April 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Thomas Shaner, CAE

(l-r) Past MAMP President Eric Gates, CRMS, CMPS hands over the gavel to incoming President Mike Parsons, CMPS.

BALTIMORE - Mike Parsons, CMPS of Nationwide Home Mortgage, Inc. in Rockville was elected and installed as the new volunteer president of the Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals (MAMP) during ceremonies in Baltimore on April 7. He succeeds Eric Gates, CRMS, CMPS of Apex Home Loans, Inc. in Bethesda as the leader of the non-profit professional organization.

Over the past year Parsons has been very involved with strategic planning for the membership based association, most specifically in terms of helping to grow membership.

In addition to Parsons, Brooks Bosley, CRMS of Home Savings of America in Centreville was elected and installed to serve as president-elect along with Rick Rall of Navigator Financial Services in Severna Park who will serve as the association's vice president.

Charles Reid, III of Florida Capital Bank Mortgage in Brooklandville will continue to serve as secretary and Christine Wagner of SunTrust Mortgage was re-elected as MAMP's treasurer.

Elected to serve two-year terms on the association's board of directors were: Walter Alton of Proficio Mortgage Ventures LLC in Maple Lawn, Md. and Hans Lundgren of The National Mortgage Store in Columbia.

Re-elected to serve on the board were: Eric Delgado of Diversified Financial Mortgage, Rockville; Ken Venick of Equity Mortgage Lending, Owings Mills and Deborah Dennis of Corridor Mortgage Group, Marriotsville.

Continuing on the board are: Jim Clements of 1st Financial, Inc., Annapolis; Allan Gushue of Bi-Coastal Mortgage Inc., Lutherville; Karyn Bullock of 2 Blue Chip Professionals, Owings Mills and Shannon Eubanks of First Equity Title Corporation, Catonsville.

Thomas C. Shaner, CAE and Jenny Smith of The Joseph E. Shaner Co. in Baltimore will continue as MAMP’s executive director and associate executive director, respectively.

The induction of officers took place on the first day of the 2010 MAMP Convention for which mortgage professionals and affiliates from all over Maryland were in attendance. MAMP leaders are already at work planning the 2011 MAMP Annual Convention and Exposition.