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From Center Square To Center Stage

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Advisory Board Members

Andrea Keirn
Senior Director of Marketing Operations
, 
The Federal Savings Bank
Andrea Ruiz, MBA
Loan officer
, 
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 Executive Officer
, 
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
CEO
, 
MaxClass
Melissa Rice
Director
, 
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
Sydney Payne
Chief Operating Officer
, 
Simplending Financial

MWLC Team

Kelly Hendricks
SVP
, 
Delmar Mortgage
Meghan Golden
Marketing Supervisor
, 
American Business Media
Melissa Pianin
Executive Director
, 
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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
Individual Membership
Ruth
 
Perez
loan officer
SWBC MORTGAGE CO
Individual Membership
Ruth
 
Price
Sr. Compliance Ops Advisor
Compliability Solutions
Individual Membership
Sabrina
 
Park
Head of Digital Creative Strategy
BeSmartee
sam
 
Klaburner
Branch Mgr
TDP
Individual Membership
Samantha
 
Backus
Vice President - National Sales Manager
Priority Title & Escrow
Individual Membership
Sami
 
McCann
Sr. Implementation Manager, Team Lead
Capacity
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
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
Sarah
 
Chenow
Processing Operations Manager
The Federal Savings Bank
Individual Membership
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
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
Individual Membership
Shalonda
 
Sumpter
Loan Officer
Cornersto
Individual Membership
Shan A.
 
King
Community Development Lender| Mortgage Loan Officer
Cadence Bank
Individual Membership
Shannon
 
Barton
SVP/ slo
The Bank of Milan
Individual Membership
shannon
 
elstad
account executive
freedom mortgage
Individual Membership
Shari
 
Evans
VP
Fifth Third
Individual Membership
Sharon
 
Phillips
Senior Mortgage Advisor
Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
Individual Membership
Shawn
 
Janda
National Regional Sales Manager
Carrington Wholesale
Individual Membership
Shawna
 
Adams-Johnson
Director, Professional Services
Tidalwave
Individual Membership
Shawna
 
Benner
Underwriter
Success Mortgage Partners
Individual Membership
Shayna
 
Reichert
Director of Mortgage Banking
Security Financial Bank
Individual Membership
Sheila
 
Herring Nelson
Area Manager
Princeton Mortgage
Individual Membership
Shelby
 
Fennewald
Home Equity Manager
Central Bank
Advisory Board
Shelle
 
Kirk
Broker
Mansfield Lending
Shelley
 
Leonard
President
Xactus
Individual Membership
Shelly
 
Griffin
SVP Correspondent Sales
Deephaven Mortgage
Individual Membership
Sherry
 
von Klitzing
Mortgage Specialist
Barrett Financial Group
Individual Membership
Shirley
 
Sasser
Director of National Sales
TowneBank Mortgage
Individual Membership
Skyler
 
Todd
Account Manager - CMB, AMP
Essent Guaranty
Individual Membership
Sloan
 
Brewster
Writer
Mortgage Women
Individual Membership
Sonia
 
Alvarado
Loan Officer
California Capital Inc.
Individual Membership
Sonia
 
Petrovski-Stephenson
Loan Processsor
Pacific Lending, LLC
Individual Membership
Sophie
 
Isherwood
Senior Manager, Public Relations
Fifth Third
Individual Membership
Stacey
 
Dille
Senior loan officer
Ease Mortgage
Individual Membership
Staci
 
Stanley
Broker Owner
Access Home Loans, LLC
Stacy
 
Caprioli
Chief Appraiser
Opteon USA

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