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MReport Celebrates Achievements of Women in Housing

Safeguard in the News
August 17, 2016

MReport magazine has announced the 55 honorees who will be part of its September 2016 special issue celebrating the accomplishments of women in the mortgage industry.

This year’s honorees are broken down into three categories: “Power Players,” “Leading Ladies,” and “Emerging Leaders.” The 2016 “Power Players” are five mortgage and housing veterans with roles in both the government and private sector. Fifty additional women were selected for MReport’s 2016 “Leading Ladies” and “Emerging Leaders” list.

The honorees were selected from nominations from their peers in the industry, who nominated them based on leadership qualities such as intelligence, drive, and pursuit of innovation.

MReport’s Women in Housing honorees will also be acknowledged at the Women in Homeownership Leadership Forum at the Five Star Conference on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. The keynote speaker for the Women in Housing Leadership Forum will be Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001-2009). Featured speakers will be Charmaine Brown, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Fannie Mae; Amy Bonitatibus, Chief Communications Officer, Mortgage Banking and Credit Card Business, JPMorgan Chase; and Dana Dillard, EVP and Chief Customer Officer, Nationstar Mortgage.

2016 “Power Players”

  • Amy Bonitatibus, Chief Communications Officer, Mortgage Banking and Credit Card Business, JPMorgan Chase
  • Dana Dillard, Chief Customer Officer, Nationstar Mortgage
  • Deborah L. Jenkins, SVP National Head of Multifamily Underwriting & Credit, Freddie Mac
  • Glenda Gabriel, Neighborhood Lending Executive, Bank of America
  • Kimberly Johnson, SVP & Chief Risk Officer, Fannie Mae

2016 “Leading Ladies”

  • Caroline Reaves, CEO, Mortgage Contracting Services
  • Carolyn Thompson, President and Owner, ASONS
  • Charmaine Brown, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Fannie Mae
  • Cheryl Feltgen, EVP & Chief Risk Officer, Arch MI
  • Debbie Lastoria, VP Business Development, Nationwide Title Clearing
  • Donna DelMonte, SVP Operations, Assurant
  • Hilary B. Provinse, SVP Multifamily Customer Engagement, Fannie Mae
  • Jackie Oliver, SVP Nationstar Mortgage
  • Jill A. Showell, SVP Government and Community Relations, Ocwen Financial Corporation
  • Jill Kravig Burns, Executive Vice President, Mountain West Financial, Inc.
  • JK Huey, SVP Mortgage, Foreclosure and Asset Management, Wells Fargo
  • Jody Collup, VP Marketing, Global DMS
  • Julian Grey, Mortgage Market Leader Data & Analytics, Black Knight Financial Services
  • Katrina Jones, VP, Single Family Business Solutions, Fannie Mae
  • Kellie Chambers, AVP Investor Relations, Safeguard Properties
  • Kelly Chapman, SVP Client Management, Auction.com
  • Kristy Fercho, SVP Customer Delivery Executive,   Fannie Mae
  • Laurie Maggiano, Manager for Servicing and Securitization Markets, CFPB
  • Lisa Sadaoui, President & CEO, First Allegiance
  • Maria V. Moskver, General Counsel & Enterprise Compliance Officer, LenderLive
  • Marianne Sullivan, SVP Single-Family Business Capabilities, Fannie Mae
  • Marion McDougall, EVP Operations, Caliber Home Loans
  • Marnie Ronda Lacue Applegate, SVP Credit Risk/Policy, Pacific Union Financial
  • Meg Burns, Managing Director, The Collingwood Group
  • Melanie Feliciano, Chief Legal Officer, DocMagic
  • Mercedes G. Henricksson, Director of Sales CPM Real Estate, Fannie Mae
  • Michelle DeLeon, Managing Partner, Default Legal Services, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer
  • Min Lee Alexander, SVP Real Estate Services, Altisource
  • Nadine Bates, SVP & Treasurer, Fannie Mae
  • Pam Kosanke, Chief Marketing Officer, Renters Warehouse
  • Patricia Raymo, COO Retail, Loandepot
  • Phyllis L. Wright, Ph.D., SVP HR Strategies, VRM Mortgage Services
  • Ramie Word, SVP Performing Acquisitions & Borrower Communication,  Nationstar Mortgage
  • Rebecca Smith, Director, Client Relations, Green River Capital
  • Renee Schultz, SVP Capital Markets, Fannie Mae
  • Rose Silverstein, AVP, Regional Director of New Business and Correspondent Sales Strategy, Radian Guaranty Inc.
  • Sally French Tyler, EVP, First American Title Insurance Company
  • Sally Taylor-Shoff, Scores Vice President, FICO
  • Sandra J. Troutman, Director, Corporate Communications, MERSCORP Holdings
  • Sarah Alexander Goldfrank, SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae
  • Serena Yang, VP, Marketing, Civic Financial Services
  • Sharron P.A. Levine, Director, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, FHFA
  • Susheel Mantha, CFO, LRES Corporation
  • Tami Bonnell, CEO, EXIT Realty Corp International
  • Terri Hunter, SVP Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Chronos Solutions
  • Tujuanna Williams, VP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Fannie Mae

