance David Gilmore , John Deere Financial Brian Holland , Fleet Advantage Marjorie Krumholz , Th ompson Coburn LLP* Sanjay Kumar , Cisco Systems Capital Corporation Matthew LeSage , Wells Fargo Equipment Finance* Gary LoMonaco , Forsythe/McArthur Associates Brian Madison , Trinity Industries Leasing* David Mirsky , Pacifi c Rim Capital, Inc. Robert Neagle , Ascentium Capital* William Phelan , PayNet *Asterisks indicate those elected in 2016 balloting. 4 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 EQUIPMENT LEASING & FINANCE MAGAZINE