My Background

I was born and raised in a rural area of SW Missouri, where my mom was a teacher and my dad owned a residential construction company. I graduated high school and went to the University of Arkansas before leaving college after just a few semesters, but I later went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management at John Brown University. I gained some extremely valuable career skills in my first jobs before starting my mortgage career, including a retail store general manager, a corporate recruiter, and an apprentice in residential construction.

I have held positions as a Sr. Loan Officer, Branch Manager, Certified Residential Mortgage Specialist (CRMS), and was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Association of Mortgage Professionals (AAMP). I also held an Independent Mortgage Broker license, and owned/operated my own company before selling it to the largest mortgage lender in the country at the time. I was the top originator in a multi-state region with that company during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, and spent time after that as Business Development Manager opening offices throughout the South and Southeast regions of the US.  Since 2013 I have built offices throughout the Central Region and worked some of the top mortgage banking talent in the business. In May 2019 I found a home at Mason-McDuffie Mortgage where we are working are to help our team thrive in a modern mortgage industry that many are struggling to find their place in.

Throughout my life I have been fortunate to be surrounded by people who taught me the importance of education, both in and out of the classroom. I was taught to always seek out that will help get me where I wanted to go. Having a coach or mentor is allowing someone to take their own experience and convey it to you as wisdom. Much of what I’ve been able to accomplish in my professional life is a direct result of that.