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 Chair

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
Members
Ellen C Albrecht NTP
VP & Regional UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Omaha, NE
Linda Alwood
Executive DirectorLouisiana Land Title Association
Baton Rouge, LA
Taryn T Anton
Sr. Regulatory & Claims CounselWest Bloomfield, MI
AnnMarie Arens
RVP, Agency Div.First American Title Insurance Co
Maple Grove, MN
Marc L. Aronson
President & CEOPennsylvania Association of Notaries
Pittsburgh, PA

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

Nicole Booth
EVP, Public AffairsBoston, MA
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
Carole Bullion
Account ExecutiveLiberty Title
Brighton, MI

Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Shaun Chapman
VP, Government RelationsDoma Underwriting
Robert Colton
Zillow Closing Services, LLCIrving, TX
Margaret Cook
General CounselAlliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO
David H Cox Esq.
Of CounselJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC

John P. Crowley
New Jersey State CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
Brian Danis
VP, Reinsurance CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
Jeff DeGood
National Agency Division CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Ruth A. Dillingham NTP
PrincipalDillingham Law LLC
Barnstable, MA

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

Andrea S. Ewan
ManagerDearborn Title Insurance, Inc.
Lawrenceburg, IN
Liz Facemire
Director, Public PolicyRocket Mortgage LLC
Detroit, MI
AJ Sox Farrington
AttySherman Law
Hingham, MA
Deb Feinen
Vice PresidentAttorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Champaign, IL
Nancy Ferguson
VP/State CounselChicago Title
Greensboro, NC

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

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

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.
VP/ Sr 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
Karen Gutman
VP/PA Underwriting CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY

Richard Halfmann
National Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

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
Dean G. Hoag Jr.
PresidentCommunity Title
Overland Park, KS
Sean Holland
VP & Underwriting CounselFidelity National Title Group
Seattle, WA
Patty Holle KTP
PresidentMarshall County Abstract & Title Co.
Marysville, KS

John Holt ITP, NTP
VP and Claims CounselOld Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Eagle, ID

Lyman Hopper
Sr. Industry Relations ConsultantQualia
San Francisco, CA
Kristin M. Horne
Partner/COOFlagship Title
Land O Lakes, FL
Jefferson Howeth
General CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY
Christopher Hultzman
VP, Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
Jane Ikegami
Vice President, Associate 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
Commercial Title UnderwriterTitle First Agency, Inc.
Westerville, OH

Danielle L. Kaiser ITP, NTP
Regional Underwriting CounselDoma Underwriting
Miami, FL

Robin Kelsh
Executive DirectorPennsylvania Land Title Association
King of Prussia, PA
Timothy V. Kemp
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLPGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Washington, DC
Mark A. Ladd
VP-Regulatory & Industry AffairsMERS/ICE
Provo, UT
John T. LaJoie
VP - Senior Operations CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Tallahassee, FL
Wesley Lasseigne
Area CounselChicago Title
Birmingham, AL

Randy M. Lee
Sr. V.P. Government AffairsRandy Lee Public Affairs
Austin, TX
Jerry Lewallen
Chief Strategy OfficereRecording Partners Network
Minneapolis, MN
Orlando Lucero
VP/NM State Underwriting CounselFidelity National Title Group
Albuquerque, NM

Michael Malone KTP, MTP, NTP, TPN
Vice PresidentFidelity National Title Group
Wichita, KS
Sarah G. Maroon
Senior CounselFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Marianne Mathieu NTP
VP/National Agency AccountsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Martha K. McConnell NTP
Vice President and Senior State CounselChicago Title
Columbia, SC
Jeffrey F McEvoy
Attorney / Managing MemberHome Surety Title and Escrow, LLC
Memphis, TN
Scott Merritt
Executive DirectorFlorida Land Title Association
Longwood, FL

Leslie A. Midgley CAE
Executive Vice President & CEOTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
Tom Morgan
Senior Industry Relations RepresentativeQualia
Austin, TX
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

Tyler Newlon
FTCPioneer Title Agency, Inc.
Flagstaff, AZ
John F. Nielsen
AVP, North Central Division Underwriting CounselOld Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Minneapolis, MN
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

Megan Powell
Director of Underwriting - Direct DivisionFirst American Title Insurance Company
Seattle, WA

Nancy G Pratt
Strategy Business Manager, SRBlack Knight
Jacksonville, FL
Paul D Pruitt
Associate General CounselTitle Resources Guaranty Company
Hewitt, TX
Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL

Penny Reed CMB
SVPWells Fargo
Minneapolis, MN
Patrick T. Roe
General ManagerCharles Jones LLC
Trenton, NJ
Eric Schibi
Owner, Managing MemberField Abstract & Title, LLC
Hays, KS
David Schumacher
Sr. Underwriter & Claims ManagerOrange Coast Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
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
Samuel D. Shellhaas
SVP, Nat. Underwriting CounselWFG National Title Insurance Company
Dublin, OH
Marc J. Slotnick
Bailey & Slotnick, PLLCCharleston, WV

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
Kara Lynn Stachel J.D.
Partner/AttorneyStachel Law Planning, PLLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Kate Steineman
SVP - Business Execution Sr. MgrWells Fargo Home Mortgage
Saint Louis Park, MN
Shadi Ashtari Taher
Senior Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
Amy Tankersley
Industry & Vendor Relations ManagerDoma Underwriting
Miami, FL
Michelle Taylor
Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA

Mary Thomas
VP/Chief Regulatory CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
Brian W. Thompson Esq.
DirectorJackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC
Shawn Toor
Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA

David Townsend MTP, NTP
President, CEOAgents National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, MO

Robert Treuber
Executive DirectorNew York State Land Title Association
New York, NY
Sara Valenz
Deputy Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Underwriting
Miami, FL
Mickey Vandenberg
National Escrow Advisory DirectorDoma Title of California, Inc.
Twin Peaks, CA

Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
KS & NE Sales RepresentativeFirst American Title Insurance Company
Omaha, NE
Robin D. Watts
Maine State Counsel, First American Title Insurance CompanyFirst American Title Insurance Co
South Portland, ME

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

Robert J. Wineman
Exec.VP, Agency Division ManagerFNF Family of Companies
Livonia, MI
Bill Wooten
Vice PresFidelity National Title
Albuquerque, NM
Jennifer Wootton
VPFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Staff

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