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Latest NewsJonathan Green, a shareholder in Baker Donelson�s Atlanta office, concentrates his practice in the areas of business litigation and real estate law. Green has experience in mortgage lending and servicing issues, real estate title clearance and litigation, lender liability defense and mortgage fraud, civil prosecution and defense.
Kelly Booth is the director of the mortgage unit at Velocify, bringing more than 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, strategic planning and product design in the financial software industry. She possesses a solid understanding of the mortgage and banking industries, the overall mortgage lifecycle and the technologies that support the loan process.
As a managing director of Accenture Credit Services, Henry leads Accenture�s business process outsourcing (BPO) services for the Residential Mortgage business, including origination, fulfillment, servicing and default. In this role, Henry defines the strategy, leads sales, advises clients and manages client relationships. Prior to joining Accenture as part of the acquisition in 2011, Henry led the Residential Mortgage Services Group at Zenta.Prior to that, Henry founded Performance Physics, an international training, consulting and professional services organization. Previously, Henry also served as Chief Learning Officer for Financial Service Solutions, a provider of loan fulfillment outsourcing
Thomas Cruse is a product manager for San Diego-based DataQuick.
David Stevens is the CEO of Mountain Lake Consulting. He is the former CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association and a former FHA commissioner.
Rosalie Berg is the president of Strategic Vantage, a public relations and marketing agency serving lenders, servicers, vendors and technology providers in the real estate finance industries. The agency provides a full spectrum of services, including writing, publicity, branding, direct marketing and collateral development services. Rosalie can be reached at Info@StrategicVantage.com or (305) 971-5352.
Brent Emler is the director of sales and marketing at Velma.com, a customizable marketing software provider exclusive to the mortgage industry.�Brent�s extraordinary passion for innovation in the marketing industry followed him to Velma.com in 2010. With a background in business finance, Brent has a unique understanding of the modern lending climate and keeps his finger firmly on the pulse of leading trends. His clear understanding of marketing challenges has created an environment of not just listening to the customer, but really hearing them. He is committed to providing solutions to business problems by promoting curiosity, innovation, and exploiting creative technology. Working with some of the largest lenders in the country affords Brent and the team at Velma the opportunity to solve challenging businesses requirements and provide best in class marketing solutions to the mortgage community.
Jason Pinson is the Founder and CEO of Ursus Holdings LLC, which provides Title Curative Services, Consulting, Analytics and Legal Services to the mortgage servicing Industry. He formerly served as President of FASLO Solutions LLC (Subsidiary of CoreLogic), the Junior Lien Collections and Analytics Division of CoreLogic.Prior to FASLO, he served as President of DefaultLink, a diversified services provider to the mortgage servicing industry. Previously, he was a Vice President of Default for EMC Mortgage, where he was responsible for REO, Loss Mitigation and default-related activities for the mobile home product line and for junior lien servicing.Prior to joining EMC Mortgage, he was the Vice President of Strategic Development for First American Financial. �He is a graduate of The University of Tulsa College of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of The International Law Review, holds an MBA from the University Of Tulsa Graduate School Of Business and is a licensed Texas attorney.
Ms. Askew joined Wingspan in 2011 as a Director of Quality, however her role quickly grew to include management of Wingspan�s Legal and Compliance departments, in cooperation with its General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. She monitors the constantly changing regulatory requirements, including tracking laws and regulations that affect organizational policies, and implements practices that ensure compliance.� She is a practicing attorney, licensed by the Texas Bar Association and sworn into the federal courts of the northern and eastern districts of Texas.Previously, she was an attorney in her own law office, a contract attorney with LandAmerica Title Company, and an attorney advisor in the U.S. Small Business Association Office of Disaster Assistance.� Prior to becoming an attorney, she had hands-on mortgage industry experience in loan closing with LandAmerica Onestop, and gained governmental perspective as a legislative assistant to a state legislator and while working in constituents� casework for a U.S. senator and Texas governor.Ms. Askew was educated at the University of Texas at Austin, where she received her B.A. in the double majors of government and history.� She earned her law degree at Texas Wesleyan School of Law in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Joshua Franzel is the vice president of research for the Center for State and Local Government Excellence where he leads research initiatives on a range of public policy, finance, and management topics, often collaborating with organizations from the public, private, and academic sectors. He also works on public policy issues for the International City/County Management Association and oversees the development of the organization�s white papers.�Previously he worked for both the Delaware and Florida Legislatures and was a Presidential Management Fellow with the International Trade Administration and the Office of Management and Budget. His research has focused on state and local government management, public finance, pensions, healthcare, demographics, and innovation. Franzel is an adjunct professor�at American University, where he teaches graduate level courses on�state and local government. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration (& Policy) from American University in Washington, DC.








