State Legislative/Regulatory Action Committee
The purpose and scope of work of this committee is to:
- Obtain information on a timely basis on state legislative and regulatory proposals affecting the land title industry.
- 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).
- 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.
- Describe the Association's efforts in connection with particular matters at the state level by memoranda to GAC and the Board of Governors.
Co-Chairs
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Sylvia A. Smith-Turk
Division PresidentCore Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV
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Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP
VP for Education and TrainingFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Vice Chair
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Deborah S. Bailey Esq.
Managing MemberBailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA
Member
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Robin Aberasturi ITP, NTP
SVP ComplianceAlliance Title & Escrow, LLC
Boise, ID
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Cecelia Adams
Owner/PresidentRSI Title, LLC
Rockville, MD
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Ellen C Albrecht NTP
Senior UnderwriterSecurity 1st Title LLC
Wichita, KS
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Branden G. Allen
Senior Underwriting CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Lehi, UT
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Linda Alwood
Executive DirectorLouisiana Land Title Association
Baton Rouge, LA
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Matthew Anderson
Stewart Title CompanyMinneapolis, MN
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Dawn Anderson
Vice President, Senior Underwriting CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Bloomington, MN
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AnnMarie Arens
Midwest Regional Sales ManagerWestcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Overland Park, KS
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Zachary Atwood NTP
Associate Senior Underwriting Counsel - AL/AR/MSStewart Title Guaranty Company
Birmingham, AL
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Ellye Aull
Vice President, Compliance & Regulatory CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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William Avant NTP
VP | Area CounselChicago Title
Birmingham, AL
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Paula J. Bachmeier NTP
SVPThe Title Team
Minot, ND
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Mark Bennett CAE, IOM
Executive DirectorOhio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH
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Ron Blitenthal
SVP, Chief Regulatory CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL
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Deborah Boyd
CATIC VP & Florida State CounselCATIC
Port Saint Lucie, FL
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Randall E Bradley
CEOMother Lode Holding Company
Roseville, CA
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Dan Buchanan
SVP, Deputy Chief Title CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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Patrick Buell
Vice PresidentThe Title Company
Fargo, ND
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Cass Burton
Regulatory Compliance CounselFidelity National Title Group
Dallas, TX
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Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Catherine T. Canino
Vice President and Chief New York State Agency CounselThe Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Floral Park, NY
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Brian Connors
Vice President, Advocacy OfficerFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Margaret Cook
General CounselAlliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO
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David H Cox Esq.
Of CounselJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
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Katherine C Crawford
Virginia State CounselFirst American Title Insurance Company
Midlothian, VA
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John P. Crowley
New Jersey State CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
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Thomas G. Cullen
VP/Managing AttorneyAdvocus National Title Insurance Company
Waukesha, WI
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Mark D'Addona
PrincipalHome Abstract Corp.
Brooklyn, NY
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Patrick Daly
Title Resources Guaranty CompanyDallas, TX
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Brian Danis
VP, Reinsurance CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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Vincent G Danzi
Vice President of OperationsThe Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Floral Park, NY
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Steven G. Day NTP
Executive Vice PresidentFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
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Jeff DeGood
Head of National Agency ServicesFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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Ruth A. Dillingham NTP
PrincipalDillingham Law LLC
Barnstable, MA
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Laura Dishman
Vice-PresidentGrand River Abstract & Title Company
Jay, OK
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Michelle Ann Epley
SVP, Regulatory ComplianceWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
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Andrea S. Ewan
PresidentDearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN
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Nancy Ferguson
VP/State CounselChicago Title
Greensboro, NC
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Kimberly Fields
VP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, Central RegionWFG National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL
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Ashley Sadler Fischer
Regulatory CounselCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT
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Ken Flint
Director of Title OperationsCypress Ascendant Services, LLC
Lakewood, CO
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Celia C. Flowers
OwnerEast Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX
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Ryan Galer NTP
Legal CounselUbiquity Title Solutions
Omaha, NE
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Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.
Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Underwriting Counsel, Corporate LegalOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL
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James L. Gosdin
Sr. VP, Chief UW CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
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Valerie Grandin
EVP & Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
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Stephen C. Gregory
Underwriting CounselWFG National Title Insurance Company
Charleston, WV
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Nick Hacker
President/CEOThe Title Team
Bismarck, ND
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Lindsay Hall Harrison
Underwriting ManagerFirst American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
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Chad L. Hansen
PresidentFirst National Title Insurance Company
Plano, TX
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Patrick Harris
Business Development SpecialistCore Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV
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Anthony Helton
Executive Vice PresidentCalifornia Land Title Association
Sacramento, CA
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Warren Hill
Vice PresidentOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Albuquerque, NM
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Cheri Hipenbecker
General CounselKnight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
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Sean Holland
VP & Underwriting CounselFidelity National Title Group
Seattle, WA
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John Holt ITP, NTP
VP and Claims CounselOld Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Eagle, ID
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Jefferson Howeth
General CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY
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Christopher Hultzman
VP, Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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Jane Ikegami
Vice President, Regulatory CounselOld Republic Title Company
San Francisco, CA
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Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP
Title AgentPlunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA
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Dione Joseph J.D., NTP, OLTP
National Commercial Underwriting CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL
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Danielle L. Kaiser ITP, NTP
Deputy Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Carmel, IN
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Robin Kelsh
Executive DirectorPennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA
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Timothy V. Kemp
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLPGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Washington, DC
