Blair Dawson | Senior Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer

Blair Dawson is NMEF’s CMO and SVP. Before joining North Mill, Blair founded Sterling Rose Marketing and Communications Solutions in 2023, specializing in marketing strategy, branding, and content development. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of the STRIPES Leadership Program.  Blair entered the equipment finance industry in 2019 as Vice President of Marketing and Events for the National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA). Her extensive experience in marketing and leadership development allows her to drive impactful strategies and nurture high-performing teams.

Blair has a BS in Business Administration from St. Joseph’s University and currently lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband Jake and their daughters Victoria and Charlotte.

Paul Cheslock | Vice President
Customer Relations

Paul Cheslock joined North Mill Equipment Finance in the fall of 2018 as Vice President, Customer Relations. Leveraging his more than 25 years of leasing sales leadership and customer relations experience, he supervises North Mill’s account management team. The team is responsible for cultivating relationships with referral agents and overseeing the many transactions that are submitted daily to the company.  Paul is also responsible for building the strategy for North Mill’s business development program.

Before joining North Mill, Paul was Vice President, Indirect Markets for TimePayment, focusing on expanding and enhancing the company’s third-party referral source pipeline. Prior to TimePayment, he held various sales leadership and client relationship management roles at Marlin Equipment Finance, Leaf Equipment Finance and GE Capital in support of their small-ticket leasing and program initiatives. Paul earned his BS in Business Management from Almeda University. He resides in Columbia, Missouri with his wife and two children.

Michael Morris | Vice President
National Accounts

Mike Morris joined North Mill Equipment Finance as Vice President of National Accounts.  An industry veteran with more than 12 years in the leasing space, Mike came to North Mill with a proven track record of growing accounts by deepening relationships and customizing solutions.  In his role, Mike is responsible for gaining market share and identifying new opportunities for growth.  Prior to joining North Mill, Mike held various sales and leadership positions at both Marlin Equipment Finance and LEAF Commercial Capital.  At Marlin, Mike served seven years as the Director of Sales for the Office Equipment Group and managed the largest relationship at Marlin.  At LEAF, he managed a sales team in the Diversified Markets Group.  Mike earned a BA from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences.  He resides in South Jersey with his wife.