The SFNet Foundation has announced its new board members and co-chairs for 2022 and noted the board members’ various areas of special attention, ranging from education, fundraising and community development to data and next generation initiatives.
The newly elected members are:
- Foundation Chair - William Brewer - Winston and Strawn LLP
- Fundraising Chair - Bethani Oppenheimer - Greenberg Taurig LLP
- Individual Campaign Chair - Andrea Petro - Waterfall Asset Management LLC
- Fundraising - Lee Podair - Thompson Coburn- Hahn & Hessen
- Fundraising - Howard Rein
- Data - Lindsay Offutt - Wells Fargo Capital Finance
- Finance and Audit - Jennifer Palmer - Gerber Financial, Inc.
- Nominating - Charles Johnson - Secured Finance Foundation
- Education - Steven Gold - Allied Financial Corp.
- NexGen - Stewart Hayes - Wells Fargo Capital Finance
- Community Development - Lin Chua - Internex Capital
“This is a group of very dedicated individuals who have deep experience in the secured finance business and are highly invested in helping to shape the future of our industry and the communities we serve,” said incoming Chairman William D. Brewer, Partner at Winston and Strawn LLP.
The 501 (c)(3) Secured Finance Foundation operates separately from SFNet, the secured finance trade association. Its mission is to encourage, facilitate, and support education, innovation, and charitable works for the betterment of organizations and professionals who deliver and enable secured finance—worldwide.