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ยป VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 25 will now be able to focus on furthering the company's leadership position in the industry, while driving special strategic initiatives. RE/ MAX has utilized the Co-CEO structure in several of its CEO transitions. e approach ensures continuity in RE/MAX leadership, in its successful and unique business model, and in the overall company strategy. Serene Smith, SVP of Financial Planning and Business Analytics, succeeds Contos as COO. Smith joined RE/MAX in 2006 as the Senior Manager of Internal Audit. She then was named VP of Financial Planning and Analysis in 2014 and a SVP in January 2016. LOANCARE ANNOUNCES NEW EVP AND COO LoanCare, a ServiceLink company, announced that Adam Saab has assumed the role of EVP and COO, effective June 5. Saab had previously held the position of SVP at PNC Mortgage where he was responsible for core servicing for all mortgage and consumer products for the bank, as well as for the home lending integration as PNC combined the mortgage and home equity products onto the Black Knight MSP platform. In this executive leadership position, Saab is responsible for leading LoanCare's effective and cohesive operations management team in managing business plan objectives, maximizing client business opportunities, and meeting customer service goals and standards. Prior to joining PNC Mortgage, Saab spent 14 years at CitiFinancial Mortgage Company, where he held various positions in default servicing. At the time of his departure, he was SVP of the foreclosure and post default processes, overseeing 2,100 associates in both domestic and offshore sites. ADDITION ANNOUNCED TO USRES MANAGEMENT TEAM U.S. Real Estate Services, Inc. (USRES) announced in June that Tiffany Malm- Ruiz has joined the company's management team. Malm-Ruiz will be responsible for the oversight and management of the REO Division alongside Gene Shibata, REO Supervisor, and is in charge of REO client relations, compliance adherence benchmarking, procedural analysis/audit, policy review/analysis, and other managerial responsibilities. Previously, she was AVP of Portfolio Management at Phoenix Asset Management LLC in Salt Lake City, where she oversaw the day-to-day operations of all steps in the REO process. She also worked at Robert J. Jackson & Associates, Green River Capital, and Select Portfolio Servicing in account management positions. NMSA SETS SIGHTS ON SOLVING VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTY ISSUES e National Mortgage Servicing Association (NMSA) announced the appointment of Jim Taylor, SVP of Property Preservation with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Asset Management, to lead the organization's effort to mitigate the threat that vacant and abandoned properties pose to homeowners and communities. Taylor, a 30- year industry veteran, leads asset management and preservation of Wells Fargo's residential servicing portfolio, while caring for the interests of the communities it serves. He earned his M.S. in Management from Purdue University concurrently with an MBA from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Rouen, and a B.S. from the University of Washington. e NMSA is a nonpartisan organization driven by top-level executive representation from the nation's leading mortgage servicing organizations for the purpose of effecting progress and change on the key challenges that face the mortgage servicing industry. By bringing together decision-making executives from across the nation, the NMSA drives the agenda on shaping the American housing industry for the benefit of homeowners. REO ASSOCIATION NAMES NEW LEADERS e Federation of REO Certified Experts (FORCE) announced new members to its Advisory Council in June. Nancy Braun was named Chairperson of the Advisory Council. e owner of Showcase Realty in Charlotte, North Carolina, Braun has 20 years of experience as a real estate broker. She was recently named by REAL Trends/e Wall Street Journal as the No. 7 agent in the nation based on closed transactions. Additional Council members announced include Hugh Morrow of RE/MAX Preferred in Birmingham, Alabama; Tara Nagelhout of Emerald Valley Real Estate in Eugene, Oregon; Steve Pagano of Coldwell Banker in Huntington Station, New York; Terry Rasner-Yacenda of Reno Tahoe Realty Group in Reno, Nevada; and Dick ackston of R.H. ackston & Company in Winchester, New Hampshire. AMDC WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS e American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) is pleased to announce it has welcomed new members Caliber Home Loans and Sutherland Global Services. AMDC is an organization focused on shaping the diversity agenda while advancing solutions that support a broad range of diversity initiatives. From supply-chain diversity, to addressing the challenges faced by minority and women-owned businesses. AMDC takes on today's issues with a refreshing perspective and meaningful insight. "Diversity is particularly important to us because our country is made of various types of interesting and intriguing individuals. Having a diverse workplace not only helps the organization grow but it allows us as leaders to look at things in a different perspective. Every person whether age, gender, race, or ethnic background has different ways of looking at things based on their experiences and upbringing. Having diversity in an organization will assist the company in understanding the consumer's needs as well as building a great reputation for the organization." - Caliber Home Loans INDUSTRY GROUP LAUNCHES DIVERSITY EFFORT In additional FORCE news, last month the organization announced the launch of its Diversity Council, a team dedicated to embracing and encouraging diversity in the REO, default servicing, and mortgage industries at large. Long-time industry professionals will head up each committee. Committee leaders include: Adriana Montes of Florida Dreams Realty Group (Latino Professionals in FORCE); Kris Ramdat of REO Integration Inc. (Asian Professionals in FORCE); Gregory Anderson of ACB Realty, Inc. (Black Professionals in FORCE); Justine Jimenez Garcia of Countrywide Properties, Inc. (Women Professionals in FORCE); Jennifer Dinatally of United Real Estate Strive 212 (LGBT Professionals in FORCE); and Hugh Morrow of RE/MAX Preferred (Veteran Professionals in FORCE).