President

Bill Burding NTP

EVP/General Counsel
Orange Coast Title Company
1551 N Tustin Ave
Ste 300
Santa Ana, CA   92705-8638
Committees Served: Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., Association Audit Committee, Best Practices Executive Work Group, Board of Governors, Congressional Liaisons Committee, Data Privacy Work Group, Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Nominating Committee, Abstracters/Agents Section, Nominating Committee, Association, Officers, Research & Analytics Committee

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Bill Burding Jr. NTP is executive vice president and general counsel for Orange Coast Title Company and its Family of Companies. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board, Bill serves on many committees in-cluding Government Affairs, Best Practices and Information Security. He earned ALTA's National Title Professional Designation in 2017 and was awarded the California Land Title Association's President's Award in 2010 and 2016 for outstanding contribution to the California title insurance industry.

President-Elect

Daniel M. Wold

Executive Vice President
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company - Central Title Group Ops.
400 2nd Ave S
Fl 7
Minneapolis, MN   55401-2406
Committees Served: Association Audit Committee, Association Business Steering Committee, Board of Governors, Bylaws Committee, Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Homeowner Outreach Program Work Group, Nominating Committee, Association, Nominating Committee, Underwriters Section, Officers, Planning Committee, Public Affairs Steering Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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Daniel M. Wold is Executive Vice President, Industry Relations & Strategic Initiatives, and Corporate Secretary of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company (the “Company”). He is a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. In his current role, he monitors and advises on national developments affecting the Title Insurance Industry (the “Industry”); and assists with strategic initiatives relating to developments impacting the Company due to changes and challenges confronting the Industry. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board and various committees, Dan is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and its Bankruptcy Section.

Treasurer

David Townsend MTP, NTP

President, CEO
Agents National Title Insurance Company
1207 W Broadway
Ste C
Columbia, MO   65203-2125
Committees Served: Association Audit Committee, Association Business Steering Committee, Best Practices Executive Work Group, Board of Governors, Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, National Title Professional Program Council, Officers, Public Affairs Steering Committee, Research & Analytics Committee, State Legislative/Regulatory Action Committee, Title Action Network Committee, Title Industry Political Action Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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David Townsend MTP, NTP is president and chief executive officer of Agents National Title Insurance Company. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board and various committees, David is a member of the American and Missouri bar associations as well as multiple state land title associations. He teaches Title Insurance Practice at the University of Missouri School of Law and is the author of the Missouri Bar Insurance Practice Series: "Title Insurance." Named the Missouri Land Title Young Title Professional for 2009, David earned ALTA's National Title Professional designation in 2013.

Chair, Finance Committee

Richard H. Welshons

President
DCA Title
1250 N Frontage Rd
Hastings, MN   55033-1519
Committees Served: Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., ALTA Registry Committee, Association Audit Committee, Association Business Steering Committee, Best Practices Executive Work Group, Board of Governors, Bylaws Committee, Digital Closing Work Group, Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Investment Committee, Officers, Planning Committee, State Legislative/Regulatory Action Committee, Title Action Network Committee

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Richard Welshons began his career in the title insurance industry in 1984 when he joined Dakota County Abstract Company—now known as DCA Title—a privately held company established by his father and grandfather. Richard was named president of the company in 1989. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board and many committees, Richard has served on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Land Title Association continuously since 1997. Active in his local community, Welshons has served on the Board of Directors for multiple organizations.

Chair, A&A Section

Jack Rattikin III

Pres & Chief Executive Officer
Rattikin Title Company
201 Main St
Ste 800
Fort Worth, TX   76102-3132
Committees Served: Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., ALTA Registry Committee, Association Business Steering Committee, Board of Governors, Digital Closing Work Group, Government Affairs Committee, Industry Business Steering Committee, Officers, Planning Committee

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As a professional of the title insurance business for over 30 years, Jack Rattikin III is president and chief executive officer of Rattikin Title Company based in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board and several committees, Jack previously served as president and a member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Land Title Association. Jack has a long track record of service to the community at large through active participation in a wide variety of civic, educational, political, charitable, philanthropic and arts organizations.

Chair, Und Section

Don Kennedy

SVP, National Agency Division
First American Title Insurance Company
1 First American Way
Santa Ana, CA   92707-5913
Committees Served: ALTA Registry Committee, Board of Governors, Industry Business Steering Committee, Investment Committee, Officers, Planning Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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Don Kennedy is senior vice president of the national agency division for First American Title Insurance Company. Most recently, he served as vice president, area manager for First American's direct operations in Southern California and Arizona. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board, Don is a member of the California Land Title Association Board of Governors.

Representatives, A&A Section

Maureen Pfaff NTP, WTP

President / CEO
Olympic Peninsula Title Co.
403 S Peabody St
Port Angeles, WA   98362-3210
Committees Served: Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., Board of Governors, CISO Council, Congressional Liaisons Committee, Digital Closing Work Group, Government Affairs Committee, Information Security Work Group, Title Action Network Committee, Title Industry Political Action Committee

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Maureen Pfaff WTP, NTP is president and chief executive officer of Olympic Peninsula Title Company in Port Angeles, Wash. She grew up in the title insurance and escrow business from age 10 when her parents bought the Clallam County operations of Transamerica Title and opened Olympic Peninsula Title. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board and various committees, Maureen has been a director on the board of the Washington Land Title Association since 2014, serving as president in 2016. She earned her Washington Title Professional designation as well as her National Title Professional designation in 2017.

