Board of Directors
Reflecting the broad diversity of our member firms which spans the breadth of the structured finance industry, our Board consists of 40 thought leaders – uniquely positioning SFA to support and promote industry-wide solutions backed by the full perspective of the industry.
Executive Committee:
Accounting Firm Board Representatives
Alberta Knowles, EY
Advisory Firm Board Representatives
Armando Falcon, Falcon Capital Advisors
Analytics Firm Board Representatives
Joanne Gaskin, FICO
Bank Board Representatives
Mark Michael, Bank of America
Dave Kucera, Capital One
Steve Moffitt, Goldman Sachs
Michael Brown, JP Morgan
Jennifer Doyle, Wells Fargo
Richard Lawrence, RBC Capital Markets
Investor Board Representatives
Michael Canter, AllianceBernstein
David Ells, Ares Management
Mia Koo, Brighthouse
Adama Kah, Kah Capital
Jennifer M. Thomas, Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P.
Loritta Cheng, Lord Abbett
Jason Valentino, MetLife
Jonathan Boswell, Nationwide
Aashh Parekh, Nuveen
Bryan Tsu, PIMCO
Kyra Fecteau, Wellington
Issuer Board Representatives
Nancy Mueller Handal, Bayview Asset Management, LLC
Sheli Fitzgerald , General Motors
Bill Banfield, Rocket Mortgage
Natalee Binkholder, Santander
Song Kim, Upstart
Ferra Azeez-Melland, World Omni
Law Firm Board Representatives
Marlo Young, Dentons
Amy McDaniel Williams, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Matt Martel, Jones Day
Matthew Hays, Latham & Watkins
Charlie Sweet, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Patrick Dolan, Norton Rose Fullbright LLP
Doneene Damon, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Andi Mandell, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Greg Weston, Winston & Strawn LLP
Rating Agency Board Representatives
Wendy Cohn, Fitch Ratings
Rosemary Kelley, Kroll Bond Rating Agency
Servicer Board Representatives
Michele Olds, Nationstar Mortgage / Mr. Cooper Group
Ex-Officio
Michael Bright, Structured Finance Association
SFA Emeriti
The below individuals are Emeriti in recognition of their exemplary service on SFA’s Board of Directors.
Reggie Imamura
PNC
Chair Emeritus (2013, 2014)
Chris Haas
Bank of America
Chair Emeritus (2015, 2016)
Howard Kaplan
Deloitte
Chair Emeritus (2017, 2018)
Chris Abate
Redwood Trust
Chair Emeritus (2019, 2020)
Reed Auerbach
Morgan Lewis
Director Emeritus (2019, 2020)
Anna-Liza Harris
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Director Emeritus (2021)