2025 Trailblazers

Trailblazers are leading women in specialty finance who not only achieve extraordinary results but also reshape the landscape. They break barriers, redefine expectations, and clear the path for future generations. Their leadership doesn’t just raise the bar — it opens doors.

edit post <img width="350" height="250" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="ABL vs. Cash Flow Lending: The Convergence of Structures in Middle Market Deals" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2327690807-2-350x250.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2327690807-2-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2327690807-2-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2327690807-2-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2327690807-2-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> 2025 Leaders and Legends Trailblazers: What Today’s Female Leaders in Finance Want You to Know by Rita Garwood May 16, 2025 If there’s one thing the 2025 ABF Journal Trailblazers make clear, it’s this: success for women in specialty finance isn’t about fitting into an outdated mold. It’s about building your own. Across interviews with this year’s honorees, several clear themes emerged — each offering real, actionable insight for women navigating the industry today. Find your voice,...

Read moreDetails 2025 Honorees edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Franklin_Alison_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Franklin_Alison_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Franklin_Alison_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Franklin_Alison_2025-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Franklin_Alison_2025-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Acord-Noland_Bobbi_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Acord-Noland_Bobbi_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Acord-Noland_Bobbi_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Acord-Noland_Bobbi_2025-750x536.jpg 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Bobbi Acord Noland | 2025 Trailblazers May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wagner_Diane_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wagner_Diane_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wagner_Diane_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wagner_Diane_2025-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wagner_Diane_2025-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Diane Wagner | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/McCulty_Elle_2025-e1747421134506-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/McCulty_Elle_2025-e1747421134506-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/McCulty_Elle_2025-e1747421134506-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/McCulty_Elle_2025-e1747421134506-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/McCulty_Elle_2025-e1747421134506-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Elle McCulty | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Eve Melvan | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2253500021-900x726-1-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2253500021-900x726-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2253500021-900x726-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2253500021-900x726-1-750x536.jpg 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Eve Melvan | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sorvino_Heidi_2025-120x86.png" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sorvino_Heidi_2025-120x86.png 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sorvino_Heidi_2025-350x250.png 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sorvino_Heidi_2025-750x536.png 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Heidi Sorvino Chair | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Jamie Edmonson | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Edmonson_Jamie_2025-at-983x1003-1-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Edmonson_Jamie_2025-at-983x1003-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Edmonson_Jamie_2025-at-983x1003-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Edmonson_Jamie_2025-at-983x1003-1-750x536.jpg 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Jamie Edmonson | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Julie Halbert | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Halbert_Julie_2025-at-676x702-1-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Halbert_Julie_2025-at-676x702-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Halbert_Julie_2025-at-676x702-1-350x250.jpg 350w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Julie Halbert | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Stevens_Katie_2025-e1747422709132-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Stevens_Katie_2025-e1747422709132-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Stevens_Katie_2025-e1747422709132-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Stevens_Katie_2025-e1747422709132-750x536.jpg 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Katie Stevens | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Davis-Jones_Laura_2025-e1747423524868-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Davis-Jones_Laura_2025-e1747423524868-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Davis-Jones_Laura_2025-e1747423524868-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Davis-Jones_Laura_2025-e1747423524868-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Davis-Jones_Laura_2025-e1747423524868-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Laura Davis Jones | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Lynn Whitmore | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Whitmore_Lynn_2025-cropped-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Whitmore_Lynn_2025-cropped-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Whitmore_Lynn_2025-cropped-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Whitmore_Lynn_2025-cropped-750x536.jpg 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Lynn Whitmore | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Madi Majecki | 2025 Trailblzer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Majecki_Madi_2025-cropped-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Majecki_Madi_2025-cropped-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Majecki_Madi_2025-cropped-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Majecki_Madi_2025-cropped-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Majecki_Madi_2025-cropped-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Madi Majecki | 2025 Trailblzer May 16, 2025 edit post Maggie Arvedlund | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hoang_Maria_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hoang_Maria_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hoang_Maria_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hoang_Maria_2025-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hoang_Maria_2025-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Maria Hoang | 2025 Trailblazer May 16, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Michele Michaelis | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Michaelis_Michele_2_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Michaelis_Michele_2_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Michaelis_Michele_2_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Michaelis_Michele_2_2025-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Michaelis_Michele_2_2025-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Michele Michaelis | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Runyard_Paige_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Runyard_Paige_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Runyard_Paige_2025-350x250.jpg 350w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Paige Runyard, CPA | 2025 Trailblazers May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Currie_Paula_2025-e1747425696559-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Currie_Paula_2025-e1747425696559-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Currie_Paula_2025-e1747425696559-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Currie_Paula_2025-e1747425696559-750x536.jpg 750w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Paula Currie | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Matthews_Rebecca_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Matthews_Rebecca_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Matthews_Rebecca_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Matthews_Rebecca_2025-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Matthews_Rebecca_2025-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Rebecca Matthews | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kelbon_Regina_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kelbon_Regina_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kelbon_Regina_2025-350x250.jpg 350w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Regina Stango Kelbon | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kornicer_Stefana_2025-scaled-e1747426135915-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kornicer_Stefana_2025-scaled-e1747426135915-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kornicer_Stefana_2025-scaled-e1747426135915-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kornicer_Stefana_2025-scaled-e1747426135915-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kornicer_Stefana_2025-scaled-e1747426135915-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Stefana Kornicer | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" data-src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Meerovich_Tanya_2025-120x86.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Meerovich_Tanya_2025-120x86.jpg 120w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Meerovich_Tanya_2025-350x250.jpg 350w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Meerovich_Tanya_2025-750x536.jpg 750w, https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Meerovich_Tanya_2025-1140x815.jpg 1140w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-animate="0" /> Tanya Meerovich | 2025 Trailblazer May 21, 2025 edit post <img width="120" height="86" src="https://www.abfjournal.com/wp-content/themes/jnews/assets/img/jeg-empty.png" alt="Alison Franklin | 2025 Trailblazer" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" 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