Officers
Our management team consists of legal, financial, IT professionals with a
combined 50 years of experience in banking and credit. As leaders in the
nonprofit credit counseling industry, they are committed to ClearPoint's
mission to provide the highest quality financial education to all consumers.
President and CEO - Christopher J. Honenberger
ClearPoint Financial Solutions appointed a new President and Chief Executive
Officer in April, 2008. Christopher J. Honenberger has over 30 years of
commercial law and banking experience, including a wealth of experience in
partnership building. As CEO, Mr. Honenberger is committed to growing ClearPoint
through strategic alliances with organizations that share in the agency's core
mission to promote financial literacy. He serves alongside 13 unpaid members of
ClearPoint's Board of Directors who represent major business, professional, and
educational organizations around the country.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer - Gene Fitz
Gene Fitz attended and received his B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University. He also received his Masters in Taxation from Virginia Commonwealth University and passed
the CPA exam in the state of Virginia. Gene has over 20 years of experience and has held numerous financial
and accounting positions in various industries. Gene has been with ClearPoint for over four years and manages
all financial aspects including financial reporting and compliance.
Vice President Operations - Jim Craig
Jim Craig attended Harvard University and University of Maryland, College Park where he received his
BA in Psychology. After graduation, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1990, where he learned about
information systems and operations in an Operations unit at a Brigade headquarters at the 3rd Infantry
Division during Operation Desert Storm. Upon receiving his honorable discharge in 1993, Jim began work
as both a counselor, and the IT systems manager for CCCS of Southeast Maryland. Through several mergers
of CCCS agencies over the last 15 years, Jim has worked virtually every job in the organizations,
including Operations Manager, COO & CFO at CCCS of Southeast Maryland, Director of Quality Assurance
and Process Improvement at CCCS of Virginia and SE MD, and his current position: Vice President - Operations
at ClearPoint. Jim is a Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), and is fully bilingual in American Sign
Language (ASL).
Vice President of Counseling Delivery - Ann Estes
Ann Estes joined ClearPoint Financial Solutions in August, 2000. She has over 25 years of corporate, commercial and banking experience, always in a management/leadership role. She attended J. Sargeant Reynolds and the University of Richmond, and has a degree in Finance. During her early years at ClearPoint, she was responsible for creditor relations and building out support centers. She is currently responsible for counseling delivery, support, and training. Ann is also a certified credit counselor and works regularly with her team members in conducting presentations, assisting in counseling sessions, and finding options for consumers in search of answers.