Government Affairs Committee

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

  1. Recommend to the Board of Governors positions and involvement in federal and state governmental activities affecting the land title industry.
  2. Develop and implement strategy and tactics in accordance with the bylaws to facilitate legislative/regulatory objectives.
  3. 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.
  4. Analyze and monitor federal and state governmental activities that would have a substantial impact on the land title industry.
  5. Establish and maintain legislative and regulatory contacts at federal and state levels and coordinate such efforts with Association members.
  6. Assist in the organization and program content for federal, state and regional land title seminars.
  7. 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.


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Chair

Nick Hacker

President/CEO
The Title Team
Bismarck, ND


Vice Chair

John P. Crowley

Senior Regulatory & Compliance Counsel
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ

John Williams

CEO
Bluegrass Land Title, LLC
Lexington, KY



Member

Vanessa Abreu

National Commercial Underwriter
First American Title Insurance Co
Miami, FL

Ellen C Albrecht NTP

Senior Underwriter
Security 1st Title LLC
Wichita, KS


Linda Alwood

Executive Director
Louisiana Land Title Association
Baton Rouge, LA

AnnMarie Arens MTP, NTP

Midwest Regional Sales Manager
Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Overland Park, KS


Zachary Atwood NTP

Senior Underwriting Counsel - AL/AR/MS
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Birmingham, AL

Deborah S. Bailey Esq.

Managing Member
Bailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA


John T Beard

Abstractor
Marshall County Abstract Co., LLC
Madill, OK

Nicole Beattie

Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Close
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Mark Bennett CAE, IOM

Executive Director
Ohio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH

Cynthia Durham Blair NTP

Attorney/Member
Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC


Ron Blitenthal

SVP, Chief Regulatory Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL

Dan Buchanan

SVP, Chief Title Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA


Lori Bullard NTP, WTP

Underwriter
First American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA

Carole Bullion-Mincy

Account Executive
Liberty Title
Brighton, MI


Erin M Cabelus

VP, Compliance & Regulatory Counsel
CATIC
Rocky Hill, CT

Charles C Cain

SVP-National Agency Division
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL


Shonna Stock Cardello CLTP, NTP

President
White Rose Settlement Services, Inc.
York, PA

Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP

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


Brian Connors

Vice President, Advocacy Officer
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Aaron Day

Dir. of Gov. Affairs & Counsel
Texas Land Title Association
Austin, TX


Carrie De Leon

COO
West Indies Title, LLC
St Thomas, VI

Maria Deligiorgis

SVP, Northeast Regional Manager
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Mullica Hill, NJ


Ruth A. Dillingham NTP

Principal
Dillingham Law LLC
Barnstable, MA

Laura Dishman

Vice-President
Grand River Abstract & Title Company
Jay, OK


Whitney Dodd

VP, Public Policy
Radian Settlement Services Inc.
Coraopolis, PA

Michael P Dulin

Senior Operations Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Baltimore, MD


Robyn Dvoracek

Title Agent
Dvoracek Title & Business Services, LLC
Saint Paul, NE

Michelle Ann Epley

SVP, Regulatory Compliance
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR


Andrea S. Ewan

President
Dearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN

Erin Faulkner

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


Alan B. Fields

Director of Underwriting
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Sanford, FL

Kimberly Fields

VP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, Central Region
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL


Mark Fleming

SVP, Decision Sciences & Chief Economist
First American Title Insurance Company
Washington, DC

Ken Flint

Upward Title Company
Whittier, CA


James Fulgenzi

Director of Government Affairs & Advocacy
Proof
Boston, MA

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.

SVP - Senior Underwriting Counsel/Corporate Underwriting
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA


Valerie Grandin

VP & Sr. Underwriting Counsel - Florida Region
Alliant National Title Insurance
Oviedo, FL

Michele Green Esq.

SVP, National Agency Operations
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL


Brandi L Halcomb

IN Agency Services Representative
First American Title Insurance Co
Indianapolis, IN

John Hall

VP Agency Mgr
Old Republic Title Company
Santa Rosa, CA


Lindsay Hall Harrison

VP, Regulatory Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Portland, OR

Elizabeth Hanna

Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX


Craig Haskins

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

Brad L.F. Hoeschen

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


Sean Holland

Washington Land Title Association
Seattle, WA

John Holt ITP, NTP

VP and Claims Counsel
Old Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Eagle, ID


Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP

Title Agent
Plunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA

Sheri Kanesaka

Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig
Los Angeles, CA


Robin Kelsh

Executive Director
Pennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA

Tim V. Kemp

Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Washington, DC


Don Kennedy

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

John T. LaJoie

VP - Senior Operations Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Tallahassee, FL


Brent J. Laliberte NTP

President
Bayou Title, Inc.
Terrytown, LA

James C. Lamphere

Head of Operations
Acrisure
Grand Rapids, MI


Randy M. Lee

CEO/Owner/Government Affairs
Randy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX

Dillon Malone

Director
Iowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA


Sarah Maroon

Senior Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Travis Martin NTP

Title Operations Manager
Black Hills Title, Inc.
Belle Fourche, SD


Laura Louise Martin Esq.

