Transaction Support Team


Principal
Walter Tomlinson joined Statesman as a Principal in 1998 and has over 22 years of experience in middle-market…


Principal – Transaction Services Lead
Scott Actkinson is a co-founder of Statesman and Director of the firm’s Due Diligence and Debt Placement Services…
Small Business Financing


Director of SBA Loan Packaging
Susan George serves as Vice President of Lender Services at Statesman Business Advisors. She joined Statesman in…


Director of 504 Loan Packaging
Sheila Gibbs is the SBA 504 Program Manager at Statesman Business Advisors. Sheila works with Certified Development…


Credit Associate
Lubna Fazal has been with Statesman Business Advidors, LLC since 2014. Lubna currently works as a Credit Analyst in the…
Financial Due Diligence


Vice President, Field Exam Manager
Karla Fusto joined Statesman in 2009. She has over eleven years of experience in the banking industry…


Administrator
Mary Longshore has been with Statesman since 1999. She is responsible for scheduling all field examinations and…


Senior Field Examiner
Kristi Carpenter has been a field examiner for Statesman since 2008. She has over ten years of experience in accounting…


Senior Field Examiner
Robert Valdivia is a Senior Field Examiner with fifteen years experience at Statesman Business Advisors. In this role, Bob serves…


Senior Field Examiner
Gary Reding is a bank examiner with Statesman Business Advisors. Gary joined Statesman in 2022, and brings over…


Senior Field Examiner
Austin Kershaw joined Statesman in 2014. He has over seven years of commercial banking experience from small businesses…


Senior Field Examiner
Ruth Reyes joined Statesman in 2024. She serves as a Senior Field Examiner…