MAMP Past President Tina McKay of Ivanhoe Financial (right) passes the leadership gavel to President Joseph Child of First Republic Mortgage Corporation in Annapolis.

March 13, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Thomas Shaner, CAE

BALTIMORE - Joseph Child of First Republic Mortgage Corporation in Annapolis was elected and installed as the new volunteer president of the Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals (MAMP) during the Association's Annual Conference and Exposition held March 11-12 in the Baltimore Convention Center.

Child succeeds Tina McKay of Ivanhoe Financial, as the chief elected officer of MAMP. In addition to Child, MAMP members elected Ralph Dawson of Ram Financial Group as their president-elect.

Suzi Lawrence, CRMS, of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation was elected vice president and Joseph M. Brown, Jr., CRMS of Premier Equity Mortgage, LLC, was elected as treasurer.

Complimenting the officers of the Association, MAMP is led by a team of volunteers who serve on its board of directors. Elected to the board this year were Glen Cook of National City Home Equity, Christine Cross of Bank of America, Richard Muller of Northstar Mortgage, and Larry Pendleton, IV, CRMS of Legend Mortgage Corp.

Continuing to serve on the PGMS Board are Hunter Bloch of Annapolis First Mortgage, Charles DiPino, Jr., of Universal Trust Mortgage Corp., Tom Krazinsky of Express Financial Services, Bevon Stennet of Mortgage America Bankers, LLC, and Christine Wagner of Charter One Mortgage Corp.

Thomas C. Shaner, a Certified Association Executive serves the Board as MAMP Executive Director.

The induction of officers took place on the first day of the MAMP Convention for which more than 1,200 mortgage professionals and affiliates were in attendance. MAMP leaders are already at work planning the 2004 MAMP Annual Convention and Exposition which will take place in the Baltimore Convention Center, March 16-17. For further information on MAMP, contact the Association at 720 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21230, fax 410-752-8295, e-mail: MAMP@assnhqtrs.com.