NACM Credit Congress & Expo 2026 Exhibitor List

Alan Stein, Jr. teaches proven strategies to improve organizational performance, create effective leadership, increase team cohesion and collaboration, and develop winning mindsets and routines. Alan shares real-world lessons, illustrated by powerful stories, so that you can immediately put these new ideas into action. He has a passion for helping organizations create high-performance cultures, and his clients include American Express, Pepsi, Under Armour, Starbucks, Charles Schwab and numerous college athletic programs such as Penn State Football and UConn Men’s Basketball. As an acclaimed basketball performance coach, Alan spent 15 years working with the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant). He transfers that knowledge to reveal how leaders and teams can utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. Alan is author of the newly released book, Next Play, the foundation of his keynote presentation.

Brittany Acone is the Credit Manager for Seaboard International Forest Products in Nashua, NH, and a rising leader within the NACM Connect Board of Directors. Since entering the industry in 2021, Brittany has quickly ascended the ranks, earning her CBA and CICP designations and serving on the NACM Connect Education Committee. A frequent speaker and thought leader, Brittany has presented at National Credit Congress on topics ranging from cash forecasting to the successes of emerging leaders. Her industry contributions include features in Business Credit Magazine and the Extra Credit podcast. In 2024, she was honored with the National Emerging Leader Award in Las Vegas and recognized as a “Rising Star” by HBS Dealer magazine. Brittany is proud to combine both of her parent’s professions, as her dad is a former Credit Manager and her mom is a high school public speaking teacher. In Brittany’s free time she enjoys traveling with her husband Craig, going to the beach, going to country concerts and wineries, and spending time with her dog Mojito and step kids Finn and Isla.

With over 20 years of experience in customer service—spanning lending, collections, and business development—Krissy Aeschbacher thrives on challenges that push both her mind and her skills to grow. She currently serves as a Business Credit Analyst at Maverik, where she joined midstream on a fleet fuel card project and quickly became the credit-side expert. From analyzing applications to refining the credit management platform, she helped build the policies and scorecards that shaped the program into a successful launch. Previously, she spent 12 years in the credit union industry as a lender, collector, and branch manager, followed by 7 years supporting entrepreneurs in business development. Her career reflects a passion for helping people access credit responsibly while driving organizational growth and innovation. Outside of work, Krissy enjoys hiking mountain trails, biking new routes, playing piano, and expanding her vinyl collection—always with her cats nearby. Guided by the belief that “if it scares me, I’m doing it,” she embraces adventures of every kind and destinations around the world.

Silvia Aguirre is a recognized expert in indirect tax with over 30 years of experience. Prior to founding Tax CSA, Inc., she co-founded and served as the General Manager and Chief Certificate Officer of Avalara CertCapture, where she oversaw the product direction of the CertCapture suite of products. Silvia was also the co-founder and Principal of Tax Technology Services, LLC (TTS), where she managed the operational efficiency of the organization and the tax knowledge base. Her previous roles include serving as an Auditor for the State of Texas and as a Tax Manager for national companies in manufacturing, retail, and software industries. Silvia holds an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, a Graduate Certificate in State and Local Taxation from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas-PanAmerican, and an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Information Data Technology from Texas State Technical Institute.

Sara Asomaning is the managing editor for NACM-National. She holds a B.S. in English from Towson University. With a background in writing, copyediting and proofreading, she has a keen eye for detail. Outside of work, she spends much of her time being creative with music, photography, and social media content creation.

Andrew Behlmann is a partner with Lowenstein Sandler LLP in their New Jersey office. Andrew leverages his background in corporate finance and management to approach restructuring problems, both in and out of court, from a practical, results-oriented perspective. With a focus on building consensus among multiple parties that have competing priorities, Andrew is equally at home both in and out of the courtroom, and he has a track record of turning financial distress into positive business outcomes. Clients value his counsel in complex Chapter 11 cases, where he represents debtors, creditors’ committees, purchasers, and investors. Andrew writes and speaks frequently about bankruptcy matters and financial issues. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked in senior financial management at a midsize, privately held company. He has a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law and a BS from University of Missouri-Saint Louis.

