Our Team

As a Managing Director at Verita, Kevin has over 20 years of experience in the corporate claims administration industry representing debtors, creditors, committees and trustees in insolvency and restructuring matters. Throughout his career, he has developed a wide range of experience in bankruptcy administration as well as a comprehensive understanding of the impact of insolvency on current business operations. He has overseen the administration of numerous bankruptcy matters including cases such as Exide Technologies, Corus Bankshares, Inc., Bigler, LP, Dewey Ranch Hockey, LLC (Phoenix Coyotes), Sea Containers Ltd., InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. and WR Grace.

In joining Verita’s public securities team, Kevin’s varied securities background makes him instrumental in the management of cases requiring publicly traded securities expertise and providing administrative management for complex securities transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, rights offers, securities holder solicitations, proxies and communication.

Kevin also has experience in all aspects of claims administration and case management, including prepetition planning, noticing, Schedules and SOFA preparation, claims reconciliation, solicitation, distribution, and post-effective date projects.

In his previous role, Kevin prepared business and market analysis for merger and acquisition transactions as well as performed marketability assessments and strategic buyer research.

Kevin received his Bachelor of the Arts degree from San Diego State University. He has been a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and has held Securities Licenses Series 6 and 63.

Jeff brings more than 20 years of corporate restructuring experience to his role as Managing Director where he provides claims and legal administration services to Verita’s clients. His broad range of experience includes managing chapter 11 matters, rights offerings, creditor committee engagements and facilitating asset sales through the use of virtual data rooms.

Jeff has worked on several notable chapter 11 cases including Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Brookstone, Inc., IEH Auto Parts Holding, LLC, Erickson Incorporated, Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., Penson Worldwide, Inc., and Swift Energy Company.

Jeff graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Joe brings over two decades of chapter 11 experience to his role as Vice President. Joe oversees the noticing and claims administration on a wide range of the nation’s most complex corporate restructuring engagements.

Joe has worked on numerous multifaceted chapter11 engagements including Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (Incora), Proterra Inc, Avianca Holdings S.A., Avaya Inc., Stage Stores, Inc., Hostess Brands, Eastman Kodak, Residential Capital, Alpha Natural Resources, and Cobalt International Energy.

Joe plays an integral role in each engagement managing the daily noticing and claims administration processes, preparing Schedules and SOFA, and producing comprehensive noticing to creditors through to plan confirmation and disbursement. While managing these data-intensive cases, Joe continues to develop processes to efficiently administer Verita’s current mega cases and growing client list.

Joe graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Management and Business Law.

Jennifer brings over a decade of corporate restructuring experience involving domestic and international public securities to her role as Director.

Jennifer oversees all aspects of securities related transactions such as balloting and solicitation, rights offerings, tender offers, and distributions to securities holders. Some of her recent engagements include Avaya Inc, Avianca Holdings, Superior Energy, and Extraction Oil & Gas.

Prior to joining Verita, Jennifer held securities administrative positions at a claims agent and Innisfree M&A Inc., where she led and oversaw the tabulation and balloting for complex solicitation assignments including World Com, Lehman Brothers, Calpine, Delta Airlines, and Enron. Jennifer earned her Bachelors degree in Finance from California State University, Fullerton.

As Director, Sydney oversees claims administration, coordinates contract review and daily noticing, and maintains large-scale creditor matrix databases, prepares Schedules and SOFAs, and tabulates ballots for the voting certification. Sydney trains new consultants in mailings, maintaining service lists, and preparing affidavits of service.

Sydney has worked on many cases, including Cano Health, Mountain Express Oil, Borrego Community Health, PGX (Credit Repair), Avianca Holdings, Stage Stores, Melinta Therapeutics, Rubie’s Costume Co, Perkins and Marie Callender’s, Waypoint Leasing, Toisa, and Real Mex.

