Conference Speaker Information
We have nationally recognized industry and motivational speakers. Learn from them and get the motivation, inspiration and insight to apply to your business to bring it to the next level. We also have a full schedule of educational sessions, social receptions and indulgent dinners. We did build in time to make those important business connections too, and some free time to catch up on work...or just relax at the resort. This is a "must see" event. Don't hear about it - experience it for yourself!!
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Jason Abell is a speaker, author and business coach at Rewire, a 100% virtual coaching company he helped start in 2014. Rewire was recently listed by Entrepreneur Magazine on their annual list of Best Entrepreneur Companies In America. Prior to starting Rewire, Jason spent over two decades in the financial services industry where he was nationally recognized for both his annual production and coaching skills. He, along with his wife Amy, founded Sadie’s Gift which is a non-profit that has raised over $900,000 for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. When Jason is not helping organizations thrive through change he can be found outside on a hiking or water adventure with Amy and their adult children. |
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Robert (Bob) Broeksmit is President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Bob is a senior finance executive and corporate officer with over 35 years of experience in the mortgage sector. He has directed all aspects of lending activities, including marketing, sales, operations, secondary marketing, loan servicing, and default management. He has also served as a mortgage underwriting expert testifying on many large, high-profile cases. |
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Rob Chrisman
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Rob Chrisman began his career in mortgage banking – primarily capital markets – 39 years ago in 1985 with First California Mortgage, assisting in Secondary Marketing until 1988, when he joined Tuttle & Co., a leading mortgage pipeline risk management firm. He was an account manager and partner at Tuttle & Co. until 1996, when he moved to Scotland with his family for 9 months. He returned to the United States in mid-1997 and ran Secondary for Standard Financial, a sub-prime lender in northern California. In late 1997 Rob was hired by CrossLand Mortgage to start, and be the president of, a sub-prime company named OnCall Mortgage (a division of CrossLand). OnCall Mortgage was in existence until Wells Fargo purchased First Security Bank (the owner of CrossLand) at the end of 2000. Rob then joined CMG Mortgage, a wholesale mortgage bank, as the Director of Secondary Marketing. In early 2003 and re-joined Tuttle Risk Management Services, Inc. TRMS (now Compass) provides mortgage pipeline risk management for mortgage companies and thrifts that seek to originate and sell loans into the secondary mortgage market. In November of 2006 Rob left TRMS to become the Director of Capital Markets for RPM Mortgage, a retail residential lender you all know, leaving there in late 2008 to focus on not only publishing a widely read daily market commentary on current mortgage events but also on his family. He is on the board of directors of Inheritance Funding Corporation, a financial services company which advances capital to heirs, of Doorway Home Loans, of AXIS Appraisal Management, and of the California MBA. He is also a member of the Secure Settlements Advisory Board, an associate of the STRATMOR Group, and of the Mortgage Bankers Association of the Carolinas and its membership committee. Rob has provided expert witness services for mortgage and real estate-related cases, has lectured to groups around the country. |
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Tonya Coon joined the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) in August 2023. Tonya has dedicated her career to mortgage lending to support the American dream of homeownership. She has served in leadership roles in mortgage lending for more than 20 years as a visionary change agent who delivers results that align with key initiatives and a service-oriented mission. Her experience includes strategic planning, business operations and culture, originations, loan servicing, systems, business development and customer service. Prior to joining MSHDA, Tonya served as President of myCUmortgage, LLC, a wholly owned Credit Union Service Organization based in Beavercreek, OH, that empowers nearly 200 credit unions across the country to become great mortgage lenders. Tonya joined myCUmortgage in 2013 as Vice President, Operations before becoming President in 2020 and recently received the 2023 Inman Best of Finance Award recognizing commitment to innovation and service in the residential lending industry. She also held leadership roles at Mortgage Cadence, an Accenture Company, and MidWest Financial Credit Union based in Ann Arbor, MI. Tonya holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Michigan’s Baker College. |
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Owen Lee
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Owen is the Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. (SMP), located in Plymouth, Michigan. In collaboration with his father, Vincent, Owen founded SMP in 2002, and SMP has closed billions of dollars of mortgage loans yearly since 2016. Under his leadership, SMP has become licensed in forty-two states and has over 600 employees. Owen is also the Managing Member of Title Partners, LLC, a full-service title insurance and escrow services agency also located in Plymouth, Michigan. A seasoned professional in the mortgage and financial sectors, Owen’s expertise extends beyond SMP. Owen is very active in the national Mortgage Bankers Association, currently holding three leadership roles: Co-Chair of the Independent Mortgage Bankers Executive Council, member of the Board of Directors, and 2023-24 Chairman of MORPAC. MORPAC is the MBA’s national political action committee, which has historically raised millions of dollars to support candidates and members of the United States Congress who support the housing and finance industry. Owen is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Mortgage Collaborative’s Technology Fund, a venture capital investment group specializing in the mortgage technology space. He also sits on the Board of Directors of TrAIned, a mortgage technology firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owen graduated with a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the College of Arts and Sciences, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Also, he graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University School of Law. Owen currently holds memberships and affiliations, including the State Bar of Michigan, State Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Mortgage Bankers Association, Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association, Lenders One, The Mortgage Collaborative, and the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association. Owen lives in Northville, Michigan, with his wife Heather, and they have three children: Maura, Patrick, and Declan. Owen’s additional passion is that he also serves on the Board of Directors of Camp Sweeney, the largest summer camp for children with Type-1 Diabetes in the world. Camp Sweeney is located in Whitesboro, Texas, and last summer served over 700 children from 30 different states. |
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J. Tony Thompson, CMB |
J. Tony Thompson, CMB, is the founder & CEO of the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA), an organization dedicated to increasing the engagement of women, millennials and minorities with the Mortgage Bankers Association at the local, state and national level. Since its inception in 2016, NAMMBA has grown to over 25 chapters and 3,000+ members nationwide. Tony has more than 15 years of experience, leading and building high-performance sales teams. As the founder/CEO of NAMMBA, Tony’s vision is to create a platform in which women, millennials and minorities can connect, grow and become leaders in the mortgage industry while providing a platform to recruit and train the next generation of mortgage professionals. Tony received his B.S. from South Carolina State University in Business Administration and an MBA from Webster University. In 2011, he received his Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Tony is also a graduate of the MBA Future Leaders Program. Over the last several years, he has been recognized and featured in many industry publications for his dedication to the community and the mortgage industry. Finally, Tony serves on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. |
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