MBA Elects 2026 Board of Directors; Announces Governors and Committee Chairs for 2026
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) swore in its Board of Directors for the 2025 membership year at its 2025 Annual Convention and Expo. The Board of Directors will be chaired by Christine Chandler, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer with M&T Realty Capital Corporation (RCC).
MBA’s Board of Directors consists of 39 voting members and one ex-officio member, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB. MBA directors represent its commercial/multifamily, residential, and associate membership. The Board of Directors sets the strategic direction for MBA and oversees management of the association’s affairs.
“This year’s Board of Directors brings together some of the brightest and most passionate leaders in real estate finance,” said Chandler. “Their insight and experience will help shape the market, legislative, and regulatory priorities ahead — from the futures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to policies that lower financing costs and expand affordable housing opportunities.”
The new members of MBA’s Board of Directors are:
• John Hedlund (Vice Chairman), ICE Mortgage Technology
• Shayna Arrington, Servbank
• Gene Lugat, PrimeLending
• Stanley Middleman, Freedom Mortgage
• Serhat Oztop, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
• Kurt Pftotenhauer, First American Title Insurance
• Terry Schmidt, Guild Mortgage
• Rick Thornberry, Radian Guaranty, Inc.
• Jeff Weidell, CMB, Northmarq
Members continuing on MBA’s Board of Directors are:
• Christine Chandler (Chair), M&T Realty Capital
• Owen Lee (Chair-Elect), Success Mortgage Partners
• Bill Banfield, Rocket Mortgage, LLC
• Tim Bowler, ICE Mortgage Technology
• David Brickman, D2 Asset Management
• Jack Cohen, CMB, CRI, ArrowMark Partners
• Kate deKay, Eustis Mortgage Corporation
• Pat Dodd, Cotality
• Laura Escobar, (Immediate Past Chair), Lennar Mortgage
• Quentin Fogan, Bank of America
• Jack Gay, Nuveen Real Estate
• Sean Grzebin, Chase
• Rohit Gupta, Enact Holdings
• Brian Hanson, CWCapital Asset Management, LLC
• Michael Innis-Thompson, TD Bank
• Deborah Jones, CMB, Citizens Bank
• Tawn Kelley, Taylor Morrison Home Funding
• Karen Kreutziger-Powell, Flat Branch Mortgage Inc.
• Greg Michaud, Voya Investment Management
• William Nelson, Standard Mortgage Corporation
• Eddy Perez, EPM
• Hilary Provinse, Berkadia
• Robert Slatt, Gantry
• James Sias, Fifth Third Bank
• David Smith, Truist
• Susan Stewart, SWBC Mortgage Bankers Association
And, MBA announced the members of its Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG), Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG), and the respective chairs for each committee in 2026.
“MBA’s residential and commercial/multifamily boards of governors play a vital role every year in shaping the policies and priorities that drive our industry forward,” said Christine Chandler, 2026 MBA Chair and Executive Vice President at M&T Realty Capital. “I’m honored to serve alongside such a talented and diverse group of leaders, and I look forward to the impact we’ll make together on behalf of our members and the communities they serve.”
RESBOG is the governing body for MBA’s single-family residential members, responsible for establishing legislative and regulatory policies and positions on residential lending issues. Daniel Sugg, CMB, Michigan First Credit Union, will serve as RESBOG Chair in 2026. Shayna Arrington, Servbank, will serve as RESBOG Vice Chair.
