Best Practices Work Group

The purpose and scope of work of this committee is to:

  1. Promote the exchange of information within the ALTA membership about different ways to comply with the Best Practices standards.
  2. Recommend to the Best Practices Executive Committee potential modifications and clarifications to the Best Practices standards or resources.
  3. Keep ALTA and its membership appraised of new developments in the implementation of the Best Practices and their adoption as a risk management tool by lenders.
  4. Assist ALTA in the development of publications and resources for use by ALTA members on the Best Practices.


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Chair

Richard H. Welshons MTP, NTP

Twin Cities Manager
The Title Team and DCA Title
Hastings, MN


Vice Chair

Craig Haskins

CEO and President
Knight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI


Member

Brandi Elaine Abercrombie CESP, CTIP, NTP

Senior Vice President - Texas Operations and Education
National Investors Title Insurance Company
Austin, TX

Tyler Adams

CEO & Co-founder
CertifID
Austin, TX


Linda JH Aparo NTP

Director of National Sales
reQuire Real Estate Solutions, LLC
Palm Harbor, FL

Bettina Arthur

VP - Sales Enablement
Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
Lone Tree, CO


Mica C Bauman Rogers

Pioneer Title Company of Ada County, Inc.
Boise, ID

Jeff J. Bluhm

Executive Vice President
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL


Amanda Caldwell

Divisional Vice President Rocket Close Client Experience
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI

Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP

Chief Operating Officer
Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
Lone Tree, CO


Steven G. Day NTP

Executive Vice President
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Rick Diamond

VP of Information Technology, Agency Operations
Fidelity National Financial
Boston, MA


Mary Jo Edmiston MTP, NTP

Chief Operating Officer
Boone Central Title Company
Columbia, MO

Erin Faulkner

Senior Vice President, Legal - Regulatory Compliance, Title & Appraisal
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Stephen M Gerdes II, CTIP, NTP

Vice President, National Underwriting
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Boerne, TX

Madhu Gopinath

Managing Director
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Houston, TX


Linda Grahovec IEP, ITP, NTP

SVP, FNAS Director of Agent Relations | FNF Family of Companies
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Tiffany Green

Chief Audit Officer
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL


Erica Hallmark

Owner
East Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX

Chuck Haney

President and CEO
Signature Xcel / Sign X
Phoenix, AZ


Kimberly Hartnett

EVP, Strategic Growth | Agency Development
AmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY

Rushelle R. Hathoot

SVP - Closing Operations
Land Title Guarantee Co.
Denver, CO


Christine Heffner

Client Implementation Mgr
First American Title Insurance Co
Pittsburgh, PA

Nicole Heinrich

Compliance & Training Officer
Pioneer Title Company of Ada County, Inc.
Meridian, ID


Kathleen Henry

SVP, Risk Management
The Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Linthicum, MD

Cecilia Belle Hernandez

National Vice President of Title Fulfillment
Inspired Title Services, LLC
Austin, TX


Katie Hersh

Executive Vice President, Strategic Operations & Analytics
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI

Neil Higgins

National Commercial Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Kennebunkport, ME


Lynn Hightower-Moore

General Manager
Common Bond Title, LLC
Birmingham, AL

Cheri Hipenbecker

General Counsel
Knight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI


Brad L.F. Hoeschen

VP, Agency Manager, Underwriter
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Minnetonka, MN

Robert Horan CTP

Title Solutions Officer
SouthState Bank
McKinney, TX


Marie Hunter ITP, NTP

Asst Vice President
Pioneer Title Company of Bannock County
Pocatello, ID

Tom Imperiale NTP

Western Region Manager/Underwriter
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Radnor, PA


Jason John

Manager
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Houston, TX

Roni Jones

Vice President of Administration
Title First Agency, Inc.
Westerville, OH


James C. Lamphere

Head of Operations
Acrisure
Grand Rapids, MI

Pamalla Lanaux

Positively Balanced, LLC
Acworth, GA


Rob Larger

SVP - Director and Head of Title & Escrow Banking
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
New York, NY

Angelo Macreno

Director, Compliance
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Jenny Martin

Sr. Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer
Futura Title & Escrow, LLC
Boise, ID

John Mashack NTP

Vice President
Loudoun Commercial Title, LLC
Leesburg, VA


Lori McDonald

General Manager
Eastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD

Heather Moldovan

Vice President, Rocket Close Operations
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Ryan Murphy

Senior Business Analyst
Stewart Title Company
Naperville, IL

Becky Nilsen

Vice President, Rocket Close Client Experience
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Megan K Peck

Licensed Title Agent/Owner
Comprehensive Closing Services LLC
Erie, PA

Jewel Quintyne

Qualia
San Francisco, CA


MJ K. Radowicz

Vice President, Agency Services Coordinator
Fidelity National Title Group
Wauwatosa, WI

Jack Rattikin III

President & CEO
Rattikin Title Company
Fort Worth, TX


Kristin Reis

President
Compliance Bridge, LLC
New Bedford, MA

Amy Riggsbee

President, Settlement Services
HomeServices of America, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN


Betty Sagatelian

President
Realty Title Agency, Inc.
White Plains, NY

Janet Scanlan

Compliance Manager
Compass, Inc
Deland, FL


Julie Singh

Senior Manager
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Houston, TX

Jenine Skrabak M.Ed, NTP, VCTE, VCTSA

President
Crossroads Title Agency, LLC
Palmyra, VA


Ruthann E. M. Stenger Esq.

COO
Dearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN

Shelley Stewart CLC, NTP

President / CEO
Southern Title Holding Company, LLC
Daytona Beach, FL


Lisa Vesperman Still

VP, New England Regional Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Braintree, MA

Steven R. Stipetich

Vice President-Legal
Radian Settlement Services Inc.
Coraopolis, PA


Laura Tierney

Corporate Underwriting Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Nicole Timpanaro

CEO/Owner
Fortune Title Agency, Inc.
Roseland, NJ


Terry Valles

Managing Director VP, Title Industry Banking
MidFirst Bank
Dallas, TX

Maribeth Walsh

Senior Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA


Gina Webster

VP Escrow & Settlement
Investors Title Insurance Company
Chapel Hill, NC

Theresa Williamson CLC

SVP, Compliance & Nat. Training
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Pace, FL


Beverley Woolf

Sr. Operations Counsel - Southern California
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA

Tracy Zobel

Executive Vice President, Client Experience
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Sushma Zoellner

Chief Product Officer
Closinglock
Austin, TX


Staff

Steven Gold

Associate Counsel & Senior Director of Products
American Land Title Association
Clearwater, FL