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Private Credit Finance Council

The Private Credit Council brings together industry professionals to exchange insights, discuss best practices, and explore the evolving role of private credit in commercial real estate finance. As one of the fastest growing segments of the capital markets, private credit provides flexible financing solutions outside of traditional bank lending. The Council serves as a forum for members to stay ahead of market dynamics, share perspectives on challenges and opportunities, and build meaningful connections across the industry.

MBA Staff Representative:
Kelli Burke
(202) 557-2742
[email protected]

Chair:
Kathy Corton
Co-Head
Saluda Grade CRE 

Vice Chairs:
Luke Price
Vice President 
Arrowmark Partners

Matthew MacCaughelty, CCIM
Director
BWE

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Private Credit Finance Council Members

  • Derek Vander Veen, CCMS, CRI®
    Vice Chair
    Senior Vice President of Business Development
    Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
    West Des Moines, IA
  • Travis Adams
    Director-Commercial Mortgage Loans
    Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Canton, MA
  • Marty Allen, CCMS
    Head of Capital Markets
    Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
    Charlotte, NC
  • Ryan Attenson
    Managing Director of Originations
    Fairbridge Asset Management, LLC
    Darien, CT
  • Preston Ball
    Acquisitions
    Fairview Partners, LLC
    Seattle, WA
  • Issa Bannourah, CFA
    Senior Vice President & Treasurer
    Walker & Dunlop, LLC
    Bethesda, MD
  • Gary Bechtel
    Chief Executive Officer
    Red Oak Capital Holdings, LLC
    Charlotte, NC
  • Loren H. Biller
    Associate Director, Origination

    New York, NY
  • Paul Boudier
    Director
    Elite Real Estate Network
    Sacramento, CA
  • David M Brickman
    President
    D2 Asset Management
    Washington, DC
  • Kelli Burke
    Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Finance | Policy & Strategic Industry Engagement
    Mortgage Bankers Association
    Washington, DC
  • Maggie Burke
    Senior Vice President
    Capital One Commercial Real Estate
    Bethesda, MD
  • Nic Carniglia
    Director
    UBS
    San Francisco, CA
  • Christine Chandler
    2026 MBA Chair; Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer & Chief Operating Officer
    M&T Realty Capital Corporation
    Baltimore, MD
  • Betty Chilese
    Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Washington Capital
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monique Clarke, Jr.
    Asset Manager
    The Community Preservation Corporation
    New York, NY
  • Mike Cleaver
    Managing Director
    Emerald Creek Capital, LLC
    New York, NY
  • David A. Cohen
    Managing Director, Chief Production Officer Co-Head National Bridge Lending
    Ready Capital
    New York, NY
  • Jack M. Cohen, CMB, CRI
    Managing Member
    ArrowMark Partners
    Denver, CO
  • Jeremy Cohen
    Senior Vice President
    Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
    New York, NY
  • Hal Collett
    Chief Operating Officer
    Colliers Mortgage
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Edward Corbett
    Executive Managing Director - Head of MF Strategy
    Newmark
    Washington, DC
  • John DesRochers
    Senior Originator
    Argentic
    New York, NY
  • Puja Devi
    Capital Markets Analyst
    Newmark
    New York, NY
  • Brandon Dornier
    VP
    JP Morgan Chase
    New York, NY
  • John Dunlap
    CEO
    RRA Capital
    New York, NY
  • Michael R. Dury
    President & CEO
    Merchants Capital Corp.
    Carmel, IN
  • Noreen Engler
    SVP
    Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
    New York, NY
  • Jeffrey Erxleben
    President - Debt & Equity
    Northmarq
    Dallas, TX
  • Jim Evans
    CEO/President
    Strategic Property Associates/Strategic Asset Services
    Foothill Ranch, CA
  • Kevin Fagan
    Senior Director & Head of CRE Economic Analysis
    Moody's Analytics CRE
    New York, NY
  • John Faheem, MBA
    National Executive
    Altisource Portfolio Solutions, Inc.
    Huntington Beach, CA
  • Tyler Figley, SVP Credit
    Analyst
    Affinius Capital
    San Antonio, TX
  • Mark Fogel
    Chief Executive Officer & President
    ACRES Capital
    Uniondale, NY
  • Kelly Follain
    EVP & Head Of Multifamily
    Fannie Mae Multifamily
    Washington, DC
  • Adam Fox
    Senior Director
    Fitch Ratings
    New York, NY
  • Warren H Friend
    Managing Director, Head Institutional Strategy

