Government Affairs Committee
The purpose and scope of work of this committee is to:
- Recommend to the Board of Governors positions and involvement in federal and state governmental activities affecting the land title industry.
- Develop and implement strategy and tactics in accordance with the bylaws to facilitate legislative/regulatory objectives.
- Maintain a positive profile with allied organizations, working toward developing effective, cooperative relationships on legislative and regulatory initiatives of mutual interest to ALTA and the allied organizations.
- Analyze and monitor federal and state governmental activities that would have a substantial impact on the land title industry.
- Establish and maintain legislative and regulatory contacts at federal and state levels and coordinate such efforts with Association members.
- Assist in the organization and program content for federal, state and regional land title seminars.
- Provide speech content and articles to assist Association chair officers, affiliated state/regional association executives and others in describing legislative/regulatory proposals affecting the land title industry.
Chair
James C. Lamphere
VP, Title and EscrowHomeServices of America, Inc.
Edina, MN
Vice Chair

Nick Hacker
President/CEOThe Title Team
Bismarck, ND
Members
Cecelia Adams
Owner/PresidentRSI Title, LLC
Rockville, MD
Ellen C Albrecht NTP
Senior UnderwriterSecurity 1st Title LLC
Wichita, KS
John T Beard
AbstractorMarshall County Abstract Co., LLC
Madill, OK
Mark Bennett CAE, IOM
Executive DirectorOhio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH

Cynthia Durham Blair NTP
Attorney/MemberBlair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC
Ron Blitenthal
SVP, Chief Regulatory CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL
John C. Bommarito
General CounselATA National Title Group, LLC
Farmington Hills, MI
Deborah Boyd
CATIC Florida State CounselCATIC
Orlando, FL
Patrick Buell
Vice President/OwnerThe Title Company
Fargo, ND

Lori Bullard NTP, WTP
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA

Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Shonna Stock Cardello CLTP, NTP
PresidentWhite Rose Settlement Services, Inc.
York, PA

John P. Crowley
New Jersey State CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
Vincent G Danzi
Vice President of OperationsThe Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Floral Park, NY

Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX

Steven G. Day NTP
President - National Agency OperationsFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Jeff DeGood
National Agency Division CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Maria Deligiorgis
Director of National Expansion & General CounselUT Citywide, LLC
McLean, VA
Colin Doherty
Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. - New Jersey Regional OfficeShrewsbury, NJ

Michelle Ann Epley
SVP, Regulatory ComplianceWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR

Andrea S. Ewan
ManagerDearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN

Kimberly Fields
Upper Midwest Underwriting CounselAgents National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, MO

Celia C. Flowers
OwnerEast Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX
Ryan Galer
Legal CounselCharter Title & Escrow Services, Inc.
Omaha, NE

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.
VP/ Sr Counsel,Corporate LegalOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL

Valerie Grandin
EVP & Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
Michele Green Esq.
SVP, National Agency OperationsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
Dale Hardy
Notarize, Inc.Boston, MA
Richard A. Hogan
VP & Chief Compliance OfficerCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT

John Holt ITP, NTP
VP and Claims CounselOld Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Eagle, ID

Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP
Title AgentPlunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA

Dione Joseph J.D., NTP, OLTP
National Commercial UnderwriterOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

Robin Kelsh
Executive DirectorPennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA
Timothy V. Kemp
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLPGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Washington, DC
Mark A. Ladd
VP-Regulatory & Industry AffairsMERS/ICE
Provo, UT
John T. LaJoie
VP - Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Tallahassee, FL

Randy M. Lee
Sr. V.P. Government AffairsRandy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX
Dillon Malone
DirectorIowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA
John Masen
Amrock LLCDetroit, MI

Kelly McCarel
VP, Agency OperationsDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
Lori McDonald
General ManagerEastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD
Jeffrey F McEvoy
Attorney / Managing MemberHome Surety Title and Escrow, LLC
Memphis, TN
Mike Lee McGregor
Director Regulatory and ComplianceStavvy
Boston, MA

Daniel D. Mennenoh ITP, NTP
Midwest Regional Agency RepWestcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Overland Park, KS
Scott Merritt
Executive DirectorFlorida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL

Leslie A. Midgley CAE
Executive Vice President & CEOTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
Tom Morgan
Senior Industry Relations RepresentativeQualia
Rockport, MA
Melissa Murphy
EVP, Chief Legal and Gen. CounseAttorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL

S. Madeleine Nagy
Executive DirectorTitle Insurance Rate Service Association
New York, NY
James O. Nelson II
SVP, Deputy General CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Lee Offir
State CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Sunrise, FL
Michael O'Neal
Vice President-Corp UnderwritingFirst American Title Insurance Co
Washington, DC

Donald A. O'Neill
Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance OfficerWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
Craig Page
EVP & CounselCalifornia Land Title Association
Sacramento, CA

Frank Pellegrini
PresidentPrairie Title Services, Inc.
Oak Park, IL
Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL

Matthew D. Reass NTP
EVP, Strategic Partner RelationshipsRynohLive
Virginia Beach, VA
Danielle R. Reed Sparks
Product ManagerFirst American SMS
Santa Ana, CA

Elizabeth Reilly
Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy OfficerFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
John Rochford
Community Title Company, LLCNashville, TN
Jody K. Rogow
Executive Vice President & General CounselAmrock Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI
Alma Rushing NTP
Sr. Vice Pres of Escrow OperationsOrange Coast Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
Mary Schuster
SVP Industry RelationsRamQuest, Inc.
Galena, IL
Elyce Schweitzer
Regulatory Compliance Officer/VPAlliant National Title Insurance
Oviedo, FL

Deborah L Scott NTP, TPN
Commercial Title ManagerNebraska Title Company
Omaha, NE
Robert J Sewell III
Pres. of State/Ops.Title Financial Corporation
Missoula, MT

Margaret Sklenar
Co-OwnerMetropolitan Title of Indiana, LLC
Mishawaka, IN
R. Michael Smith
National Underwriting CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY

Sylvia A. Smith-Turk
Division PresidentStewart Title Company
Reno, NV
Kara Lynn Stachel Esq.
First American Title Insurance CompanySanta Ana, CA
John H. Stauffer
CEOTitle Midwest, Inc.
Fairway, KS
Amy Tankersley
AVP, Director, Education & Industry RelationsDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Maumee, OH

James Thanasules
SVP & Chief NY State CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY

Mary Thomas
Sr. VP/Chief Compliance & Regulatory OfficerStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Nicole Timpanaro
CEO/OwnerFortune Title Agency, Inc.
Roseland, NJ

David Townsend MTP, NTP
President, CEOAgents National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, MO

Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE

Richard H. Welshons
ManagerThe Title Team and DCA Title
Hastings, MN
Steven H. Winkler
EVP/Chief Underwriting CounselWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
Robert Wuerfel
PresidentLighthouse Title Agency - Thornapple River, LLC
Holland, MI

Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP
VP for Education and TrainingFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Staff

Emily Tryon
Vice President of Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC