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
 
 
Nick Hacker
President/CEOThe Title Team
Bismarck, ND
Vice Chair
 
 
John P. Crowley
Senior Regulatory & Compliance CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
 
 
John Williams
CEOBluegrass Land Title, LLC
Lexington, KY
Member
 
 
Vanessa Abreu
National Commercial UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Co
Miami, FL
 
 
Ellen C Albrecht NTP
Senior UnderwriterSecurity 1st Title LLC
Wichita, KS
 
 
Linda Alwood
Executive DirectorLouisiana Land Title Association
Baton Rouge, LA
 
 
AnnMarie Arens MTP, NTP
Midwest Regional Sales ManagerWestcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Overland Park, KS
 
 
Zachary Atwood NTP
Senior Underwriting Counsel - AL/AR/MSStewart Title Guaranty Company
Birmingham, AL
 
 
Deborah S. Bailey Esq.
Managing MemberBailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA
 
 
John T Beard
AbstractorMarshall County Abstract Co., LLC
Madill, OK
 
 
Nicole Beattie
Chief Executive Officer, Rocket CloseRocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI
 
 
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
 
 
Dan Buchanan
SVP, Chief Title CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
 
 
Lori Bullard NTP, WTP
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA
 
 
Carole Bullion-Mincy
Account ExecutiveLiberty Title
Brighton, MI
 
 
Erin M Cabelus
VP, Compliance & Regulatory CounselCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT
 
 
Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Shonna Stock Cardello CLTP, NTP
PresidentWhite Rose Settlement Services, Inc.
York, PA
 
 
Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP
Chief Operating OfficerWestcor Land Title Insurance Company
Lone Tree, CO
 
 
Brian Connors
Vice President, Advocacy OfficerFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
 
 
Carrie De Leon
COOWest Indies Title, LLC
St Thomas, VI
 
 
Maria Deligiorgis
SVP, Northeast Regional ManagerWFG National Title Insurance Company
Mullica Hill, NJ
 
 
Ruth A. Dillingham NTP
PrincipalDillingham Law LLC
Barnstable, MA
 
 
Laura Dishman
Vice-PresidentGrand River Abstract & Title Company
Jay, OK
 
 
Whitney Dodd
VP, Public PolicyRadian Settlement Services Inc.
Coraopolis, PA
 
 
Michael P Dulin
Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Baltimore, MD
 
 
Robyn Dvoracek
Title AgentDvoracek Title & Business Services, LLC
Saint Paul, NE
 
 
Michelle Ann Epley
SVP, Regulatory ComplianceWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
 
 
Andrea S. Ewan
PresidentDearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN
 
 
Erin Faulkner
Senior Vice President, Legal - Regulatory Compliance, Title & AppraisalRocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI
 
 
Alan B. Fields
Director of UnderwritingWFG National Title Insurance Company
Sanford, FL
 
 
Kimberly Fields
VP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, Central RegionWFG National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL
 
 
Mark Fleming
SVP, Decision Sciences & Chief EconomistFirst American Title Insurance Company
Washington, DC
 
 
Ken Flint
Upward Title CompanyWhittier, CA
 
 
James Fulgenzi
Director of Government Affairs & AdvocacyProof
Boston, MA
 
 
Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.
SVP - Senior Underwriting Counsel/Corporate UnderwritingFirst American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
 
 
Valerie Grandin
VP & Sr. Underwriting Counsel - Florida RegionAlliant National Title Insurance
Oviedo, FL
 
 
Michele Green Esq.
SVP, National Agency OperationsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Brandi L Halcomb
IN Agency Services RepresentativeFirst American Title Insurance Co
Indianapolis, IN
 
 
John Hall
VP Agency MgrOld Republic Title Company
Santa Rosa, CA
 
 
Lindsay Hall Harrison
VP, Regulatory CounselFNF Family of Companies
Portland, OR
 
 
Elizabeth Hanna
Stewart Title Guaranty CompanyHouston, TX
 
 
Craig Haskins
CEO and PresidentKnight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
 
 
Brad L.F. Hoeschen
VP, Agency Manager, UnderwriterOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Minnetonka, MN
 
 
Sean Holland
Washington Land Title AssociationSeattle, WA
 
 
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
 
 
Sheri Kanesaka
Of CounselGreenberg Traurig
Los Angeles, CA
 
 
Robin Kelsh
Executive DirectorPennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA
 
 
Tim V. Kemp
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLPGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Washington, DC
 
 
Don Kennedy
Managing Director, First American Title Insurance Company’s Agency DivisionFirst American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
 
 
John T. LaJoie
VP - Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Tallahassee, FL
 
 
Brent J. Laliberte NTP
PresidentBayou Title, Inc.
Terrytown, LA
 
 
James C. Lamphere
Head of OperationsAcrisure
Grand Rapids, MI
 
 
Randy M. Lee
CEO/Owner/Government AffairsRandy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX
 
