State Advocacy Network

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

  1. Obtain information on a timely basis on state legislative and regulatory proposals affecting the land title industry.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. Describe the Association's efforts in connection with particular matters at the state level by memoranda to GAC and the Board of Governors.


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Co-Chairs

Sylvia A. Smith-Turk

Chief Operating Officer
Core Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV

Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP

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

Vice Chair

Deborah S. Bailey Esq.

Managing Member
Bailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA

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

Christopher Anderson

State Counsel
Chicago Title
Charlotte, NC

Sara Jo Anderson

Abstracter/Owner
Grant County Title Co LLC
Milbank, SD

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

Paula J. Bachmeier NTP

SVP
The Title Team
Minot, ND

Crystal Baker

Chicago Title
Savannah, GA

Joaquin Barinas

Regulatory Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.
Garland, TX

John T Beard

Abstractor
Marshall County Abstract Co., LLC
Madill, OK

Mark Bennett CAE, IOM

Executive Director
Ohio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH

Ron Blitenthal

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

Don Booher

Vice President
Stewart Title
Parker, CO

Dan Buchanan

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

Erin M Cabelus

VP, Compliance & Regulatory Counsel
CATIC
Rocky Hill, CT

Charles C Cain

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

Catherine T. Canino

Vice President and Chief New York State Agency Counsel
The Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Floral Park, NY

Doug Carpenter

Agency Representative
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Plymouth Meeting, PA

Eric M. Case Esq.

Kentucky Underwriting Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Lexington, KY

Lynn Cole

Western Regional Manager
The Title Team
Sidney, MT

Brian Connors

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

Margaret Cook

General Counsel
Alliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO

Katherine C Crawford

Virginia State Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
Midlothian, VA

John P. Crowley

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

Brian Danis

VP, Reinsurance Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Vincent G Danzi

Vice President of Operations
The Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Floral Park, NY

Andrea Davis

Attorney
Chicago Title
Charlotte, NC

Aaron Day

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

Maria Deligiorgis

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

Laura Dishman

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

Lindsy Doucette

Underwriting Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

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

Hilary H Fentress

VP & Regional Counsel
Chicago Title
Atlanta, GA

Nancy Short Ferguson

Retired
Ferguson Land TIPS
Liberty, NC

Kimberly Fields

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

Alan B. Fields

Director of Underwriting
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Sanford, FL

Ken Flint

Upward Title Company
Whittier, CA

Jennifer Gaytan

Underwriting Counsel
Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
Franklin, TN

Stephen M Gerdes II, CTIP, NTP

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

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.

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

Scott Gillen

SVP
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Madhu Gopinath

Managing Director
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Houston, TX

James L. Gosdin

AVP, Title Underwriting Counsel
AmTrust Title Insurance Company
Houston, TX

Valerie Grandin

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

Stephen C. Gregory

Underwriting Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Charleston, WV

Chris Hacker J.D.

Co-Founder & CTO
ShortTrack
Chicago, IL

Lindsay Hall Harrison

VP, Regulatory Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Portland, OR

John Hamm

CIO
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Elizabeth Hanna

Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Patrick Harris

Business Development Specialist
Core Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV

Kimberly Hartnett

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

Lynn Hightower-Moore

General Manager
Common Bond Title, LLC
Birmingham, AL

Warren Hill

Vice President
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Albuquerque, NM

Cheri Hipenbecker

General Counsel
Knight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI

Sean Holland

Washington Land Title Association
Seattle, WA

John Holt ITP, NTP

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

Christopher Hultzman

Vice President
First American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Jane Ikegami

First Vice President, Regulatory Counsel
Old Republic Title Company
San Francisco, CA

Tom Imperiale NTP

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

Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP

Title Agent
Plunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA

Dione Joseph J.D., NTP, OLTP

National Commercial Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

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

Melanie Kido

VP, MA State Counsel
CATIC
Waltham, MA

John T. LaJoie

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

James C. Lamphere

Head of Operations
Acrisure
Grand Rapids, MI

Randy M. Lee

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

Jerry Lewallen

Chief Strategy Officer
eRecording Partners Network
Minnetonka, MN

Alyssa Locey

MI State Underwriting Counsel
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Dillon Malone

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

Ellen Margheim NTP, SDTP

Licensed Title Examiner
Rosebud Information Company dba Rosebud Title
Vermillion, SD

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

Lori McDonald

General Manager
Eastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD

Scott Merritt

Executive Director
Florida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL

Leslie A. Midgley CAE

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

Patricia A Moser

Manager/Owner
Alachua Title Services, LLC
Alachua, FL

S. Madeleine Nagy

Executive Director
Title Insurance Rate Service Association
East Aurora, NY

Todd Niemczyk

Privacy Counsel
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Meghan Noreen Pfanstiel AICP

Executive Director
Land Title Association of Colorado
Littleton, CO

Bruce Phillips

SVP & CISO
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Irvine, CA

Brian Phillips

Regional Manager
WFG National Title Company
San Antonio, TX

Paul D Pruitt

Associate General Counsel
Title Resources Guaranty Company
Hewitt, 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

Stephen C Reid

Senior Underwriting Counsel
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Elizabeth Reilly

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

Rebecca Rhoda

VP, Managing Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Garrett Rogers

Operations Deputy General Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Jody K. Rogow

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

Janet Scanlan

Compliance Manager
Compass, Inc
Deland, FL

Denise Schafer

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

Shari Schneider

Legal Counsel
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Laguna Niguel, CA

Mary Schuster

Chief Knowledge Officer
October Research, LLC
Galena, IL

Elyce Schweitzer

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

Elizabeth A Shields

Underwriter
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Radnor, PA

Michael Shope

Attorney
Title Group of Tennessee, LLC
Knoxville, TN

Mike Smith J.D., NTP

Senior Vice President/General Counsel
Truly Title, Inc.
Midvale, UT

Steven Sorge

Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Radnor, PA

Christine Sparks J.D., IEP, ITP

Senior Division President
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Naperville, IL

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

Susan F. Stewart

Vice-President/State Counsel
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, SC

Susan T. Stewart-Magana

Business Development Rep
AmTrust Title of Texas
Brookshire, TX

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

Mary Thomas

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

Brian W. Thompson Esq.

Director
Jackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC

Marcelle Tiberio

President
Professional Notary Services
Rochester, NY

Robert Treuber

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

Mickey Vandenberg

VP Escrow Operations
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Portage, MI

Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN

Underwriter
First American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE

Dawn Watkins

VP/Underwriting Counsel
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, SC

Robin D. Watts

Maine State Counsel, First American Title Insurance Company
First American Title Insurance Co
South Portland, ME

Richard H. Welshons MTP, NTP

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

Thomas Weyant

VP, Risk Management
Alliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO

Shannon L. Widman

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

Gavin T Winter MTP, NTP

President
Winter Title & Abstract Co.
Pipestone, MN

Staff

Caroline Cone

State Government Affairs Manager
American Land Title Association
Washington, DC