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Education Foundation (BIEF)

IBBA Board of Directors

Executive Board

Chairman
Edwin Lee, CBI, CPA, CFA
Hong Kong Bus. Invst. Co. Ltd.
Hong Kong, China

Chair Elect/Treasurer
Rob Firestone, CBI, M&AMI
Oklahoma Corporate Acquisitions
Tulsa, OK 

Vice Chair of Education
Alan Clark, CBI
The Hatteras Group, Inc.
Morganton, NC

Vice Chair of Membership
L. Charles Edmonds, Jr., MCBC,BCB,CBC,LREB
Charles Edmonds & Associates, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Secretary
Gary Papay, CBI, M&AMI, CMEA
CK Business Consultants, Inc.
Hughesville, PA

Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Andrew R. Cagnetta, Jr., CBI, BCI
Transworld Business Brokers, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL

President Ex-Officio
Mark O. Thorsby, CAE
IBBA Headquarters
Chicago, IL

Directors

Pino Bacinello, CBI, M&AMI, CMEA, CSB
Sunbelt Business Brokers Pacific Inc.
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Jerry Cofield, Jr., CBI, M&AMI
Corporate Investment International of North FL.
Jacksonville, FL

Taylor Devine, CBI, CMEA, SBA, FRC
The CDI Group
Fairfax, VA

Ronald C. Johnson, CBI, M&AMI
Allen Business Investments ABI
San Ramon, CA

George Lanza, CBI, M&AMI,CSBA, CMEA
Plethora Businesses
Brea, CA

Ken Oppeltz, CBI, M&AMI
VR Vanguard Resource Group
San Diego, CA

Edward T. Pendarvis, CBI
Sunbelt Business Brokers - Charleston, SC
Mount Pleasant, SC

Steve Wain, CBI, M&AMI,
Calder Associates, Inc.
Tinton Falls, NJ    

BIEF Foundation  

Chair
Jim Afinowich, CBI, M&AMI
Fox & Fin Financial Group, L.C.
Scottsdale, AZ

IBBA Headquarters Staff

President
Mark O. Thorsby
mthorsby@ibba.org

Director of Operations
Bridget McLaughlin
bmclaughlin@ibba.org

Director of the M&A Source
Sean Samet
ssamet@ibba.org

Director of Certification
Elisabeth Lohmann
elohmann@ibba.org

Director of Events
Shannon Colombi
scolombi@ibba.org

Director of Education Programming
Terese Molinaro
tmolinaro@ibba.org

Director of Exhibitor Services
Alesha Irvin
airvin@ibba.org

Director of Conference Education
Lauren Brosio
lbrosio@ibba.org

Director of Marketing Strategy
Victoria Crews-Anderson
vcrews-anderson@ibba.org

Director of Information Technology
Denis Janis
djanis@ibba.org

Director of Communication
Nathan Davis
ndavis@ibba.org