The NFS Leasing Team understands the challenges of running a business and wants to help those that are struggling to secure critically needed equipment financing. Having been entrepreneurs and built companies ourselves, we have experienced the frustrations of rigid and obsolete credit requirements, an unwillingness to understand your business, and an inability to be flexible in leasing practices.
NFS Leasing is a privately-held independent equipment finance leader with more than 15 years of experience. NFS provides equipment financing and secured loans to small and middle-market non-investment grade companies in the U.S. and Canada.
NFS uses its own balance sheet capital and provides fast, flexible customized solutions to help customers achieve their goals. NFS Leasing is proud to have created thousands of jobs and infused over $1,000,000,000 of capital into businesses.
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Ashley Whyman
President
Dana Calumby
Chief Financial Officer
Cliff Rucker
Founder and Chairman
Mark Blaisdell
Senior Advisor
Mark Blaisdell is Senior Advisor to NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Blaisdell previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer of NFS Leasing. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Blaisdell served as Vice President and Regional Controller of MTM Technologies and served as Vice President Finance and Operations of NEXL.
Dean Oliver
Executive Vice President of Sales, Principal
Eric Renaud
Chief Credit Officer
Jonas D.L. McCray
Vice President & General Counsel
Jonas D.L. McCray is Vice President and General Counsel of NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. McCray provides legal services and advice throughout the organization, and supports NFS as a senior executive. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. McCray served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of a commercial finance company and has 20+ years of experience in commercial finance, M&A, compliance and general corporate matters, working at global law firms.
Patty DiBello
Vice President Marketing
Patty DiBello is Vice President Marketing of NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. DiBello is responsible for overseeing all marketing and public relations operations and activity. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Ms. DiBello held a variety of leadership marketing positions at Fortune 500 brands, including Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. and Staples, Inc.
Emily Silva
Director Leasing Services
Emily Silva is Director Leasing Services of NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Silva is responsible for new customer on-boarding and database management. Ms. Silva also oversees the lease documentation department for NFS Leasing. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Ms. Silva held a variety of customer service, marketing and management positions including roles at Cheng & Tsui.
Jim Murphy
Vice President of Business Development, Principal
Chuck Worsham
Vice President Business Development
Chuck Worsham is Vice President Business Development of NFS Leasing, Inc. in NFS Leasing’s Chicago Office. Mr. Worsham is responsible for vendor partner development and customer relationship management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Worsham held a variety of roles in Finance and Technology.
David Denniss
Vice President Business Development
David Denniss is Vice President Business Development of NFS Leasing, Inc. Canada. Mr. Denniss is responsible for customer development and customer relationship management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Denniss served at EMC Corporation as Finance Manager for Canada and brings years of experience in the mid to large ticket leasing industry.
Brett Poteet
Vice President Business Development
Brett Poteet is Vice President Business Development of NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Poteet is responsible for customer development and customer relationship management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Poteet served in Medical Leasing and brings years of finance experience in the Healthcare, Information Technology, Machine Tools, Construction, Media, Entertainment Industries and more.
Craig Cooper
Vice President Business Development
Craig Cooper is Vice President Business Development at NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Cooper is responsible for customer development and customer relationship management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Cooper served in Sales Management in a variety of industries, and is a graduate of UCLA.
Rich Vassallo
Vice President Business Development
Rich Vassallo is Vice President Business Development of NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Vassallo is responsible for customer development and customer relationship management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Vassallo served in Medical Sales and has expertise in Medical Devices, Capital Equipment and Scientific Instruments.
Mike Fisher
Director Inside Sales
Mike Fisher is Director Inside Sales of NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Fisher is responsible for small-ticket customer development and management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Fisher served as Vice President of Ticket Sales for the Worcester Railers. Mr. Fisher is a graduate of Colorado State University.
Jonathan Bova
Vice President Business Development
Jonathan Bova is Vice President Business Development of NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Bova is responsible for new and existing vendor business. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Bova served as Managing Director at Verto Management, LLC.
