Meet Our Team
Executive Team
Michael D. Ryan
President & Chief Executive Officer
As the son of an accountant, Michael Ryan learned the importance of detail and precision when working with numbers early in life. But when Mr. Ryan founded Innovative Financing Solutions (IFS), he learned business success went beyond understanding the numbers. It was about helping people and their businesses through difficult… Read More
Christopher A. Meccariello
Chief Operating Officer
As the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Christopher’s responsibilities are wide – overseeing all areas of loan operations including loan underwriting, application processing, closing, servicing, compliance and liquidation. As COO he is also responsible for establishing and implementing internal systems and controls, employee… Read More
Business Development Team
Joseph Herbst
Senior Vice President – Business Development
Joseph is responsible for developing new client relationships, lender client relationship management, new loan request eligibility and… Read More
Joseph Magley
Senior Vice President – Business Development
Joseph is a commercial lender with over 29 years of experience in commercial banking. As a commercial lender, Joseph values and emphasizes… Read More
Robert Schweitzer
Senior Advisor
Mr. Schweitzer is currently the chief executive officer of RCS Mediation & Consulting LLC, which he founded in 2012. Mr. Schweitzer’s areas of expertise include… Read More
Operations Team
Lorraine Treusdell
Servicing & Compliance Manager
Lorraine manages all aspects of closing, servicing (including SBA 1502 reporting) and compliance for IFS. Additionally, she ensures loans are documented … Read More
Linda Hoffman
Closing and Compliance Specialist
Linda’s responsibilities include coordinating with borrowers, lenders and legal counsel to gather required closing due diligence documents, reviewing … Read More
Anthony Miele
Credit Analyst I
Anthony is responsible for credit analysis and underwriting commercial loan transactions. He spreads and analyzes financial statements, organizes and reviews loan application information… Read More
Ryan McLean
Credit Analyst / Administrative Specialist
Ryan is responsible for credit analysis and underwriting of commercial loan transactions. He spreads and analyzes financial statements, organizes and reviews… Read More
Angela Meccariello
Credit Analyst
Angela is responsible for the preparation of annual reviews, spreading and analyzing tax returns and financial statements, underwriting new credit requests… Read More
Heather Rodgers
Credit Analyst
Heather is responsible for annual credit reviews, spreading and analyzing tax returns and financial statements, underwriting new credit requests when needed… Read More
Aubrey Blewett
Administrative Assistant
Aubrey is responsible for day-to-day administrative tasks including but not limited to maintaining contact lists, preparing presentation packages for new client prospects, and… Read More