    Greenwich, CT
  • Drew Fung
    Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
    Clarion Partners
    Rye, NY
  • Elaine Furnari
    Head of Loan Services
    Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
    New York, NY
  • Britt Goodwin
    Managing Director
    Walker & Dunlop, LLC
    Denver, CO
  • Bhavna Goyal
    Senior Director
    Lument
    Hudson, NJ
  • Peter Grabell
    Managing Director, Head of Production
    Pace Loan Group
    San Diego, CA
  • Kevin Grace
    Sr. Underwriter
    BWE
    Charlotte, NC
  • Julian Grey
    Executive Vice President, Mortgage & Capital Markets Product Management
    ICE
    Pleasanton, CA
  • Anuj Gupta
    Chief Executive Officer

    Boise, ID
  • Jim Haas
    Vice President
    Origin Credit Advisers
    Charlotte, NC
  • David A. Harrison
    Chief Operating Officer
    PNC Real Estate
    Overland Park, KS
  • Jim Hays
    Internal Auditor
    Churchill Stateside Group LLC
    Clearwater, FL
  • Eric Hillison
    Head of Origination
    ArrowMark Partners
    Denver, CO
  • Kelly M Hoy
    Chief Legal Officer
    BWE
    Cleveland, OH
  • Brett Jackson
    Voya Investment Management
    Atlanta, GA
  • John C. Jacobs
    Principal
    PGIM
    Los Angeles,
  • Christopher H. Johns, Jr. , CRI
    Regional Vice President, Commercial Mortgage Loans
    OneAmerica Financial Partners
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Adam Jutte
    Analyst
    Bloomfield Capital
    Birmingham, MI
  • Jon Kapit
    Managing Director, Investments
    Access Point Financial
    Atlanta, GA
  • Lilly Kaufmann
    Director
    UBS
    New York, NY
  • Lauren M. Keefe, Esq.
    Attorney
    Miles & Stockbridge
    Washington, DC
  • Steve Kennedy
    Executive Managing Director
    VIUM Capital
    Columbus, OH
  • Michael Klein
    Chief Executive Officer
    Freedom Financial Funds, LLC
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • Annais Klock
    Chief Operating Officer
    Gradient Mortgage Capital, LLC
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Bali Kumar, Esq.
    Chief Operating Officer
    Pace Loan Group
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Greg Kwok
    Vice President
    Berkadia
    Irvine, CA
  • George Lane
    Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
    Auction.com
    Plano, TX
  • Michael Lavipour
    Affinius Capital
    San Antonio, TX
  • Andy Lien
    Principal
    Miles & Stockbridge
    Washington, DC
  • Adrian Lopez Jauregui
    Senior Asset Manager - Agency
    BWE
    Cleveland, OH
  • Joe Lovell, CRI
    Chief Administrative Officer
    Colliers Mortgage
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Matt MacCaughelty
    Director of Strategic Capital Partnerships
    BWE
    Charlotte, NC
  • Jacob Magid, SVP
    Director
    Rialto Management Group, LLC
    New York, NY
  • Jeffrey T. Majewski
    Executive Managing Director
    CBRE Capital Markets
    Houston, TX
  • Nicole Malaske
    Executive Director, Flood & Insurance Center of Excellence
    JP Morgan Chase
    New York, NY
  • Solomon Maman
    Manager
    Maman LLC
    Chicago, IL
  • David Manser
    President/ Chief Lending Officer
    The BLC Companies
    Irvine, CA
  • Joseph McBride, CFA
    Sr Director, Revenue
    SitusAMC
    Houston, TX
  • Bryan McDonnell
    Head of U.S. Debt & Chair of Global Debt
    PGIM
    Arlington, VA
  • Vince Mejia
    SVP, Agency Production
    Greystone
    New York, NY
  • Nicholas Meli
    Managing Director
    Access Point Financial
    Atlanta, GA
  • Susan Mello, Esq.
    Executive VP & Group Head | Capital Markets
    Walker & Dunlop, LLC
    Bethesda, MD
  • Chad Milbrandt
    Senior Vice President, Special Servicing Senior Portfolio Manager
    Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
    Leawood, KS
  • William Miller
    Loan Closer I
    StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
    Hillsboro, OR
  • Stephanie T. Milner
    Associate General Counsel | Legal Division
    Freddie Mac Multifamily
    McLean, VA
  • Steven W. Moreira, CCIM
    Magic Properties
    Longwood, FL
  • Christopher Niederpruem
    Managing Director & Group Head
    First Citizens Bank Commercial
    New York, NY
  • Adam Oates
    Head of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
    Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
    Charlotte, NC
  • Paul Oliveri
    Managing Director
    Prime Finance
    New York, NY
  • Stephen O'Shaughnessy
    Originations
    CoreVest Finance
    Irvine, CA
  • Chris Painter
    Chief Underwriter
    Sheridan Capital
    ,
  • Reena Pally
    Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
    MetLife Investment Management
    Whippany, NJ
  • Chetan Patel, Jr.
    COO

