SBIA Leadership for 2020-2021 Officers and Board of Governors   October 28, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) – The Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), the leading association for lower middle market private equity funds and investors, today announced its new 2020-2021 Board of Governors, including our Board Officers, Regional Presidents, At-Large Board Members, and designated Council Chairs. Michael Painter, co-founder and Managing Partner at North Carolina-based Plexus Capital, is the incoming Chair.   The SBIA also would like to recognize the outgoing Board members who have given generously of their time and efforts to support the association: Alexander Abell of RCP Advisors; Charles Cox of LongueVue Capital; Liz Greenwood of BlackRock TCP Capital; Curtis Hartman; Steve Heinen of First Capital Partners, LLC; Tim Rafalovich of Wells Fargo; and Scott Theuerkauf of Fifth Third Bank. "The SBIA Board of Governors is instrumental to our association's success and we are extraordinarily grateful for the time and expertise of these individuals," said SBIA President Brett Palmer. "I'd like to thank the outgoing members for their dedicated service during an unprecedented year. Going into 2021, we are fortunate once again to have an accomplished group of small business professionals leading the SBIA that represents diverse geographic regions and investment strategies. This group has important stories to tell about how the lower middle market is supporting American jobs as we work to promote policies that will continue to facilitate a post-pandemic economic recovery."

Executive Committee for 2020-2021

Chair Michael Painter Plexus Capital, North Carolina Chair-Elect Peter Huff Blue Sage Capital, Texas Vice Chair Gayle Hughes Merion Investment Partners, Pennsylvania 

Treasurer Caroline Ducas Resolute Capital Partners, Tennessee Secretary Brad Triebsch CVF Capital Partners, California Immediate Past Chair Faraz Abbasi Centerfield Capital Partners, Indiana

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At-Large Executive Committee Members Jan Bergeson Ally Bank, Utah Andrew Panzo NewSpring Capital, Pennsylvania Ben Geis Eagle Private Capital, Missouri

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Industry Council Chairs for 2020-2021

LP Chair David Demeter Davidson College, North Carolina SBIA Staff Contact: Alex Frick BDC Chair Mike Gerber FS Investments, Pennsylvania SBIA Staff Contact: Tonnie Wybensinger 

SBIC Chair Tyson Smith Tecum Capital, Pennsylvania SBIA Staff Contact: Will Gardner Middle Market Chair Doug England The Riverside Company, Ohio SBIA Staff Contact: Tonnie Wybensinger

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Venture & Growth Equity Chair Matt Harbaugh Mountain State Capital, West Virginia SBIA Staff Contact: Alex Frick

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Regional Presidents for 2020-2021

Southern Regional President Kevin Benoit Dos Rios Partners, Texas Northeast Regional President Jamie Donelan Seacoast Capital, Massachusetts

Midwest Regional President Stacy Harmsen Spell Capital, Minnesota Western Regional President Eric Sloane Southfield Mezzanine Capital, California 

Board of Governors, At-Large for 2020-2021

Joe Alala Capitala Group, North Carolina Les Alexander Jefferson Capital, Louisiana Melanie Brensinger Anagenesis Capital, New York Rodger Davis Northcreek Mezzanine, Ohio Carl Kopfinger TD Bank, Pennsylvania John Mickelson Midwest Growth Partners, Iowa

Steven Pickhardt GarMark Partners, Connecticut Kevin Prunty RGA Private Debt & Equity, Missouri Mark Raterman LNC Partners, Virginia Chris Sears SunTrust Bank, Georgia Ian Simmonds Sixth Street Specialty Lending, New York  Stacey Wittelsberger Patriot Capital, Maryland

2019-2020 Outgoing Board Members On behalf of the SBIA's Board and its membership, we thank the following members who gave generously of their time and efforts to support the SBIA by serving on the Board and who will be cycling off at the end of this term. We are beneficiaries of their service.

Alex Abell, LP Chair RCP Advisors, Illinois Charles Cox, Southern Regional President LongueVue Capital, Louisiana Liz Greenwood BlackRock TCP Capital, California

Curtis Hartman Immediate Past Chairman, Texas Steve Heinen First Capital Partners, Illinois Tim Rafalovich Wells Fargo, California

Scott Theuerkauf, Midwest Regional President Fifth Third Bank, Illinois

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About the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA) The Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA) is the premier organization of lower middle market private equity funds and investors. SBIA works on behalf of its members as a tireless advocate for policies that promote competitive markets and robust domestic investment for growing small businesses. SBIA has been playing a pivotal role in promoting the growth and vitality of the private equity industry for over 60 years. For more information, visit www.SBIA.org or call (202) 628-5055.