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Board of Governors

The SBIA governance structure consists of a Board of Governors that is made up of its Executive Committee, Regional Chairs, At-Large Board Members, and designated Council Chairs.

Executive Officers

Caroline Ducas

Caroline Ducas
Chair

Ben Geis

Ben Geis
Chair-Elect

Managing Director
Eagle Private Capital

Tyson Smith

Tyson Smith
Vice Chair

Founding Partner
Tecum Capital

Stacy Harmsen

Stacy Harmsen
Treasurer

Founding Partner
NorthCoast Mezzanine

Stacey Wittelsberger

Stacey Wittelsberger
Secretary

Principal
Patriot Capital

Brett Palmer

Brett Palmer
President

Small Business Investor Alliance

Gayle Hughes

Gayle Hughes
Immediate Past Chair

Regional Chairs

John Pontius

John Pontius
Southern Region

Steve Gord

Steve Gord
Northeast Region

Sean McGuire

Sean McGuire
Midwest Region

Managing Director
Fifth Third Bank

Rick Shuart

Rick Shuart
Western Region

Managing Director
Caltius Structured Capital

Council Chairs

Ian Simmonds

Ian Simmonds
Business Development Company Council

CFO and Managing Director
Sixth Street Specialty Lending

David Demeter

David Demeter
Limited Partner Council

Investment Director
Davidson College

Jordan Bastable

Jordan Bastable
Middle Market Council

John Mickelson

John Mickelson
Rural Business Investment Company Council

Managing Partner
Midwest Growth Partners

Patrick Weston

Patrick Weston
Small Business Investment Company Council

Managing Partner
Route 2 Capital Partners

Brian Lueger

Brian Lueger
Venture & Growth Equity Council

Ann Ferreira

Ann Ferreira
Women Investors Networking Council

At-Large Board Members

*Denotes Executive Committee Member

Les Alexander
Jim Barra
Jan Bergeson

Jan Bergeson

Vice President
Ally Bank

Scott Chappell (1)

Scott Chappell

Portfolio Manager
Barings

Doug England

Doug England

Managing Director, Finance
The Riverside Company

Heather Hubbard

Heather Hubbard

Managing Partner
Valesco Industries

Melinda Jackson

Melinda Jackson

Executive Vice President
Cadence Bank

David Kocen

David Kocen

Carl Kopfinger

Carl Kopfinger 

SVP & Managing Director
TD Bank

Steven Lilly
John Mickelson

John Mickelson

Managing Partner
Midwest Growth Partners

Andrew Panzo

Andrew Panzo

General Partner
NewSpring Capital

Kevin Sheehan

Kevin Sheehan

Managing Partner
Multiplier Capital

Gijs Van Thiel

Gijs Van Thiel

Managing Partner
747 Capital