Coleman Movers & Shakers — Mary Anne Bradfield Named SBA Chief of Staff

By Bob Coleman
Editor, Coleman Movers and Shakers

Coleman Movers & Shakers — Mary Anne Bradfield Named SBA Chief of Staff
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon Appoints Mary Anne Bradfield as Chief of Staff

“I’m so pleased to have Mary Anne by my side. Her wealth of private and public sector leadership and management experience, including four years of experience at SBA in the front office and in congressional affairs, will bring the expertise needed for this critical position,” says McMahon.
“I am honored to join Administrator McMahon at SBA and look forward to the great work that will be done for our small businesses across the nation,” says Bradfield.
Bradfield returns to SBA after serving as Counselor to the Deputy Administrator and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Congressional affairs from 2005-2009.
Previously she was in a senior program development role at ADS Corporation supporting the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Advisor to the Chair and Agency Records Officer at the US Election Assistance Commission.

Ponce De Leon Federal Bank Names Madeline V. Marquez SVP of SBA/CDFI Initiatives

“Madeline has extensive experience in the communities we serve and understands who we are. She is a perfect fit to grow our business lending and start the development of our new Small Business Administration and Community Development Financial Institution initiatives,” says Carlos Naudon, President of Ponce De Leon Federal Bank. In this position, Ms. Marquez is responsible for developing the SBA division of the bank and creating a CDFI.

Madeline served as Executive Director and Vice President of the Bronx Initiative Corporation (BIC) a certified SBA 504 lender since its inception. In 2007 BIC changed its name to Business Initiative Corporation of New York (BICNY) and became statewide. Madeline, through BICNY, provided $70 million in loans to businesses in New York State which leveraged $202 million from banks and private equity investments. Ms. Marquez is a graduate of The College at Old Westbury and the NDC Economic Development Finance Professional Program.

Karine Decker Joins CDC Small Business Finance to Expand Lending in San Jose, Silicon Valley.

Prior to joining CDC, Decker was vice president of SBA lending for Midwest Regional Bank in Missouri. She also held SBA lending positions with two other banks and served as director of finance programs for Midwest Small Business Finance, which won the SBA’s Certified Development Company of the Year Award.

In her new position, Decker will focus on educating San Jose and Silicon Valley small businesses about the advantages of the SBA-504 program, which helps entrepreneurs buy their own commercial-industrial building or large equipment.

Chris Lee Joins Bank of the West as Vice President, SBA Business Development Officer

Prior to joining Bank of the West, Lee served as SVP, Business Development at Centerstone SBA Lending Inc. He also served as Vice President, Business Development Officer at Bank of America where he spent 14 years.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is bilingual in both Korean and English.

Upcoming Coleman Webinars

Protect Your SBA Franchise Loans: Don’t Let New SBA Rules, Protocols and Market Changes Cause Underwriting Errors – Wednesday, March 8, 2017

New SBA Credit-Memo Regs for Sub-$350,000 7(a) Loans Create Traps and Opportunities: How to Protect Your Guaranties and Your Margins – Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Upcoming SBA Lending Professional Industry Events

Southeast Small Business Lenders Conference 2017, March 5-7, Hilton Head

NADCO Spring Training, March 27-30, Savannah

Mid-America Lenders Conference 2017, April 10-12, Austin

Western Pennsylvania Association of Guaranteed Lenders, April 20-21, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

NAGGL SBA Lending Technical Conference, May 2-4, Indianapolis

America East Conference 2017, August 2-4, Boston

America’s SBDC, September 6-9, Nashville

FLAGGL 2017, September 12-15, Orlando

Lend360, October 11-13, Dallas