Sales Team Bios

Patricia Cook, VP of Sales

Pat has worked in the education finance industry for over 25 years in a variety of sales and managerial roles, most recently as Senior Vice President for Graduate and Professional Sales at Student Loan Xpress, a CIT Company. Prior to that, Pat held positions in sales, marketing, operations, government relations and policy analysis with Chase Manhattan, Sallie Mae and American Express. Pat is known for her extensive industry knowledge, her focus on the needs of the client and their relationship, and as a recognized strategic motivator and planner. She holds a BS in Computer Science and Marketing from New York Institute of Technology, and is located in both St Pete Beach, FL and Asheville, NC.

Gary Rohmann, Executive Vice President, Business Development

Mr. Rohmann has over 35 years of higher education and student lending expertise, including leadership roles at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Union University, American College Testing (ACT), USA Funds / USA Group (Sallie Mae), Bank One, American Express, and Student Loan Xpress (a CIT company). Mr. Rohmann background includes over 10 years of experience as a director of financial aid and enrollment management. Leader of school based education sales teams in regions across the US for large financial institutions. As Executive Vice-President of Business Development for American Express Educational Loans, Educational Services of America and Student Loan Xpress (a CIT company) instrumental in developing and executing successful sales strategies that were responsible for market penetration and significant loan volume growth. Extensive experience regarding all facets of education financing and secondary market transactions. Mr. Rohmann holds a BA degree from Trevecca University and MBA from Baldwin-Wallace University.