My name is unique, so the search results are all actually me. Here is the full picture: the career, the companies, the family, and where to verify every word of it.
Entered the industry in May 2007, months before the crash. Learned early that the originators who survive are the ones who know their craft and tell the truth.
First run at community leadership, building the muscle for connecting businesses, people, and causes.
Ran training and operations for a national mortgage education company. This is where story-first compliance teaching became a conviction, not a style.
Built a national network around one idea: veterans deserve professionals who can prove they know the VA benefit. Trust, but verify. More than 5,000 families helped since 2020.
An NMLS-approved CE and PE provider built for independent-minded originators who choose their own education instead of taking whatever corporate assigns.
Co-founded Be My Neighbor Mortgage, which was acquired by reAlpha Tech Corp to power its AI-driven homebuying platform.
Joined one of the largest independent broker platforms in the country, home to more than 1,000 loan officers, to expand education initiatives and lead VA strategy. Still originating.
I contribute to HousingWire on compliance, licensing trends, and leadership, and speak at mortgage industry conferences nationwide. Past stages include the MBA Research and Curriculum Center's national Conclave, where I presented on developing ethical leaders to educators and state education leaders from across the country.
I also serve as President of the Pottsboro Area Chamber of Commerce, because community leadership is not a phase, apparently.
Fourth-generation Oregonian, raised in Salem, now rooted in North Texas. Husband to Billie Julene. Dad to Titus and Trinity. Two dogs, Emmett and Indy, who contribute nothing to loan production.
I've played bass since fourth grade and still play weekly at my church, where I also edit video. I hold a B.A. in Business Management and English Communication and an MBA, both from Corban University. I do woodworking badly and tie bow ties well.
Everything I build runs on the same three values: faith, family, and generational legacy. That's not a tagline. It's the filter every decision goes through.
Whether you need a mortgage, a team, or training that doesn't put you to sleep, the next step is one email.
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