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Reginald Givens is the NSP Coordinator with the Arizona Department of Housing. Currently Reginald is working on the design, development and implementation of the State’s foreclosure prevention program which is a part of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Hardest Hit Fund. Reginald is responsible for the oversight of the State’s YourWayHomeAZ program which is a part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Additionally, Reginald works on the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program. A program designed to help homeowners facing foreclosure by providing them with much needed loss mitigation counseling.

Marcus Summerville is the Short Sale Supervisor in the Loss Mitigation Department with Central Mortgage Company. He heads a team of Professionals aimed at preventing Foreclosures by way of property liquidation when home retention is no longer an option. Marcus joined Central Mortgage Company in the 1st quarter of 2007 and has quickly promoted up through the company based on his knowledge and skill set. Marcus has implemented a team to work diligently on the new HAFA program which has included automation whenever possible. He also dedicates his time attending mediation hearings with the Foreclosure Department by offering workout options for borrowers. Marcus’ previous experience includes over (11) years of Servicing both home and auto loans. Having a background in Sub-Prime Servicing/Collections, Marcus has been able to incorporate skip tracing and research tools when suggesting reach out campaigns to distressed borrowers. He continues to work towards ways of increasing borrower knowledge, automation and overall efficiency of not only the Short Sale realm, but the Loss Mitigation process of his company’s portfolio.

Rachel Dollar is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in the mortgagelending industry. An attorney, Ms. Dollar is the editor of the acclaimed public serviceindustry website Mortgage Fraud Blog (www.mortgagefraudblog.com), which iscommitted to raising awareness of the growing problems associated with mortgage fraud.A Certified Mortgage Banker, she has been repeatedly named by Inman News as one ofthe 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders. A Certified Financial Crimes Investigatorand litigator, Ms. Dollar co-wrote Protect Yourself from Real Estate and MortgageFraud, which in August 2007 became the first full-scope book on mortgage fraudreleased by a major publisher, Kaplan Publishing.Ms. Dollar is a partner in the law firm of Smith Dollar PC, where she chairs the firm’sMortgage Banking Group and leads mortgage fraud litigation for lenders and secondarymarket investors on a nationwide basis. She has supervised successful complex mortgagefraud and RICO litigation in the federal courts, and complex litigation involvingsecondary market investors, mortgage insurers, loan servicers, and other financial servicecompanies. She has been involved in the discovery, investigation, resolution andlitigation of large-scale fraud schemes nationwide.Her practice includes complex commercial litigation, RICO litigation, secured creditorrights and title insurance litigation with a focus on closing protection letter claims,identity theft and closing agent conduct. She also handles matters concerning broker andfidelity bonds, appraiser and settlement agent errors & omissions policy claims and issuesassociated with repurchase.A nationally recognized speaker, Ms Dollar frequently teaches in-house seminars onmortgage fraud issues to lending professionals, QC/QA management, federal and stateprosecutors and general counsel. She acts in a consultative role on policy and procedurefor mortgage lenders, including the creation of lending documentation and direction ofquality control practices. She frequently consults with licensing and local, state andnational criminal agencies across the country on mortgage fraud matters.Ms. Dollar has been widely quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the LosAngeles Times, and other publications. She has testified on mortgage fraud beforeCongress. She has appeared on CNN, CBS Evening News, and other radio and televisionprograms.Smith Dollar PC's in-depth industry knowledge and broad legal experience allows itsattorneys to offer legal counsel grounded in business reality. Located in California WineCountry, Smith Dollar PC is one of the only Northern California firms providinglitigation and transactional representation to the mortgage banking and financial servicesindustry.

