CampusMBA Graduates Inaugural Class of Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicers

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association issued the following news release:

CampusMBA, the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) education platform, awarded twenty-two mortgage industry professionals with its recently established Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer (CCMS) designation. This first class of CCMS designees received their certification at MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

"I want to congratulate each of these industry professionals for earning their CCMS," said MBA Chairman Debra W. Still, CMB. "This inaugural class of CCMS graduates, as well as those who follow, will be looked upon with respect in the commercial servicing industry. I applaud these individuals for their commitment to professional development and industry leadership."

The CCMS designation is a symbol of professionalism and commitment to servicing and recognizes a thorough understanding of the changing, complex and challenging commercial mortgage servicing industry. CCMS designees will demonstrate high levels of achievement and command respect due to their professional accomplishments, as well as their unparalleled knowledge of mortgage servicing.

"The curriculum we have developed for the Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer course is such that the mortgage professionals who earn this designation will be looked upon by their peers as experts in commercial mortgage servicing," said MBA's Vice President of Education Jeffrey Schummer. "CampusMBA is known for being the gold standard in professional development in the real estate finance industry and the CCMS program only strengthens that reputation."

Qualifications for the CCMS designation include industry education, commercial mortgage industry experience, commitment to the industry and participation in MBA and the issues that face the industry. All CCMS designees will also be required to maintain their designation with continuing education and participation in the MBA and the commercial real estate finance industry.

The following mortgage professionals are the inaugural class of Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicers:

Joni Brown-Haas, CCMS - Vice President, Prudential Asset Resources - Dallas, TX

Kent Cummnings, CCMS - Director-Quality Control and Improvement, Prudential Asset Resources - Dallas, TX

Clare Dooley, CCMS - Senior Vice President-Strategic Initiatives, Berkadia - Horsham, PA

Anne Doty, CCMS - Vice President, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC - Birmingham, AL

Lillian Fahr, CCMS - Director, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. - Charlotte, NC

Arthur Francis, CCMS - Assistant Vice President-Investment Services, John Hancock Financial Services - Boston, MA

Shelley Hasskamp, CCMS - Senior Vice President & Director, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC - Los Angeles, CA

Michael Heagerty, CCMS - Principal, Newmark Realty Capital, Inc. - San Francisco, CA

Kent Jurgensen, CCMS - Manager, Principal Real Estate Investors - Des Moines, IA

Crystal Kalinowski, CCMS - Vice President, Bernard Financial Group - Southfield, MI

Keith Kehlbeck, CCMS - Vice President-Accounting, Prudential Asset Resources - Dallas, TX

Thomas Kelley, CCMS - Managing Director, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers - Hartford, CT

Ellen Miller, CCMS - Managing Director-Servicing, Berkeley Point Capital - Boston, MA

Dan Olsen, CCMS - Senior Vice President, KeyBank Real Estate Capital - Dallas, TX

Dan Phelan, CMB, CRI, CCMS - President & CEO, Pacific Southwest Realty Services - San Diego, CA

Thomas Ruffin, CCMS - Director-Special Servicing, Shenandoah Asset Management LLC - Rockville, MD

Deborah Schiavo, CCMS - Managing Director-Debt Advisory Services, Cohen Financial - Chicago, IL

Robert Shean, CCMS - Group Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, M&T Realty Capital Corporation - Baltimore, MD

Janine Stallings, CMB, CCMS - Vice President-Corporate Audit, Pacific Life Insurance Company - Newport Beach, CA

Kevin Sullivan, CCMS - Managing Director-Asset Management & Servicing, Oak Grove Capital - St. Paul, MN

John Worden, CCMS - Vice President & Chief Asset Manager, AmeriSphere Multifamily Financial LLC - Bethesda, MD

Robert Wright, CMB, CCMS - Senior Vice President-Servicing Operations, PNC Real Estate/Midland Loan Services - Overland Park, KS

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