Chris Birdwell has been working in the credit profession for over 35 years. He recently embarked on an opportunity of a lifetime by writing his own job description and becoming the first Corporate Credit Manager for BG Products, Inc. Prior to this, he was Credit Strategies Manager for Pioneer Balloon Company for over two decades. Having become a noteworthy leader in the Credit, Chris built his brand through his efforts with NACM and ascended to CFDD National Chairmen 2022-2023, launching CFDD Education Track at 126th Credit Congress and overseeing creation and promotion of CFDD’s new tag line & Star Awards. Chris’ leadership pathway includes serving as a board member for NACM National Promotional Products Credit Group for 25 years and holding a multitude of positions including National Chair 2003-2005. Locally, Chris has been instrumental in assisting three not for profit companies achieve 501c3 exempt status. In 2016, Chris served 3 years as president for NACM’s Wichita chapter of Credit and Financial Development Division (CFDD). During his tenure, the Wichita chapter grew 24% and earned national awards all three years. In 2019 Chris received the special “Star Award” and “Key to Success” for his accomplishment as Area Director for championing the launch of Oklahoma City CFDD chapter and for Wichita chapter’s excellence while serving as president. Chris’ passion to bring greater awareness to the Wichita’s local credit and finance community enabled him to be the conduit for three Law of Credit Management badges launched by Wichita State University’s Workforce, Professional & Community Education program. Like many credit professionals, Chris fell into the profession by chance. However, with mentoring he quickly embraced the fact that this could be a career instead of a job. Today, Chris has accepted this challenge and now advocates the value that credit professionals provide to their respective companies. He believes it is critical that credit teams are recognized as profit centers that maximize sales and mitigate risk, while protecting one of the largest corporate assets.

Wanda Borges, the principal member of Borges & Associates, LLC., has been specializing in commercial insolvency practice, commercial litigation, and transactional matters, representing corporate clients throughout the United States for an excess of forty-five years. She is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. As a member of the Commercial Law League of America, she is a Past President of the League, is a Past Chair and of its Bankruptcy Section and Creditors’ Rights Section. Currently, Ms. Borges is serving on the Executive Council of the Eastern Region of the CLLA. She is the Past President of the CLLA Fund for Public Education. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Commercial Collectors. As a member of the CLLA, she is a Past President of the League, and a Past Chair of its Bankruptcy Section and Creditors’ Rights Section. Currently, Ms. Borges is serving on the Executive Council of the Eastern Region of the CLLA. She is the Past President of the CLLA Fund for Public Education. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the IACC. She is a regular lecturer for NACM and its various affiliates. Ms. Borges was a faculty member for NACM’s Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management. She has been a faculty member for the National Institute on Credit Management, a program jointly sponsored by the CLLA and NACM. She has been a regular lecturer for the American Management Association on the Uniform Commercial Code and Fundamentals of Business Law for the Non-Lawyer, and for both the American Management Association, the Media Financial Management Association (formerly the Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association) and the Broadcast Cable Credit Association on Creditor’s Rights in Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy Matters. She has served as the Managing Editor and still is one of the contributing authors of the Manual of Credit and Collection Laws published by the National Association of Credit Management and is a contributing author to its Principles of Business Credit . She has served as a member of NACM’s Editorial Advisory Committee. She has served as a Contributing Editor for the CLLA’s Bulletin and Journal and has contributed to the Bankruptcy Section Newsletter. Currently, she is Co-Chair of the Board of Associate Editors for the CLLA’s “Commercial Law World” magazine, maintains the column “Heard and Overheard” and contributes articles. Ms. Borges is the lead author and Editor-in-Chief of Enforcing Judgments and Collecting Debts in New York published by Thomson West Publishing Company. She routinely publishes articles for the NACM National’s “Business Credit” magazine and has published articles for its “Fraud Prevention News.” Ms. Borges serves as counsel to the National Cement Credit Association and the National Christian Suppliers Credit Group. She has published articles for the Broadcast Cable Credit Association “Creditopic$” and the “The Financial Manager” on Commercial Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy issues generally, the FTC’s Red Flags Rule, the ECOA and Regulation B, Electronic Invoicing, “Dot Com” Businesses, and on Advertiser/Agency Liability; and has prepared the “white paper” on the discontinuance of notarization of broadcast invoices. She is a co-author of the National Association of Broadcasters’ book Out of the Red and into the Black , as well as the Broadcast Cable Credit Association’s Credit & Collection Handbook . She has conducted “in-house” seminars on credit, collection, secured transactions, and insolvency for corporate clients such as Agrium, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burlington Industries, Inc., Clyde Companies, Inc., Cosmair, Inc., Doric Enterprises, Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Ingram Industries Inc., Mars Incorporated, McKesson Corporation, Mobil Chemical Company, Multi-Arc Corp., Novo Building Products, Pfizer Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Sandvik, Inc., Sharp Electronics Corporation, Simon & Schuster Corp., SONY Corporation. In May 2026, Ms. Borges prepared and presented a program on Electronic Signature Recognition in the Courts for the Texas Bar Association. In June 2026, Ms. Borges will be presenting a program on Artificial Intelligence to the League International for Creditors, based in Germany. She received the “Human Valor” Award by Noticias del Mundo, a New York based Spanish-language newspaper in 1985, the Mercy College Alumni Association’s “Professional Achievement” Award in 1991, honorary membership in Delta Mu Delta – The National Honor Society in Business Administration – in May 1995 and in October 1996, was awarded the Mercy College Trustee’s Medal for outstanding dedication to her profession and alma mater. She is listed in Who’s Who of American Women. In September 2000 she was named one of the “50 Outstanding Alumni” of Mercy College. In February, 2001 she received the “Career Achievement Award” from the Broadcast Cable Credit Association. In May 2004, she received the “Strength in Numbers Recognition Certificate” from the National Association of Credit Management. In December 2006, she was named one of “2006 Top25 Most Influential Collection Professionals” by Collection Advisor Magazine. Ms. Borges was recently inducted into Mercy University’s (formerly Mercy College) Alumni Hall of Fame celebrating its 60th year in existence. In November 2010, Ms. Borges received the “Robert E. Caine Award for Leadership” from the Commercial Law League of America. In April 2015, Ms. Borges received a “Woman of Distinction” award from St. Catharine Academy, her high school alma mater celebrating its 125th year in existence. Ms. Borges has been included on the New York Super Lawyers – Metro Edition list (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights) each year since 2009. In 2021, Ms. Borges was included in Who’s Who in America . In November 2023, Ms. Borges received the “Warren Pinchuck Volunteer Service Award” given by the Commercial Law League of America. In January 2025, Ms. Borges received the “Leadership and Distinguished Service Award” from the International Association of Commercial Collectors.

