For 38 years, NAGGL has been honoring our champions to celebrate the leaders, the educators, and the achievers in the 7(a) lending industry by recognizing their service and accomplishments. To receive a NAGGL award is to know that you have helped small businesses obtain access to capital by providing financial solutions they need. This year NAGGL honored the following Award Education Award Recipients –

Advanced Lender Diploma

NAGGL’s Advanced Diploma Program affords seasoned SBA professionals with a wealth of existing expertise the opportunity to continue their SBA education in a way that will help them meet the increasingly diverse needs of their management and customers in new and innovative ways. Each diploma recipient must complete (4) required courses and pass a final exam.

  • Amy Laue

Fundamental Lender Diploma

The Fundamental Lender Diploma is a valuable tool in building expertise in SBA lending. Established in 1997, the program is continually fine-tuned in order to maintain educational integrity. Each diploma recipient must complete (5) required courses and pass a final exam.

  • Barbara Brazil
  • Jacob Brown
  • Tricicia Brown-Reed
  • Tammi Chettri
  • Bronson Cormier
  • Angela Danner
  • Kelly Dennard
  • Laurie Dutton
  • Mahogany Gault
  • Tyler Gore
  • Mike Groth
  • Daniel Hamala
  • Kaci Hart
  • SJ Hoecherl
  • Zaid Iqbal
  • James Jones
  • Mary Lucas
  • Josh Mahan
  • Nikki Mahnken
  • Ashley Mapes
  • Leigha McLendon
  • Jessica Micikas
  • Beth Musial
  • Kay Nelson
  • Aimee Porter
  • Derek Price
  • Victor Rojas
  • Daniel Vining
  • Mandy Vote
  • Robert Yang
  • Donna Yau

Red Apple Recipient – 10 Years of Service


NAGGL recognizes our many wonderful instructors and honors those that have served and taught for 10 years.

  • Sherril Stockton, Live Oak Bank
  • Kendra Vincenty,  Integro Bank

Instructor of the Year

This award is given to a NAGGL instructor that embodies leadership, commitment to education and service to the industry. 

During the 2022 Award Ceremony, Rachel Zippwald, Senior Vice President and Director of Education for NAGGL, presented this year’s award to Kendra Vincenty, Integro Bank. This is the second time NAGGL has presented Vincenty with this prestigious award for being an outstanding NAGGL instructor. Vincenty has been instructing for NAGGL for 10 years, and currently serves on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Technical Issues Committee.