FEATURES
YOUNG GUNS SERENA YANG
DOUGLAS DVORAK
Director of marketing
Senior mortgage consultant
CIVIC FINANCIAL SERVICES Age: 33 Years in the industry: 13
PROVIDENT FUNDING Age: 28 Years in the industry: 6
As director of marketing at Civic Financial Services, Serena Yang brings more than a decade of real estate/ finance marketing experience to the private money lending industry. A USC Marshall School of Business MBA graduate, Yang was the director of marketing at Colony American Finance, where she oversaw all the marketing initiatives for the company. In 2015, her efforts supported Colony’s sales team to fund $1 billion in loans and be recognized as one of the top private lenders in the residential commercial loan market. Yang has also held executive positions in private equity, entertainment and law, including at the Carlyle Group, where she was in charge of business development and marketing for their portfolio of real estate developments.
Growing up in a blue-collar family, Douglas Dvorak learned the essential values of integrity, empathy and diligence. He joined Provident Funding in 2010 and led the company’s post-default department before transitioning into the lender’s retail origination channel. During his two short years as an originator, he’s posted some impressive numbers: He finished 2015 with more than 600 loans funded and more than $164 million in volume, which made him Provident’s second most productive loan originator.
BLAISE MENZONI Branch manager and loan originator FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
Age: 34
Years in the industry: 11
Blaise Menzoni has consistently ranked among one of Finance of America’s top-producing loan officers while co-managing the company’s Vineland, New Jersey, branch. “As a branch manager, Menzoni brings an unprecedented level of dedication and professionalism to each of his clients and business partners,” says a colleague.
NICOLE ALLISON Senior loan consultant CALIBER HOME LOANS Age: 27 Years in the industry: 6
While in law school, Nicole Allison tried out part-time work in the mortgage industry; after eight months, she decided to go all in, and she hasn’t looked backed since. She became Rookie of the Year in her first year in origination and has been a top producer each year since. For Allison, it’s all about fully understanding customers’ needs – and she’s clearly doing so; she and her team received a 100% customer service satisfaction rating in 2014. Outside of work, Allison and her veteran husband are involved in supporting local veteran’s programs as well as no-kill shelters.
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ROBERT RUDD Branch manager MCLEAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Age: 35 Years in the industry: 13
Since 2009, Robert Rudd has been with McLean Mortgage, where he currently manages a staff of eight producers at a branch that has an annual loan volume of more than $200 million. Understanding that purchasing a home is a monumental decision, Rudd takes his duty to help clients achieve their dreams very seriously. In addition to being a top mortgage professional, Rudd is also an accomplished musician and plays for a local band in Northern Virginia.