Representatives, A&A Section

Quinn H. Stufflebeam

Chief Executive Officer
Title Financial Corporation
PO Box 580
195 S Broadway St
Blackfoot, ID   83221-0580
Committees Served: Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., Board of Governors

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Representatives, Und Section

Tara Smith

Group President, Agency Services
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
1360 Post Oak Blvd
Ste 100
Houston, TX   77056-3030
Committees Served: Best Practices Executive Work Group, Board of Governors, Underwriter Section Executive Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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Tara S. Smith serves as Group President of Stewart’s Agency Operations. In this role, she oversees Stewart’s independent title agency network of Trusted Providers™ and all products and services offered to our agency network. She also oversees the company’s marketing operations. Prior to joining Stewart in 2013, she spent 12 years in public accounting through which she provided strategic guidance to clients in the financial services and oil and gas industries. Ms. Smith serves as a member of the American Land Title Association’s Board of Governors. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

Representatives, Und Section

Robert J. Wineman

Exec.VP, Agency Division Manager
FNF Family of Companies
38701 7 Mile Rd
Ste 260
Livonia, MI   48152-3965
Committees Served: Best Practices Executive Work Group, Board of Governors, Government Affairs Committee, Investment Committee, State Legislative/Regulatory Action Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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Robert is executive vice president and agency division manager for Fidelity National Title Group. In this role, he managers Fidelity's Mid-West and Mid-South agency operations covering 18 states. Rob is also the author of various title insurance and business metric focused training materials. Rob was formerly in a "rock band" with his sons so he could re-live his college days. Sadly, he was kicked out of the band after his sons cited artistic differences and replaced him with a younger talented musician. His wife is still his only groupie.

Immediate Past President

Mary O'Donnell

CEO/President
Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
875 Concourse Pkwy S
Ste 200
Maitland, FL   32751-6117
Committees Served: Best Practices Executive Work Group, Best Practices Work Group, Board of Governors, Industry Business Steering Committee, Nominating Committee, Association, Nominating Committee, Underwriters Section, Planning Committee, Research & Analytics Committee, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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Mary O'Donnell is president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Company. Since 2004 under her leadership, the company has grown from a three-state underwriter with a handful of employees and gross revenues of approximately $40 million to a national underwriter grossing in excess of $1.2 Billion and employing a staff of seasoned key professionals. In addition to serving on ALTA's Board and various committees, Mary is a member of the New York and the Florida Bar associations. She also serves as Chair of the Alta Good Deeds Foundation, a charitable foundation of the Association which she helped establish in 2020.

Chief Executive Officer

Diane Tomb

E-Mail: dtomb@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 218
Contact Me About: ALTA Policy
Committee Liaison: Board of Governors

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Elizabeth Blosser

E-Mail: eblosser@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 212
Contact Me About: Grassroots Advocacy, PRIA, State Government Affairs, Title Action Network (TAN)
Committee Liaison: Data Privacy Task Force, Data Privacy Work Group, Digital Closing Task Force, Digital Closing Work Group, Digital Process Impact Work Group, PRIA Liaison Work Group, State Legislative/Regulatory Action Committee

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General Counsel

Steve Gottheim

E-Mail: sgottheim@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 230
Contact Me About: ALTA Best Practices, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Legal Issues
Committee Liaison: Accounting Council, NAIC Liaison Work Group, Our Values Work Group, Underwriter Section Executive Committee

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Chief Operating Officer

Cornelia M. Horner CMP

E-Mail: chorner@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 234
Contact Me About: Marketing, Meetings, Membership
Committee Liaison: Abst. & Title Ins. Agents Sec. Exec., Association Audit Committee, Association Business Steering Committee, Board of Governors, Finance Committee, Internal Auditing Council, Investment Committee

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Senior Vice President of Public Affairs

Christopher Morton

E-Mail: cmorton@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 215
Contact Me About: Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, NAIC
Committee Liaison: Public Affairs Steering Committee

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Chris Morton is the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for the American Land Title Association (ALTA) a national trade association representing title insurance companies, title and settlement agents, independent abstracters, title searchers and real estate attorneys who protect real property owners and mortgage lenders against losses from defects in titles. A member of the organization's Executive Team, Morton leads ALTA's policy development, political engagement and lobbying strategy. Working closely with senior leaders across the association and industry who engage in coalitions, campaigns and strategic communications, his goal is to promote and enhance the title industry's role in protecting consumers in the efficient and secure transfer of real estate.

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Kelly Lyn Romeo CAE

E-Mail: kelly@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 224
Contact Me About: ALTA Database, ALTA Technology & Support, ALTA Registry, ALTA Standard Policy Forms, ALTA/NSPS Land Surveys, Education Products
Committee Liaison: Best Practice Pillar 3 Project, Bylaws Committee, CISO Council, Cyber Security Outreach Project, Forms Committee, Incident Response Plan Project, Industry Business Steering Committee, Information Security Work Group

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Vice President

Jeremy Yohe

E-Mail: jyohe@alta.org
Phone: 202-296-3671 Ext. 328
Contact Me About: Media Liaison, Public Relations, TitleNews Magazine, Website

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