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

Don Kennedy

Managing Director, First American Title Insurance Company’s Agency Division
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA

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

Bettina Arthur

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

Cheryl Baillis

Flueid Software Corporation
Irving, TX

Jeff J. Bluhm

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

Mark Burr

Milton Title & Escrow, LLC
Alpharetta, GA

Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP

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

Randy Dean

VP | Chief Title Officer
Lennar Title, Inc.
Miami, FL

Rick Diamond

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

Erin Faulkner

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

Ryan Galer NTP

Legal Counsel
Ubiquity Title Solutions
Omaha, NE

Stephen M Gerdes II

Vice President, National Underwriting
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Uvalde, 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

Erica Hallmark

Owner
East Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX

Alex Hamlin

Head of Information Security
Qualia
San Francisco, CA

Sean Hanley

Associate General Counsel
Qualia
San Francisco, CA

Kimberly Hartnett

Compliance Manager
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 Hernandez

VP West Regional Title Operation
Inspired Title Services, LLC
Austin, TX

Lynn Hightower-Moore

General Manager
Common Bond Title, LLC
Birmingham, AL

Cheri Hipenbecker

General Counsel
Knight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI

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

Roni Jones

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

Julie Kumari

Manager
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Houston, TX

Robert J Larger

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

Angelo Macreno

Director, Legal & Compliance
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI

Matthew Marron

Managing Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

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

Adrienne McCollister

General Counsel
Metropolitan Title of Indiana, LLC
Mishawaka, IN

Lori McDonald

General Manager
Eastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD

Megan McLindon

Sr. Product Manager
Closinglock
Austin, TX

Heather Moldovan

Vice President, Operations
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI

Ryan Murphy

Audit Manager
Advocus National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

Eddie Oddo NTP

VP, Real Estate GTM
Laguna Niguel, CA

Elaine Owens

Director of Onboarding & Customer Success
DomiDocs, Inc
Stuart, FL

Megan K Peck

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

Alana Pierce

Escrow Manager
Pioneer Title Company of Ada County - Eagle
Boise, ID

Jewel Quintyne

Qualia
San Francisco, CA

Mary Jo K. Radowicz

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

Craig Rants

SVP, Title Operations
Land Title Insurance Corporation
Denver, CO

Jack Rattikin III

President & CEO
Rattikin Title Company
Fort Worth, TX

Danielle R. Reed Sparks

Head of Product
Stewart Title Company
Houston, TX

Kristin Reis

President
Compliance Bridge, LLC
New Bedford, MA

Betty Sagatelian

President
Realty Title Agency, Inc.
White Plains, NY

Janet Scanlan

Compliance Manager
Compass, Inc
Deland, FL

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

John Sthreshley

VP Area Manager
Stewart Title Company
Tampa, FL

Lisa Still

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

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

Theresa Williamson CLC

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

Beverley Woolf

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

Tracy Zobel

Executive Vice President, Title, Settlement & Appraisal Operations
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