    San Antonio, TX
  • Jeff Patton
    EVP, National Director of Agency Relationships
    BWE
    Birmingham, AL
  • Jonathan C. Perea, MBA
    Senior Associate
    NYL Real Estate Investors
    New York, NY
  • Robbie Pinkas
    SVP
    Pace Loan Group
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Julia Powell

    New York, NY
  • Luke Price
    Originator
    ArrowMark Partners
    Denver, CO
  • John Randall
    Head of Production
    Colliers Mortgage
    Charlotte, NC
  • Mark E. Reichter
    Principal
    Gantry
    San Francisco, CA
  • Michael Riccio
    Co-Head of National Production
    CBRE Capital Markets
    Hartford, CT
  • Judith Ricks, Ph.D.
    Associate Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research
    Mortgage Bankers Association
    Washington, DC
  • Charles J. Rigoglioso
    Associate Director
    Berkadia
    New York, NY
  • Matthew Rocco
    Real Estate Associate
    Voya Investment Management
    Atlanta, GA
  • Matthew Rocco, Sr.
    2023 MBA Chairman; President
    Colliers Mortgage
    Charlotte, NC
  • Jessica Rossi
    ACRES Capital
    Uniondale, NY
  • Blake Rudolph
    Executive Director, Servicing
    PGIM
    Dallas, TX
  • David Ruiz
    Managing Director, Operations
    ACORE Capital
    Larkspur, CA
  • Jacky Salazar, CCMS
    Associate Vice President
    Mortgage Bankers Association
    Washington, DC
  • Bradley S. Salzer
    President
    Lindell Capital LLC
    Tampa, FL
  • Joe Salzer
    Senior Associate
    CRE Bridge Capital
    Chicago, IL
  • Adetayo O Sanusi, Jr.
    Investment Banking Analyst
    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    New York, NY
  • Shivam Shah
    Vice President
    Saluda Grade
    New York, NY
  • Rosie Sheehan
    Director, Business Development
    SS&C Technologies, Inc.
    Windsor, CT
  • Faizal Sheriff
    UBS
    New York, NY
  • Robert L. Slatt
    Principal
    Gantry
    San Francisco, CA
  • Tim L. Stoner
    Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
    Affinius Capital
    San Antonio, TX
  • Raymond Su
    Director
    AGP Capital, LLC
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Ike Suri
    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    FundingShield LLC
    Newport Beach, CA
  • Alison Taylor
    Vice President
    PGIM
    New York, NY
  • Sandra Taylor
    Managing Member
    SL Taylor Investments, LLC
    Dallas, TX
  • Dan Trebil
    EVP / Regional Managing Director
    Northmarq
    Bloomington, MN
  • Brent K. Truscott
    Partner
    Bloomfield Capital
    Birmingham, MI
  • Ramkumar Venkataraman
    Cofounder & CTO
    Sei Software Technologies Inc.
    Lewes, DE
  • Dean Wang
    Senior Vice President
    Emerald Creek Capital, LLC
    New York, NY
  • Sean Whitlock
    Managing Principal
    Whitlock Capital Group, LLC
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Seth Wiener
    NY Regional Market Manager
    Capital One Commercial Real Estate
    Bethesda, NY
  • Cooper Williams
    President
    Essex Financial Group
    Denver, CO
  • Jamie Woodwell
    Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement
    Mortgage Bankers Association
    Washington, DC
  • Michael J. Zampetti
    Senior Managing Director
    Greystone
    New York, NY