Management Team

Jon O. Freeman

As founder, principal owner and President of Stonecrest Financial, Jon Freeman is a visionary who has successfully seeded and grown Stonecrest’s many divisions.  He is an active real estate investor, cultivating a portfolio of significant properties in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationwide since 1986.  Jon earned his BA in Business Administration from the University of San Diego and is a California licensed Real Estate Broker. Jon is also dedicated to ‘hand up’ philanthropy by supporting social enterprise and women’s education initiatives that empower women to lift themselves out of poverty.

DRE # 01182556 ; NMLS # 245308

Shafiq A. Taymuree

Shafiq is Executive Vice President of Stonecrest Financial. Shafiq has senior-level experience in lending, asset management and underwriting, and has been with Stonecrest since 1998. He attended California State University, Hayward (now Cal State East Bay), where he majored in finance.

DRE # 01220811 ; NMLS # 247846

 

Jeffrey B. Morway

Jeff has been in various leadership roles at Stonecrest since 1987 and currently serves as Vice President. Jeff also produces residential and commercial loans. Jeff works hard to create long-lasting relationships with his investors and clients; many of them have been with him for more than 20 years. Jeff attended the University of Arizona where he majored in finance and business administration.

DRE # 00992667 ; NMLS # 254425

Erika Luitjens

Erika has been with Stonecrest since 2011.  In her current position as Director of Company Operations, she liaises with executives to make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals for the company. Erika actively manages all office operations, including the HR Department.   She is also responsible for Stonecrest’s digital media footprint, which includes web and social media platform development as well as digital marketing for the company’s three lines of business (mortgage lending, investments, and acquisitions).  Most recently, Erika has stepped into the role of Executive Director for CapCon Foundation, a Stonecrest prosocial initiative that provides impact investment vehicles for the company’s growing investor base as well as works on eradicating poverty through economically sustainable, market-based initiatives which improve the lives & livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Erika has a Bachelors in Business Administration from the Babes Bolyai University, in Cluj- Napoca, Romania.

Leigh Faber

Leigh joined the Stonecrest Team in 2015 as Operations Manager. Being in the financial service industry for over 20 years, she has been a Project Consultant for the FDIC, the Vice President of Loan Default Administration, an Investment Manager for a real estate family office, the Director of Investor Relations for a financial service sector asset management firm, and a Vice President of Capital Introduction. Leigh is a California native with a degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University. She has expertise in single family loan servicing, real estate development, alternative investments and structured products. She is a co-founder of the Northwest Hedge Fund Society, an Original Director of REOMAC and a member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds as well as participates with Hedge Funds Care which focuses on neglected and abused children.

 Lisa Fuller

Lisa joined Stonecrest in 2009 as our Director of Finance. She is responsible for all financials for the various divisions of Stonecrest and manages the accounting department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from California State University, Hayward (now Cal State East Bay) and is a California Certified Public Accountant. Lisa has worked in the accounting sector since 1991.

Kevin H.X. Nguyen

As the Commercial Lending Manager at Stonecrest Financial, Kevin oversees the strategic growth and execution of the commercial lending team that focuses on CRE, SBA, C&I, and ABL financing solutions.  Kevin has +20 years senior-level experience in lending, portfolio management and underwriting, and has been with Stonecrest since 2014. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University and holds an MBA from New York Institute of Technology.

DRE # 01987571

Doris Le

Doris is a San Franciscan native whose family has been actively involved in the Lending and Real Estate market since the 1980’s. After graduating with honors at San Francisco State University earning a BS in Business Finance and Real Estate in 2002 and receiving her certification as a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist in 2006, Doris is renowned among colleagues, business partners and clients alike for her integrity, dedication and professionalism within the luxury Real Estate market of San Francisco and Marin. Doris currently resides in Silicon Valley with her husband where she continues her career in Real Estate Lending as an Account Manager and enjoys a healthy holistic living.    See Doris’ Profile.

DRE # 01407407; NMLS # 240791