Voting for 2027 MBA Officers, New & Returning Directors Underway; Closes Friday
The voting period for election of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s FY 2027 officers and new and returning directors is underway through Oct. 9.
Eligible MBA members can access the electronic ballot starting on Friday, Oct. 2 at Noon ET to elect incoming MBA Officers as well as incoming representatives for the MBA Residential Board of Directors (RESBOG) and MBA Commercial Board of Governors (COMBOG).
Under MBA’s bylaws, 2 ½% of the Regular Members are required to vote for the election to be effective. So your vote matters!
MBA’s Annual Opening Ceremony will lead off at the Annual Convention. It is scheduled for Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CT in the Grand Ballroom, East Tower of the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The Officers and Directors will be sworn in at this session.
The slate includes:
For Chairman:
Owen Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Success Mortgage Partners, Inc., Plymouth, MI
For Chairman-Elect:
John Hedlund, Vice Chairman, ICE Mortgage Technology, Pleasanton, CA
For Vice-Chairman:
Jeffrey Weidell, CMB, Chief Executive Officer, Northmarq, Bloomington, MN
Elected Directors:
Duane Andrews, Chief Executive Officer, Clear Capital, Reno, NV
Fred Bolstad, Executive Vice President, U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, St. Louis, MO
Erin Dee, Chief Innovation Officer, BankSouth Mortgage, Atlanta, GA
Anita Padilla-Fitzgerald, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MegaStar Financial Corp, Denver, CO
Sean Grzebin, Chief Executive Officer, Chase Home Lending, Jacksonville, FL
Tammie Gravlee, President of Mortgage, Bank of Tennessee, Nashville, TN
Mark Jones, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Lake Michigan Capital, LLC, Richland, MI
Maren Kasper, Chief Executive Officer, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Coral Gables, FL
Alan Kronovet, CCMS, President, Trimont, Atlanta, GA
Matt Rocco, President, Colliers, Seattle, WA
James Sias, Head of Mortgage Lending & Indirect Dealer Services, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, OH
Robert Slatt, Principal, Gantry, San Francisco, CA
Joe Tyrrell, Chief Executive Officer, Optimal Blue, LLC, Plano, TX
Dan Sugg, CMB, CMLO, Michigan First Mortgage, Lathrup Village, MI
John Waldeck, CMB, CRI, Head of Real Estate Debt Portfolio, Pacific Life Insurance Company, Newport Beach, CA
Justin Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer, Berkadia, Ambler, PA
Mark Winter, Chief Executive Officer, DHI Mortgage, Austin, TX
Mike Weinbach, Chief Executive Officer, Radian Guaranty Inc., Wayne, PA
