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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
, 
Mortgage Women Leadership Council

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Kym
 
Knudson
Loan Officer
NEXA Mortgage
Individual Membership
LANA
 
Izgarsheva
COO
A&D Mortgage LLC
Individual Membership
LaDonna
 
Lockard
CEO
MaxClass
Leader Sponsorship
LaTanya
 
Graves
MLO
General Mortgage Capital Corporation
Individual Membership
LaTasha
 
Waddy
General Counsel
NFM Lending
Individual Membership
LaVonne
 
Idlette
Coo
Reddish Bull Finance
Individual Membership
Laila
 
Khan
Vice President, CRO
Guidance Residential
Laird
 
Nossuli
CEO
iEmergent
Individual Membership
Larisa H
 
Mears
Broker/Owner
RLS Lending, LLC
Individual Membership
Laura
 
Brandao
CEO
Lighthouse Advisors
Individual Membership
Laura C
 
Dantuma
President & CEO
Femme Capital Partners
Laura
 
Guadamuz
Loan Originator
NEXA MORTGAGE
Individual Membership
Laura
 
Troy
VP/Funding Operations Manager
GEORGIA BANKING COMPANY DBA GBC FUNDING
Individual Membership
Laurie
 
Patterson
AVP, Mortgage Operations/Underwriting
Waterford Bank, N.A.
Individual Membership
Laurie
 
Quercioli
Strategic Account Liasion
Mortgage365
Individual Membership
Layla
 
Anderson
Mortgage Broker
LAnderson Inc.
Individual Membership
Leila
 
Valentino
Loan Officer
EMortgage Capital
Leonese
 
Spann
Loan Officer
NMI Mortgage Funding
Individual Membership
Leora
 
Ruzin, CMB, AMP
Founder
Ruzin Creative, LLC
Leslie
 
Colley
EVP
Depth
Individual Membership
Lillie
 
Thompson Moore
Licensed Loan Partner
Diamond Residential Mortgage
Individual Membership
Linda
 
Conner
Vice President
Mortgage Education Institute
Lindsey
 
Meyer
SVP Bus Dev
EPM
Individual Membership
Lis
 
Quick
Director of Training & Development
NOVA Home Loans
Individual Membership
Lisa
 
Andersen
National Marketing Director
Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc.
Lisa
 
Green
VP Strategic Growth and Coaching
Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
Lisa
 
Lockwood
SVP, Production Manager
TexasBank
Individual Membership
Lisa
 
Moriello
National Reverse Mortgage Sales Leader
loanDepot
Individual Membership
Lisa
 
Thomlinson
SVP Product Strategy
Wells Fargo
Individual Membership
Loran
 
Gadson
Loan Officer
Matador Lending
Individual Membership
Lori
 
Harrison
Senior Compliance Examiner
CFPB
Lorie
 
Rojas
VP, Division Operations
Gold Star Financial
Individual Membership
Lorraine
 
Giron
Educational Marketing Consultant
STANDOUT MORTGAGE MARKETING
Lovejoy
 
Guadron
Broker/Owner
Galatians 522 Lending
Individual Membership
LYNN
 
SANCHEZ
LOAN PROCESSOR
CLEARGATE PROCESSING
Individual Membership
Lynne
 
Billac
Sr. Home Lending Advisor
Chase home lending
Individual Membership
M
 
Bermudez
Chief Lending Officer
Altura Credit Union
Individual Membership
Madinah
 
James
Domestic/International Mortgage Account Executive
Capital Lending Corp.
Individual Membership
Maggie
 
Swanson
Enterprise Account Executive
Floify
Individual Membership
Mandy
 
Blankenship
Underwriter IV
Amplify Credit Union
Margaret
 
Argento
Broker
The Argent Group
Margie
 
Ambrosio
SVP Business Solutions
Benchmark
Maria
 
Costa
Executive Assistant
radius financial group. inc.
Maria
 
Moskver
CEO
Cloudvirga, Inc.
Individual Membership
Maria
 
Navarrete-Leyva
MLO
Dream house Lending
Individual Membership
Marie
 
O'Brien
Partner
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
Individual Membership
Marie
 
Pietropaolo
Vice President
Delmar Mortgage
Marissa
 
Montoya
Loan Officer
NEXA Mortgage
Individual Membership
Marsha
 
Courchane
VP and Practice Leader
Charles River Assiciates
Mary Ann
 
Pino
Chief Compliance Officer
Wall Street Mortgage Bankers
Individual Membership

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