Ronald Bruckmann is a partner in the fRonald Bruckmann is a partner in the firm of Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP in Charlotte, North Carolina. A member of the Litigation & Disputes Service Line, Ronald concentrates his practice on representing major stakeholders in a wide variety of bankruptcy and restructuring matters throughout the United States. He has substantial experience protecting and advancing the interests of secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, and others in connection with insolvency proceedings. Working with both domestic and international businesses across diverse industries, Ronald regularly advises clients regarding credit risks associated with multi-jurisdictional and cross-border transactions and proceedings under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also has significant experience in: complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy litigation involving fraudulent transfers and preferences. Prior to joining Shumaker in 2019, Ronald practiced in Miami, where he was an associate in the bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice of a large regional firm. irm of Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP in Charlotte, North Carolina. A member of the Litigation & Disputes Service Line, Ronald concentrates his practice on representing major stakeholders in a wide variety of bankruptcy and restructuring matters throughout the United States. He has substantial experience protecting and advancing the interests of secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, and others in connection with insolvency proceedings. Working with both domestic and international businesses across diverse industries, Ronald regularly advises clients regarding credit risks associated with multi-jurisdictional and cross-border transactions and proceedings under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also has significant experience in: complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy litigation involving fraudulent transfers and preferences. Prior to joining Shumaker in 2019, Ronald practiced in Miami, where he was an associate in the bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice of a large regional firm.

Lisa Burns is a native Kansan and world traveler. Since 2015 she has worked in B2B credit at small, medium-sized, and currently a large-sized company. Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in international business from Wichita State University and a Global MBA degree in international business with a concentration in Change Management from Friends University. In between earning her two degrees, she earned NACM’s CBA, CBF, and CICP designations. She has served on her local CFDD chapter’s board since 2017 as Secretary, Programs Chair, and now President. She is also very involved with her local Sister Cities chapter.

