Government Affairs Committee
The purpose and scope of work of this committee is to:
- Recommend to the Board of Governors positions and involvement in federal and state governmental activities affecting the land title industry.
- Develop and implement strategy and tactics in accordance with the bylaws to facilitate legislative/regulatory objectives.
- Maintain a positive profile with allied organizations, working toward developing effective, cooperative relationships on legislative and regulatory initiatives of mutual interest to ALTA and the allied organizations.
- Analyze and monitor federal and state governmental activities that would have a substantial impact on the land title industry.
- Establish and maintain legislative and regulatory contacts at federal and state levels and coordinate such efforts with Association members.
- Assist in the organization and program content for federal, state and regional land title seminars.
- Provide speech content and articles to assist Association chair officers, affiliated state/regional association executives and others in describing legislative/regulatory proposals affecting the land title industry.
Chair
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Nick Hacker
President/CEOThe Title Team
Bismarck, ND
Vice Chair
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Melissa Murphy
EVP, Chief Legal and Gen. CounseAttorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC - Orlando
Orlando, FL
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John Williams
CEOBluegrass Land Title, LLC
Lexington, KY
Member
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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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AnnMarie Arens
Midwest Regional Sales ManagerWestcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Overland Park, KS
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Deborah S. Bailey Esq.
Managing MemberBailey Helms Legal
Roswell, GA
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Jeffrey Bates
CEOD. Bello
Newport Beach, CA
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John T Beard
AbstractorMarshall County Abstract Co., LLC
Madill, OK
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Nicole Beattie
CEOAmrock LLC
Detroit, MI
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Mark Bennett CAE, IOM
Executive DirectorOhio Land Title Association
Columbus, OH
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Cynthia Durham Blair NTP
Attorney/MemberBlair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC
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Ron Blitenthal
SVP, Chief Regulatory CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL
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John C. Bommarito
General CounselATA National Title Group, LLC
Farmington Hills, MI
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Deborah Boyd
CATIC VP & Florida State CounselCATIC
Port Saint Lucie, FL
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Patrick Buell
Vice PresidentThe Title Company
Fargo, ND
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Lori Bullard NTP, WTP
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA
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Charles C Cain
SVP-National Agency DivisionFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Shonna Stock Cardello CLTP, NTP
PresidentWhite Rose Settlement Services, Inc.
York, PA
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Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP
Chief Operating OfficerWestcor Land Title Insurance Company
Lone Tree, CO
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Mohamed Choumil
CEOATG Title, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
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Brian Connors
Vice President, Advocacy OfficerFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Lynne M Crotty
DirectorWestcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Maitland, FL
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John P. Crowley
New Jersey State CounselStewart Title Guaranty Company
Parsippany, NJ
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Patrick Daly
Title Resources Guaranty CompanyDallas, TX
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Vincent G Danzi
Vice President of OperationsThe Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore
Floral Park, NY
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Aaron Day
Dir. of Gov. Affairs & CounselTexas Land Title Association
Austin, TX
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Steven G. Day NTP
Executive Vice PresidentFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Jeff DeGood
Head of National Agency ServicesFirst American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA
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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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Kimberly Fields
VP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, Central RegionWFG National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL
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Celia C. Flowers
OwnerEast Texas Title Company
Tyler, TX
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James Fulgenzi
Director of Government Affairs & AdvocacyProof (formerly Notarize)
Boston, MA
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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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Valerie Grandin
EVP & Chief Underwriting CounselDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
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Michele Green Esq.
SVP, National Agency OperationsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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Rich Griffin NTP
SVP, AgencyDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
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Dale Hardy
Proof (formerly Notarize)Boston, MA
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Craig Haskins
CEO and PresidentKnight Barry Title, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
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Richard A. Hogan
VP & Chief Compliance OfficerCATIC
Rocky Hill, CT
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John Holt ITP, NTP
VP and Claims CounselOld Republic National Title Ins. Co.
Eagle, ID
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Brian Howell
Senior Vice PresidentSkyline Lien Search, Inc.
Miami, FL
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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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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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Thomas R. Klein
Consultant/AdvisorNational Independent Agency Solutions, LLC
Midlothian, VA
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Mark A. Ladd
VP-Regulatory & Industry AffairsICE
Atlanta, GA
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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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Dillon Malone
DirectorIowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA
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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
Senior Corporate CounselAmrock LLC
Detroit, MI
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Marianne Mathieu NTP
VP/National Agency AccountsFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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Kelly McCarel
VP, Marketing and EducationDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL
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Lori McDonald
General ManagerEastern Shore Title Company
Easton, MD
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Jeffrey F McEvoy
Attorney / Managing MemberHome Surety Title and Escrow, LLC
Memphis, TN
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Daniel D. Mennenoh ITP, NTP
RetiredDaniel D. Mennenoh
Galena, IL
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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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Christopher J. Montalbano
V.P.Pilgrim Title Insurance Co.
East Providence, RI
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Tom Morgan
Senior Industry Relations RepresentativeQualia
Gloucester, MA
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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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Todd Niemczyk
Privacy CounselFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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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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Dale Orr
PresidentVyStar Title Agency, LLC
Jacksonville, FL
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Frank Pellegrini
PresidentPrairie Title Services, Inc.
Oak Park, IL
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Brian Phillips
Vice PresidentWFG National Title Company
San Antonio, TX
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Patrick Quist
VP/Director-IL Gov't RelationsChicago Title
Rolling Meadows, IL
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Jack Rattikin III
President & CEORattikin Title Company
Fort Worth, TX
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Danielle R. Reed Sparks
Product ManagerFirst American SMS
Santa Ana, CA
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Phil Reichers
ServiceLink, LLCPlano, TX
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Elizabeth Reilly
Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy OfficerFidelity National Financial, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
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Caleb Reppert
VP, Government RelationsFirst American Title Insurance Co
Washington, DC
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Jody K. Rogow
Executive Vice President & General CounselAmrock Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI
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Todd D Rowe Esq., CLTP
SVP & Division CounselOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chesterbrook, PA
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Alma Rushing NTP
Sr. Vice Pres of Escrow OperationsOrange Coast Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
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Monica Russell
General CounselBlum & Associates Co., L.P.A
Beachwood, OH
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Katie Schmidt
Chief Regulatory OfficerFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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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
Title Financial CorporationMissoula, MT
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Michael Shope
AttorneyTitle Group of Tennessee, LLC
Knoxville, TN
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R. Michael Smith
National Underwriting CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY
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Tara Smith
Direct Title Group ExecutiveFirst American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
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Sylvia A. Smith-Turk
Division PresidentCore Title Group, LLC
Reno, NV
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Steven Sorge
EssentRadnor, PA
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Kara Lynn Stachel Esq.
Underwriting CounselFirst American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
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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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Quinn H. Stufflebeam
Chief Executive OfficerTitle Financial Corporation
Blackfoot, ID
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Shadi Ashtari Taher
Operations CounselFirst American Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
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Becky Tallent
Vice President, Head of Government AffairsAnywhere Integrated Services LLC
Mount Laurel, NJ
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Amy Tankersley
AVP, Director, Education & Industry RelationsDoma Title Insurance, Inc.
Maumee, OH
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James Thanasules
SVP & Chief NY State CounselAmTrust Title Insurance Company
New York, NY
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Mary Thomas
Sr. VP/Chief Compliance & Regulatory OfficerStewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
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Nicole Timpanaro
CEO/OwnerFortune Title Agency, Inc.
Roseland, NJ
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David Townsend MTP, NTP
Senior Vice PresidentFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Robert Treuber
Executive DirectorNew York State Land Title Association
New York, NY
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Eugene Urcan
CEOMeadowlark Title, LLC
Boston, MA
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Tara Van Rooy
General Counsel, Fidelity National Title GroupFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
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Marcy A. Wagner NTP, TPN
UnderwriterFirst American Title Insurance Company
Murray, NE
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Richard H. Welshons NTP
Twin Cities ManagerThe Title Team and DCA Title
Hastings, MN
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Steven H. Winkler
EVP/Chief Underwriting CounselWFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR
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Daniel M. Wold
Executive Vice PresidentOld Republic National Title Insurance Company
Minnetonka, MN
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Robert Wuerfel CLTP
President, CLTPLighthouse Title Inc.
Holland, MI
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Leslie Wyatt
Dir. of Regulatory ComplianceSoftPro
Raleigh, NC
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Elizabeth J Wysong Berg ITP, NTP
VP for Education and TrainingFNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL
Staff
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Kevin Cameron
Director of Federal Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC
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Emily Tryon
Vice President of Government AffairsAmerican Land Title Association
Washington, DC