Digital Closing Work Group
The purpose and scope of work of this committee is to:
- Collaborate to improve and innovate the real estate transfer process.
- Monitor innovation in the digital closing space that will improve operational efficiencies and benefits consumers.
- Identify the benefits and risks associated with digital closing in order to put the industry in the best position to solve problems and inspire innovative ideas.
- Develop awareness and education about the various aspects of digital closing and provide information about the availability of technological advances such as Remote Online Notary.
- Examine federal, state and local regulatory and legislative factors impacting digital closing and advocate for outcomes that meet industry needs.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with industry stakeholders on issues related to digital closing (including MBA, MISMO and GSEs).
Chair

Cynthia Durham Blair NTP
Attorney/MemberBlair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC
Vice Chair

Scott Gillen
SVPStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Tyler Newlon
EVPPioneer Title Agency, Inc.
Flagstaff, AZ
Member

William Avant NTP
VP | Area CounselChicago Title
Birmingham, AL
Jennifer Battista
Vice PresidentAnywhere Integrated Services LLC
Mount Laurel, NJ
Lisa M. Beville CPA, CTIP
Atty/Reg'l Training Coord. VP.Fidelity National Title Group
Dallas, TX
John C. Bommarito
General CounselATA National Title Group, LLC
Farmington Hills, MI

Toni Carroll
Chief Training Officer and SC State ManagerThe Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Waxhaw, NC
Kyle Chaney
Director of Digital ClosingsFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Mohamed Choumil
CEOATG Title, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
Margaret Cook
General CounselAlliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO
Chris Day
Vice President, EngineeringAmrock LLC
Detroit, MI

Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
Rick Diamond
VP, I.T. DirectorFidelity National Financial
Boston, MA
Cynthia Dunn
Settlement OfficerEagle Title
Annapolis, MD
Justin Lischak Earley
Chief Innovation UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Nancy Ferguson
VP/State CounselChicago Title
Greensboro, NC

Ashley Sadler Fischer
Regulatory CounselCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT

Celia C. Flowers
OwnerEast Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX

Alan Frelix
CEOClosing Exchange
Torrance, CA

Linda T Grahovec IEP, ITP, NTP
SVP, National Agency Director of Education & Marketing StrategyFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Cheri Hipenbecker
General CounselKnight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Robert Horan CTP
Title Solutions OfficerIndependent Financial
McKinney, TX
Todd R. Hougaard
Product ManagerZach Jacob
VPPayload
Blue Ash, OH
Eric A Jacobs
Clear Title GroupMiami Beach, FL

Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP
Title AgentPlunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA
Matt Johnson
Director of Product StrategytitleLOOK
Hampden, ME

Danielle L. Kaiser ITP, NTP
Deputy Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Carmel, IN
Mark A. Ladd
VP-Regulatory & Industry AffairsMERS/ICE
Provo, UT
Max Lamb
Director of Business DevelopmentQualia
San Francisco, CA
Tyler Lee
Vice PresidentBlend Title Insurance Agency
New York, NY
Heather Lenihan
OwnerCoastal Closings, LLC
Virginia Beach, VA
Mandy N. Lenzie
Software AdministratorNear North Title Group, LLC
Chicago, IL
Sarah G. Maroon
Senior CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Heather A. May
VP, Deputy General CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Hopkins, MN
Lori McDonald
General ManagerEastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD

Edward G McDonnell
Managing PartnerMcDonnell & Associates, PA
Columbia, SC

Tina Merritt AHWD
CXO
C. Bud Moscony
PresidentInspired Title Services, LLC
Tampa, FL
Amy Moses
Vice President, Marketing & CommunicationsEscrowTab
San Francisco, CA
Rose Moshier
Chief Compliance OfficerATA National Title Group, LLC
Farmington Hills, MI
Melissa Murphy
EVP, Chief Legal and Gen. CounseAttorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL

Jason Nadeau
Chief Digital OfficerFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
Becky Nilsen
Vice PresidentAmrock LLC
Detroit, MI

Edward Oddo NTP
VPNotarize, Inc.
Boston, MA
Laura L. Peters
Vice PresidentStavvy
Huntington Beach, CA
Courtney Robbins
Senior Title Insurance CounselAmrock Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI
John Rochford
Community Title Company, LLCNashville, TN
Shelley Rodriguez
Paralegal Title SettlementShelley Rodriguez
Palisades Park, NJ
Alma Rushing NTP
Sr. Vice Pres of Escrow OperationsOrange Coast Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
Betty Sagatelian
PresidentRealty Title Agency, Inc.
White Plains, NY

Katie Schmitz NTP
President and COOGuaranty Closing and Title Services, Inc.
Fond Du Lac, WI
Rachael Seidel
Partner Success SpecialistPayload
Blue Ash, OH
Travis Simmons
Business Operations ManagerHome Surety Title and Escrow, LLC
Memphis, TN

Candi J. Slobodnik KTP, MTP, NTP
Central States Regional Manager / Underwriting CounselAgents National Title Insurance Company
Spring Hill, KS
Christopher Smart
AttorneyCarlton Fields
Tampa, FL
Andrea Somers
Operations ManagerFlorida Agency Network
Plant City, FL

Chris H St. John KTP, NTP
PresidentLawyers Title of Kansas, Inc.
Topeka, KS

Lisa M Steele
Chief Operating OfficerMother Lode Holding Company
Roseville, CA
Kate Steineman
SVP - Business Execution Sr. MgrWells Fargo Home Mortgage
Saint Louis Park, MN

Shelley Stewart NTP
President / CEOSouthern Title Holding Company, LLC
Daytona Beach, FL

Nicole Timpanaro
CEO/OwnerFortune Title Agency, Inc.
Roseland, NJ

Thomas Nicholas Tyszka J.D., NTP
Managing MemberLaw Offices of T. Nicholas Tyszka, LLC
Chicago, IL
Mickey Vandenberg
National Escrow Advisory DirectorGina Webster
VP Escrow & SettlementInvestors Title Insurance Company
Chapel Hill, NC
Brendon Weiss
Co-founderEscrowTab
Tempe, AZ
Gavin T Winter
President & CEOWinter Title & Abstract Co.
Pipestone, MN
Beth Woodworth
Wells FargoSaint Paul, MN

Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP
VP for Education and TrainingFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Brooks Yeager
President- Old Republic Title TechOld Republic Title Tech Companies
Plano, TX
Geno Yoscovits
Assoc. Digital Product Manager, eClosingRocket Mortgage LLC
Detroit, MI
Staff

Elizabeth Blosser
Vice President of Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC