steve kirkpatrick
Cofounder fairwaypay, llc
Former Cofounder of The NoCheck Group, LLC assisting banks and corporations with digital checks, ACH, electronic enrollments, and payment processing. He was the founder of The Bancorp Group, Inc. an equipment leasing company. The company was sold to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan and he was it’s CEO. He was Chairman of the Board of New Century Bancorp, Inc. and New Century Bank. Founder of Capital Mortgage Funding, LLC, a residential mortgage company. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and earned an MBA in Finance from Michigan State University which he attended on a basketball scholarship.
suzanne thomas
director of marketing
President of En’Pointe Consulting – Strategic growth expert – specializing in financial services sector. Suzanne spent 8 years with JPMorgan Chase as a Regional Vice President working in various changing markets with growth strategies, sales and marketing roles. With 30 years of senior executive leadership roles at several of the largest financial institutions – Chase, KeyBank and Huntington. Suzanne specializes in Go-to-market strategy, customer experience and strategic marketing in all channels.
DANIEL FRATE
CHAIRPERSON
A former financial services and technology executive, served for 35 years as a leader of large and complex business units in both financial services and technology. Most recently he was ACI Worldwide’s Group President for its cloud business. Throughout his career, Dan has served on several nonprofit boards, including the United Way in Delaware. He also was a Board Member at his alma mater – John Carroll University. Currently he is a member of the Dean’s Council at Purdue University, where he earned his graduate degree.
GEARY HUEY
director of operations
President of Funel Business Management Group. 30 years of executive leadership with technical experience in program management, engineering, business development and manufacturing in various industries. Geary spent 10 years in Silicon Valley helping numerous dynamic startup companies grow from the ground up. He was at Ford Motor Company for 15 years in various positions throughout the company and a professor at Lawrence Technical University.
KEVIn KIRKPATRICK
Cofounder fairwaypay, llc
Cofounder of Fairway Capital – Real estate investing, development and management. Former Director of Business Development for NoCheck Payment Services which assist banks and corporations with digital checks, ACH, electronic enrollments, and payment processing. Former Vice President of Sales for ComTech Capital (acquired by Accenture)
sAM LOSTROSCIO
CHAIRPERSON
A veteran of the corporate finance community having spent nearly 40 years in various roles including structured finance, cash flow and asset based lending and leasing. Mr. Lostroscio’s career in finance began in the early 1980’s where he was Senior Vice President at TXL Corporation Mr. Lostroscio joined GE Capital as Senior Vice President in the mid 1990’s where he spent the next 23 years, having held roles of increasing responsibility in corporate and structured finance. After retiring from GE Capital, Mr. Lostroscio formed XGE, LLC where he is Managing Partner presently consulting with several companies providing guidance for equipment and real estate financings.