Karl Ryan
Vice President Business Development
Jon Preiser
Vice President Business Development
Jon Preiser is Vice President Business Development of NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Preiser is responsible for customer development and customer relationship management. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Preiser served with GE Capital and Huntington Equipment Finance. Mr. Preiser brings many years of experience in the leasing industry. Mr. Preiser graduated from Syracuse University School of Management, with degrees in Finance and Marketing.
Jen Walender
Vice President Business Development
Eric Goldman
Vice President Business Development
Davin Moriarty
Business Development Representative
Dan Salstein
Associate General Counsel
Derek Howell
Manager of Leasing Services
Derek Howell is a Manager of Leasing Services with NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Howell is responsible for documentation, sales support, and ushering the lease through its life cycle, from credit decision to funding. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Howell held positions with the YMCA and served in an operations and vendor support role with TimePayment Corporation.
Kimberly Duong
Senior Accountant
Kimberly Duong is a Senior Accountant at NFS Leasing, Inc. Kimberly is responsible for assisting in accounting operations of the company, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial reporting, and tax compliance. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Kimberly received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Salem State University.
Jesse Markarian
Equipment Recovery Specialist
Jesse Markarian is Equipment Recovery Specialist for NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Markarian is responsible for managing the warehouse and coordinating the logistics for all equipment returns and recoveries. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Markarian served in a variety of warehouse manager roles, with a focus on technology equipment.
Heather Lee
Leasing Administrator
Heather Lee is a Leasing Administrator for NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Lee is responsible for documentation, sales support, and seeing leases through from credit decision to funding. Prior to joining the Contracts department, Ms. Lee served as Sales Support and Contracts Assistant for NFS Leasing.
Christine Minaya
Accounting Manager
Christine Minaya is an Accounting Manager at NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Minaya is responsible for managing the company’s accounting operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial reporting, and tax compliance. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Ms. Minaya served as a public accounting auditor, where she audited and prepared tax returns for many non-public companies from various industries.
Emily Ackerman
Leasing Administrator
Emily Ackerman is a Leasing Administrator for NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Ackerman is responsible for assisting the NFS Leasing team with the documentation of leases, ensuring the leasing process is smooth from start to finish. Ms. Ackerman received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Salem State University.
Michael Barker
Associate Counsel
Jessica Rucker
Senior Credit Analyst
Jessica Rucker is Senior Credit Analyst at NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Rucker is responsible for supporting credit decisions and underwriting new transactions. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Ms. Rucker held roles as an Associate, supporting multiple senior analysts in the underwriting of fixed income securities in the healthcare and telecom sector. Ms. Rucker received a degree in Economics and Finance from Bentley University.
Meghan Blais
Legal Assistant
Kathleen Feldman
Staff Accountant
Kathleen Feldman is a Staff Accountant at NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Feldman is responsible for a variety of accounting operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial reporting. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Ms. Feldman served as a Government Compliance and Investigations Paralegal and an Operations Manager. Ms. Feldman received a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and an MBA from the State University at Albany School of Business.
Ashley Silva
Senior Accountant
Maryjane O'Neill
Leasing Services
Josh Rucker
Collateral Specialist
Ray Brousseau
Senior Credit Analyst
Matthew Blaisdell
Senior Accountant
Matthew Blaisdell is a Senior Accountant at NFS Leasing, Inc. Mr. Blaisdell is responsible for managing NFS Leasing’s existing portfolio. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Mr. Blaisdell served at iHeart Media where he managed budgets and sales analytics. Mr. Blaisdell received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Economics and Finance from Southern New Hampshire University.
Christian Macias
Staff Accountant
Tammy Pellizzaro
Leasing Administrator
Douglas Goodrich
Contracts Administrative Assistant
Taylor Nohelty
Contracts Administrative Assistant
Taylor Nohelty is a Contracts Administrative Assistant for NFS Leasing, Inc. Ms. Nohelty is responsible for assisting the contracts team with day-to-day operational support. Ms. Nohelty received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration majoring in Accounting from Suffolk University. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Ms. Nohelty served as an Administrative Program Coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation and has experience in the administrative and financial services field.