Sydney earned her Bachelor of Arts in History and a Minor in Near Eastern Languages & Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Leanne brings over 15 years of claims and noticing experience to her role as Vice President. She has led and managed several restructuring cases including AgileThought, Invitae Corporation, Skillsoft Corporation, Philippines Airlines, Blockbuster Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc., and Grubb & Ellis Company. Leanne supervises Consultants and Senior Consultants on several of Verita’s corporate restructuring engagements, oversees the daily noticing and claims administration processes, prepares Schedules and SOFA, manages ballot tabulation, and coordinates creditor disbursements.

Leanne graduated cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Vanessa brings two decades of chapter 11 experience to her role as Vice President. Vanessa manages aspects of the Operations and Restructuring Support Services (RSS) teams including training, facilitating growth and development, and evaluating performance. She also creates, revises and reviews procedures, policies and materials for the RSS, Operations and Consulting departments.

Vanessa has worked on numerous multifaceted chapter 11 engagements including Delphi, Residential Capital, Kodak, Circuit City, Blockbuster and City of Detroit.

Vanessa graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

As director of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Josh is responsible for the development of technology solutions for the Verita TFS team. With almost a decade in legal industry experience, Josh oversees and supports all IT systems and activities necessary to trustee’s fiduciary administration of bankruptcy cases.

Over the past 20 years, Josh has worked with companies ranging in size from smaller startups to larger organizations including Microsoft, Visa, and Disney. With his seasoned experience in systems analysis and design, he has successfully overseen and supported teams in providing strategic, innovative, and effective technology solutions across multiple industries.

Josh is a Microsoft Certified developer. He studied Computer Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

As a Vice President of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Tim brings over 30 years of experience to the Verita TFS team. In addition to training new clients on TFS software, Tim oversees hardware installations and conversions. He is instrumental in ongoing software and sale support.

Prior to Verita, Tim was at TitleXI, a court approved case administration software service that was subsequently acquired by KCC. Before TitleXI, he was a Support Services Manager at a software and fiduciary services provider. Tim has been a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) since 1995 and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) since 2015.

As a Vice President of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Victoria brings over 30 years of industry experience to the Verita TFS team. Prior to Verita, Victoria was a Vice President at IQ7 Technology, Inc. (fka Olofson Technology Partners). Her previous roles include working as a Senior Regional Relationship Manager for a software and fiduciary services provider, a Case Manager at a restructuring consulting firm, and a Trustee Administrator. She leverages her broad range of expertise to partner with clients seeking fiduciary administration services, manages key client relationships, and facilitates the growth of new client engagements.

Victoria is a member of the Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum, the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT).

As a Vice President of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Lisa brings over 20 years of industry experience to the Verita TFS team. She has an established network of relationships throughout the profession and is known for staying in touch with clients long after the initial implementation to ensure continuing success. Lisa leverages her expertise and experience in bankruptcy case administration and banking to provide exceptional service to clients.

Prior to joining Verita, Lisa worked as Vice President at IQ7 Technology, Inc. (fka Olofson Technology Partners) in business development and client services. Her previous roles include holding senior positions in the bankruptcy department at another software and fiduciary services provider and as Vice President at Bank of America.

Lisa received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia, Terry College of Business.

As an Executive Vice President of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Bob brings over 35 years of industry experience and managerial expertise to the Verita team. Bob oversees the development and implementation of strategic banking initiatives that foster client engagement and facilitates the growth of new engagements, as well as managing key banking and client relationships.

Prior to Verita, Bob spent over two decades at J.P. Morgan Chase where he notably served as President of J.P. Morgan Chase Bankruptcy Information Systems, Inc., and Corporate Director for two of the bank’s subsidiaries. Subsequently, Bob joined a fiduciary services provider where he was a co-head of the trustee services division before co-founding IQ7 Technology, Inc. (fka Olofson Technology Partners).

Bob is a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT), California Receiver’s Forum (CRF) and American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). He received his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Computer Science at Pace University in New York and attended various special studies at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania.