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MortgagePoint ยป Your Trusted Source for Mortgage Banking and Servicing News 20 June 2024 M O V E R S & S H A K E R S velopment and QA departments, while maintaining constant communication among the company's business team, sales team, and clients. "We are thrilled to have Danielle take on greater responsibility as she has been instrumental in our ongoing growth and success," said Michael Crockett, COO at Xactus. "She has made key contribu- tions that have had a significant, positive impact on our business. Danielle will continue to play a pivotal role in helping Xactus advance the modern mortgage." Walker has nearly 20 years of mort- gage industry experience helping lenders mitigate risk. Prior to becoming Xactus' SVP, Business Development, she was the company's VP of Product Develop- ment, and served as Sales and Product Manager for one of Xactus' divisions, Appraisal Firewall. She is currently a board member for the Spokane Associ- ation of Mortgage Professionals, serving as Secretary and Website Committee Chair. As such, she coordinates monthly events, manages the association's website, and supports its partnership with Casa Partners, a non-profit focused on helping abused and neglected youth in Spokane County's foster care system. "Over the past few years, we have made tremendous progress in integrating numerous companies into one cohesive brand. Xactus is now well positioned to lead the industry with technology and workflow innovations and I'm excited to be a part of it," said Walker. NEW COO AT INCENTER Incenter has promoted Sara Parrish to the role of COO. She will also remain President of Incenter company CampusDoor, where her focus on operational excellence, creativity, and team empowerment has propelled new growth since she took the reins in 2022. "I am thrilled to be working closely with Sara at this key point in Incenter's lifecycle," said Incenter President Bruno Pasceri. "As we plan for additional ex- pansion, Sara's vision, problem-solving talents, discipline, and natural leadership skills will be invaluable." Parrish joined CampusDoor, one of the nation's largest third-party student and specialty loan origination platforms, in 2016. She is responsible for the growth of the company, which has processed $36 billion in private student loan applica- tions. Before joining CampusDoor, she held various operational and portfolio management roles at the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. She currently serves on the board of the New Cumberland Federal Credit Union and the York County Economic Alliance in her home state of Pennsyl- vania. "It is a privilege to help steward the future of Incenter," said Ms. Parrish. "We enjoy many opportunities to leverage our unique intellectual property, services, and expertise, and accelerate new solu- tions into the market at scale to help our clients." Last fall, Incenter announced plans to serve a broader range of national and regional banks, credit unions, servicers, investors, and asset managers in new ways. The firm is also bolstering inde- pendent mortgage bank (IMB) growth and efficiency with mission-critical ser- vices provided on a variable-cost basis. DARK MATTER TECHNOLOGIES NAMES ELLIE MAE EXEC AS DEPUTY CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER Dark Matter Technologies has announced the appointment of Vikas Rao as Deputy Chief Product Officer. Reporting directly to Chief Product Officer Stephanie Durflinger, Rao is charged with overseeing enhancements to the Empower loan origination system (LOS) and establishing Dark Matter's developer community, which will help lenders embed automation deeper in their origination workflows and more tightly integrate their systems using open application programming interfaces (APIs) and widgets. Rao previously served as VP of Product Management for mortgage origination technology provider Ellie Mae, where he pushed the "next gener- ation" of mortgage technology, leading product strategy for the Encompass loan origination platform and for Ellie Mae's Developer Connect solution, a suite of APIs that enabled lenders and partners to securely share information. Though Rao took a career break following the $11 billion acquisition of Ellie Mae by Intercontinental Exchange in 2020, he found the opportunity to help guide Dark Matter's tech transformation too compelling to pass up. "Dark Matter's pioneering advance- ments in automation and AI are reshap- ing the mortgage landscape," Rao said. "I'm eager to apply my expertise to pro- pel Dark Matter's mission forward, push- ing the boundaries of what's possible in mortgage origination and amplifying our impact on the homebuying experience of lenders and consumers alike." Rao has more than 15 years of expe- rience in software engineering, product management and technology leadership spanning public and private companies within the mortgage industry and in Silicon Valley's startup scene. "Vikas has an impressive track record of success in driving digital innova- tion and API utilization in mortgage origination," said Dark Matter CEO Rich Gagliano. "With his technical chops and effective leadership style, Vika will play a pivotal role in our mission to empower lenders through AI, automation and innovation." FAIRWAY IGNITE SELECTS NEW PREZ Fairway Indepen- dent Mortgage Corporation has announced the promotion of Carrie Guarrero to the role of President of Fairway's coaching platform, Fairway Ignite. Guarrero has participated in various coaching and certification programs