The RISE Committee facilitates NEFA’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, and to attract, retain, and promote outstanding professionals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities.
DE&I Resources from ELFA
DE&I Resources from The Diversity Movement
DE&I Articles
- 3 Small Ways to Be a More Inclusive Colleague
- 3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
- 5 Practices to Make Your Hybrid Workplace Inclusive
- 7 Metrics to Measure Your Organization’s DE&I Progress
- DE&I Initiatives are Futile without Accountability
- Getting Serious About Diversity
- How Diversity Can Drive Innovation
- The Next Phase of DE&I
- To Overcome Resistance to DE&I, Understand What’s Driving It
- To Retain Employees, Focus on Inclusion – Not Just Diversity
- What 11 CEO’s Have Learned About Championing Diversity
- What Needs to Change about DE&I – and What Doesn’t
- Why Inclusive Leaders are Good for Organizations

Freddy Jalilvand
Ameris Bank Equipment Finance
Chair

Sara Costanzo
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.
Vice Chair

Rob Brehm
Great American Insurance Group,
Specialty Equipment

Lovern Gordon, CLFP
Love Life Now Foundation/Boston Financial & Equity Corporation

Drew Olynick, CLFP
Taycor Financial

George Parker
Vensource Capital

Mel Vinson, CLFP
CLFP Foundation