Summers Engineered Capital to provide equipment finance solutions

Paula Summers, an experienced propane equipment finance professional, has launched Summers Engineered Capital, a company that specializes in equipment finance solutions.

Summers launched the company in September 2024 after working for Vision Financial Group (VFG), which was founded in 1991 by her father, Fred Summers. VFG sold to Civista Bank in 2022. Paula Summers stayed on with the new entity as vice president of strategic partnerships until earlier this year.

Prior to her finance career, Summers earned a degree in civil and environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and worked in the real estate development industry.

Summers says that varied experience gives her the ability to forge deeper relationships with clients and become true partners in business success because she understands the assets they’re acquiring and how specialty equipment works in propane.

Summers is a member of the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) and the Southeast Propane Alliance. She is chair of the NPGA Women in Propane Council (WIP) and is a Certified Lease Finance Professional.

“It’s been a great opportunity for leadership. We are bringing wonderful programs to all NPGA members,” says Summers, referencing WIP podcasts, a mentorship program and other training and educational programming for the propane industry. She says the WIP programs will help the industry retain and attract employees.