Ryan Camarillo is the Credit Manager at Summit Companies and the architect behind its credit function, having built the department from the ground up with a focus on scalability, accountability, and modern risk strategy. With over 10 years in construction AR/Credit, Ryan operates at the intersection of process, people, and performance, challenging outdated norms and redefining what credit can be inside a growing organization. A highly active voice within NACM North Central, Ryan is a leader in the “Credit Is Cool” movement, working to reshape the industry’s image and attract the next generation of talent while encouraging current leaders to rethink traditional management styles and evolve their culture, communication, and expectations to better align with the priorities of emerging professionals. Known as a next-generation corporate disruptor, he brings a culture-first, leadership-driven mindset to modernizing credit by building strong teams, evolving workflows, and positioning credit as a strategic driver of growth rather than a back-office function. Outside of work, Ryan serves as President of the Somerset Soccer Club and coaches at the U12 level, continuing his passion for leadership and development on the field. When not leading on the pitch or in spreadsheets, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, along with hiking, competitive gaming, and diving into anime.

Joe Cashel, CTP, has 25 years of experience providing financial advisory and restructuring services. Advises distressed entities, lender groups and unsecured creditors’ committees on financial and operational restructurings, committees of secured and unsecured creditors on recovery options and legal counsel in both bankruptcy and litigation matters. His background includes the preparation and analysis of business plans, cash flow projections and restructuring programs, as well as the evaluation of DIP financing, asset sales and competing bids. His financial advisory and restructuring experience spans across the consumer products, hospitality, pharmaceutical, technology and manufacturing industries. Joe also serves as an expert witness in complex bankruptcy claims litigation involving solvency and fraudulent conveyances, breach of fiduciary duty, plan feasibility, substantive consolidation and preferential transfers. He has provided insight on hundreds of cases throughout his career and is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy litigation topics. Joe is a certified turnaround professional (CTP) designated by the Turnaround Management Association. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). Joe received a Master of Business Administration in finance and management information systems and a Bachelor of Science in business management, both from Binghamton University.

Kevin is experienced in domestic and international credit risk and collections, order to cash optimization, supplier risk management, enterprise risk management, trade finance, operational risk management controls, delivering business growth, and accelerating cash flow. He has created and managed three global credit organizations. He has managed third party relationships spanning large multi-nationals to small or medium-sized enterprises across 145 countries. Experienced in multiple industries including energy (upstream, midstream, and downstream), technology, financial services, trading, manufacturing, services, industrial construction, chemicals, distribution, and wholesale. Kevin has worked for Zachry Group, Tesoro Corporation, Halliburton Energy Services, and Landmark Graphics. Kevin earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and B.B.A from the University of Texas of EL Paso as well as his ICCE and CCE certifications.

Scott is currently the Global Credit Director for Gibson, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, the manufacturer of iconic names like Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer guitars, Mesa Boogie amplifiers and KRK studio monitors. Scott’s career spans a 45-year career in credit and collections leadership. Scott obtained his Certified Credit Executive certification in 2006, CICP in 2012 and is a graduate of the NACM Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management. Scott has been a certified educator for NACM and was named Educator of the Year twice by NACM BCS in Salt Lake City. Scott has written and published several articles for NACM Business Credit magazine. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado Christian University. Scott finds great enjoyment with the game of baseball and playing his guitars. Along with his lovely wife Karyl and German Shepherd Shiloh, Scott makes his home in North Carolina where together they own a business run by his wife Karyl.

Staci Cima is the Director of Credit for Springfield Electric Supply Company LLC dba Echo Electric in St. Louis, Missouri. Staci has more than 25 years’ experience in various finance management roles including public accounting, corporate finance and Order to Cash management. Staci has her CCE Certification and was a member of the NACM for more than 12 years serving on various committees and on the Connect Governing Board. Staci has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

In his work for Marsh, a global professional services firm in risk, strategy and people, Christopher has led the Geopolitical and Economic Risk Analysis team within the firms’ Credit Specialties practice since 2023. Among a variety of offerings, the team provides geopolitical and economic risk assessments and analysis, as well as sector-specific insights for clients and internal applications. Prior to joining Marsh, Chris worked at Darktrace on critical infrastructure cyber security issues and he holds master’s degrees from Sciences Po, Paris, and the London School of Economics in international affairs and global security issues.