Dana is a seasoned mortgage professional with 30+ years of mortgage lending experience that spans roles as a senior/executive manager in sales, marketing, and lending operations for the last 20 years. Her expertise includes development of high performing teams, creating sales growth and strategy, perfecting and implementing solutions to streamline new loan production, new programs, and product development as well as managing large-scale mortgage operations. She has a deep background in mortgage consulting, including compliance, end-to-end business reviews, and the development of targeted and strategic work effort plans. She has worked in all channels of the mortgage business with the last few years focused on the Non-QM/Business Purpose Entity lending space.

Her proven track record is unique in it covers operations, credit/risk, and sales and marketing. She is an avid speaker/presenter at numerous mortgage industry events and believes in deep advocacy for education in the mortgage lending space. Dana is a published author, with some of her most recent articles appearing in Mortgage Women Magazine, Originate Report, and Dealmaker Magazine. She is actively involved with Habitat for Humanity in her local area as a financial counselor helping families achieve their dream of homeownership. She lives in the East Texas area on a small ranch with her husband Sean, their two Labradors, and numerous other ranch animals.