Welcome to Chicago the Heart of America!
Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) welcomes you to the 2018 NAWRB 5th Annual Conference, “Year of Women” usbank.com/mortgage in Chicago! NAWRB connects and builds sustainable relationships with senior executive women and international leaders. From poverty and homeownership to C-suite opportunities and family offices, we provide one of the most thorough resources for women in the industry. We are pleased to have you join us as we celebrate the strides women have made this past year and collaborate to advance women’s economic growth and independence. In the past year, we have changed our name to capture our bandwidth, released the two-volume 2018 Women in the Housing Ecosystem Report (WHER), expanded the number of influential women to our Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC), and were awarded the 2018 APEX Award for Publication Excellence for a fourth consecutive year! Gracing our stage will be numerous phenomenal leaders from many industries across the housing ecosystem. Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D., First Lady FIRSTNAME LASTNAME Title of Illinois and President of the Ounce of Prevention Address Fund will deliver our Keynote Address. We City, ST ZIP are also office: XXX.XXX.XXXX introducing our SheTalks series, concise and impactcell: XXX.XXX.XXXX ful 20-minute presentations on key email: issues affecting NMLSas #: XXXXX the industry and gender equality, as well an amazing lineup of panelists.
Eligible for the U.S. Bank Customer Credit with a new or existing U.S. Bank Personal Checking Package, or with an existing first mortgage with U.S. Bank.¹ Take 0.25% of usbank.com/mortgage the loan amount and deduct it from the closing costs, up to a maximum of $1,000.2
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We’re here to help you become a homeowner. – Competitive fixed rate Call today to learn more. – Low down payment options Another event you don’t want to miss is the mPow1. To receive the U.S. Bank Customer Credit, a U.S. Bank Personal Checking Package must be established prior to final loan approval, or must have an existing first lien mortgage with U.S. Bank. A minimum of $25 is required to open a U.S. Bank Checking Package. For a comprehensive list of account pricing, terms and policies see the Consumer er—MBA Promoting Opportunities Women – Account Mortgage insurance PricingFor Information brochure and the Your Deposit Agreement. These documents can be obtained bypaid contacting a U.S. Bank branch or calling 800.872.2657. 2. The U.S. Bank Customer Credit is calculated as 0.25% of the loan amount. The maximum customer credit amount is $1,000. For an existing U.S. Bank home mortgage, the maximum To Extend Their Reach leadership panel, featuring refinance customer credit is $300 and may only be applied once per property within a 12 month period. Certain mortgages may not be eligible for stated credits. Offer may byLoanU.S. not be combined with any other mortgage offers. approval isBank subject to credit approval and program guidelines. Not all loan programs are available in all states all loans amounts. discussion about workplace disruptorsfor with bothInterest rates and program terms are subject to change without notice. Visit usbank.com to learn more about U.S. Bank products and services. Mortgage, Home Equity and Credit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association. Deposit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association. Member FDIC. – Repair costs could be included in ©2018 U.S. Bank women and men industry experts. your mortgage transaction 171712c 6/18
Thank you for your attendance and support. We hope you have an enlightening, empowering and enjoyable experience!
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8:00 a.m.
Registration, Check In & Booth Set Up
8:00-10:00 a.m.
Board Member Meeting - Certified Delegate (Private)
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
NDILC Member Meeting (Private)
NAWRB Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council
mPower Addressing Work Place Disruptors 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Marcia Davies - COO at MBA, Founder of mPower; Rebecca Steele – President & CEO National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC); Stacie Rankey - Vice President, Client Relations at Gerner & Kearns Law Firm; David Hrobon - President and CEO at Wintrust Mortgage; Tamara King - VP of Residential Policy and Member Engagement, MBA * Location Grand Ballroom, Floor 5 Sponsor
4:30-5:30 p.m.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
New & Potential Member Orientation
Silvia N. Rathell - Owner of Rathell Properties LLC; Lindsay Mersino - CISP, SR Relationship Manager Provident Trust Group
Kick Off Party - Cocktail Reception
Grand Opening Booths * Location Living Room, Floor 2
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Private Dinner for Speakers (TBD)
8 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Booth Opens
8:45 a.m.
Welcome - Day 2 Open Remarks
* Location Grand Ballroom, Floor 5
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9-9:25 a.m.
Sharron P.A. Levine-Director OMWI, FHFA (SHETalk)
9:25-9:50 a.m.
Dr. Chitra Dorai- Former IBM Fellow, Master Inventor (SHETalk)
9:50-10:15 a.m. 10:15-10:30 a.m.
Advancement for Minorities and Women
Technology Human BalanceTM
Dottie Herman- CEO, Douglas Elliman (SHETalk)
Building a Business
Break Investing in Opportunity Act
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Long Term Private Sector Investment in Low Income Urban & Rural Community with Sheri Orlowitz - Founding Partner of Artemis Holdings Group LLC; Quinn Palomino - Principal, Virtua Partners; Michael I. Sanders - Lead Partner Washington DC Office, Blank Rome; Beth Mullen - CPA, Partner and Affordable Housing Industry Practice – National Director, Cohn Reznick Sponsor
Veterans Panel- Women in Military Service 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Erica Courtney - CEO and President, 2020vet; Charmane Sellers President and CEO of ALEON Properties Inc (API); Leora Ruzin - Vice President, Secondary Marketing, Guaranteed Rate
Keynote Speaker*
Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D. - First Lady of Illinois & President of the Ounce of Prevention Fund *Full Conference Pass and Keynote Luncheon Tickets Lunch Provided from 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Building Infrastructure, Maintaining Agriculture & Disaster Recovery 2:05-3:00 p.m.
Michelle Corridon - Deputy Director, USDA Rural Development; Noemi Lujan-Perez VP of Government and Media Relations at EcoDiversity; James K. Joseph - Regional Administrator, FEMA Region V
OMWI/Procuring Contracts 3:00-4:00 p.m.
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Victor Christiansen - Chief, Minority & Woman Business & Diversity Inclusion Branch at FDIC, Sharron P.A. Levine – Director, OMWI at Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Deborah Baldwin – Deputy Director, OMWI at National Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Mark Hands - Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; City of Chicago - Contracting Officer
MBA Congratulates NAWRB’s 2018 Roaring Thirty Award Winner! The Revolutionary Marcia M. Davies Chief Operations Officer Mortgage Bankers Association Founder, mPower
Your dedication to the industry, passion to support women and revolutionary leadership are inspiring. Congratulations on this honor and your many accomplishments!
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4:00-4:15 p.m.
Break Women in the Housing Ecosystem Report
Dr. Chitra Dorai - Former IBM Fellow, Master Inventor, VP, CTO Cognitive Services, IBM Services, Member of IBM Industry Academy & Academy of Technology; Burgandy Basulto - Content Writer at NAWRB; Teresa Palacios - Smith,Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, HSF Affiliates LLC; DesirĂŠe Patno - CEO & President, NAWRB Sponsor
4:15-5:15 p.m. Round Table Sessions USDA, SBA, Refugee of Women, NAEHCY, US Bank, Braven, World Business Chicago, StepUp *Counsel Room
Women in Red Gala & Awards 6:30-10:00 p.m.
Sponsored by US Bank; Band Sponsor- EarnUp M.C. Lenny McNeill - SVP, Managing Director National Strategic Markets and Specialized Sales at US Bank The NAWRB Roaring Thirty Awards celebrate women leaders working their way up to the top, speaking up for gender equality and forging the path to success for all women. These are trailblazers and thought leaders transcending obstacles and marking their place at the frontier of change. *Food, Drinks, Music, Dancing
8:00 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Booth Opens
8:45 a.m.
Welcome - Day 3 Open Remarks
9-9:25 a.m.
Tami Bonnell - CEO, EXIT Realty International (SHETalk)
Sponsor
Building Business/Toughness
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9:25-9:50 a.m.
Rebecca Steele - President & CEO, National Foundation for Credit Counseling NFCC (SHETalk)
9:50-10:15 a.m.
SHETalk
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
Freddie Mac Today Power is Knowledge, Guaranteed to Open Horizons! 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Stacey M. Walker - Director, Housing Outreach Affordable Lending & Access to Credit Single Family Business; Tomaneci A. Waller-Day - Supplier Diversity Director; Sandra Heidinger - Manager, SF Affordable Lending; Jennifer Meagher - Director, Operations Change Management and REO Operations Sponsor
Knowing Your Partners, Financial Support and Legal Community 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Sarah GoldFrank - Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae; Gail Bellefontaine - Vice President Operations and Finance, Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency, Inc.; John D. Veal, Jr. - Acting District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois District Office; Alexander Almazan Attorney, Almazan Law Sponsor
12:30-1:45 p.m.
NDILC Luncheon Panel
*Full Conference Pass or Tuesday Luncheon Ticket
Impacting Council Stories
Women’s Homeownership Panel/Women Buyers & How to Serve Them 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Lenny McNeill - SVP, Managing Director National Strategic Markets and Specialized Sales, US Bank Home Mortgage; Esther Ayuk - Managing Broker/Owner, Bess Realty Professionals; Adenike “Nike” Fasanya - Osilaja Owner, Marvel Ventures Mortgage, Inc.; Carmen Chong, CC Legacy Financial Corp. President | Broker | Life Ins. Agent; Nelly DeLourdes Mitford - MP Global Real Estate Group-Commercial, International Investment and Residential Real Estate Services
Unspoken Issues Impacting Women: Poverty, Health, Sexual Exploitation & Self- Confidence
3:00-4:00 p.m.
4:00-4:15 p.m.
