The United Trustees Association held an election of the general membership at the Association’s Annual Meeting on November 9th, 2015. The election was mandated by the Association’s bylaws.
Elected as Directors to open seats were Susan Pettem of Ticor Title; Gary Wisham of Allied Trustee Services; Benjamin Levinson, Esq., of Law Office of Benjamin Levinson; Tai Alailima of Carrington Foreclosure Services; and Chet Sconyers of First American Trustee Servicing Solutions.
Terms for each of the Directorships are three years beginning on February 1, 2016 and ending on January 1, 2019. The Board of Directors oversees the policy, budget and operations of the UTA, a non-profit corporation. Only ‘Regular’ Members (as opposed to ‘Educational Members’) have voting privileges and were provided with a ballot. Numbered ballots were mailed to the membership prior to the election to allow Regular members who could not attend the meeting to vote and to ensure that no member voted twice.
As mandated by the bylaws, UTA President Randy Newman appointed three members – UTA Secretary Elizabeth Knight of PLM Lender Services; Cathe-Cole Sherburn of Trustee Corps; and Erica Jones of Barrett Daffin Frappier Treder & Weiss to serve as inspectors of the election. They counted and cross-checked the ballots prior to reporting the results.
United Trustees Association Board of Directors
2016
Board Seat/Term Expires (Dec.)
Name / Company
2018 Susan Pettem (2)
Ticor Title
2018 Gary Wisham (2)
Allied Trustee Services
2018 Ben Levinson (1)
Law Office of Benjamin Levinson
2018 Tai Alailima (1)
Carrington Foreclosure Services
2018 Chet Sconyers (1)
First American Trustee Servicing Solutions
2017 Michelle Mierzwa (2)
Wright, Finlay & Zak
2017 Randy Newman (2)
Total Lender Solutions
2017 Chris Pummill (2)
2017 Albert Garcia (1)
Allied Trustee Services
2017 Martin McGuinn (1)
Kirby & McGuinn
2017 Elizabeth Knight (1)
PLM Lender Services
2016 Mark S. Blackman, Esq. (1)
Alpert, Barr & Grant
2016 Cathe Cole-Sherburn (1)
Trustee Corps
2016 Joyce Copeland-Clark (2)
Wright, Finlay & Zak
2016 Colleen Irby (1)
SBS Trust Deed Network