David Ryan is President of Upton Financial Group, Inc. and has more than 25 years of experience in the Mergers & Acquisitions industry. He has initiated and completed a wide range of mergers, acquisitions, sales and financings for an extensive range of clients.David's previous experience as a practicing CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CVA (Certified Valuation Analyst) and investor have proven to be an ideal background to work with buyers, sellers and their representatives in structuring and completing transactions. David was the 2015 recipient of the Darrell Fouts Award, an award granted by the M&A Source for his visionary leadership and exceptional contributions to the professional association.David's activity in professional organizations includes past chair of the M&A Source (the largest association of middle market intermediaries), past co-chair of the Midmarket Expo (where he worked with over 150 private equity groups), and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. David has been published in Forbes, CNBC and other publications and is currently an active member of the Market Pulse Survey, a quarterly report of market conditions for merger and acquisition transactions.Sherrill Stockton is a Senior Credit Officer at Live Oak Bank and has over 25 years' experience in SBA lending.

She joined Live Oak Bank in 2015 after spending 20 years working in Northern California. Sherrill is nationally recognized as an industry leader and is serving her second term as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL). Sherrill has also served on the Executive Committee and chairs the Technical Issues Committee of NAGGL. She is a frequent panelist and instructor at association events.NAGGL serves the needs and represents the interests of the small business lending community that utilizes SBA's 7(a) government guaranteed lending programs. NAGGL has helped grow the SBA lending industry and America's small business sector as a whole, helping 7(a) lending not only to survive but to flourish, burgeoning from $1 billion in 1984 to $23.5 billion in loan approvals in FY 2015.