Desirée Patno - CEO & President, NAWRB; Carie Bires - Senior Policy Manager at the Ounce of Prevention Fund/NAEHCY; Karen Collins - Founder & President, Collins Collaboration; Kaethe Morris Hoffer - Executive Director, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation; Judy Hoberman - President of Walking on the Glass Floor and Selling In A Skirt
Break Round Table Session
4:15-5:30 p.m.
Girl Forward, SBA, Refugee of Women, NAEHCY, CFPB Ombudsman Office, World Business Chicago, US Bank, Braven, StepUp, CAASE
*Subject to change
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Sharron P.A. Levine
Dr. Chitra Dorai
Dottie Herman
Sarah Goldfrank
Erica Courtney
Marcia Davies
Vanessa Montañez
Esther Ayuk
Director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
CEO, Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae
Chief Operating Officer and Founder of mPower, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
CEO and President, 2020vet
Sales and Business Development Manager for the National Specialized Sales & Strategics Markets at US Bank Home Mortgages
Amy Brandt
Owner, Marvel Ventures Mortgage, Inc.
Noemi Lujan-Perez
Founder and President of Collins Collaboration
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is all in for diversity.
Managing Broker/Owner, Bess Realty Professionals
Adenike “Nike” Fasanya-Osilaja
Chief Executive Officer, Docutech
Karen J. Collins
Former IBM Fellow, Master Inventor, VP, CTO Cognitive Services, IBM Services, Member of IBM Industry Academy & Academy of Technology
VP of Government and Media Relations, ECO Diversity Media
The FDIC recognizes the importance of contributions made by diverse communities in its workforce and business activities. As a leader among government agencies, we are committed to diversity and inclusion and providing opportunities for employment, contracting, investments, and sharing our expertise in financial education. We continue to strengthen stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system, leveraging the talents of our workforce and small-, minority-, women-, LGBT-, and veteran-owned businesses to create business value and achieve a work environment of involvement, respect, and connection. Contact us: Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) MWOBOutreach@fdic.gov 1-877-ASK-FDIC (1-877-275-3342)
www.fdic.gov Each depositor insured to at least $250,000
Desirée Patno
CEO & President, Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) & Desirée Patno Enterprises, Inc. (DPE).
Michelle Corridon
Rebecca Steele
Sheri Orlowitz
President & CEO, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)
Cheryl Travis-Johnson
Chief Operating Officer, VRM Mortgage Services
Victor Christiansen
Chief of Minority and Women Business and Diversity Inclusion Branch of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, FDIC
Kaethe Morris Hoffer
Executive Director (since November 2013) of the Chicago, Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)
Deputy Director, USDA Rural Development
Founding Partner of Artemis Holdings Group LLC
Teresa Palacios Smith
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, HSF Affiliates LLC
John D. Veal Jr.
Acting District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Illinois District Office
David Hrobon
President and CEO, Wintrust Mortgage
Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D.
Tomaneci A. Day
Lenny McNeill
Nelly DeLourdes Mitford
First Lady of Illinois & President of the Ounce of Prevention Fund. SVP, Managing Director National Strategic Markets and Specialized Sales, US Bank Home Mortgage
Director of Supplier Diversity, Freddie Mac
MP Global Real Estate Group-Commercial, International Investment and Residential Real Estate Services
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Sandra Heidinger
Affordable Lending Manager in the SingleFamily Affordable Lending and Access to Credit organization, Freddie Mac
Tamara King
VP of Residential Policy and Member Engagement, Mortgage Business Association
Conference Sponsors
Burgandy Basulto
Content Writer at NAWRB
Tami Bonnell
CEO, EXIT Realty International
Carie Bires
Senior Policy Manager at the Ounce of Prevention Fund, NAEHCY
Deborah Baldwin
Deputy Director, OMWI at National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
James K. Joseph Regional Administrator, FEMA Region V
Judy Hoberman
President of Walking on the Glass Floor and Selling In A Skirt
Mark Hands
Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Michael Sanders
Lead Partner, Washington, D.C., Blank Rome
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Beth Mullen
CPA, Partner and Affordable Housing Industry Practice – National Director, Cohn Reznick
Leora Ruzin
Vice President, Secondary Marketing Guaranteed Rate
Charmane Sellers
President and CEO of ALEON Properties Inc (API)
Carmen Chong
CC Legacy Financial Corp. President/Broker/Life Ins Agent AREAA Global CEO AREAA National Chairwoman-2015
Alexander Almazan Attorney, Almazan Law
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MBA Congratulates NAWRB’s 2018 Roaring Thirty Award Winner! The Advocate Tamara King Vice President, Residential Policy and Member Engagement Mortgage Bankers Association
Your advocacy efforts and commitment to diversity and inclusion is making a difference. Thank you for being a voice for equality and congratulations on this great honor!
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Sales and Business Development Manager of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
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