Real Estate Lenders Association announces new national board members

New York, NY The Real Estate Lenders Association (“RELA”) has announced the National Board members for the July 2022 – June 2023 membership year, and will continue to be led by chairwoman Karen Ramos, managing director, Loan Syndications, Credit Agricole CIB.

“RELA has grown to become a truly national platform, particularly over the past four years with the addition of three new chapters (South Florida, San Francisco, and Philadelphia), which was not an easy feat especially during COVID. I’m excited to work with the returning and new National Board members who will bring in new energy and fresh ideas to RELA. This year, our pipeline of programming and events will be extensive as we are now back to planning a full calendar of events (back to pre-COVID levels), with expanded flexibility both virtually and in-person,” said Ramos.

Returning 2022-2023 National RELA board members include:

• Karen Ramos, Credit Agricole CIB, chairwoman
• Benjamin Stacks, Bank United, vice chairman
• Helga Blum, Bayern LB New York Branch, treasurer
• Michael Rogers, TD Bank, Past chairman
• Ben Flanders, Santander
• Colleen Foy, M&T Bank
• Carina Kalaw, Bank United
• Paul Kesicki, TD Bank
• Paul Kinyon, Bank of America
• Mark Lanspa, Wells Fargo
• Juliana Matson, Bank of America 
• Emily Rush, Boston Private
• Kip Sanford, Fifth Third Bank
• James Whelan, J.P. Morgan Chase

New National RELA board members include:

• Nicholas Eng, Capital One
• Andrew Fleming, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
• Richard Grani, Valley Bank
• Andrew Huggett, CIT Capital Markets
• Kathryn Marchi, CIBC
• Douglas Marron, Raymond James Bank, N.A.
• Jeffrey Wallace, Fulton Bank