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

Mel Vinson, CLFP
CLFP Foundation
Chair

Rob Brehm
Great American Insurance Group,
Specialty Equipment

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

Danielle Dolloff
Liventus

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

Erica Gorruso
Equify Financial, LLC

Freddy Jalilvand
Balboa Capital

Drew Olynick, CLFP
Taycor Financial

George Parker
Vensource Capital

Sean Scampton
Leasepath

Shannon Wong
Great American Insurance Group,
Specialty Equipment