The Best, Shining Bright I

Throughout most of our married life, we have both been working professionals. But even though she has a string of well-earned credentials (CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Fellow Life Management Institute) and held more important positions than I ever have, she is still the one that managed our household, made the family meals, and comforted our children. To this day, she is the one who occupies the center of our family and our finances.

I mention this because she’s always been the person I most admire. She excelled at all things professional and all things domestic. I am, in comparison, a slug.

In this issue, we’re looking at women across the mortgage industry landscape who impress. They’ve taken on big roles, and they’ve taken on less glamorous ones, too, and shown how those can reshape lives. We know that women often face more obstacles to success than men, whether it’s outright discrimination or institutional bias. Sometimes, it’s as pedestrian as having to shoulder all the family responsibilities while also shouldering the necessity of keeping co-workers employed. In whatever form, it’s achievement that often goes unnoticed, or at least unheralded. In this issue, though, we bask in the light of their inspiration.

So let’s hear it for these women and all the many other unsung heroines of our industry and of our lives. May we contribute as much to enriching their days as they enrich ours.

Katie Jensen, Steven Goode, Sarah Wolak

STAFF WRITERS

Rob Chrisman, Dave Hershman, Erica LaCentra, Nick Roberson, Lew Sichelman, Mary Kay Scully

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Nicole Coughlin, Nichole Cakirca

ADVERTISING ASSOCIATES

Alison Valvo

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC GROWTH

Steven Winokur

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Julie Carmichael

PROJECT MANAGER

Meghan Hogan

DESIGN MANAGER

Stacy Murray, Christopher Wallace

GRAPHIC DESIGN MANAGERS

Navindra Persaud

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

William Valvo

UX DESIGN DIRECTOR

Andrew Berman

HEAD OF CUSTOMER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

Tigi Kuttamperoor, Matthew Mullins, Angelo Scalise

MULTIMEDIA SPECIALISTS

Melissa Pianin

MARKETING & EVENTS ASSOCIATE

Kristie Woods-Lindig

ONLINE ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Joel Berman

FOUNDING PUBLISHER

VINCENT M. VALVO Publisher, Editor-in-Chief

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