
Andrew Lester
President
Andrew Lester
President

Andrew has worked closely with the executive team at FirstService Financial since its inception in 1998 and permanently joined FirstService Financial in 2009 to oversee all national banking, lending and insurance products and initiatives.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Western Ontario and is a licensed 2-20 insurance agent in the state of Florida.

Marina Capobianco
Vice President of Finance
Marina Capobianco
Director of Finance

Marina has spent the past 25 years working with leading financial services organizations. She has held diverse management roles in the areas of Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Reporting while supporting senior management with strategic implementations, turn-around operations, mergers and acquisitions.
Marina has a B.S. in Management from Purdue University and an M.B.A from the University of Massachusetts.

David Read
Vice President and General Counsel
David Read
Vice President & General Counsel

Prior to joining FirstService Financial, David worked as a government consultant and federal clerk in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter. During law school, David worked in the legal department for an industry-leading life settlement company.
David is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy and received his Juris Doctorate from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.

Sean Kent
Senior Vice President, Insurance Distribution
Sean Kent
Vice President, Insurance Distribution

Sean has spent the past 10 years in Commercial Property & Casualty Insurance serving clients in both brokering and underwriting capacities. Prior to joining FirstService, Sean was Vice President at Johnson, Kendall & Johnson focused on the brokering and placement of Property & Casualty Insurance for mid-large commercial companies, and started his career as an underwriter for Crum & Forster Insurance Company, specializing in large casualty.
Sean is a graduate of Hobart College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and is a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designee from the American Institute of Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters.

Drew Ahrensdorf
Vice President, Cash Management & Lending
Drew Ahrensdorf Vice President, Cash Management & Lending – New York, East, Midwest

Drew Ahrensdorf is a Vice President for Cash Management at FirstService Financial. He has been with FirstService since 2010 and is based in New York City. He is the dedicated relationship manager for FirstService Residential partners on the East Coast, focused on providing financial solutions to his clients. Drew is also responsible for placing underlying condominium loans to commercial lenders in the association banking space.
Previously, he worked as an Analyst at BNP Paribas Investment Partners in institutional fixed income asset management.
Drew holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in American History from Trinity College.

Jordan Muchnick
Vice President, Lending & Cash Management
Jordan MuchnickVice President, Lending

Prior to joining FirstService Financial, Jordan spent seven years at Marcus & Millichap where he was responsible for the negotiation and sale of 50 retail investment properties across the Northeastern United States with a market value over $150 million.
Jordan is a graduate of the University of Delaware where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus in Operations Management and a minor in Management Information Systems.

Karla Chung
Vice President, Cash Management & Lending
Karla ChungVice President, Cash Management & Lending – West, Texas, British Columbia, Colliers International

Prior to joining FirstService Financial, Karla worked for Deutsche Bank as a Vice President providing institutional trust services to Issuers, Arrangers and Investment Managers of structured debt securities.
Karla has a BBA from Pace University in Finance and Accounting and an MBA from New York University in Finance.

John Lee
Vice President, Cash Management & Insurance
John LeeVice President, Cash Management & Insurance – South

John spent 4 years running the condominium unit of an insurance brokerage prior to taking this role. He also spent several years working for FirstService Residential in the Developer and Startup division.
John received a B.B.A. in Marketing from James Madison University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Miami.

Jamie George
Vice President, Insurance
Jamie George Vice President, Insurance – Texas, West (California, Arizona, Nevada)

Jamie has spent the past 25 years in the insurance industry. Prior to FirstService, she spent 10 years running an agency focused on commercial and personal lines placements. In 2006, she shifted her primary focus from auto dealerships to homeowner and commercial associations.
Jamie obtained an Associate’s degree in business from Shoreline College and currently holds insurance licenses in 23 states.