A 20-year veteran of the mortgage business, Pete is vice president of First Residential Mortgage which he founded with Monte Herzog, another CAMB member, in 1999, in Northern California. Presently, he is the corporation’s broker of record and represents the company in Santa Cruz County. He served as treasurer of CAMB during 2005-06, having previously served on CAMB’s board as secretary, and twice as vice president. Pete served two terms as president of the Greater Monterey Bay Area Chapter during which time the Santa Cruz and Monterey County chapters merged. As four-year chair of CAMB’s Best Practices Committee, he headed the team that produced the Best Practices Handbook which provides ethical guidelines and standards of practice for CAMB mortgage brokers. In his role as chair of Best Practices, Pete is the primary responder for complaints to CAMB about broker ethics and compliance issues. He is an honors graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is active in the West Coast surfing community that supports environmental and charitable organizations through fund-raising surf competitions.
Fred Arnold is an industry leader and seasoned veteran in the areas of mortgage lending and public speaking. Fred is the President of American Family Funding and has been a Mortgage Broker since 1994. After graduating from Cal State Northridge in 1991, Fred began his career at First Nationwide Bank. In 1994, Fred ventured into the brokerage side of origination and was inspired to start his own brokerage firm, California First Financial Mortgage which is now American Family Funding.
As a result of his dedication and commitment to his clients, Fred’s business is 100% referral based. Fred began being requested to speak on Creating Clients for Life and the subjects of Marketing, Branding, Leadership and Sales Cultures. His belief is that if you help enough people get what they want out of life, then you will always achieve your goals and dreams in your life.
Fred has also been asked to speak on the economy and the state of the housing market and has been a guest on local television. He hosts a local radio show, “The Santa Clarita Business Hour” each Monday on AM 1220 KHTS. Fred was recognized as one of the Top 40 Business People under 40 in Southern California by, The San Fernando Business Journal.
Fred served on the Board of Directors for Matadors Community Credit Union as both a volunteer and Director for just over nine years. Fred is the President-Elect for the California Association of Mortgage Brokers and is heavily involved with the National MS Society. He resides in Southern California with his wife Kristin and their four children, Alex, Katie, Jack and Amy.
VICE PRESIDENT – PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEMBERSHIP – ED CRAINE
Ed Craine is the chief executive officer of award-winning Smith-Craine Real Estate Financing, a San Francisco mortgage company. During his 25 years in business, Ed has helped several thousand people finance their homes and investment properties. Ed is frequently quoted in the media and has written books and articles on real estate lending and investing as well as on business networking. He is also a speaker and instructor on these topics and has appeared before industry groups including BNI, Lorman Seminars, The Learning Annex, The Learning Exchange, Crittenden Conferences, and various events for the California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB). Ed is an active member of the CAMB where he currently serves as vice president of public relations and membership for the state Board of Directors. He has also served as president of his local CAMB chapter.
VICE PRESIDENT – GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS & INDUSTRY RELATIONS – ED SMITH JR
Ed Smith Jr Plaza Financial Group, Inc.
CEO/Broker
10433 Friars Road, Suite I, San Diego, CA. 92120
(619) 283-8899 | (619) 284-8899 fax | edsmith@sdcamb.org San Diego County Chapter
BIOGRAPHY
Ed “Smitty” Smith, Jr. is chief financial officer and broker of record for Plaza Financial Group Inc. After 10 years in the industry as a loan officer and wholesale account executive for a major subprime lender, Ed founded Plaza Financial Group in June 1993. Plaza Financial Group has earned the reputation in the San Diego County marketplace as the “go to” brokerage firm for honest, straightforward mortgage education, consulting and sustainable mortgage solutions. Ed has held multiple positions within the California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB) and is past president of the San Diego chapter. Currently he serves as the Government Affairs Committee chair and was recently elected a vice president of the Board of Directors for the 2007-2008 term. Additionally, he serves as the chairman of Diversity and Emerging Market Outreach for the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB). He is a CAMB instructor and a certified Freddie Mac Credit Smart instructor. Ed frequently serves as the local, state and national media spokesperson for the mortgage brokerage trade association and often testifies on behalf of the industry before Congress and the California Sate Legislature.
VICE PRESIDENT – ADMINISTRATION & COMMUNICATIONS – SUZANE PYBURN
Suzane Pyburn is a seasoned veteran with over 10 years of experience in the California real estate market. As a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS), Suzane promotes the financial health and wealth of her clients through fiscal literacy. She infuses the market with an extraordinary level of ethics, higher education and impeccable customer care.
Suzane currently serves as the State Secretary and Vice President of Administration for the California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB) and is a staunch consumer advocate. Suzane regularly attends meetings in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento with both federal and state legislators. Her work on consumer rights issues exemplifies the importance of higher standards for all mortgage professionals. As a past President of CAMB's Southern Los Angeles County (SOLA) chapter, she served two consecutive terms in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Additionally, she is a champion of permanent FHA reform, along with higher conforming loan limits in the high cost state of California. In addition, Suzane contributes her time and knowledge by participating in local community outreach programs to ensure consumers make well-informed financial decisions.
