State Legislative/Regulatory Action Committee
The purpose and scope of work of this committee is to:
- Obtain information on a timely basis on state legislative and regulatory proposals affecting the land title industry.
- Develop a program regarding the efforts the Association should undertake in connection with a particular state proposal.
- Summarize the proposal.
- Summarize the views of title companies operating in the state and state/regional land title association.
- Include a report on Association staff consultation with the state/regional land title affiliated association.
- Propose a plan of action to the Government Affairs Committee (GAC).
- Implement the plan of action.
- Each plan of action should be considered and developed by GAC and approved by the Board of Governors.
- The GAC Chairman shall be kept advised of significant developments and activities.
- Describe the Association's efforts in connection with particular matters at the state level by memoranda to GAC and the Board of Governors.
Co Chair

Sylvia A. Smith-Turk
PresidentStewart Title Company - Kietzke
Reno, NV

Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP
VP for Education and TrainingAgents National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, MO
Vice Chair
Deborah S. Bailey Esq.
Managing MemberBailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA
Members
Ellen C Albrecht NTP
VP & Regional UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Omaha, NE
Linda Alwood
Executive DirectorLouisiana Land Title Association
Baton Rouge, LA
Marc L. Aronson
President & CEOPennsylvania Association of Notaries
Pittsburgh, PA
Ellye Aull
Compliance & Regulatory CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

William Avant NTP
AVP | Area CounselChicago Title
Birmingham, AL

Paula J. Bachmeier NTP
SVPThe North Dakota Guaranty & Title Co.
Minot, ND
Randall S. Barbour
Kansas Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Co
Overland Park, KS
Mark Bennett CAE, IOM
Executive DirectorOhio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH
Lisa M. Beville
Atty/Reg'l Training Coord. VP.Fidelity National Title Group
Dallas, TX

Cynthia Durham Blair NTP
Attorney/MemberBlair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC
Jim Blair IV
CEONorth Meridian Title & Escrow, LLC
Wenatchee, WA

Nicole Booth
EVP, Public AffairsNotarize, Inc.
Boston, MA

Randall E Bradley
Executive Vice PresidentMother Lode Holding Company
Roseville, CA

Samantha Budzyn
Director of OperationsNexsys Technologies
Detroit, MI
Jennifer Butler
Zillow Closing Services, LLCSeattle, WA
Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Lombard, IL
Christopher B. Campbell
Director, Info Sec & ComplianceStates Title Insurance Company
Miami, FL
Michael J Cantrell OKTP
Operations ManagerWagoner County Abstract Company, LLC
Wagoner, OK
Margaret Cook
General CounselAlliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO
Jacqui Cosgrove
Customer Success ManagerSnapDocs
San Francisco, CA
David H Cox Esq.
DirectorJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC

John P. Crowley
New Jersey State CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
Brian Danis
VP, Reinsurance CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Steven G. Day NTP
President - National Agency OperationsFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
Pamela P. Day
OwnerDay Title Services, LC
Richmond, VA
Randle P. DeFoor
National Agency CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Jeff DeGood
National Agency Division CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Maria Deligiorgis
Title Alliance, Ltd.Media, PA
Ruth A. Dillingham NTP
PrincipalDillingham Law LLC
Barnstable, MA
Michael P Dulin
Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Baltimore, MD
Edward C. Eastman Jr.
Executive DirectorNew Jersey Land Title Association
Freehold, NJ

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

Andrea S. Ewan
ManagerDearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN
Deb Feinen
Vice PresidentAttorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Champaign, IL
Nancy Ferguson
VP/State CounselChicago Title
Greensboro, NC

Alan B. Fields
Director of UnderwritingWFG National Title Insurance Company
Irvine, CA

Ashley Sadler Fischer
Regulatory CounselCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT
Ken Flint
Operations and IT ManagerProvident Title Company
Sherman Oaks, CA
Jennifer Gaytan
Underwriting CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Alyssa Gazdag
Director, Audit & ComplianceAmrock LLC
Detroit, MI

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

Scott Gillen
SVPStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
Owen Girard
Title Resources Guaranty CompanyDallas, TX

James L. Gosdin
Sr. VP, Chief UW CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
Karen Gutman
VP/PA Underwriting CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY

Nick Hacker
President/CEOThe North Dakota Guaranty & Title Co.
Bismarck, ND
John Hair
Zillow Closing Services, LLCWashington, DC
Richard Halfmann
National Underwriting CouFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Erica Hallmark
OwnerEast Texas Tax & Land Services, LLC
Tyler, TX
Shawn Herrick
Executive DirectorKansas Land Title Association
Topeka, KS
Warren Hill
Vice PresidentOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Albuquerque, NM
Cheri Hipenbecker
General CounselKnight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Dean G. Hoag Jr.
PresidentCommunity Title
Overland Park, KS
Sean Holland
VP & Underwriting CounselFidelity National Title Group
Seattle, WA

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

Lyman Hopper
BDMPropLogix
Sarasota, FL
Christopher Hultzman
First American Title Insurance CoSanta Ana, CA

Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP
Title AgentPlunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA
Sasha M. Johnston
PresidentSheridan County Title
Sheridan, WY
Kernard Jones
Government Affairs AnalystNotarize, Inc.
Boston, MA

Danielle L. Kaiser ITP, NTP
Regional Underwriting CounselNorth American Title Insurance Company
Concord, CA

