Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Brandon Kirkham is the president of Compliance Connections, a technology platform developed by Safeguard Properties that enables relevant parties to find the information needed to efficiently communicate, collaborate, and comply with civil code requirements. Prior to his work with Safeguard, Brandon was the executive vice president of First Preston Management, a real estate asset management, marketing and advisory services firm. During his six years with First Preston he directed the daily operations for a variety of corporate, institutional and government clients.Prior to joining First Preston Management, Brandon was a first vice president for Countrywide Home Loans. During his 10 years with Countrywide, Brandon managed teams in multiple servicing centers across the United States. His responsibilities varied significantly over his tenure to include unit start-ups, portfolio management, operations management, loss and risk management, due diligence, private label servicing, sub-servicing, alternative mortgage servicing, investor relations, rating agency reporting and policy management. Brandon has a BBA degree in finance and entrepreneurship from Baylor University.

Sharon Yore is the Associate Director, Resolutions Strategy for the Divisions of Resolutions and Receiverships, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Sharon is responsible for overseeing the resolution process of failing institutions, including developing and implementing disposition strategies for large banks as well as regional and community banks and determining the least costly transaction. Sharon has also served the FDIC for a number of years, and she has been intimately involved with the closing and bidding process for failing institutions for which the FDIC has been appointed as receiver. Sharon began her government career at the FSLIC in 1988 and continued on with the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) through 1995. Sharon was responsible the marketing and selling failed thrifts. While at the RTC, Sharon was involved in developing and implementing many best practices that were later adopted by the FDIC’s newly established resolutions division. Ms. Yore graduated from West Virginia University and holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in accounting.

Tom Sitzler is senior manager of McLean, Va.-based advisory firm Actualize Consulting.

Sharon Lundstrom serves as the Director, National Servicing Center and oversees centralized servicing, loss mitigation, and operations program services for the FHA-insured mortgage portfolio. Ms. Lundstrom joined the Agency in 2000 and brings more than 25 years of financial servicing experience in both the private and public sectors. Before joining HUD, Ms. Lundstrom completed eleven years with the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) as Director of the Financial Servicing Center where she managed the centralized financial services for the Western Division. Earlier in her career, Ms. Lundstrom managed default servicing and financial operations departments for Citicorp and United Bank of Denver. Ms. Lundstrom earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Business and Information Systems Management from the University of Phoenix where she graduated with honors in 2000.

Daren Blomquist is vice president of market economics at Auction.com, located in Irvine, Calif.

Barry is a Shareholder at SettlePou where he heads the firm’s consumer finance department. Barry’s practice involves representing consumer lenders, banks, and mortgage companies. His practice includes standard default representation (foreclosure, eviction and bankruptcy matters), origination of new loans, regulatory advice and representation in other transactional matters such as the sale and purchase of mortgages and mortgage assets. Barry also represents firm clients in defensive litigation matters brought by consumers.Prior to joining SettlePou in 1997, Barry served as Vice President and General Counsel of a large nationwide mortgage company overseeing that company’s day to day legal affairs and nationwide default and litigation docket. Barry is a frequent speaker at various CLE events, primarily on issues relating to defending mortgage loan servicing companies and foreclosure matters.Barry received is BA, with distinction from Rhodes College in 1983 and his JD from Dedman School of Law (SMU) in 1986, where he was an editor of the Journal of Air Law and Commerce.

Steve DeBlasio is a former mortgage banker and the national channel sales manager of document workflow technology provider Axacore.