Introducing The 2025 Housingwire Insiders

We’re proud to announce the 2025 class of HousingWire Insiders — 80 exceptional operational leaders who are driving real impact behind the scenes across housing. These professionals represent the backbone of their organizations, leading innovation, strengthening operations, and executing with precision to move their companies — and the housing industry — forward. Now in its 10th year, the Insiders award recognizes the operations leaders who consistently go above and beyond to deliver excellence, often without the spotlight.
Congratulations to this year’s honorees! Click through the list below to see each of our winners and read more about their impressive accomplishments.
Name | Job Title | Company Name |
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Adil Gulamhusein | Senior Vice President, Operations | Moder Solutions |
Alex Brown | Senior Director of Strategic Engagement | Qualia |
Alyce Genova | Vice President, Customer Operations | Snapdocs |
Amber Cowan | First Vice President, Default Operations | Dovenmuehle |
Anne Bentley | Director of Compliance | JPAR Real Estate |
Annie Eckles | Senior UX Designer | Anchor Loans |
Anthony Valentine | Vice President, Deputy General Counsel | United Wholesale Mortgage |
Anthony Scotese | First Vice President, Production Operations | ServiceLink |
Asli Plunkett | Vice President, Total Rewards and HRIS | Finance of America Mortgage |
Beth Brown | Compliance Manager | Opus Capital Markets Consultants, LLC |
Bill McDonald | Chief of Staff | Lima One Capital |
Brant Morwald | President | Constellation Real Estate Group |
Brittny Hovland | Senior Vice President, Operational Support | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation |
Charlie Johnson | Senior Vice President, National Sales | Solidifi |
Cheryl Messner | Product | Polly |
Colleen Schofield | Senior Vice President, Post Closing Operations | CMG Financial |
Cory McCormack | Senior Vice President, Due Diligence, Transaction Management | Consolidated Analytics |
Craig Ungaro | Chief Operating Officer, Chief of Staff | AnnieMac Home Mortgage |
Cristy Conolly | Executive Vice President, Quality | Class Valuation |
Cynthia Treadwell | Executive Vice President, General Counsel | Sagent |
Dan Cooper | Executive Vice President, Capital Markets | Cornerstone Capital Bank |
Dan Welch | Senior Divisional Vice President | Rocket Pro |
David Johnson | Vice President, Operations and Customer Insights | Anywhere Leads Inc. |
Denise Pickering | Lead Program Manager | Obie |
Derrick Enderby | Director, Customer Success | LenderLogix |
Dylan Montana | Executive Vice President, Capital Markets | Logan Finance |
Elise Everett | Vice President, Compliance | CV3 Financial Services |
Elizabeth Campos | Director of Compliance | Informative Research |
Eric Chesin | Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer | Anywhere Real Estate |
Eric Nordlander | Vice President, Data Engineering | ATTOM |
Eric Steitz | Mortgage Systems and Process Improvement Manager | Southern Bancorp |
Erica Mierez | Director of Administrative Services | JPAR Real Estate |
Gaurav Hardikar | Vice President, Product | HomeLight |
Holly Decardenas | Vice President, Architecture | LoanLogics |
Jagdish Basrur | Head of Global Operations — Mortgage Lending | Sutherland Mortgage Services |
Jarid Wade | Manager, Loan Innovation | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group |
Jenn Van Burkleo | Head of Partnerships and Social Media | The Real Brokerage |
Jennifer Corvino | Chief Operating Officer | LoanPeople |
Jessica Longman | First Vice President, Operational Tax | LERETA |
Jim Black | Founder and Chief Lending Officer | Revest Homes |
Jimmie Owens | Technology Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer | U.S. Financial Technology |
John Nason | Director, DevOps and Information Security | Gateless |
John Cady | Chief Executive Officer and President | Citywide Home Mortgage |
Jon Gerretsen | Managing Director, Residential New Originations and Fulfillment Services | SitusAMC |
Kate Conquest | National Vice President of Affiliate Servicing | Coldwell Banker |
Ken Folven | Chief Appraiser and Vice President, Quality Assurance | Clear Capital |
Kimberly Palmer | Chief Operations Manager | LeaderOne Financial |
Kobie Burrell | Director of Development | Optimal Blue Mortgage |
Lesley Haskell | Vice President, Operations | American Pacific Mortgage |
Liav Cohen | Senior Business Analyst | Waltz |
Lilit Tamazyan | Data Annotator | Purlin Co. |
Marcus Bontrager | Executive Vice President | Freedom Mortgage |
Mark Kelbaugh | Vice President, Special Loans | Cornerstone Servicing |
Mary Kay Theriault | Senior Director, Product Management | Finastra |
Mike Hall | Executive Vice President, Business Process Management | Informative Research Data Solutions |
Monica Cabello | Chief of Staff, Product, Engineering and Design | Luxury Presence |
Naomi Mayne | Chief Operations Officer | Canopy Mortgage, LLC |
Nate Clear | President | FirstFunding, Inc. |
Nicholas Hartigan | Director, Program Management | DocMagic |
Nick Kelvie | Chief Operations Officer | Edge Home Finance Corporation |
Nick Boniakowski | Head of Agent Partnerships | Opendoor |
Nikhil Kapoor | Director of Business Analytics | Auction.com |
Renee Lawlor | Head of Investment Operations | Hometap |
Richard DeNicola | Executive Vice President | Anywhere Real Estate |
Robyn Fukumoto | VP of Experience | Endpoint |
Ronald Carvalho | Director, Data Operations | LodeStar Software |
Samantha Simpson | Chief of Staff | Epique Realty |
Scott McGinley | Executive Vice President, Secondary Marketing | American Financial Network, Inc. |
Scott Le Roy | Founder | Systato |
Shaun Simms | Director, Project Management Office | FirstClose |
Shawna Adams-Johnson | Director of Professional Services | Tidalwave |
Srijana Giri | Senior Director, Credit and Capacity | Freddie Mac |
Sue Temple | Senior Deputy Counsel, Commercial and IP | Xactus |
Suzy Lindblom | Chief Operating Officer | Sierra Pacific Mortgage |
Tina Kosur | Head of PMO | Blue Sage Solutions |
Vikas Rao | Deputy Chief Product Officer | Dark Matter Technologies |
Vivian Hughes | Operations Training Manager | Logan Financial |
Wendy Crane | Vice President, Learning | CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC |
Wes Allen | Vice President, Performing Servicing | Mr. Cooper |
Will Traber | Director, Recruiting | Newrez |
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