Dana is a seasoned mortgage professional with over 30 years of experience in mortgage lending, including roles as a senior/executive manager in sales, marketing, and lending operations for the past 20 years. Her expertise encompasses the development of high-performing teams, creating sales growth and strategy, perfecting and implementing solutions to streamline new loan production, new programs, and product development, as well as managing large-scale mortgage operations. Dana has a deep background in mortgage consulting, including compliance, end-to-end business reviews, and the development of targeted and strategic work effort plans. She has worked in all channels of the mortgage business, with recent years focused on the Non-QM/Business Purpose Entity lending space. Dana's proven track record is unique in that it covers operations, credit/risk, and sales and marketing. She is an avid speaker and presenter at numerous mortgage industry events and is a strong advocate for education in the mortgage lending space. Dana is a published author, with some of her most recent articles appearing in Mortgage Women Magazine, Originate Report, and Dealmaker Magazine. Deeply passionate about financial literacy, especially in younger generations, Dana has co-authored Rethink Everything You 'Know' About Financial Literacy - For Teens. Dana lives in the East Texas area on a small ranch with her husband Sean, their two Labradors, and numerous other ranch animals.