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Don Kennedy
Managing Director, First American Title Insurance Company’s Agency DivisionFirst American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
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Melanie Kido
VP, MA State CounselCATIC
Waltham, MA
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Cheryl Conner King
Founding PartnerFidus Title Co, LLC
Helena, AR
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JP Kissling
PresidentFidelity Title Company
Yakima, WA
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John T. LaJoie
VP - Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Tallahassee, FL
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James C. Lamphere
Strategic AdvisorAcrisure
Grand Rapids, MI
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Randy M. Lee
Sr. V.P. Government AffairsRandy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX
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Caitlin Maire-McCourt Leszczynski
Director of Operations, Legal CounselMotor City Title Agency dba Legacy Title Agency
Clarkston, MI
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Jerry Lewallen
Chief Strategy OfficereRecording Partners Network
Minnetonka, MN
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Erica G Lybrand
Special CounselBlair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Lexington, SC
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Dillon Malone
DirectorIowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA
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Michael T. Malone KTP, MTP, TPN
Vice PresidentFidelity National Title Group
Wichita, KS
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Sarah Maroon
Senior CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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David H. Martyn J.D., CLTP
VP | Government Affairs Manager, Corporate Underwriting DepartmentFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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John Masen
Deputy General CounselAmrock LLC
Detroit, MI
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John Mashack NTP
Vice PresidentLoudoun Commercial Title, LLC
Leesburg, VA
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Marianne Mathieu NTP
VP/National Agency AccountsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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Martha K. McConnell NTP
Vice President and Senior State CounselChicago Title
Columbia, SC
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Scott Merritt
Executive DirectorFlorida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL
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Leslie A. Midgley CAE
Executive Vice President & CEOTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
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Bradley Miller
Director, Title OperationsThe Real Title Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
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Tom Morgan
Senior Industry Relations RepresentativeQualia
Gloucester, MA
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Melissa Murphy
EVP, Chief Legal and Gen. CounselAttorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL
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S. Madeleine Nagy
Executive DirectorTitle Insurance Rate Service Association
East Aurora, NY
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James O. Nelson II
SVP, Deputy General CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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Tyler Newlon
EVPPioneer Title Agency, Inc.
Flagstaff, AZ
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Lee Offir
State CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Sunrise, FL
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Michael O'Neal
Vice President-Corp UnderwritingFirst American Title Insurance Co
Washington, DC
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Donald A. O'Neill
Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance OfficerWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
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Craig Page
EVP & CounselCalifornia Land Title Association
Sacramento, CA
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Dawn Pereyo
Regional Manager, WestcorWestcor Land Title Insurance Co. - New York Regional Office
Melville, NY
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Meghan Noreen Pfanstiel AICP
Executive DirectorLand Title Association of Colorado
Littleton, CO
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Brian Phillips
Vice PresidentWFG National Title Company
San Antonio, TX
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Rebecka Phipps
FNF Family of CompaniesJacksonville, FL
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Paul D Pruitt
Associate General CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Hewitt, TX
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Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL
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Laura Raposo
Legislative Monitoring CounselFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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Elizabeth Reilly
Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy OfficerFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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Katie Schmidt
Chief Regulatory OfficerFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Shari Schneider
Legal CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Laguna Niguel, CA
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Mary Schuster
Chief Knowledge OfficerOctober Research, LLC
Galena, IL
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Elyce Schweitzer
Regulatory Compliance Officer/VPAlliant National Title Insurance
Oviedo, FL
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Deborah L Scott NTP, TPN
Commercial Title ManagerDeborah Scott
Omaha, NE
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Bob Sewell III
Pres. of State/Ops.Title Financial Corporation
Missoula, MT
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Jennifer Shea Esq.
Underwriting CounselFNTG New Hampshire Agency
Bedford, NH
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Elizabeth A Shields
UnderwriterWestcor Land Title Insurance Company, Texas Regional Office
Austin, TX
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Michael Shope
AttorneyTitle Group of Tennessee, LLC
Knoxville, TN
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Mike Smith
Senior Vice President/General CounselTruly Title, Inc.
Midvale, UT
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Maura A. Snabes CLTP, NTP
SVP, Corporate CounselCorporate Settlement Solutions
Charlevoix, MI
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Steven Sorge
EssentRadnor, PA
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Christine Sparks J.D., IEP, ITP
Division PresidentStewart Title Guaranty Company
Chicago, IL
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Chris H St. John KTP, NTP
PresidentLawyers Title of Kansas, Inc.
Topeka, KS
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DeAnna Stancanelli
Vice PresidentNational Granite Title Insurance Agency, Inc.
New City, NY
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John H. Stauffer
CEOTitle Midwest, Inc.
Fairway, KS
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Lisa M Steele
Chief Operating OfficerMother Lode Holding Company
Roseville, CA
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Susan F. Stewart
Vice-President/State CounselFidelity National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, SC
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Eric Swarthout NTP
PresidentThoroughbred Title Services
Rye Brook, NY
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Michelle Taylor NTP
Area Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA
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Becky Taylor NTP
OwnerTitleWorks, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
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Mary Thomas
Sr. VP/Chief Compliance & Regulatory OfficerStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
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Brian W. Thompson Esq.
DirectorJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
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Jennifer Tierney
Regulatory CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Lakeway, TX
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Robert Treuber
Executive DirectorNew York State Land Title Association
New York, NY
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Kevin Tuliszewski
Fidelity National Title Insurance CompanyPhiladelphia, PA
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Mickey Vandenberg
VP Escrow OperationsStewart Title Guaranty Company
Portage, MI
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Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE
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Crystal Dawn Watkins
VP/Underwriting CounselFidelity National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, SC
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Robin D. Watts
Maine State Counsel, First American Title Insurance CompanyFirst American Title Insurance Co
South Portland, ME
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Richard H. Welshons NTP
Twin Cities ManagerThe Title Team and DCA Title
Hastings, MN
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Gavin T Winter
President & CEOWinter Title & Abstract Co.
Pipestone, MN
Staff
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Elizabeth Blosser
Vice President of Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC