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Shelley Kaye is a Senior Asset Manager for
First Option Asset Management Services
in Irvine, California, where she has worked
since 1997, managing a multi-state REO
portfolio. Prior to working at First Option
Asset Management Services, she spent
seven years at First Central Bank in
Cerritos, California, where she was the assistant to the Vice
President of the Loan Servicing Department. She has been
a licensed Realtor for over 20 years and sold residential
properties in Southern
California prior to entering the
mortgage
banking field. Shelley is serving her seventh term
on the REOMAC® Board of Directors
where she has served
as REOMAC
®’s Secretary, Treasurer and Sponsor chair.
Shelley Kaye
First Option Asset Mgmt. Svcs. - Asset Manager
6501 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92376
Phone: (949) 727-8311
Fax: (800) 748-2116
Web:
E-mail: shelley.kaye@firstoptionams.com
Benton Neese has returned to the REOMAC®
Board of Directors after serving his last
term in 2004-2005. Benton also served on
the Education Committee in 2004-2007
and has participated in several conference
and meeting panel presentations. In
addition, Benton has written articles as a
roving conference reporter for the REOMAC® Update™
Newsletter and currently serves as the Board Liaison for
the newsletter.
Mr. Neese holds a N. Carolina Real Estate Broker’s license
and has served as the Assistant VP and Assistant Manager
of Loss Management for Triad Guaranty Insurance
Corporation. Prior to joining Triad, he was an AVP-Loss
Management/REO Manager with AIG United Guaranty for
20 years and has also served as the Consumer/Commercial
lending officer with First Financial Savings for two years
prior to that.
Benton was an officer with Bank of America for six years
and has taught various courses for the banking degree
program at the local community college.
Benton serves on various community organization boards
and committees, including the local United Way, the
Boy Scouts of America, Piedmont Chrysalis Lay Director,
Piedmont Emmaus Board of Directors and his local church.
He has assisted with construction of seven Habitat for
Humanity homes and participated on two building teams
that traveled to Guatemala to build churches.
Benton Neese
Board of Directors (Vice President) REOMAC
1470 Country Meadows Lane
Kernersville, NC 27284
Phone: (336) 312-0986
Fax:
Web:
E-mail: bneese@triad.rr.com
Beatrice Davis is currently the Membership
Chair for REOMAC®. Previously, she has
volunteered for the Education Committee,
and as a reporter for the conferences. She
has also written articles for the
newsletters.
Beatrice has been in mortgage banking for over 20 years.
Her career started in mortgage lending at Transamerica,
where she was an Assistant Manager for 6 years. This
is where she learned the basics of underwriting, sales,
collections and leadership. She left Transamerica to work
for Home Savings of America in their Loss Mitigation
Department as a Sr. Loss Mitigation Specialist, specializing
in Loan Modifications, Capitalizations, Repayment Plans,
etc. She was promoted to an Underwriter. She worked at
HomeSavings for a total of seven years.
Beatrice came to Residential Funding Corporation, now
GMAC-ResCap, in Master Servicing, where she has been
employed for nine years. She started as a Default/Loss
Mitigation Asset Manager, responsible for ensuring that
loans were subserviced according to company guidelines,
including collections, loss mitigation, bankruptcy and
foreclosure. She performed these functions until 2001,
when she transitioned to oversight of GMAC-ResCap’s
REO Portfolio. As the REO Asset Manager, She has been
solely responsible for managing the servicing relationships
of GMAC-ResCap’s assets and mitigating their losses, from
a small portfolio in 2001 to today at approximately 10,000
properties. GMAC-ResCap has been very supportive in
Beatrice taking an active role in REOMAC®, and after her
first year as the REO Asset Manager, she was awarded the
“Celebrate Leadership” award for her contributions to the portfolio.
Beatrice Davis
GMAC-RFC - REO Asset Manager
Bob Siegmeth, REOMAC Technology Chair,
is currently a broker associate at Re/Max
Olson specializing in the North Los
Angeles/Ventura region. Bob has 17+ years
in REO with 11 years at IndyMac Bank
and Countrywide as a credit risk manager,
REO manager and senior asset manager
specializing on the nationwide liquidation of defaulted assets.
He obtained his real estate license in 1991 followed by getting
his broker license in 2002. Bob attended California State
University of Northridge and has a B.S. degree in Business
Administration with a minor in Marketing. He has been on
the board of directors since 2004 with last director position
as treasurer and has been an active REOMAC® member for
11 years. During his time not working, he enjoys his leisure
time with his wife of 11 years and his two beautiful
daughters.
Bob Siegmeth
RE/MAX OLSON & ASSOCIATES - Broker Associate
11141 TAMPA AVENUE
NORTHRIDGE, CA 91326
Phone: (818) 366-3300
Fax:
Web: www.cahomes2sold.com
E-mail: bob@cahomes2sold.com
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Sara has made a career for herself in the
REO industry for the past 18 years. She
began in 1989 at First Federal Savings and
Loan in New Braunfels, TX. When the
S&L went under it created an opportunity
to manage REO for the Resolution Trust
Corporation (RTC) in San Antonio. In
1994, she began working for Ontra, a servicing shop in
Austin, where she specialized in REO auction process
management. It was during her time at Ontra that she
coordinated and participated in many REO auctions in the
NY/NJ/CT area and developed an interest in pursuring
career opportunities in that part of the country. She moved
to CT in 1997 and held asset and portfolio management
positions for Prudential Asset Recovery and Clayton National.
She most recently was the Director of REO for GMAC
Mortgage since 2002. While at GMAC, Sara was responsible
for the management of an REO Department to include sales
and operations functions, the management of special
servicing relationships, envisioning and implementing
REO customized processes and ensuring that corporate
goals and objectives were met. She moved to Dallas, TX in
2006 with the integration of the GMAC and Homecomings
platforms. Sara left GMAC in 2007 to pursue other
opportunities and further advance her career within the
REO industry. She recently began working with Saxon
Mortgage in Fort Worth on the creation and setup of the
REO Department for their special servicing platform. Sara
has a degree in Finance from Southwest Texas State
University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, TX
and is an accomplished classical musician. She enjoys
jogging, getting together with friends and family, spoiling
her dog and meeting with industry experts across the country.
Sara has been on the REOMAC® Board of Directors since
2006.
Sara Waite
Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc. - Director, REO
4708 Mercantile Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76137
Phone: (817) 665-7212
Fax: (817) 665-7812
Web:
E-mail: info@reomac.com
Connie White is serving her fourth year
on the REOMAC® Board of Directors.
Connie began her mortgage banking career
in 1982. She joined First Option Asset
Management Services in 1995 in the loss
mitigation department and became an
REO Asset
Manager. Connie was
promoted to the First Option Asset Management ServicesReal
Estate
Sales Team Leader. Connie has been an active member
of REOMAC® for eight years, and the mortgage banking
industry for over 25 years. She enjoys
being a team player
and setting goals to achieve the desired results. Connie was
very active on this year’s Conference Planning Committee,
organizing the lender roundtables.
Connie White
First Option Asset Mgmt. Svcs. - Asset Manager
6501 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92376
Phone: (949) 727-8311
Fax: (800) 748-2116
Web: www.firstoptionams.com
E-mail: connie.white@firstoptionams.com
Donna La Porte, Esq., is an “AV” rated
attorney, with the law firm of Wright,
Finlay & Zak, LLP. She graduated from
the University of Utah, Magna Cum Laude,
as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi
Kappa Phi, and received
her J.D. from the
University of Utah School of Law. Donna
has over 26 years of experience representing financial
institutions, mortgage bankers and servicers in all aspects
of commercial
and residential real estate, with emphasis in
the areas of foreclosure,
bankruptcy and evictions. She has
served as a Director of REOMAC® since 2001. She has
written articles and served as a speaker/moderator on panels
throughout
the country on various loan servicing and
mortgage banking issues.
Donna LaPorte
Wright, Finlay & Zak, L.L.P. - Attorney
4665 MacArthur Court Suite 280
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 477-5050
Fax: (949) 477-9200
Web: www.wrightlegal.net
E-mail: dlaporte@wrightlegal.net
Cynthia A. Nierer, Esq., is the directing
partner of Closings and Evictions at the
law firm of Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates,
P.C. She has been with the firm since 1995,
and is a graduate of St. John’s University
School of Law. Cynthia received her
undergraduate degree from St. John’s
University. She is active in the Muscular Dystrophy
Association, the “Make a Wish” Foundation of Greater New
York, the New York City Rescue Mission, and Girls and Boys
Town. Professionally, Cynthia is a Board Member and
Education Chair of REOMAC (a professional real estate
organization), NRBA (National REO Broker Association),
REOConnection and the Queen’s County Women’s Bar
Association.
Cynthia Nierer
Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, P.C. - Partner
51 E. Bethpage Road
Plainview, NY 11803
Phone: (516) 741-2585
Fax: (516) 741-2589
Web: www.rosicki.com
E-mail: cnierer@rosicki.com
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Mia Semo is serving her third year on the
REOMAC® Board of Directors. She has
over 20 years of experience in a variety of
roles of real estate. Mia has just taken a
position at National Default Servicing as
an REO Team Manager. Prior to this, she
was employed at Homecomings Financial
for 11 years and her most current position there was National
Refurbishment Manager in San Diego, CA. Prior to joining
Homecomings
Financial, she practiced real estate at Coldwell
Banker, Encinitas, California, for 10 years. Her first
experience in the real
estate world was as an assistant to a
broker and recruiting and training new Real Estate licensees.
She has an active California Real Estate License, and as a
member of REOMAC® and NRBA. On a personal note, she
enjoys a recreational round of golf, especially at the REOMAC®
Spring Conference!
Mia Semo
National Default Servicing - REO Team Manager
23591 El Toro Road, Suite 190
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: (949) 466-7483
Fax: (949) 488-3463
Web:
E-mail: msemo@defaultservicingllc.com
Art Acosta is the Western Region N.R.B.A.
Director as well as Realtor/Owner of
Regency Realtors, Regency Mortgage
Services and Regency Realtors Escrow,
(which specializes in the southern
California markets). Art has over 17 years
REO experience and is a Master California
Broker & Certified REO Specialist. Mr. Acosta maintains
memberships with: REOMAC®, NAR, CAR, NRBA, NAHREP
and participated with the Government Relationship
Committee for the Inland Empire West Association of
Realtors, and served as the Treasurer & Vice President of
Memberships for the Inland Valley Association of Realtors
Chapter. Mr. Acosta also serves as the current NRBA Vice
President.
Art Acosta
ERA Regency Realtors - Realtor/Owner
4403 Riverside Drive Suite C
Chino, CA 91710
Phone: (909) 902-1891
Fax: (909) 590-3554
Web:
E-mail: aregreal@aol.com
Ralph Barone is serving
his fourth term
on the board. Ralph is a licensed Realtor
in New Jersey having worked exclusively
in the REO arena since 1992. Prior to
opening NJ REO, Ralph was one of the top
ERA agents in the Northeast. Ralph was
one of the first board members from the
Northeast and the first associate member to be elected as
an officer and sit on the executive committee of REOMAC®.
In addition to being on the REOMAC
® Board; Ralph also
serves on the Board of the National REO Brokers Association
(NRBA).
Ralph Barone
NJ REO Asset Mgmt & Realty - Broker
650 Bloomfield Avenue Suite 100
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone: (973) 429-0990
Fax: (973) 429-0739
Web: www.newjerseyreo.com
E-mail: ralphb@newjerseyreo.com
Tom Moon is serving his third term on
the REOMAC
® Board of Directors. He
serves on the Education Committee. Tom
is one of the REOMAC® charter members
and was invited to join REOMAC® in 1986.
He was one of the nation’s first outsourcers
in 1984 and then founded the first national
broker’s network, now known as REObroker.com. Tom has
been selling REO since 1980 and has been recognized as
ERA’s top national salesperson, as well as his Board of
Realtors top salesperson. Tom enjoys the challenge and
variety REO presents and he hopes to be an innovative
influence on the REOMAC® Board. Tom is married to his
high school sweetheart
and REOMAC® member, Naomi
Moon, for 35 years. They both received their Bachelor of
Arts Degrees from Sonoma State University.
Tom Moon
Pacific Moon Real Estate - Broker/Owner
18377 Beach Blvd. #106
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (714) 841-5358
Fax: (714) 841-5482
Web: www.tommoon.com
E-mail: tom@reobroker.com
Mary Best-Brill is an Asset Manager at
Chase Home Finance
in San Diego, California.
Mary started in Real
Estate as an
agent with Coldwell Banker Real Estate in
San Diego County, specializing in
residential real estate sales. She left to
become an Asset Manager for Great
Western/Washington
Mutual, covering REO sales in several
Southern California counties. In 1996, Mary formed her
own outsourcing company, Performance Management
Systems, handling properties primarily for Great Western/
Washington Mutual. Mary has been in the REO business
for approximately 19 years. Mary is serving her seventh
year on the REOMAC® Board.
Mary Best-Brill
Chase Home Finance - Asset Recovery Specialist
1602 Towell Lane
Escondido, CA 92029
Phone: (619) 994-5578
Fax: (760) 741-0008
Web:
E-mail: mbesttbril@aol.com
Anngel Benoun, a licensed California Real Estate Agent since 1988 is a company leader for Dilbeck GMAC Realtors, Sherman Oaks. She is Director of REO Sales representing lender owned properties, a principal in The California Connection probate/trust sales division and a Relocation Specialist.
Her annual production consistently ranks her among the top producers in the company. She was #1 in production in her office for 2006 and has ranked either #1 or #2 every year since 1993.
She has successfully closed over $200 million in sales averaging more that 75 transactions annually. She is equally successful representing retail real estate as she is selling institutional real estate including Bankruptcy, Lender-Owned foreclosures and Probate.
Anngel is an eternal optimist and her mission statement to every client is "to be an enthusiastic representative on behalf of every Buyer and Seller and to represent them professionally, honestly and ethically at all times."
An industry leader, Anngel is a member of The National Guardians Association, a member of REOMAC, an association of the default industry, served four terms on the REOMAC Board of Directors and is the co-author of the California Department of Real Estate accredited seminar, "Representing Buyers in Lender Owned REO, Bankruptcy and Probate Sales."
Prior to joining the Real Estate profession, Anngel spent 12 years in the advertising/media industry and uses her creative and marketing background to develop innovative marketing strategies for the clients she represents.
Anngel holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism.
Her interests outside of business include rooting for her beloved UCLA Bruins, playing competitive tennis and spending time with her husband of 27 years and her two Golden Retriever, Morgan.
Anngel Bennoun
Dilbeck GMAC Realtors - Director REO Sales
14601 Ventura Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: (818) 728-2396
Fax: (818) 205-1483
Web: www.anngelbenoun.com
E-mail: anngel@anngelbenoun.com
Kathy Jeffers-Volk has been working in the real estate field since 1985 - first doing residential resale, then new home sales. In 1992 she joined Countrywide Home Loans and entered the REO field. She was an Assistant Vice President in the Real Estate Operations Group. Later she was promoted to Vice President and established Countrywide Realty Partners - a wholly owned subsidiary of Countrywide Home Loans specializing in sales and marketing for clients (i.e. outsourcing).
Kathy has been a REOMAC Member since 1994 as an Affiliate and has contributed to REOMAC via many years of service holding many positions within REOMAC as a volunteer: She served as President on the REOMAC Board of Directors in 1998 and 1999. Kathy also served on the Conference Committee in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2002. She also served as the Nominations Committee Chair in 2000 as well as the Membership Committee Chair in 2000 and 2001. Kathy served as the Editor for REOMAC Update in 2004 and 2005.
Kathy is currently an Asset Manager with NRT/Coldwell Banker Corp. REO Division.
Kathy Jeffers-Volk
NRT/Coldwell Banker Corp. REO Division - Asset Manager
1028 Golden Crest Avenue
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: (805) 498-2843
Fax: (805) 498-2924
Web: www.reoexperts.net
E-mail: kjvlk@aol.com
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