2016 Emerging Leaders (35 years old and under)

  • Kelly Brooks, CEO, Property Masters
  • Tonia Conner, AVP, Acquisitions, Nationstar Mortgage
  • Erika Cheyney, AVP, Operations, ZVN Properties
  • Amy Sanchez, EVP, Prescient
  • Tiffany Williams, Director of Default Services, Guardian Asset Management

Source: MReport

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Alan Jaffa

Alan Jaffa is the Chief Executive Officer for Safeguard Properties, steering the company as the mortgage field services industry leader. He also serves on the board of advisors for SCG Partners, a middle-market private equity fund focused on diversifying and expanding Safeguard Properties’ business model into complimentary markets.

Alan joined Safeguard in 1995, learning the business from the ground up. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2002, and was named CEO in May 2010. His hands-on experience has given him unique insights as a leader to innovate, improve and strengthen Safeguard’s processes to assure that the company adheres to the highest standards of quality and customer service.

Under Alan’s leadership, Safeguard has grown significantly with strategies that have included new and expanded services, technology investments that deliver higher quality and greater efficiency to clients, and strategic acquisitions. He takes a team approach to process improvement, involving staff at all levels of the organization to address issues, brainstorm solutions, and identify new and better ways to serve clients.

In 2008, Alan was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business in its annual “40-Under-40” profile of young leaders. He also was named a NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award finalist in 2013.

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Linda Erkkila

Linda Erkkila is the General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Safeguard Properties, with oversight of legal, human resources, training, and compliance. Linda’s broad scope of oversight covers regulatory issues that impact Safeguard’s operations, risk mitigation, strategic planning, human resources and training initiatives, compliance, insurance, litigation and claims management, and counsel related to mergers, acquisition and joint ventures.

Linda assures that Safeguard’s strategic initiatives align with its resources, leverage opportunities across the company, and contemplate compliance mandates. She has practiced law for 25 years and her experience, both as outside and in-house counsel, covers a wide range of corporate matters, including regulatory disclosure, corporate governance compliance, risk assessment, compensation and benefits, litigation management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Linda earned her JD at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She holds a degree in economics from Miami University and an MBA. Linda was previously named as both a “Woman of Influence” by HousingWire and as a “Leading Lady” by MReport.

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COO

Michael Greenbaum

Michael Greenbaum is the Chief Operating Officer of Safeguard Properties, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company in July 2010. Initially brought on as Vice President of REO, Mike’s exceptional leadership and strategic vision quickly propelled him to Vice President of Operations in 2013, and ultimately to COO in 2015. Over his 14-year tenure at Safeguard, Mike has been instrumental in driving change and fostering innovation within the Property Preservation sector, consistently delivering excellence and becoming a trusted partner to clients and investors.

A distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Mike earned a degree in Quantitative Economics. Following his graduation, he served in the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Branch, where he specialized in supply chain management. Before his tenure at Safeguard, Mike honed his expertise by managing global supply chains for 13 years, leveraging his military and civilian experience to lead with precision and efficacy.

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CFO

Joe Iafigliola

Joe Iafigliola is the Chief Financial Officer for Safeguard Properties. Joe is responsible for the Control, Quality Assurance, Business Development, Marketing, Accounting, and Information Security departments. At the core of his responsibilities is the drive to ensure that Safeguard’s focus remains rooted in Customer Service = Resolution. Through his executive leadership role, he actively supports SGPNOW.com, an on-demand service geared towards real estate and property management professionals as well as individual home owners in need of inspection and property preservation services. Joe is also an integral force behind Compliance Connections, a branch of Safeguard Properties that allows code enforcement professionals to report violations at properties that can then be addressed by the Safeguard vendor network. Compliance Connections also researches and shares vacant property ordinance information with Safeguard clients.

Joe has an MBA from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University’s Honors Accounting program.

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Business Development

Carrie Tackett

Business Development Safeguard Properties