REGINA LOWRIE President and CEO RML Advisors
Regina Lowrie is the founder, president and CEO of RML Advisors, where she uses her 30+ years of experience in mortgage and lending to advise and consult clients. Lowrie’s background includes senior management positions in sales, operations, acquisitions and investments, enterprise risk management, regulatory oversight, and policies and procedures. In 2005, she became the first female chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association in the organization’s 94-year history. She was also the first woman to lead the local chapter of the Philadelphia Mortgage Bankers Association in 1995. In 2014, she received the American Association for Women in Community Colleges Trustee Award and the Montgomery County Community College Leading Woman Award.
ANITA PADILLA-FITZGERALD
DINA BARRERAS
President and CEO
Regional sales manager
MegaStar Financial Corp.
Carrington Mortgage Services
The founder of Denver-based mortgage company MegaStar Financial, Anita PadillaFitzgerald built the company from the ground up in 1999 with just one other employee. Today, MegaStar Financial employs more than 200 full-time staff and does business in 25 states. Padilla-Fitzgerald got her start in the industry when she was just 19, answering phones at Silver State Savings & Loan, and she has worked her way up through the ranks ever since.
Dina Barreras started in the mortgage
ASHLEI MCALEER Managing director Angel Oak Home Loans
Ashlei McAleer leverages her experience in the mortgage industry as well as her understanding of business administration, business development and management to lead the lending services department at Angel Oak Home Loans. As managing director, McAleer is responsible for overseeing retail lending operations, including setup, processing, underwriting, closing, post-closing and interim servicing. She also has a passion for talent recruitment, development, training and human resources. Prior to joining Angel Oak, McAleer worked in the operations team at Real Estate Mortgage Network, a division of HomeBridge Financial Services. She also served as an associate vice president and loan support manager at SouthStar Funding, where she began her mortgage industry career.
industry more than 18 years ago. “I was motivated and influenced by the success of my brother, Patrick, who had been in the mortgage industry for over 10 years at the time,” she says. “He helped me get my foot in the door, and it was at that point that a career in mortgage sales was an attainable goal I had set for myself.” Throughout her career, she has gained a thorough knowledge of pre-qualification guidelines and various loan programs, as well as a comprehensive understanding of underwriting parameters. Today, as Carrington Mortgage Services’ regional sales manager in the wholesale mortgage lending division, Barreras oversees a top-producing regional sales team consisting of 10 inside account executives and two area sales managers. Prior to joining Carrington, Barreras was area sales manager at Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, where she built a record of success in building and maintaining relationships with large-volume, high-profit accounts. “I love the fast-paced environment, and how it changes and evolves every day,” she says. “I’m constantly learning and enhancing my skills. I love being able to use my expertise to educate my brokers, peers and team members.”
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