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

Sylvia A. Smith-Turk
Division PresidentStewart Title Company
Reno, NV

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

Deborah S. Bailey Esq.
Managing MemberBailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA
Member

Robin Aberasturi ITP, NTP
SVP Corp Escrow Svcs/ComplianceAlliance Title & Escrow, LLC
Boise, ID
Ellen C Albrecht NTP
Senior UnderwriterSecurity 1st Title LLC
Wichita, KS
Linda Alwood
Executive DirectorLouisiana Land Title Association
Baton Rouge, LA
AnnMarie Arens
Midwest Regional Sales ManagerWestcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Overland Park, KS

William Avant NTP
VP | Area CounselChicago Title
Birmingham, AL

Paula J. Bachmeier NTP
SVPThe Title Team
Minot, ND

Mark Bennett CAE, IOM
Executive DirectorOhio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH
Deborah Boyd
CATIC Florida State CounselCATIC
Orlando, FL

Randall E Bradley
CEOMother Lode Holding Company
Roseville, CA

Dan Buchanan
SVP, Deputy Chief Title CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Patrick Buell
Vice President/OwnerThe Title Company
Fargo, ND

Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Lynn Cole
Western Regional ManagerThe Title Team and Richland County Title
Sidney, MT
David H Cox Esq.
Of CounselJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
Katherine C Crawford
Virginia State CounselFirst American Title Insurance Company
Midlothian, VA

John P. Crowley
New Jersey State CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
Marilyn C. Cunningham
VP, Mid-Atlantic Regional Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
Patrick Daly
Title Resources Guaranty CompanyDallas, TX
Doug Danielson
VP, Underwriting CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Oak Brook, IL
Brian Danis
VP, Reinsurance CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX

Steven G. Day NTP
President - National Agency OperationsFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Jeff DeGood
National Agency Division CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Michael P Dulin
Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Baltimore, MD

Michelle Ann Epley
SVP, Regulatory ComplianceWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR

Andrea S. Ewan
PresidentDearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN
Deb Feinen
Vice PresidentAttorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Champaign, IL
Nancy Ferguson
VP/State CounselChicago Title
Greensboro, NC

Kimberly Fields
Upper Midwest Underwriting CounselAgents National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, MO

Ashley Sadler Fischer
Regulatory CounselCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT
Ken Flint
VP, Director of Title OperationsAscendant Title National, LLC
Whittier, CA

Celia C. Flowers
OwnerEast Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX
Ryan Galer
Legal CounselCharter Title & Escrow Services, Inc.
Omaha, NE

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.
Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Underwriting Counsel, Corporate LegalOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL

James L. Gosdin
Sr. VP, Chief UW CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Charles H. Gray
Vice PresidentSurety Land Title, Inc.
Mobile, AL

Nick Hacker
President/CEOThe Title Team
Bismarck, ND

Lindsay R. Hall Harrison
Underwriting CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Tampa, FL
Chad L. Hansen
COOFirst National Title Insurance Company
Plano, TX
Dale Hardy
Notarize, Inc.Boston, MA
Warren Hill
Vice PresidentOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Albuquerque, NM
Cheri Hipenbecker
General CounselKnight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Sean Holland
VP & Underwriting CounselFidelity National Title Group
Seattle, WA

John Holt ITP, NTP
VP and Claims CounselOld Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Eagle, ID
Jefferson Howeth
General CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY
Leigh Hubbard
Executive DirectorVirginia Land Title Association
Centreville, VA
Christopher Hultzman
VP, Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Jane Ikegami
Vice President, Regulatory CounselOld Republic Title Company
San Francisco, CA

Philip S. Janny CLTP, NTP
Title AgentPlunkett & Graver, PC
Allentown, PA

Dione Joseph J.D., NTP, OLTP
National Commercial UnderwriterOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

Danielle L. Kaiser ITP, NTP
Deputy Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Carmel, IN

Robin Kelsh
Executive DirectorPennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA
Timothy V. Kemp
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLPGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Washington, DC
Melanie Kido
VP, MA State CounselCATIC
Waltham, MA
Brandon Kilberg
VP, Associate General CounselRadian Title Insurance Inc.
Independence, OH
JP Kissling
PresidentFidelity Title Company
Yakima, WA
Mark A. Ladd
VP-Regulatory & Industry AffairsMERS/ICE
Provo, UT
John T. LaJoie
VP - Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Tallahassee, FL
Margery Q Lee
Vice President |General CounselDoma Insurance Agency, Inc.
Miami, FL