 
Dillon Malone
DirectorIowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA
 
 
Sarah Maroon
Senior CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Travis Martin NTP
Title Operations ManagerBlack Hills Title, Inc.
Belle Fourche, SD
 
 
Laura Louise Martin Esq.
Owner and CounselMagnolia Title Company, LLC
Raleigh, NC
 
 
John Masen
Vice President, Managing Attorney-Title & AppraisalRocket Close, LLC
Detroit, MI
 
 
Daniel D. Mennenoh ITP, NTP
RetiredDaniel D. Mennenoh
Galena, IL
 
 
Scott Merritt
Executive DirectorFlorida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL
 
 
Leslie A. Midgley CAE
Executive Vice President & CEOTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
 
 
S. Madeleine Nagy
Executive DirectorTitle Insurance Rate Service Association
East Aurora, NY
 
 
Todd Niemczyk
Privacy CounselFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Frank Pellegrini
PresidentPrairie Title Services, Inc.
Oak Park, IL
 
 
Meghan Noreen Pfanstiel AICP
Executive DirectorLand Title Association of Colorado
Littleton, CO
 
 
Brian Phillips
Regional ManagerWFG National Title Company
San Antonio, TX
 
 
Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL
 
 
Laura Raposo
Legislative Monitoring CounselFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Jack Rattikin III
President & CEORattikin Title Company
Fort Worth, TX
 
 
Danielle R. Reed Sparks
Head of ProductStewart Title Company
Houston, TX
 
 
Elizabeth Reilly
Deputy General Counsel, Fidelity National Title GroupFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Kristin Reis
PresidentCompliance Bridge, LLC
New Bedford, MA
 
 
Jody K. Rogow
President and Chief Executive OfficerRocket Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI
 
 
Todd D Rowe Esq., CLTP
SVP & Division CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chesterbrook, PA
 
 
Monica Russell
General CounselBlum & Associates Co., L.P.A
Mayfield Heights, OH
 
 
Denise Schafer
VP, State ManagerFirst American Title Insurance Company
Orlando, FL
 
 
Mary Schuster
Chief Knowledge OfficerOctober Research, LLC
Galena, IL
 
 
Elyce Schweitzer
Regulatory Compliance Officer/VPAlliant National Title Insurance
Longmont, CO
 
 
David Scott
SVP, Enterprise Services National AgencyOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Aurora, CO
 
 
Elizabeth A Shields
UnderwriterEssent Title Insurance, Inc.
Radnor, PA
 
 
Michael Shope
AttorneyTitle Group of Tennessee, LLC
Knoxville, TN
 
 
Robert C. Skidmore Esq., OLTP
PresidentTransfer Title Agency, Inc.
Medina, OH
 
 
Sylvia A. Smith-Turk
Chief Operating OfficerCore Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV
 
 
Steven Sorge
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.Radnor, PA
 
 
Kelly A Spengler NTP, OLTP
Regional Underwriting CounselWestcor Land Title Insurance Company
Columbus, OH
 
 
Chris H St. John KTP, NTP
PresidentLawyers Title of Kansas, Inc.
Topeka, KS
 
 
Kara Stachel Esq.
Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Company
Coral Springs, FL
 
 
Ruthann E. M. Stenger Esq.
COODearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN
 
 
John Sthreshley
VP Area ManagerStewart Title Company
Tampa, FL
 
 
Andy Su
Sales ConsultantSoftPro
Irvine, CA
 
 
Eric Swarthout NTP
PresidentThoroughbred Title Services
Rye Brook, NY
 
 
Shadi Ashtari Taher
Operations CounselFirst American Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
 
 
Tricia E Taylor
Vice President, Division Area ManagerFirst American Title Insurance Company
Excelsior, MN
 
 
James Thanasules
PresidentAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY
 
 
Mary Thomas
Sr. VP/Chief Compliance & Regulatory OfficerStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
 
 
Brian W. Thompson Esq.
DirectorJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
 
 
Nicole Timpanaro
CEO/OwnerFortune Title Agency, Inc.
Roseland, NJ
 
 
Robert Treuber
Executive DirectorNew York State Land Title Association
New York, NY
 
 
Howard Turk
Founder and Managing DirectorTurk & Company
Newport Beach, CA
 
 
Tara Van Rooy
Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Fidelity National FinancialFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE
 
 
Richard H. Welshons MTP, NTP
Twin Cities ManagerThe Title Team and DCA Title
Hastings, MN
 
 
Shannon L. Widman
Deputy General CounselAttorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL
 
 
Steven H. Winkler
EVP/Chief Underwriting CounselWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
 
 
Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP
VP for Education and TrainingFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Staff
 
 
Kevin Cameron
Vice President, Head of Federal Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC
 
 
Emily Tryon
Chief Advocacy OfficerAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC