PEOPLE
Industry leaders and specialists with proven track records.
Team
Michelle Corson
Founder/CEO
Michelle raises capital, sets strategic vision, and guides expansion activities. She is also Managing Director of our loan funds.
Lonnie Smith
President, On the Road Lending
Lonnie leads our mission to remove transportation barriers and create economic mobility, manages our partner relationships, and sources new clients.
Bill Long
President, On the Road Sustainability Funds
Bill manages our loan fund operations nationally, oversees client performance post-loan, and ensures clients receive coaching as needed to be successful.
Marcela Minahan
Loan Origination Manager
Marcela leads our lending department overseeing the intake, underwriting and closing of loan applications. Her team evaluates client readiness for loans, provides financial mentorship, and guides clients through the program requirements.
Adela Morban
Loan Closing Specialist
Adela works directly with our clients and loan origination team to develop, expand and maintain positive lending relationships by making it fast and simple to get a loan with us.
Kristen Petricola
Client Coach/Underwriter
Kristen evaluates clients’ readiness for loans, provides financial mentorship, and guides them through the program requirements.
Jason Price
Loan Servicing Manager
Jason leads our loan servicing team and is responsible for managing our clients after loan origination. He provides oversight of all day-to-day loan servicing operations including account management, credit reporting, vehicle recovery, insurance and title management.
Manny Santoyo
Assistant Underwriter
Manny assists our underwriting team to evaluate clients’ readiness for loans, provides financial mentorship, and guides them through the program requirements.
Bonnie Thomas
Senior Loan Closing Specialist
Bonnie assists clients with deliveries, manages loan origination documents, helps with warranty service requests, and oversees vehicle valuations.
On the Road Lending Board
Dr. David Chard, Chairman, Wheelock College, Boston University
Jay Altizer, Past Chair, FOURTH
Josh Mayfield, Secretary, Texas Capital Bank
Kevin Conley, Consultant
Michelle Corson, Founder and CEO On the Road Companies
John Giegerich, CEO Coaching International
Sharron Hunt, Owner Unity Hunt
Yolanda Turner, State Farm
On The Road Sustainability Funds Board
Aaron Satterthwaite, Chair, Retired Office of Comptroller of the Currency
Hideto Nishitani, Secretary, Virtuous Capital
Michelle Corson, Managing Director, OTR Fund I, LLC
Sandy Ahn, Toyota Financial Services
Yolette Garcia, SMU, Retired
Amber Kani, Dream Spring
Kyle Manley, Tolleson Wealth Management
Denise Mason, PNC Bank
On the Road Lending Major Funders
America First National Bank
BBVA Compass Foundation
Byrne Family Foundation Trust
General Motors
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund
Hoglund Foundation
JPMC Foundation
Liberty Mutual Bank
Perot Foundation
Rebuild Texas Fund/OneStar Foundation
Santander Consumer USA
Stand Together Foundation
State Farm Foundation
Toyota Motor North America
United Way of Greater Houston
USAA Foundation
U.S. Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce
Wells Fargo Foundation
On the Road Sustainability Funds Investors
Peggy Allison
American First National Bank
Bank of Texas
Lucy Billingsley
Judy Ruby-Brown
Cadence Bank
Michelle & Larry Corson
Dain Ehring
Farm Bureau Bank
Forrest Hoglund
Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group (line of credit)
Trish Houck & Rev. Dr. Lyssa Jenkins
Albert Huddleston
Inwood National Bank
Trevor Rees-Jones III
JPMorgan Chase Foundation (grant)
Heather Koopman
Cynthia Pharr-Lee & Herb Lee
Dr. Bobby Lyle
Hideto Nishitani
Mike Pacillio
Rebuild Texas Fund/One Star Foundation
SLH Corporation/Sharron Hunt
Barbara & Gene Sanger
Patsy Shockley
SVP Dallas
Thomas Heritage Foundation
United States Treasury CDFI Fund (grant)
Abby & Todd Williams