As a Commercial Lender for the past nearly 20 years I have had the pleasure of having worked in large National Banks, Regional Banks and even a De Novo Community Bank. But my passion has been as an “alternative finance” lender.

Currently I am enjoying my position as VP of Sales and Marketing for an alternative lending company called Spectrum Commercial Finance, hich is a 30+ year old factoring and asset-based lending company out of Minneapolis. I am responsible for helping businesses acquire asset financing due to a cash flow issue creating a scenario which leaves them unbankable for a traditional line of credit. I work with the business from the point of introduction through underwriting and on boarding. I have an incredible back-office team which takes over from there.

The greatest pleasure I get out of my work is helping business owners continue to grow and even bring new products to the market. An owner’s success brings me a lot of satisfaction.

Other careers I have enjoyed have been a Home Economics Teacher, a Retail Banker, Title Sales, an Office Manager for a Wealth Management firm, a Residential Real Estate, and I even had a go at being a waitress. Waitressing was far from a life goal but being “discovered” by an executive from what was Bank One at the time is how I got my finance career started.

I have an undergraduate degree in Marketing and a Masters of Education, both from Miami University of Ohio. I have held an AZ RE license, the AZ Life and Health license, and my Series 6 and 63.

My proudest accomplishment is having raised to adulthood and financial independence, 3 daughters who live across the country and are busy raising my 6 grandchildren.

I am thrilled to be a member of AzBL and I was introduced to the organization and was introduced over 10 years ago by the wonderful Mr. Bill Miller. My interest in joining is to be surrounded by a roomful of exceptional professionals and I am humbled to be part of this business community now.