MBA named the following newly elected members of RESBOG:
• Efe Aghimien, SWBC
• Julio Aldacocea, Lakeview Loan Servicing
• Becky Crain, CMB, Regions Bank
• Erin Dee, Interlinc Mortgage
• Mike Dubeck, Planet Home Mortgage
• Tammie Gravlee, CMB, Bank of Tennessee
• Brent Green, Lake Michigan Credit Union
• Eric Hart, Pulte Financial Services
• John Hedlund, ICE Mortgage Technology
• John Hummel, US Bank
• Chris Jones, Primary Residential Mortgage
• Elizabeth Million, Elevations Credit Union
MBA’s returning members of RESBOG are:
• Shayna Arrington, Servbank
• David Battany, Guild Mortgage
• Ken Block, New American Funding
• Isaac Boltansky, PennyMac Financial Services
• Christine Chandler, M&T Realty Capital Corporation
• Chris Curran, Essent Guaranty
• Mike Dunlap, Merchants Bank of Indiana
• Scott Fletcher, Merchants Bank of Indiana
• Scott Gillen, CMB, Stewart Title
• Carolyn Gorman, Huntington National Bank
• Hilary Halpern, Rocket Mortgage
• Michael Innis-Thompson, TD Bank
• Allison Johnston, CMB, Success Mortgage Partners
• Deborah Jones, CMB, Citizens Bank
• Karen Kreutziger Powell, Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc.
• Melissa Koupal, CMG Financial
• Owen Lee, Success Mortgage Partners
• Chris McCullough, Citi
• Anita Padilla, MegaStar Financial
• Mike Patterson, Freedom Mortgage
• Christine Paxton, Mr. Cooper
• Adam Pollitzer, National MI
• Stacy Slocum Smith, JPM Chase
• Dan Sugg, Michigan First Credit Union
• Lauren Terrett, RWM Home Loans
• Dave Townsend, FNF
• Nolan Turner, Carrington Mortgage Services
MBA also announced the 2026 Residential Policy Committee Chairs who serve as non-voting members of RESBOG:
• Michele Bushman, American Pacific Mortgage: Residential Technology Forum Committee
• Michelle Richardson, CMB, Plaza Home Mortgage: Accounting and Financial Management Committee
• Jeremey Shiers, West Gate Bank: Secondary and Capital Markets Committee
• Jack Thompson, Guild Mortgage: Residential Loan Production Committee
• Nolan Turner, Carrington: Loan Administration Committee
• Matthew VanFossen, CMB: Absolute Home Mortgage Corp.: State Legislative and Regulatory Committee
COMBOG is comprised of MBA member executives representing all aspects of the commercial/ multifamily real estate finance industry. COMBOG leads the strategic development of MBA’s commercial/multifamily policy and initiatives, as well as best practices and standards Quentin Fogan, Bank of America, will serve as COMBOG Chair in 2026, Jack Gay, Nuveen, will serve as Vice Chair, and Hilary Provinse, Berkadia will serve as Chair-Elect.
MBA named the following newly elected members of COMBOG:
• Peter Cannava, Wells Fargo
• Michael Edelman, M&T Realty Capital Corp
• Christina Flynn, Fannie Mae
• Joe Pella, Truist
• Lynette Pineda, Securian Asset Management
• Smriti Popenoe, Dynex Capital, Inc
• Michael Smith, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc
• Sheri Thompson, Walker & Dunlop, LLC
• Dan Trebil, Northmarq
MBA returning COMBOG members are:
• Stacy Ackermann, K&L Gates, LLP
• Sharon Briskman, Greystone
• David J. ‘DJ’ Effler, BWE
• Kevin Fagan, Moody’s Analytics
• Amy Frazey, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
• Jonathan Goldman, M. Robert Goldman & Co, Inc
• Brian Hanson, CWCapital Asset Management, LLC
• Stephen Johnson, Freddie Mac
• Steven Kennedy, VIUM Capital
• Joseph Lovell, Colliers Mortgage
• John Maher, Hartford Investment Management Co
• Jeff Majewski, CBRE Capital Markets
• Patrick Mattson, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc
• Greg Michaud, Voya Investment Management
• Dilip Petigara, Vivek Capital, LLC
• Gerard Sansosti, JLL Capital Markets
• Katie Schwarting, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
• Robert Slatt, Gantry, Inc
• Tim Stoner, Affinius Capital
• Vince Toye, JP Morgan Chase
• John Waldeck, Pacific Life Investments
• Stephanie Wiggins, PGIM Real Estate
Reinstated COMBOG members are:
• Michael Dury, Merchants Capital
• Adam Fox, Fitch Ratings
• Crystal Kalinowski, District Capital, LLC
• Bob Wright, SS&C Technologies, Inc
