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Leadership

About AFSA

AFSA is governed by a Board of Directors that consists of no more than 56 individuals, including the Association Chair, Chair-Elect and Vice Chair of the Board, representatives of commercial finance companies, the chairs of the advisory groups of the Independents Section and Vehicle Finance Division, the Chair of the Business Partner Board and the Chairs of the State Government Affairs and Professional Development Committees.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the general management of the affairs of the association. Directors are elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting of the association. A list of Board nominees is mailed to the membership 30 days in advance of the annual election.


Chair
Martin E. Less
President & CEO
Nationwide Acceptance LLC

Chair Elect
Kyle R. Birch
President – North America Operations
GM Financial


Immediate Past Chair
James Drotman
Executive Vice President
Ford Pro FinSimple
Ford Motor Credit Company

Vice Chair & Treasurer
Dan Walters
Chief Executive Officer
Credit Central, LLC

Member
Ofer Alon
Chief Executive Officer
Quality Acceptance

Member
Nathan D. Benson
Chief Executive Officer
Tidewater Finance Company

Member
Heidi Bolton
President
Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg

Member
Lily Fu Claffee
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
One Main Financial

Member
Kevin James Cullum
President & CEO
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

Member
Jon G. Daniels
President
CarMax Auto Finance

Member
Lester E. Dees
President
Union Credit Corporation of LA

Member
Rex Ellison
President and CEO
Republic Finance, LLC

Member
R.E. Everette, Jr
President
Time Investment Corporation

Member
Duane Freeman
Senior Vice President
Bank of America Dealer Financial Services

Member
Jason Grubb
Chief Executive Officer
Exeter Finance Corp.

Member
Matthew Haney
Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel
John Deere Financial

Member
Jeff Haymore
President & COO
Flagship Credit Acceptance/Carfinance.com

Member
Ginger C. Herring
President & CEO
1st Franklin Financial Corporation

Member
Bill Himpler
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Financial Services Association

Member
Lee Holzman
President & CEO
Reliable Credit Association, Inc.

Member
Tom Hudgins
President and COO
Western Shamrock Corporation

Member
Rich Hyde
Chief Operating Officer
Prestige Financial Services

Member
Josh C. Johnson
President & CEO
Mariner Finance, LLC

Member
Kristin M. Karwat
Chief Executive Officer
Gateway Financial Solutions

Member
Erin Kerber
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Credit Acceptance Corporation

Member
Francis C. Lee
President & CEO
First Tower, LLC

Member
Jonathon L. Levin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Turner Acceptance Corp.

Member
Darcy C. Locke
Principal New Business Development Executive
ACI Worldwide

Member
Mark McCall
Chief Financial Officer
Global Lending Services LLC

Member
Rochelle McClanahan
Chief Financial Officer/Compliance Officer
Brundage Management/Sun Loan Company

Staff Liaison
Perla C. Manuel
Corporate Secretary
American Financial Services Association

Member
Carlos Minetti
President, Consumer Banking
Discover Financial Services

Member
Vince Nam
SVP, Head of Dealer Auto
Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

Member
Rick H. Parker, III
President
United Group/United Finance Co.

Member
Mary Leigh Phillips
Chief Executive Officer
Bridgecrest and SilverRock

Member
Richard J. Porrello
President, Auto Finance & Dealer Services
Huntington National Bank

Member
Chad Prashad
President & CEO
World Acceptance Corporation

Member
Vince Rice
Chief Operating Officer
Hyundai Capital America

Member
Jonathan Root
Senior Vice President
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.

Member
Tanya Sanders
Executive Vice President, Head of Transformation
Wells Fargo Auto

Member
Bill Shope
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Southeast Toyota Finance

Member
Sheryl Smith
Chief Operating, Risk and Compliance Officer
Omni Financial

Member
Jeffrey E. Snyder
President & Chief Operating Officer
Mission Financial Services

Member
Pat St. Charles, III
President & CEO
Citizens Savings & Loan Corporation

Member
Andrew Stuart
President & CEO
TD Auto Finance

Member
Mr. Brandon Tapp
Head of Dealer Services
Chase Auto Finance

Member
Mark Templin
President & CEO
Toyota Financial Services

Member
Douglas Timmerman
President, Auto Finance
Ally Financial

Member
Petar Vucurevic
Vice President, Financial Services
American Honda Finance Corporation

Member
Marc Womack
Head of Operations
Santander Consumer USA, Inc.