Leadership
2018-2019 SBIA Board of Governors
The SBIA governance structure consists of a Board of Governors that is made up of its Board Officers, Regional Presidents, At-Large Board Members, and designated Committee Chairs.
| SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE OFFICERS |
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| *Chair: Curtis Hartman, Main Street Capital Corporation |
| *Chair-Elect: Faraz Abbasi, Centerfield Capital Partners |
| *Vice-Chair: Michael Painter, Plexus Capital |
| *Treasurer: Peter Huff, Blue Sage Capital |
| *Secretary: Gayle Hughes, Merion Investment Partners |
| *President: Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance |
| *Immediate Past Chair: Carolyn Galiette, Ironwood Capital |
| REGIONAL PRESIDENTS |
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| Northeast: Justin Kaplan, Balance Point Capital Partners |
| Midwest: Tyson Smith, Tecum Capital |
| Southern: Les Alexander, Jefferson Capital Partners |
| Western: Gus Spanos, Spanos Barber Jesse & Co. |
| COUNCIL CHAIRS |
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| BDC: Ian Simmonds, TPG Specialty Lending |
| Limited Partner: Alex Abell, RCP Advisors |
| Middle Market: Doug England, The Riverside Company |
| SBIC: Brad Triebsch, CVF Capital Partners |
| AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBERS |
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| Rodger Davis, Northcreek Mezzanine |
| Caroline Ducas, Resolute Capital Partners |
| Ben Geis, Eagle Private Capital |
| *Michael Gerber, FS Investments |
| Sean Greene, Siguler Guff & Company |
| Liz Greenwood, BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. |
| Steve Heinen, First Capital Partners |
| Dave Helgerson, Hamilton Lane |
| *Carl Kopfinger, TD Bank |
| Steven Pickhardt, GarMark Partners |
| *Tim Rafalovich, Wells Fargo |
| Chris Sears, SunTrust |
| Jesse Serventi, Renovus Capital Partners |
| Tim Welles, Pine Street Capital Partners |
*Denotes SBIA Executive Committee Member
2018-2019 SBIA Regional Committee Officers
NORTHEAST
Justin Kaplan, President Balance Point Capital Partners
Stacey Wittelsberger, Vice President Patriot Capital, L.P.
Jamie Donelan, Secretary Seacoast Capital
Devon Burger, Treasurer Brookside Mezzanine Partners
MIDWEST
Tyson Smith, President Tecum Capital
Scott Theuerkauf, Vice President MB Financial Bank
Stacy Harmsen, Secretary Spell Capital Partners
SOUTHERN
Les Alexander, President Jefferson Capital Partners
Charles Cox, Vice President LongueVue Capital
Kevin Benoit, Secretary Dos Rios Partners
Heather Hubbard, Treasurer Valesco Industries
WESTERN
Gus Spanos, President Spanos Barber Jesse & Co
Eric Sloane, Vice President Southfield Mezzanine Capital