Staff and Company Principals

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Churchill Commercial Capital employs a staff of experienced and sophisticated mortgage banking specialists engaged in loan origination and servicing for income-producing real estate. We assess and underwrite loans with insight, superior expertise and state-of-the-art technology, in order to meet our objective of quick and clean closings.

Churchill Commercial Capital – Production Team

Cynthia A. Hammond, President and C.E.O.
Cynthia formed Churchill Mortgage of Arizona , the predecessor to Churchill Commercial Capital, in 1994 after three years operating Hammond Commercial Real Estate Finance, five years in loan production with the mortgage banking subsidiary of John Hancock Life, two years as a real estate acquisitions analyst with First Chicago Investment Advisors and one year as a research analyst with a top producing investment division team at Grubb & Ellis.  She holds a B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude with honors, from Arizona State University.  Cynthia is a full member of U.L.I. and serves on the Arizona District Council Executive Committee.  She holds memberships in Valley Partnership, Arizona Commercial Real Estate Women (past president, past National Director of Communications), Arizona Commercial Mortgage Lenders’ Association (past president), Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Alpha International, and the Pima County Real Estate Research Council. 

George A. O’Connell, CMB, Senior Vice President
George brings over 25 years experience in real estate mortgage banking and lending to Churchill. He  joined Churchill Commercial Capital in 2001 after nine years as a principal of Signature Capital Advisors, L.L.C (commercial mortgage broker), three years as a lender with U.S. Real Estate (Ford Motor Credit Co.), five years as a mortgage banker and Phoenix office manager with H.S. Pickerell & Co., and four years with Rainer National Bank in Seattle, WA.  George holds B.A. in Economics from Western Washington State University.  George is a member and past president of the Arizona Commercial Mortgage Lenders’ Association and a member of the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council.

Elizabeth Ganz, Vice President
Elizabeth rejoined Churchill Commercial Capital in November 2003 after two years with Churchill Mortgage of Arizona, four years as an Investment Sales Specialist at Grubb & Ellis' Phoenix, AZ office, and a combined seven years with First Interstate Bank and Mera Bank managing real estate sales and asset management.  Ms. Ganz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona.

Michael J. Doyle, Associate
Michael rejoined Churchill Commercial Capital in April 2007 after a period with Hypo Real Estate Capital Corporation in New York, NY.  At Hypo, Michael was responsible for a portfolio of credit facilities exceeding $2 billion in consideration.  Originally, Mr. Doyle joined Churchill Commercial Capital in 2003 as an Analyst after one year in the Valuation & Advisory Services divsion of CB Richard Ellis.  Mr. Doyle earned concurrent Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Management from Arizona State University.  Additionally, Michael holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

E. Thomas Ryan, III, Associate

Tom joined Churchill Commercial Capital in 2005 after over one year with Cooper Financial, Inc.  Tom gained significant sales and marketing experience with Longboat Global Advisors as marketing director for this investment banking firm, as procurement manager at Visitalk.com, and in positions with Inicom Information Systems, AIG and Transamerica.  Tom earned a B.A.A.. in Business Administration with a concentration in finance and communications from University of San Diego.  He is an active member of NAIOP, Valley Partnership and the Arizona Commercial Mortgage Lenders’ Association.