HANOVER, Md. -

Representatives from six different captive finance companies, two other institutions at or near the top of quarterly market share rankings as well as dealerships and other service providers are among the 89 members of the spring 2016 graduating class that successfully completed the National Automotive Finance Association’s Consumer Credit Compliance Certification Program.

With another graduating class expected to finish its work during Used Car Week, the NAF Association offers the Consumer Credit Compliance Certification Program to help finance companies and other stakeholders in the industry tackle the increasingly difficult challenge of complying with federal and state regulatory requirements.

The Certification Program is designed to provide the compliance professional with a solid working knowledge of the federal laws and regulations that govern consumer credit, together with a representative overview of state consumer credit law.

The program consists of four modules — two presented through an in-person classroom setting and two in an online format at the student’s own pace. Each module includes multiple sessions and each session provides a thorough outline and description of the applicable law or regulation. Each session is followed by an online test that must be passed to receive credit for the session.

NAF Association officials are organizing another opening in-person module just as autumn arrives. The session is set for Sept. 22 and 23 at Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Towne Center in Plano, Texas. NAF Association is taking reservations for that module here.

And the NAF Association is hosting the closing module at the same site as the SubPrime Forum and Used Car Week, the Red Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Nov. 14-18. Program participants who have completed the first three modules can register for the closing segment here.

Here is the rundown of the 89 industry professionals who just completed their compliance training:

Brett Odom, Allied Solutions
Tasha Todd-Miller, American Credit Acceptance
Vonya Bickford, American Credit Acceptance
Robert Wu, American Honda Finance Corp.
Amy Mullins, Auto Credit of Southern Illinois
Jeremy Redeker, Auto Credit of Southern Illinois
Chelsea Hearting, AutoNow
Ryan Miller, AutoNow
Yolanda Mahan, BMW Financial Services
Jacob Martin, BMW Financial Services
Chris Mintz, Capital Auto Financial
Alan Chamblee, Carleton
Joe McTigue, Carleton
Nikki Bronk, Cars-N-Credit
Jose Hector Pulido, Citi Bank
Charles Lewis, Commonwealth Auto Credit
Jennifer Waters, Credit Care Financial
Pushan Sen Gupta, First Help Financial
Bob Blatz, FlexPath Capital
David Foreman, Foreman Financial
Heidi Turner, Frazer Computing
Kristin Karwat, Gateway Financial Solutions
Carol Petersen, Gateway Financial Solutions
Liz McPherson, GM Financial
Ryan Justice, GM Financial
William Green, Green Law
Jasmani Francis, Honor Finance
William Luby, Honor Finance
Dale Peterson, Horizon Digital Finance, dba myAutoloan.com
Grace Wu, Hyundai Capital America
Diane Binette, Hyundai Capital America
Vivian Change, Hyundai Capital America
Shawn Flowers, Hyundai Capital America
Denise Thomas, Hyundai Capital America
Paul Lynch, JJ Best & Co.
John Cienega, Kajen dba Loan Portfolio Servicing
Angela Cowan, Kajen dba Loan Portfolio Servicing
Rich Levene, KAR Auction Services
Nathan Jett, KAR Auction Services
Brad Carmack, Lowcountry Credit
Tammy Schweier, M&M Funding
Michelle Mallon, Michelle Mallon Attorney at Law
Geoff Pope, Millennium Capital and Recovery Corp.
Jerardo Martinez, Mullen Finance Plan
Tashebra Hooker, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
Allison Cook, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
Darrel Smith, Oklahoma Motor Credit
Sue Deeter, Red White and Blue Autos
Jose Arriaga, Santander Consumer USA
Sharon Carrington, Santander Consumer USA
Sarom Chin, Santander Consumer USA
Jennifer Garcia, Santander Consumer USA
Outhida Hatfield, Santander Consumer USA
Heather Hickman, Santander Consumer USA
Amber Huck, Santander Consumer USA
Raymond Ivey, Santander Consumer USA
Rachelle Johnson, Santander Consumer USA
Rob Lawson, Santander Consumer USA
Elizabeth Moore, Santander Consumer USA
Louise Nyamweya, Santander Consumer USA
Richard Sims, Santander Consumer USA
Debby Adair, Santander Consumer USA
April Atkins, Santander Consumer USA
Felicia Ford, Santander Consumer USA
Teresa Green, Santander Consumer USA
Danielle Martinez, Santander Consumer USA
Kori Townsend, Santander Consumer USA
Monika McManaway, Spartan Financial
Wayne Fortier, Stevenson Automotive Group
Heather Bowman, TEBO Financial Services
Erika Blankenship, Texas Auto Center
Mona Rodriguez, Texas Auto Center
Jamie Cluse, Toyota Financial Services
Ann Ferreri, Toyota Financial Services
Marty Lee, Toyota Financial Services
Madalena Nunes, Toyota Financial Services
Jonathan Goodman, TransUnion
Ricardo Rodriguez, United Quest Financial
Latramos Staton, United Quest Financial
RJ Naples, Veros Credit
Mirza Ahmed, Wells Fargo
Robert Lilly, Wells Fargo
Will Demouchette, Wells Fargo Bank
Carlos Perez, Wells Fargo Bank
Peggie Shuford, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital
Chris Schellman, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital
Gordon Uspal, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital
Charlenne Aglipay, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital
Linda Wilkinson, Wilco Finance

Jeffrey Marsh, Millennium’s chief business development officer, praised Pope’s achievement.

“Millennium is proud of Geoff’s dedication to excellence in compliance," Marsh said.

"Millennium is committed to being at the forefront of the industry and makes continuing investments to add value to our clients," Marsh went on to say.