Randy M. Lee
Sr. V.P. Government AffairsRandy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX
Jerry Lewallen
Chief Strategy OfficereRecording Partners Network
Minnetonka, MN
Erica G Lybrand
Special CounselBlair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC
Dillon Malone
DirectorIowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA

Michael T. Malone KTP, MTP, NTP, TPN
Vice PresidentFidelity National Title Group
Wichita, KS
Sarah G. Maroon
Senior CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
John Masen
Amrock LLCDetroit, MI
Kathleen M. McAdams
Chicago TitlePhiladelphia, PA

Martha K. McConnell NTP
Vice President and Senior State CounselChicago Title
Columbia, SC
Lori McDonald
General ManagerEastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD
Mike Lee McGregor
Director Regulatory and ComplianceStavvy
Boston, MA

Scott Merritt
Executive DirectorFlorida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL

Tina Merritt AHWD
CXO
Leslie A. Midgley CAE
Executive Vice President & CEOTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
Tom Morgan
Senior Industry Relations RepresentativeQualia
Rockport, MA
Melissa Murphy
EVP, Chief Legal and Gen. CounseAttorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL

S. Madeleine Nagy
Executive DirectorTitle Insurance Rate Service Association
New York, NY
James O. Nelson II
SVP, Deputy General CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Lee Offir
State CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Sunrise, FL
Michael O'Neal
Vice President-Corp UnderwritingFirst American Title Insurance Co
Washington, DC

Donald A. O'Neill
Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance OfficerWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
Craig Page
EVP & CounselCalifornia Land Title Association
Sacramento, CA
Meghan Noreen Pfanstiel AICP
Executive DirectorLand Title Association of Colorado
Littleton, CO
Brian Phillips
Vice PresidentWFG National Title Company
San Antonio, TX
Paul D Pruitt
Associate General CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Hewitt, TX
Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL

Elizabeth Reilly
Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy OfficerFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Sheldon Rubin Esq.
Rubin & Eagan, APCLos Angeles, CA
Katie Schmidt
Chief Regulatory OfficerFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Shari Schneider
General CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Laguna Niguel, CA
Mary Schuster
SVP Industry RelationsRamQuest, Inc.
Galena, IL
Elyce Schweitzer
Regulatory Compliance Officer/VPAlliant National Title Insurance
Oviedo, FL

Deborah L Scott NTP, TPN
Commercial Title ManagerNebraska Title Company
Omaha, NE
Robert J Sewell III
Pres. of State/Ops.Title Financial Corporation
Missoula, MT
Michael Shope
AttorneyTitle Group of Tennessee, LLC
Knoxville, TN
R. Michael Smith
National Underwriting CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY

Maura A. Snabes CLTP, NTP
SVP, Corporate CounselCorporate Settlement Solutions
Charlevoix, MI

Chris H St. John KTP, NTP
PresidentLawyers Title of Kansas, Inc.
Topeka, KS
John H. Stauffer
CEOTitle Midwest, Inc.
Fairway, KS
Kate Steineman
SVP - Business Execution Sr. MgrWells Fargo Home Mortgage
Saint Louis Park, MN
Eric Swarthout
PresidentThoroughbred Title Services
Rye Brook, NY
Michelle Taylor
Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA

Mary Thomas
Sr. VP/Chief Compliance & Regulatory OfficerStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
Brian W. Thompson Esq.
DirectorJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
Jennifer Tierney
Regulatory CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Lakeway, TX

Robert Treuber
Executive DirectorNew York State Land Title Association
New York, NY
Mickey Vandenberg
National Escrow Advisory Director
Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE
Robin D. Watts
Maine State Counsel, First American Title Insurance CompanyFirst American Title Insurance Co
South Portland, ME

Richard H. Welshons
ManagerThe Title Team and DCA Title
Hastings, MN

Robert J. Wineman
Exec.VP, Agency Division ManagerFNF Family of Companies
Livonia, MI
Gavin T Winter
President & CEOWinter Title & Abstract Co.
Pipestone, MN
Staff

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