Mission Statement:
Meet Our Team:
Bennett Abel, President and Founder
Bennett and his team are well seasoned experts in the commercial lending space. They bring a consultative approach coupled with years of experience in the commercial finance industry. They take pride in helping borrowers find the capital they are looking for.
Glen Lazovick, Senior Commercial Loan Specialist
Glen has over 29 years in the lending industry. He has closed over $500,000,000 in Residential and Commercial transactions. Glen has lead several lending teams at both large national Lenders and at a Community Credit Union where Glen was Senior Vice President of Business Development and Chief Sales Officer. Glen is active in the Rockville Chamber of Commerce and is a 2011 Graduate of Leadership Montgomery. He has served on several Industry and Non-Profit Boards and currently is on the Board of Directors for, Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO).
Rick Scharf, Senior Commercial Loan Specialist
Rick Scharf has worked in sales and sales management in the advertising business for almost 35 years. He represented multiple media channels during that time and developed a keen understanding of business needs for many industries. His ability to develop creative ideas and solutions resulted in strong partnerships with his customer relationships. Identifying financial products that best match an individual, business, or organization’s needs will be the objective of every customer Rick Scharf works with.
Kimesha Janey-Rogers, Realtor
Kimesha is a high-integrity realtor with a specialty in business credit and small business consulting. Alongside her analytical acumen is a track record of helping clients obtain five to six figure capital for their businesses and investments.
She is the Founder of Financial Growth Strategies and thus utilizes the vast knowledge she has garnered in her role as CEO. She understands it is imperative that real estate investors and business owners have a quick and easy access to capital, so she is working alongside Abel Funding to best suit her client’s needs.
While she offers financial solutions for real estate transactions, small business loans and lines of credit, she establishes long-term relationships with each client and ensures a hassle-free experience. She holds a degree in business from Johnson and Wales University.
Kristen Duggan, Senior Commercial Loan Specialist
Kristen comes from a family of business owners and has several years of experience working with small and medium sized businesses. She understands that quick access to capital is a critical for growth. Working alongside the Abel Commercial Funding team, Kristen provides funding options for her clients ranging from real estate loans, lines of credit, business loans and much more.
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Michael Fink, Senior Commercial Loan Specialist
Michael Fink has over 29 years of meeting management, business development, and leadership experience. His prior background with his own company has given him the experience in finance and is able to pass this knowledge he has gained to small and medium sized businesses is invaluable. Michael as also been a very active real estate investor over his years as he holds a diverse portfolio in real estate holdings from raw land, to multi family and SFR rentals. In addition to his professional backround, he is the founder of a charitable focused technology startup called ChangeUp, and is actively involved in other charitable efforts in connection with this project. During his professional career, Mr. Fink has served as a member and volunteer to many professional meetings industry societies and respective committees, including the American Society of Association Executives, the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, Meeting Planners International, and the Professional Convention Management Association, where he was named by his peers as a founding Board of Directors Member for the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the society.
John Gross, Senior Commercial Loan Specialist
John is a Senior Commercial Loan Specialist at Abel Commercial Funding, LLC. John has over 20 years experience in the lending industry. As owner of Colonial Funding, he processed over $400 million in all types of Commercial and Residential transactions. John has extensive experience with SBA, Bridge, and Hard Money financing and is also managing partner of two Hard Money funds.
John is huge sports fan and avid golfer. He attended both Marshall and Millersville Universities.