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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

Ben Geis

Ben Geis
Chair

Managing Director
Eagle Private Capital

Tyson Smith

Tyson Smith
Chair-Elect

Stacy Harmsen

Stacy Harmsen
Vice Chair

Founding Partner
NorthCoast Mezzanine

Stacey Wittlesberger

Stacey Wittelsberger
Treasurer

Partner
Patriot Capital

Heather Hubbard

Heather Hubbard
Secretary

Managing Partner
Valesco Industries

Brett Palmer

Brett Palmer
President

Small Business Investor Alliance

Caroline Ducas

Caroline Ducas
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 (1)

Rick Shuart
Western Region

Managing Director
Caltius Structured Capital

Council Chairs

Ian Simmonds

Ian Simmonds
Business Development Company Council

Chris Sears

Chris Sears
Limited Partner Council

Investment Director
Truist Community Capital

Jordan Bastable

Jordan Bastable
Middle Market Council

John Mickelson

John Mickelson
Rural Business Investment Company Council

Managing Partner
Midwest Growth Partners

David Kocen

David Kocen
Small Business Investment Company Council

Managing Member
Bluehenge Capital Partners

Brian Model

Brian Model
Venture & Growth Equity Council

Managing Partner
Topmark Partners

Sarah Busch

Sarah Busch
Women Investors Networking Council

Head of Investor Relations
Argosy Capital

At-Large Board Members

*Denotes Executive Committee Member

Alex Bean

Alex Bean

Partner
Plexus Capital

Jan Bergeson

Jan Bergeson

Executive Director & CRA Officer
Ally Bank

David Demeter

David Demeter

Managing Director
Davidson College

John Mickelson

John Mickelson

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Midwest Growth Partners

Tom Niehaus

Tom Niehaus

Co-Founder & General Partner
Pivotal Capital Partners

Kenneth Saffold (1)

Kenneth Saffold

Managing Partner
o15 Capital Partners

Patrick Weston (2)

Patrick Weston

Managing Partner
Route 2 Capital Partners

Les Alexander
Jim Barra

Jim Barra

Scott Chappell

Scott Chappell

Managing Director
Barings

Doug England

Doug England

Managing Director
The Riverside Company

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