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Senior Director of Marketing Operations
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The Federal Savings Bank
Andrea Ruiz, MBA
Loan officer
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Not Your Average Lender
Annette Foulkes
Broker/owner
, 
Sterling Financial Services
Cindi Harris
EVP
, 
Harris Real Estate Valuation and Consulting, LLC
Courtney Dodd
Head of Marketing
, 
Floify
Dana Georgiou
Chief Revenue Officer
Chief Executive Officer
, 
Dunmor
FIRE Capital Group
Eliana Parada
Loan Officer
, 
CCM
Elizabeth Mix
Vice President
, 
Western Alliance Bank
Erica LaCentra
CMO
, 
RCN Capital
Jacqueline Crider
Managing Partner
, 
PBJ Mortgage
Janet Pagan
BRANCH MANAGER
, 
JANET PAGAN HOME LOANS
LaDonna Lockard
Educator and Advocate
Educator & Advocate
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Melissa Rice
Director
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63 Capital and Investments
Shelby Fennewald
Home Equity Manager
, 
Central Bank
Sue Meitner
President
, 
Centennial Lending Group
Suha Zehl
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
, 
Z Technology Solutions
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Chief Operating Officer
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CEO
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Executive Director
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Rebecca
 
Martin
Broker owner
BM Real Estate & Financial Services
Individual Membership
Rebecca
 
Seward
Director of Product
Ocrolus
Individual Membership
Rebecca
 
Stroecker
Owner/Loan Officer
Lending Ladies CA
Individual Membership
Rebecca
 
Valderrama
BROKER
GEMINI FINANCIAL
Individual Membership
Rebekah
 
Lewis
Controller
Heartland Homes of Florida, LLC
Individual Membership
Regan
 
Kelly
Senior Customer Success Manager
Polly
Individual Membership
Regan
 
Kelly
Senior Customer Success Manager
Polly
Individual Membership
Regina
 
Braga
President
Res/Title Inc
Reija
 
Eden
VP, Correspondent Sales Executive
Merchants Bank
Reneau
 
Longoria
Owner
Doonan Graves and Longoria LLC
Individual Membership
Renee
 
Maier
Sr. Digital Marketing Specialist
Sagent
Individual Membership
Renee
 
Tucker
SVP Collateral & Appraisal Management
The Federal Savings Bank
Rhonda
 
McGill
Sr. Director, Customer Marketing
PerformLine
Robert
 
McAvoy
Founder, Treasurer
Buyer's View
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Lord
Loan Coordinator
5th Street Capital
ROBIN
 
STOVALL
OUTREACH MANAGER
IHCDA- INDIANA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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Robyn
 
Mahoney
VP, Marketing
Indecom
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Roni
 
Gonzalez
Mortgage Advisor
Mortgage
Rosa
 
Briggs
Mortgage Advisor
CrossCountry Mortgage
Individual Membership
Rose
 
Black
Loan Originator
NEXA Lending
Individual Membership
Rose
 
Sacco
Retail Loans Digital Marketing Specialist
First American Bank
Individual Membership
Rosie
 
Zamora
Loan Officer
Western Pioneer Financial Inc.
Rusmala
 
Cruz
Mortgage Loan Originator
Primerica Mortgage LLC
Ruth
 
Perez
loan officer
SWBC MORTGAGE CO
Individual Membership
Ruth
 
Price
Sr. Compliance Ops Advisor
Compliability Solutions
Sabrina
 
Park
Head of Digital Creative Strategy
BeSmartee
Samantha
 
Backus
Vice President - National Sales Manager
Priority Title & Escrow
Sami
 
McCann
Sr. Implementation Manager, Team Lead
Capacity
Individual Membership
sam
 
Klaburner
Branch Mgr
TDP
Individual Membership
Sandra
 
Estrella
Co-Founder & President
Aequalend
Individual Membership
Sandra
 
Morales
Realtor/Mortgage Loan Originator
Royal Homes and Loans
Individual Membership
Sandra
 
Pyu-Lee
Mortgage Broker
YSN Financial Corp
Individual Membership
Sandra
 
Talavera
Reverse Mortgage Consultant
New American Funding
Individual Membership
Sara
 
Blackburn
Mortgage Operations Manager
CEFCU
Individual Membership
Sarah
 
Chenow
Processing Operations Manager
The Federal Savings Bank
Sarah
 
Houser
Project Coordinator
STRATMOR Group
Sarah
 
Lansing
Loan Officer
Assurance Financial, LLC
Individual Membership
Sarah
 
Musgraves
SVP Loan Administration
Fay Servicing
Individual Membership
Sarah
 
Wolak
Staff Writer
American Business Media
Sara
 
Lavenka
L.O.
Mortgage Masters, Inc.
Sara
 
Parrish
COO
Incenter Lender Services LLC
Individual Membership
Sara
 
Stogsdill
SVP of Operations
Deephaven Mortgage LLC
Individual Membership
Sasha
 
Mrak Hendrickson
Director of BD & Mortgage Loan Originator
Buckingham Mortgage LLC
Individual Membership
Scott
 
Gripman
Member
AZ Financial LLC
Individual Membership
Sena
 
Cross
Loan Officer
Funding Consultants, LLC
Shalonda
 
Sumpter
Loan Officer
Cornersto
Shan A.
 
King
Community Development Lender| Mortgage Loan Officer
Cadence Bank
Individual Membership
Shannon
 
Barton
SVP/ slo
The Bank of Milan
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shannon
 
elstad
account executive
freedom mortgage
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Shari
 
Evans
VP
Fifth Third
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