People in the News, March 16, 2026

(Matt Adrian, courtesy of Covius)

Covius Chooses Matt Adrian as Senior Vice President of Business Development for Settlement Services

Covius, Glendale, Colo., announced that Matt Adrian has joined as senior vice president of business development for settlement services.

He will lead strategic business development initiatives focused on expanding Covius’ settlement services in support of its new T365 brand. Earlier this year, Covius acquired Title365’s operations, which are now a part of Covius Settlement Services as T365.

Adrian has more than three decades of experience in the mortgage and financial services industry, and previously worked at Altisource, Ticor Title and Fidelity Information Services.

Informative Research Appoints Mark Jones as Senior Vice President of Partner Success

Informative Research, Garden Grove, Calif., has appointed Mark Jones senior vice president of partner success.

He will develop and scale a strategy to expand IR’s market reach and strengthen partnerships across the mortgage and fintech ecosystem.

He brings more than 20 years of experience in the industry, and previously served as partner account manager at ICE Mortgage Technology. He has also held roles at Accenture and Prime Alliance Solutions.

Snapdocs Welcomes Jamie Mottern

Snapdocs, San Francisco, announced that Jamie Mottern has joined as vice president of lender growth. Mottern will partner closely with lenders to accelerate digital adoptions of the firm’s tools.

She brings more than a decade of mortgage industry leadership experience.

Previously, Mottern held senior roles at CitiMortgage and Docutech.

Alisa Mairone Named ALTA Director of Public Affairs, Media Relations

The American Land Title Association, Washington, D.C., announced that Alisa Mairone has joined as director of public affairs and media relations.

She was most recently director of public affairs at BAYADA Home Health Care, where she built and led the organization’s public affairs program. She also previously worked for the Pennsylvania Apartment Association.

At ALTA, Mairone will focus on crafting and executing proactive media strategies to support the association’s advocacy agenda.