27th Annual Convention – 2014by Brenda Tucson

President’s Message ........................................2Holiday Party Invitation....................................3

Promising Progressions....................................5Absentee Ballot ..............................................7

see Convention “Wrap” • page 4

Trustee Times

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Winter 2014 Arizona Trustee Association arizonatrusteeassociation.com

ur 27th Annual ATA Convention was held atthe Gila River Wildhorse Pass Resort located inChandler, Arizona, on August 27-29, 2014.

Given the extreme heat this year, most of ourevents, with the exception of Golf, were indoors!

Wednesday morning brought us the annual ShotGun/Best Ball Golf Tournament, hosted byAuction.com. We had a total of 5 teams competing inthe hot Arizona sun. 1st place honors went to the teamof Steve Steeps, Jason Sherman, Rex Anderson andKevin Cameron, with a score of 70! 2nd place went tothe team of Rande Johnsen, Victor Hutchins andAnthony Kilburg with a 72; and coming in 3rd placewith a score of 74 was the team of Ron Horwitz, JoeWard, Laura Kaminski and Brenda Tucson. MensLongest Drive was Nick Patterson and Closest to the Pinwas Scott Pearson. Ladies Longest Drive went to LauraKaminski and Closest to the Pin to Brenda Tucson.Given the fact that Laura and Brenda were the only 2women golfing, this was a sure thing! Congratulations toall of the “winners” and everyone else who braved the110+ degree weather! Everyone enjoyed the NativeAmerican Taco lunch following the Tournament.

Our Welcome Reception in “Classics with a Twist”was held Wednesday evening. The Bar was hosted byFidelity National Title and Lawyers Title of Arizona.Linda Rhodes guessed the “closest” total candy in thelarge martini glass and took home the prize! Good foodand plenty of networking opportunity was enjoyed by all.

Steve Itkin, our Education Chairperson, put togetheran excellent line-up of speakers, with topics includingUpdates in Bankruptcy, Dodd Frank Overview, ExcessProceeds update, Case Law and Best Practicesdiscussion, and a 2 part session covering A.R.S. 33-811c. All of the speakers were excellent and weappreciate their volunteering of time and knowledge toshare with our attendees. Many thanks to Steve and hiscommittee for their hard work – it’s not an easy job!

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2014 ATA BOARD MEMBERS

President Paul Rhodesprhodes@tsofarizona.com

480.921.2190

Vice President Richard Chamblissrec@bowwlaw.com

602.271.7774

Secretary Rhonda Mellormello@tdsf.com

602.285.0250

Treasurer Brenda Tucsonbrenda.tucson@fnf.com

480.214.4527

Director Jason Shermanjsherman@LOGS.com

602.222.5701

Director Tracey Baynetbayne@firstam.com

602.685.7403

Director Steve Vadasinactive, non-member

status for 2014

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President’s message

My Dear Members of the Arizona Trustee Association:

Well, another year has drawn to a close. That makes 27 ofthem in the books for this fine Association.

To recap the year:

Steve Itkin (DeConcini, McDonald, Yetwin & Lacey) took asecond opportunity to be Chairman of our Education Committee.And what a stellar job he did!

Not only were our luncheon and convention speakers of the highestquality, but they were timely, topical and generated much thoughtprovoking discussion.

In addition, we had the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act to contend with. In anattempt to answer our multitude of questions, Steve and his committee put together an excellent“Special Educational Session,” with representatives from the CFPB, the Mortgage BankingIndustry and our industry. To say the least, the discussion was spirited!

Tracey Bayne (First American Title) and Brenda Tucson (Fidelity National Title) continuedtheir string of excellent Conventions as Joint-Chairs of the Convention Committee. We have areputation for putting together a fun, informal and informative Convention every year. This year’swas no exception and was held at the Gila River – Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. In additionto the great speakers, we had a hot time golfing, gambling, mixing, mingling and...wait forit...listening to Bon Jovi! Well, he kind of looked like Bon Jovi – it was the “Wanted Dead orAlive” Bon Jovi Experience. An educationally good time was had by all.

Stay tuned for a special announcement for this year’s Sedona convention...