Robin Kelsh
Executive DirectorPennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA
Timothy V. Kemp
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig, PA
Washington, DC
Melanie Kido
VP, MA State CounselCATIC
Waltham, MA
Kevin Kinderman
Corporation Service CompanyWilmington, DE

Cheryl Conner King
Founding PartnerFidus Title Co, LLC
Alpharetta, GA
Natalie R Koonce
SVP, National Escrow AdvisorWFG National Title Company
Colorado Springs, CO
Mark A. Ladd
VP-Regulatory & Industry AffairsSimplifile, LC
Provo, UT
Catherine LaFond
Attorney/OwnerLaFond Law Group, PA
Charleston, SC
Max Lamb
Director of Business DevelopmentQualia
San Francisco, CA
Wesley Lasseigne
Area CounselChicago Title
Birmingham, AL
Margery Q Lee
Executive Vice PresidentNorth American Title Company, Inc.
Concord, CA
Tyler Lee
Vice PresidentBlend Title Insurance Agency
New York, NY

Randy M. Lee
Sr. V.P. Government AffairsRandy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX
Jerry Lewallen
PresidenteRecording Partners Network
Minneapolis, MN
O. Wesley Long
AttorneyO.W. Long & Associates
Guntersville, AL
Katrina Luzier
Sr. Escrow OfficerBond & Associates Title Agency, Inc.
Akron, OH
George Majewski
AttorneyGeorge Majewski
Washington, DC

Michael Malone KTP, MTP, NTP, TPN
Vice PresidentFidelity National Title Group
Wichita, KS
Sarah G. Maroon
Senior CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Joseph Marriott
Quality Title Services, LLCMetairie, LA
Cynthia Martin
VP, Dir. Residential UnderwritinFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Marianne Mathieu NTP
VP/National Agency AccountsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
Jeffrey F McEvoy
Attorney / Managing MemberHome Surety Title and Escrow, LLC
Memphis, TN
Scott Merritt
Executive DirectorFlorida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL

Leslie A. Midgley CAE
Executive Vice President & CEOTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX

Bradley Miller
Director, Title OperationsOS National, LLC
Duluth, GA
Tom Morgan
QualiaSan Francisco, CA
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
Sarah Newcomb
Old Republic National Title Insurance CompanyTampa, FL

Tyler Newlon
Digital Strategy ImplementerPioneer Title Agency, Inc.
Flagstaff, AZ
Michael O'Neal
Vice President-Corp UnderwritingFirst American Title Insurance Co
Washington, DC
Ryan Patmintra
Zillow Closing Services, LLCSeattle, WA
Meghan Noreen Pfanstiel AICP
Executive DirectorLand Title Association of Colorado
Denver, CO

Brian Pitman
CEOIndependence Title
Austin, TX

Roy V. Poll
VP Western Division AgencyOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Phoenix, AZ

Megan Powell
Commercial UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Seattle, WA

Nancy G Pratt
Strategy Business Manager, SRBlack Knight
Jacksonville, FL
Paul D Pruitt
Associate General CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Dallas, TX
Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL

Penny Reed CMB
SVPWells Fargo
Saint Paul, MN
Patrick T. Roe
General ManagerCharles Jones LLC
Trenton, NJ
Eric Schibi
Owner, Managing MemberField Abstract & Title, LLC
Hays, KS
Donna Schmulbach
Title Services ManagerFirst American Title Insurance Co
El Reno, OK
David Schumacher
Underwriting & Claims ManagerOrange Coast Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
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
Yehoshua Silberstein
Associate Regulatory CounselNotarize, Inc.
Boston, MA
Marc J. Slotnick
Bailey & Slotnick, PLLCCharleston, WV
Christopher Smart
AttorneyCarlton Fields
Tampa, FL

Maura A. Snabes CLTP, NTP
SVP, Corporate CounselCorporate Settlement Solutions
Charlevoix, MI

Christine Sparks ITP, NTP
Senior Vice President - COOAttorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Lisa M Steele
Executive Vice PresidentMother Lode Holding Company
Roseville, CA
Kate Steineman
SVP - Business Liaison MgrWells Fargo Home Mortgage
Saint Louis Park, MN
Marx Sterbcow
Managing AttorneySterbcow Law Group, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Eric Swarthout
PresidentThoroughbred Title Services
Rye Brook, NY
Justin Tanner
Regional Underwriting CounselStates Title Insurance Company
Miami, FL

Mary Thomas
VP/Chief Regulatory CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
Brian W. Thompson Esq.
DirectorJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
Donna Tonioni
Product ManagerEllie Mae, Inc.
Pleasanton, CA

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

Robert Treuber
Executive DirectorNew York State Land Title Association
New York, NY
Sara Valenz
Regional Underwriting Counsel NENorth American Title Insurance Company
Concord, CA
Mickey Vandenberg
Western Reg. Escrow Ops. ManagerNorth American Title Company, Inc.
Costa Mesa, CA

Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
KS & NE Sales RepresentativeFirst American Title Insurance Company
Omaha, NE
Robin D. Watts
Maine State CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
South Portland, ME

Richard H. Welshons
PresidentDCA Title
Hastings, MN

Robert J. Wineman
Exec.VP, Agency Division ManagerFNF Family of Companies
Livonia, MI
Bill Wooten
Vice PresFidelity National Title
Albuquerque, NM
Jennifer Wootton
VPFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Staff

Elizabeth Blosser
Vice President of Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC