Meet The Team
Our executive leadership team represents decades of hands-on industry experience.
Meet The Team
Our executive leadership team represents decades of hands-on industry experience.
Meet The Team
Our executive leadership team represents decades of hands-on industry experience.
John Richardson
Chief Credit Officer
Bringing two decades of experience in credit and underwriting with established national firms. John’s expertise includes a focus on multifamily housing, along with credit management processes including screening, deal structuring, underwriting, risk management, and credit approval.
Prior to joining Ascent, John served as Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer at Arbor Realty Trust, where he managed an underwriting pipeline exceeding 500 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans across approximately $5B in annual production.
John is based in Ascent’s New England Regional Office in Massachusetts.
Meet other team members
Our executive leadership team represents decades of hands-on industry experience
Robert Wasmund
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Wasmund
Chief Executive Officer
Donna Grissom
Head of Sales
Donna Grissom
Head of Sales
Mike Corominas
Head of Valuations
Mike Corominas
Head of Valuations
Matt Ediger
Head of Construction & Operations
Matt Ediger
Head of Construction & Operations
Hilary Gevondyan
General Counsel
Hilary Gevondyan
General Counsel
David Gravelle
Head of Business Development
David Gravelle
Head of Business Development
David Hada
Chief Financial Officer
David Hada
Chief Financial Officer
Trina Schnapp
Head of Human Resources
Trina Schnapp
Head of Human Resources
Gene Kim
EVP, CRE Strategies
Gene Kim
EVP, CRE Strategies
Justin Bunch
SVP, Sales
Justin Bunch
SVP, Sales
Andrea Estrada
SVP, Credit Operations
Andrea Estrada
SVP, Credit Operations
John Issa
SVP, Technology
John Issa
SVP, Technology
Jackie Jacobus
SVP, Operations
Jackie Jacobus
SVP, Operations
Makesh Loganathan
SVP, Data & Analytics
Makesh Loganathan
SVP, Data & Analytics
Mario Massimino
SVP, Sales
Mario Massimino
SVP, Sales
Asher Patak
SVP, Lending Team Officer
Asher Patak
SVP, Lending Team Officer
Ed Schielzeth
SVP, Construction
Ed Schielzeth
SVP, Construction
Garrett Stearns
SVP, Sales
Garrett Stearns
SVP, Sales
Tom Voth
SVP, Credit
Tom Voth
SVP, Credit
Legal
Legal
Legal
© 2026 Ascent Developer Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15821 Ventura Blvd, Suite 200, Encino, CA 91436
Ascent Developer Solutions LLC (“Ascent”) makes commercial, business-purpose loans secured by real estate. Loans are for business or investment purposes only and not for personal, family, or household use. This is not a commitment to lend. All loans are subject to underwriting, credit approval, and applicable due diligence. Terms, rates, and loan availability are subject to change, and other restrictions may apply. Ascent conducts lending activities only where it is properly licensed or exempt from licensing requirements, and the facts of a particular transaction may affect whether Ascent may lend in a given state. NMLS ID 2533498. Arizona CBK-2009336; California 60DBO-191225; Minnesota MN-MO-2533498 (including MN-MO-2533498.1); Nevada NMC-128339; North Dakota MB105153; Oregon 2533498; South Dakota 2533498.ML-NR; Utah 14207437; Vermont CL-2533498. For licensing information, visit NMLS Consumer Access.
© 2026 Ascent Developer Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15821 Ventura Blvd, Suite 200, Encino, CA 91436
Ascent Developer Solutions LLC (“Ascent”) makes commercial, business-purpose loans secured by real estate. Loans are for business or investment purposes only and not for personal, family, or household use. This is not a commitment to lend. All loans are subject to underwriting, credit approval, and applicable due diligence. Terms, rates, and loan availability are subject to change, and other restrictions may apply. Ascent conducts lending activities only where it is properly licensed or exempt from licensing requirements, and the facts of a particular transaction may affect whether Ascent may lend in a given state. NMLS ID 2533498. Arizona CBK-2009336; California 60DBO-191225; Minnesota MN-MO-2533498 (including MN-MO-2533498.1); Nevada NMC-128339; North Dakota MB105153; Oregon 2533498; South Dakota 2533498.ML-NR; Utah 14207437; Vermont CL-2533498. For licensing information, visit NMLS Consumer Access.
© 2026 Ascent Developer Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15821 Ventura Blvd, Suite 200, Encino, CA 91436
Ascent Developer Solutions LLC (“Ascent”) makes commercial, business-purpose loans secured by real estate. Loans are for business or investment purposes only and not for personal, family, or household use. This is not a commitment to lend. All loans are subject to underwriting, credit approval, and applicable due diligence. Terms, rates, and loan availability are subject to change, and other restrictions may apply. Ascent conducts lending activities only where it is properly licensed or exempt from licensing requirements, and the facts of a particular transaction may affect whether Ascent may lend in a given state. NMLS ID 2533498. Arizona CBK-2009336; California 60DBO-191225; Minnesota MN-MO-2533498 (including MN-MO-2533498.1); Nevada NMC-128339; North Dakota MB105153; Oregon 2533498; South Dakota 2533498.ML-NR; Utah 14207437; Vermont CL-2533498. For licensing information, visit NMLS Consumer Access.