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Founder and CEOWayne Jean
Wayne founded Bedford Lending in 1991. His background spans commercial lending, mortgage banking and business turnarounds. Before Bedford, he founded New England Resolutions, helping businesses negotiate debt settlements and develop recovery strategies following bank failures. He previously worked as a senior commercial lender at a regional New England bank and holds a BS from the University of New England.
waynej@bedfordlending.com ↗Executive Vice PresidentCharles S. Reese
Chuck brings experience in lending, loan workouts and executive management, including prior roles as a regional bank president and CEO and a transportation company CFO. His background also includes loan servicing, compliance and SBA lending. At Bedford, he helped establish the healthcare financing business and has underwritten and placed healthcare mortgages through HUD and Wall Street financing sources.
chuckr@bedfordlending.com ↗Executive Managing DirectorLisa Jean
Lisa’s work spans loan structuring, origination and underwriting, with particular experience in affordable housing preservation and recapitalization, including Section 202 and Section 236 properties. She also has financed market-rate apartments, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Before joining Bedford in 2003, she worked in the nonprofit sector. She holds a BA from New Hampshire College and a master’s from Boston University.
lisa@bedfordlending.com ↗Director of Equity Services & Managing Partner of Affordable HousingJoe Carmen
Joe Carmen, CPA, MBA has funded over a billion dollars of affordable housing, healthcare and multifamily transactions.
jcarmen@bedfordlending.com ↗Managing DirectorKyle Jean
Kyle leads Bedford’s prequalification and client relations work, helping borrowers and developers nationwide evaluate prospective projects and move active transactions through processing. He works closely with underwriters on financial analysis and loan preparation, and supports Bedford’s originators in developing new business. Kyle also built the company’s internal client-management database and original public website. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire.
kylej@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistGreg Bryant
Greg brings more than four decades of experience in commercial real estate, construction, engineering, asset management and tax consulting. He founded Bedford Cost Segregation in 2002 and led the firm through more than 14,000 cost segregation studies before its 2021 merger with Source Advisors, where he subsequently served as Senior Managing Director. Greg was the first president of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals and is an ASCSP Certified Member. He has written and spoken extensively on cost segregation, depreciation and real estate tax incentives.
gkbryant@bedfordlending.com ↗AnalystJoshua Gaudette
Mr. Gaudette is responsible for assisting in all aspects of loan origination analysis, performing due diligence research, developing marketing materials and maintaining client and investor relationships.
josh@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistGeorge C. Josephs
George began his career in the financial services industry in 1985, working with both retail investors and pension fund managers.
gjosephs@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistDerrick Knight
Derrick has over 15 years in Commercial Real Estate and Finance. He has experience in structuring debt and equity structures in project finance for apartments, senior housing, office, retail hospitality, and most other commercial property types.
dknight@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistGreg Hunter
Greg Hunter specializes in funding construction and rehabilitation projects utilizing HUD’s 221d4 program.
ghunter@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistCraig Vogel
Managing partner of United States for Bedford Lending, Craig Vogel has earned a reputation for one thing: Never giving up in his quest to find the best rates and terms available.
cvogel@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistArthur Pappas
A graduate of Boston University Questrom School of Business for a BS in Business Administration. Attended George Washington University for a Master's in Hospital Administration and completed the residency program at Carney Hospital in Boston, Mass.
arthurp@bedfordlending.com ↗Business Development SpecialistEmanuel ("Manny") Freeman
Manny is a seasoned community and real estate development professional from the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection ( Philadelphia).
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