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  • Thomas Cronkright

    Thomas W. Cronkright II is co-founder and CEO of Sun Title and CertifID in Grand Rapids, Michigan. CertifID is a guaranteed identity verification system designed to prevent wire fraud in real estate transactions. Founded in 2005, Sun Title has grown into one of the largest commercial and residential title agencies in Michigan. Cronkright is a licensed attorney and frequent speaker on identity theft, cyber fraud, real estate and financial topics. 

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  • Kaitlyn Crowder is the marketing director at North Avenue Capital, a specialized commercial lender in Ponte Vedra, Florida, that focuses on providing USDA business loans of $2 million or more to rural America and beyond. In 2022, Crowder received the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award for her community leadership. Crowder currently serves on the University of South Florida’s digital marketing advisory board, the Best Buddies of North Florida advisory board and The Human Collective’s advisory board. Additionally, she is a three-time opening speaker at the National Alliance of Commercial Loan Brokers’ annual conference. 

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  • Michael Crute is president and co-founder of The Welcome Home Atlanta Team, an affiliate partner of Keller Williams Realty First Atlanta, a purpose-driven real estate team dedicated to helping people of all colors, creeds, sexual orientations and identities buy and sell homes. Crute is an operational strategist turned Realtor with a wealth of experience serving prestigious clientele. His insights are informed by years of navigating the intricacies of Atlanta’s real estate market and corporate needs.

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  • Victor Cuevas is the founder of Griffin Crowd & Capital, the latest chapter in his illustrious real estate career. An industry professional with more than 30 years of mortgage finance experience, including extensive knowledge in both residential and commercial properties, Cuevas is a successful serial entrepreneur who has developed many accomplished companies and ventures. Among these, he built a mortgage empire spanning 36 offices in several western and central U.S. states. Learn more at griffincrowdcapital.com. 

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  • Casey Cunningham is the CEO and founder of XINNIX, a company specializing in sales and leadership training for the mortgage industry. Under her leadership, the company has transformed the careers of thousands of mortgage professionals by providing programs that drive measurable results. Cunningham is a recognized authority in leadership development and organizational excellence. Her approach combines proven methodologies with a passion for empowering individuals and teams. Visit xinnix.com or call (678) 325-3500.

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  • Gary Cunningham

    Gary Cunningham is president and CEO of Prosperity Now, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for equality in homeownership, jobs, income, wealth, taxes and consumer protections. He joined Prosperity Now in August 2019 after providing strategic leadership to multiple national, regional and local organizations, including the Metropolitan Economic Development Association and the Northwest Area Foundation.

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  • Stephen Curry is CEO of Endurance Advisory Partners, a bank risk management consulting firm. Curry has been providing advisory services to management teams and boards of national and regional banks, financial services companies, start-ups and private investor groups since leaving Bank of America in 2009. He has successfully guided these firms through acquisitions and divestitures, merger integrations, digital transformations, operational restructurings, implementation of growth strategies and resolved complex regulatory issues. In addition, Curry has served as chairman, CEO or president at banks ranging in size from $800 million to $30 billion.

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  • Brian Daily

    Brian Daily is senior vice president of production at Mountain West Financial Inc. In this role, Daily is responsible for overall company management, designing and implementing growth strategies while creating world-class experiences for clients within the wholesale channel. He has more than 30 years of experience in mortgage banking. He has managed, built and implemented strategies pertaining to origination channel rollout, mass national market expansion and business-to-business client-experience feedback platforms. Reach Daily at brian.daily@mwfinc.com.

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  • Jonathan Daniel

    Jonathan Daniel is a principal at Knighthead Funding in Greenwich, Connecticut. Prior to joining Knighthead in 2013, Daniel was the principal and founder of Silo Financial Corp., a private equity-based real estate finance company. Throughout his career, he has sourced, originated and serviced more than $1 billion in commercial-mortgage products, and he has developed innovative deal structures for a diverse range of commercial- property owners. 

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  • Mike Darne

    Mike Darne is vice president of marketing for CreditXpert, a company working to expand homeownership opportunities by making mortgage credit scores more transparent and by helping borrowers reach their true credit potential. 

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  • Tom Davis is chief sales officer of non-QM lender Deephaven Mortgage. He joined Deephaven in 2022 and has more than 20 years of experience helping lending partners with their non-QM and agency needs. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, where he double majored in finance and management. Deephaven was founded in 2012 and led the formation and development of the non-QM market. Reach Davis at tdavis@deephavenmortgage.com or visit deephavenmortgage.com.

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  • Jeremy Davis

    Jeremy Davis is CEO at InQlusion Mortgage Capital, a Panorama Mortgage Group (PMG) company. For nearly 20 years, Davis has advocated for underserved communities. Before joining PMG, he served as director of mortgage for FirstBank, where he led the FirstBank Forward division, an initiative with a specific mission of bridging the homeownership gap that minorities face. Prior to that, Davis led similar successful expansions into new market territories for Synovus, Fifth Third Bank and JPMorgan Chase. 

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