John Handmaker
Co-Founder
Chief Executive Officer
502-777-7571
john@theventurusgroup.com

Christian Bowles
Co-Founder
Chief Development Officer
502-741-2403
christian@theventurusgroup.com 

Mike Crowe
Vice President
Greater Cincinnati Market Lead
859-512-7531
mike@theventurusgroup.com

Greg Pitner
Vice President
Senior Business Development Officer
513-604-8048
greg@theventurusgroup.com

Rick Von Minden
Vice President
Senior Business Development Officer
954-504-5911
rick@theventurusgroup.com

Joseph I. Weiner, CCIM
Vice President
Senior Business Development Officer
210-771-7595
joew@theventurusgroup.com

Sam Clark
Business Development Associate
502-558-3153
sam@theventurusgroup.com

Laura Peeters
Vice President
Business Development Coordinator
317-442-1036
laura@theventurusgroup.com

Olivia Derrick
Assistant Vice President
Senior Credit Analyst
803-518-6175
olivia@theventurusgroup.com

Juan Perez
Assistant Vice President
Senior Credit Analyst
312-316-1903
juan@theventurusgroup.com

Chris Stites
Assistant Vice President
Senior Credit Analyst
317-504-5014
chris@theventurusgroup.com

Jody Arend
Vice President
Closing Manager
317-919-6443
jody@theventurusgroup.com

Marissa Wisecarver
Vice President
Senior Loan Closer
985-294-5499
marissa@theventurusgroup.com

Becca Gilmore
Assistant Vice President
SBA Loan Closer
801-656-7518
rebecca@theventurusgroup.com

Alketa Kodra
Assistant Vice President
SBA Multiple Disbursement Specialist
703-608-8083
alketa@theventurusgroup.com

Anita Stevens
Vice President
Loan Operations Manager
812-946-1022
anita@theventurusgroup.com

Ranjan Mevawala
Vice President
Quality Assurance Manager
732-829-8146
ranjan@theventurusgroup.com

Chondra Colesboswell
Assistant Vice President,
Portfolio Specialist
919-508-7759
chondra@theventurusgroup.com

Shannon Sargent
Assistant Vice President,
SBA Loan Operations Associate
404-430-3904
shannon@theventurusgroup.com