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David Dolan. ZVN Properties, Inc., operating out of Ohio, welcomed David Dolan as COO. With nearly three decades of experience in all facets of banking, lending, and mortgage field servicing, Dolan has worked to transform both private and publicly held businesses through his leadership, industry knowledge, and consumer insight. Throughout his career, he has held multiple senior leadership positions focused on improving operation efficiency and revenue growth. Lynn LaPierre. Norcom Mortgage, headquartered in Avon, Connecticut, welcomed Lynn LaPierre as a mortgage consultant. LaPierre brings more than 12 years of industry experience to Norcom. She joins the team from Village Mortgage, where she operated as a loan officer for the company's Collinsville branch. One of her first goals in her position at Norcom is to partner with real estate brokers and attorneys to host a first-time homebuyer seminar. She is also an active member of multiple Chambers of Commerce and regularly attends seminars on mortgage fraud and related issues. Ed Moloney. GMH Mortgage Services LLC continued to expand its reach with the addition of Ed Moloney as a new loan officer in its Boston, Massachusetts, branch. "Ed's experience, professionalism and dedication is a tremendous asset to us as we continued to expand our team in the New England and Greater Boston markets," said Frank DiMaio, SVP of National Retail Sales for GMH. "Ed is well known in the mortgage industry as a customerdriven professional and his extensive referral network combined with his loyal customer base is second to none." Christian Redmond. MortgageDocs, a national notary signing services company based in California, named Christian Redmond as its new CEO. Redmond was previously VP of business development at the Walz Group, a case management and document fulfillment firm that handles critical communications between the mortgage servicing community and borrowers. There, he was responsible for sales strategy, sales execution, and client management in the mortgage vertical. Dominick Marchetti. Colorado-based Blueberry Systems promoted industry veteran Dominick Marchetti to COO. Marchetti started at Blueberry as EVP in 2011, working before that as chief production officer of StoneWater Mortgage Corporation, where he was a key player in the creation of a custom loan origination platform that was essential to growing monthly originations. In addition to filling the COO position, Marchetti was also appointed to Blueberry Systems' board of directors and is a part owner. Teri Felix. loanDepot.com added Teri Felix to its executive leadership team. Felix joins the company as EVP and chief marketing officer. Her background includes 15 years with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., where she was part of the founding team that started and grew the firm's online brokerage business. While there, she held a number of leadership positions, including heading up database marketing and advanced analytics. She also led marketing for both Schwab's Retail Enterprise and Institutional Enterprise. Tom Gamache. Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate announced the hiring of seasoned mortgage industry vet Tom Gamache as national director of retail production. Gamache brings more than two and a half decades of industry experience to Guaranteed Rate, recently serving in executive sales positions at MetLife Home Loans and Bank of America. "As an industry veteran, I've seen the significant change within the mortgage business over the years, no other home loan company is as well-positioned to thrive during the highs and lows as Guaranteed Rate," Gamache said. Tim Perkins. Class Appraisal, Inc., appointed a former mortgage banking executive to manage sales in the middle market. Tim Perkins was selected to lead the company as a consultant and business developer. Over the years, Perkins has held key positions with large mortgage banking companies such as Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase. According to Class Appraisal CEO Mark Backonen, Perkins "brings tremendous value in seeing the [front-end] process through the lender's eyes." Vivian Wong. Ellie Mae has a new SVP of software development. The California-based automated solutions provider announced the arrival of Vivian Wong. Wong has more than two decades of experience in enterprise software technology, primarily at PeopleSoft and later at Oracle. Most recently, she was VP of engineering at Oracle's Taleo, where she was responsible for product engineering, documentation, and quality assurance. In her new role, Wong manages multi-location product development teams working on software as a service and mobile applications. Allyson Baker. Allyson Baker, a former attorney for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), transitioned into the private sector by joining Venable LLP as a partner. Baker was among the initial team of enforcement attorneys at CFPB, helping to formulate agency policies regarding investigations and litigation in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Prior to joining the agency in 2011, she served as a trial attorney in the Department of Justice's Civil Tax Division, where she earned recognition as an Outstanding Attorney on three separate occasions. William Carey. In Colorado, Bill Carey joined First Valuation as SVP of business and product development. Carey brings two and a half decades of real estate and mortgage banking expertise to First Valuation, having focused much of his past efforts on improving mortgage banking processes. In 2006, his experience was crucial in the development and integration of a valuation application that was approved by Freddie Mac and later patent-approved in 2012. Know someone moving up in the industry? email us at Editor@TheMReport.com. The M Report | 21