Ty Miller is the Vice President of Servicer Relationship Management at Freddie Mac, with responsibility for the overall servicing relationship management with Citigroup, PNC Bank, Nationstar Mortgage and all of Freddie�s specialty servicing partners. �In this role, he works collaboratively with his servicing counterparts to identify innovative solutions that optimize borrower outcomes and drive value to Freddie Mac, the mortgage servicer and the American taxpayer.�Before joining Freddie Mac, Miller was the Senior Vice President and Strategic Initiatives Director for First American National Default Title Services (NDTS).�Miller joined First American in 2007 as the Chief Operating Officer of the first lien default outsourcing companies. Prior to this, he held several key executive positions during his nine-year tenure with GMAC Mortgage. Before his career at GMAC, Miller maintained senior leadership roles with Aurora Loan Services, The CIT Group and CitiMortgage.Miller holds a BS in Psychology and Management from Missouri State University. He is active in numerous charitable organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Diversity Council.

Patrice Alexander Ficklin's practice includes advising businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, individuals and policymakers on civil rights issues arising in lending, employment, diversity programs, and housing. She also conducts internal investigations and provides general business advice and services. Ms. Ficklin is an experienced mediator and arbitrator.Prior to joining Relman, Dane & Colfax, Ms. Ficklin served in a wide variety of legal and non-legal roles at Fannie Mae. During her tenure at Fannie Mae, she directed the company's employee grievance department; provided fair lending, fair housing and other consumer law advice regarding lending products, pricing and servicing; conducted internal investigations; drafted strategic alliance agreements; designed and implemented a mandatory non-binding arbitration program for employees; directed the corporate ethics program; and revamped officer and employee performance review standards. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Ms. Ficklin specialized in complex corporate transactions, employment law, financial institutions regulation, and civil litigation during her tenure at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. In 2009, Ms. Ficklin was appointed to the Maryland Higher Education Commission, which is responsible for establishing statewide policies for Maryland public and private colleges, universities, and career schools. Ms. Ficklin is a member of the boards of directors for the following organizations: Center for Dispute Settlement; Reid Temple Federal Credit Union and Women in Housing & Finance Foundation.

Lew Sichelman is an independent journalist who has been covering the housing and mortgage markets for more than 40 years.

Craig Lackey currently serves a Director Legal at Hudson Advisors, the asset management company for Lone Star Funds, a family of private equity funds. Mr. Lackey serves as managing counsel to Caliber Funding, Lone Star’s mortgage origination company and Vericrest Financial, its captive mortgage servicer. In addition Mr. Lackey provides legal support for the Lone Star’s portfolio of residential whole loan mortgage investments. Prior to joining Hudson Advisors, Mr. Lackey served as Executive Vice President/Deputy General Counsel at Countrywide Home Loans where he managed legal support for Countrywide’s Loan Servicing Division and related business. Before joining Countrywide, Mr. Lackey held various positions of increasing seniority at Citicorp, Bank of America and Bank One Corporation. Mr. Lackey holds a BA cum laude from St. Louis University and a JD from Washington University in St. Louis. He has been admitted to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, Texas and California.

As Chief Economist and Strategist, Dr. David Berson is responsible for analyses and forecasts of the economy, housing, and mortgage markets; domestic/global market research and planning; support of government relations and public policy; and strategic environmental planning. He also acts as a PMI spokesperson on topics related to global economic housing, as well as mortgage market conditions, prospects and policy. In addition, Dr. Berson manages PMI's Portfolio Management, Analytics & Pricing Group, which is responsible for all credit analytic models and projections for the company. Berson previously was Vice President and Chief Economist at Fannie Mae, where he advised the company on national and regional economic, housing and mortgage policy and conditions, including forecasts and analyses of the economy, interest rates, and housing and mortgage finance markets. He has also been Chief Financial Economist at Wharton Econometrics, visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and assistant professor of economics at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate School. His government experience has included staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisors and economic analyst at the Treasury Department and the Office of Special Trade Representative. Dr. Berson is a past President of the National Association for Business Economics and is a frequent speaker to media and industry groups on the economic outlook, housing, and mortgage markets. Dr. David W. Berson joined PMI as Chief Economist and Strategist on October 30, 2007.He has a doctorate in economics and a master's degree in public policy from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor's degree in history and economics from Williams College.