2022 HousingWire Vanguards

The HousingWire Vanguard awards represent an elite group of industry executives who are moving the housing market forward. The vast majority of them have carved unique paths for themselves, picking up invaluable knowledge along the way to help them better strategize and lead their organizations. Join us in congratulating the four lender members and eleven preferred partners recognized! Click here to see the full list of Vanguard recipients.

Lender Members
AJ Franchi, President & COO – Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group
Kristi Pickering, President – Academy Mortgage
Michael Dubeck, CEO & President – Planet Home Lending
Tawn Kelley, President – Taylor Morrison Home Funding

Preferred Partners
Aaron King, CEO & Founder – Snapdocs
Benjamin Madick, Co-Founder & CEO – Matic Insurance
Chase Gilbert, CEO – Built Technologies
Dave Savage, Chief Innovation Officer – Sales Boomerang | Mortgage Coach
Jerry Weiss, EVP & Chief Administrative Officer, Freddie Mac
Jim Smith, SVP, Maxwell Diligence – Maxwell
Joe Welu, Founder & CEO – Total Expert
Sandra Madigan, Chief Digital Officer – Black Knight
Shane Westra, Chief Product Officer – SimpleNexus, an nCino company
Shelley Leonard, President – Xactus
Thomas Showalter, CEO – Candor Technology