Owner and Counsel
Magnolia Title Company, LLC
Raleigh, NC

John Masen

Vice President, Managing Attorney-Title & Appraisal
Rocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI


Daniel D. Mennenoh ITP, NTP

Retired
Daniel D. Mennenoh
Galena, IL

Scott Merritt

Executive Director
Florida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL


Leslie A. Midgley CAE

Executive Vice President & CEO
Texas Land Title Association
Austin, TX

S. Madeleine Nagy

Executive Director
Title Insurance Rate Service Association
East Aurora, NY


Todd Niemczyk

Privacy Counsel
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Frank Pellegrini

President
Prairie Title Services, Inc.
Oak Park, IL


Meghan Noreen Pfanstiel AICP

Executive Director
Land Title Association of Colorado
Littleton, CO

Brian Phillips

Regional Manager
WFG National Title Company
San Antonio, TX


Patrick Quist

VP/Director-IL Gov't Relations
Chicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL

Laura Raposo

Legislative Monitoring Counsel
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL


Jack Rattikin III

President & CEO
Rattikin Title Company
Fort Worth, TX

Danielle R. Reed Sparks

Head of Product
Stewart Title Company
Houston, TX


Elizabeth Reilly

Deputy General Counsel, Fidelity National Title Group
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Kristin Reis

President
Compliance Bridge, LLC
New Bedford, MA


Jody K. Rogow

President and Chief Executive Officer
Rocket Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI

Todd D Rowe Esq., CLTP

SVP & Division Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chesterbrook, PA


Monica Russell

General Counsel
Blum & Associates Co., L.P.A
Mayfield Heights, OH

Denise Schafer

VP, State Manager
First American Title Insurance Company
Orlando, FL


Mary Schuster

Chief Knowledge Officer
October Research, LLC
Galena, IL

Elyce Schweitzer

Regulatory Compliance Officer/VP
Alliant National Title Insurance
Longmont, CO


David Scott

SVP, Enterprise Services National Agency
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Aurora, CO

Elizabeth A Shields

Underwriter
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Radnor, PA


Michael Shope

Attorney
Title Group of Tennessee, LLC
Knoxville, TN

Robert C. Skidmore Esq., OLTP

President
Transfer Title Agency, Inc.
Medina, OH


Sylvia A. Smith-Turk

Chief Operating Officer
Core Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV

Steven Sorge

Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Radnor, PA


Kelly A Spengler NTP, OLTP

Regional Underwriting Counsel
Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
Columbus, OH

Chris H St. John KTP, NTP

President
Lawyers Title of Kansas, Inc.
Topeka, KS


Kara Stachel Esq.

Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
Coral Springs, FL

Ruthann E. M. Stenger Esq.

COO
Dearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN


John Sthreshley

VP Area Manager
Stewart Title Company
Tampa, FL

Andy Su

Sales Consultant
SoftPro
Irvine, CA


Eric Swarthout NTP

President
Thoroughbred Title Services
Rye Brook, NY

Shadi Ashtari Taher

Operations Counsel
First American Title Company
Santa Ana, CA


Tricia E Taylor

Vice President, Division Area Manager
First American Title Insurance Company
Excelsior, MN

James Thanasules

President
AmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY


Mary Thomas

Sr. VP/Chief Compliance & Regulatory Officer
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Brian W. Thompson Esq.

Director
Jackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC


Nicole Timpanaro

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

Robert Treuber

Executive Director
New York State Land Title Association
New York, NY


Howard Turk

Founder and Managing Director
Turk & Company
Newport Beach, CA

Tara Van Rooy

Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Fidelity National Financial
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL


Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN

Underwriter
First American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE

Richard H. Welshons MTP, NTP

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


Shannon L. Widman

Deputy General Counsel
Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL

Steven H. Winkler

EVP/Chief Underwriting Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR


Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP

VP for Education and Training
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL


Staff

Kevin Cameron

Vice President, Head of Federal Government Affairs
American Land Title Association
Washington, DC

Emily Tryon

Chief Advocacy Officer
American Land Title Association
Washington, DC