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57 October 2024 » 2 0 2 4 F I V E S T A R C O N F E R E N C E & E X P O T he 21st Five Star Conference marked its final day with the tradition of the Women in Housing Leadership Awards, an annual presentation recognizing the remarkable accomplishments of women executives working within the mortgage and housing industries. Following brief welcome remarks from Ali Haralson, President of Auction.com (Lead Sponsor of the event), Ed Delgado, AMP, Managing Director, Mortgage Policy Advisors and Chairman Emeritus, Five Star Global, was introduced. Delgado, who was instrumental in the creation of the Women in Housing tradition at Five Star Conference, also noted that the Five Star Institute was developing plans for a women's leadership industry council that will help guide the WIH programming in the years to come. Delgado then passed the baton to this year's emcee, Jodi Gaines, CEO of Claims Recovery Financial Services (CRFS). Gaines next moderated the "Inside the She-Suite" panel, bringing several of the industry's top-ranking women executives together to address the challenges and share the inspirational successes they've encountered throughout their careers. This year's She-Suite panel included: • Yvette Gilmore, SVP, Servicing Product Strategy, ServiceLink • Erum Nayani, SVP, General Counsel, BSI Financial Services • Shubha Shivapurkar, Sr. Director, Loss Mitigation, Freddie Mac • Dr. Phyllis Wright, SVP, Strategic Human Resources, VRM Mortgage Services