VICE PRESIDENT – FINANCE-TREASURER – DALE DI GENNARO
Dale Di Gennaro Custom Lending Group
President
1529 Fourth Street, Napa, CA 94559
(707) 252-2700 | (707) 252-1319 fax | dale@clgroup.net North Bay Chapter
Jack is president and co-founder of Benefit Mutual Mortgage, Inc., and has been in the real estate industry for over 18 years. He served the California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB) as president for 2006-07, president-elect for 2005-06, treasurer for 2004-05 and as a director on CAMB’s Board of Directors in 2003-04. Jack also served CAMB’s Orange County Chapter as president for 2002-03 and president-elect for 2001-02. The Orange County Chapter was selected as the Outstanding Chapter of the Year during his presidency. Over the past several years he has served on CAMB’s state legislative committee, sales and marketing committee, convention committee (chair), awards nominating committee, chapter development committee (chair), finance committee (chair) and a member of the NAMB Delegate Council and CAMBPAC Trustees. Jacks is also a member of the CAMBPAC Congressional Club and a member of the NAMBPAC President’s Club. His involvement in CAMB earned him CAMB’s Presidential Award for Excellence in 2003-04 and 2004-05. In 2006, Jack was honored as CAMB’s Broker of the Year. In 1983 and 1985, he was selected as Outstanding Young Man of America by the U.S. Jaycees. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Economics from Rollins College. He is a frequent contributor to various industry publications and is often called upon to give legislative and regulatory testimony.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Karen Polastri Executive Director
950 Glenn Drive, Suite 150
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 448-8236 | (916) 448-8237 fax | p.karen@cambweb.org
BIOGRAPHY
Biography not available at this time.
DIRECTORS
Les Berman CMC, President
EB Financial
9399 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 271-1588 | (310) 499-4133 fax | les@ebfinancial.net Los Angeles Metro
Michael Blaser CMC, President
Americoast Financial Corp.
2659 Townsgate Road, Ste. 111, Westlake Village, CA 91361
(805) 496-7790 | (805) 497-7344 fax | mblaser@americoastfinancial.com Central Coast
Tom Borcich, President
Bixby Knolls Mortgage
3801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 427-2222 x11 | (562) 988-8539 fax | tborcich@msn.com Southern Los Angeles County
Priscilla Brooks, Broker
Priscilla L. Brooks, Broker
P.O Box 986, Reedley, CA 93654
(559) 859-1444 | (877) 290-1522 fax | plbrooks.pme@verzion.net Central Valley
Aaron Cuha, President/CEO
Synergy Financial Management Corp.
DBA: Directlender
16845 Von Karman, Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92606
(714) 500-3000 | (714) 500-3102 fax | ac@directlender.com Orange County
Victoria Johnson, President
Luxury Loans
4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 523-9990 x 202 | (866) 506-3678 fax | victoria@luxury-loans.com San Diego North
Jon Kaempfer, Sales Manager
Sacramento Valley Financial, Inc.
720 Sunrise Boulevard., Suite. 210 D, Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 773-0600 | (916) 773-7144 fax | jsk3600@aol.com Sacramento
Chris Lydon, Manager
A Good Home Loan
2059 Forest Ave, Ste 7, Chico, CA 95928
(530) 224-0807 | (530) 224-2029 fax | chris@agoodhomeloan.com Northstate
John Marcell Jr, President
Better Mortgage Brokers, Inc.
130 East 9th Street, Upland, CA 91786
(909) 981-7200 | (909) 981-6744 fax | johnmarcell@verizon.net Inland Empire
Donna Marshall-Nail, Senior Consultant
First Security Loan
900 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901-2971
(415) 448-6323 | (415) 258-9824 fax | nail-it@pacbell.net North Bay
Dave McDonald, President
American Dream Mortgage
4411 Morena Blvd., Suite 105, San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 272-1193 | (858) 272-1196 fax | dmcdonald@americandreammort.com San Diego
Vince Mele, Vice President
Mele Mortgage
16209 East Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, CA 90603
(562) 902-2476 | (562) 902-2486 fax | vmele@earthlink.net San Gabriel Valley
Gui Orliac
Tri-Bay Financial Group
555 Deharo Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 621-2000 | (415) 621-2002 fax | gui@tri-bay.com San Francisco Peninsula
Cameron Pannabecker, Managing Director
Cal-Pro Mortgage, Inc.
9003 Davis Road, Stockton, CA 95209
(209) 475-1310 | (209) 474-2019 fax | campan@sbcglobal.net Greater San Joaquin Area
Cory Reid CMC, President
Fountainhead Mortgage, Inc.
2 Theatre Square, Suite 310, Orinda, CA. 94563
(925) 317-7601 | (925) 253-7602 fax | cbr@fountainheadmortgage.com East Bay
Jim Robertson CMC, Broker/Associate
Bay Area Loans
1855 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 205, San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 371-2172 | (408) 371-2171 fax | jim@bayarealoan.com Silicon Valley
Ginny Ferguson CMC, CFO/Treasurer and Broker of Record
Heritage Valley Mortgage, Inc.
5700 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 150, Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925) 469-0100 x 21 | (925) 469-0734 fax | hvm1@msn.com East Bay
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