Rhonda Mello (Trustee’s Assistance Corporation) has done a stellar job in transitioning thewebsite from old technology to new. I think we can all agree that registering for events is mucheasier with the website. The news is timely and it is very easy to maneuver around. We even havean “app” for your phone or tablet. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Ginger Lamband Laura Kaminski (Arizona Capitol Times) have continued their support of our Association asCo-Chairs of the Newsletter Committee. They acted as compiler, editor and publisher of thisTrustee Times newsletter that you are currently reading. What you don’t probably know is that theCapitol Times also helps us with many other things, such as the layout and publishing of theMembership Directory. They are a technology reference and resource for us.

Legislatively, Rick Chambliss (Broening, Oberg Woods & Wilson) as Chair of our LegislativeCommittee, worked closely with our Lobbyist, Lee Miller to monitor legislation and supportlegislation that would be positive for our industry and find solutions for legislation that may havea negative impact for our industry. Suffice it to say, Arizona, once the “Poster Child” forforeclosure volume, has led the nation out of the foreclosure crisis. That was in some part due tothe lack of interference with our Statutes by well-meaning legislators.

It has been another great year for the ATA. I would like to thank the Board Members for theirconstructive help during the year and our Committee Chairs and Members for their efforts inmaking our Association run smoothly. I look forward to seeing you all at the Annual Meeting andHoliday Party which is being held on December 9 at the University Club.

Looking forward to a great New Year,

PaulPaul T. Rhodes, Jr.President

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ARIZONA TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION

Annual Meeting and

Holiday Party!

Come one! Come all!

Celebrate the season with good friends, good food and good spirits!

The Holiday Party serves as our Annual Meeting - Elections will be held for our next Board of Directors. Ballots will be available to Active Members at the door - Absentee Ballots available for those not attending

(Election Polls close at 7:00 P.M.!!)

50% of Raffle proceeds will be donated to charity!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014

5:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

THE UNIVERSITY CLUB

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Phoenix, AZ 85004

Please RSVP by December 5, 2014 Invitation is limited to registered Members only – guests of Member are welcome for $25 per person

Firm Name: Member Name: Guest(s)___________________________________________________________________________________ Will you be donating gift(s) to our Raffle?

Enclosed is our check for $ ________ for ____ (#) additional attendees @ $25.00 each

Please make checks payable to: Arizona Trustee Association Or use PayPal at www.ArizonaTrusteeAssociation.com

Please mail checks to: ATA, P.O. Box 17071, Phoenix, AZ 85011-7071 If you have any questions regarding the Holiday Party, please contact

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Convention “Wrap” (continued from front page)

And, many thanks to Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. for sponsoring our SpeakerAwards.

Dinner, Golf Awards and Silent Auction followed the first day’seducation sessions. Sports Dreams USA conducted our Silent Auction againthis year. Plenty of sports and movie memorabilia available; something foreveryone! Golf Awards, sponsored by Auction.com were awarded duringDinner. There was a lucky winner from each table that took home aCenterpiece filled with candy!

Following dinner, we attended our own private Bon Jovi Concert in theChrome Nightclub! Well, a Bon Jovi “tribute” band anyway! It was truly an‘80’s flashback! Dancing, drinking and singing! Everyone had a great time!

The Convention wrapped on Friday after a great session of speakers andtopics, followed by lunch and the “best of the rest” of the Raffle Gifts! Ifyou did not receive your CLE Certificate, please let us know!

Our Annual Convention would not be possible without thetremendous time and support from the Convention Committee; TraceyBayne and Brenda Tucson, Co-Chairs, Rick Chambliss, Paul Rhodes, LauraKaminski, Rhonda Mello & Howard Weiss. We don’t have a largecommittee, but these folks are dedicated and work hard to put on a greatevent, and give everyone who attends their money’s worth AND a greattime! Please take a moment to thank them for a job well done!

Our 2015, 28th Annual Convention will be held in Sedona. TheConvention Committee is currently in negotiations with various Resorts.Once the location and date are confirmed, we’ll provide the information onour website. We’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas for our nextconvention! Please contact any member of the committee, or the Board ofDirectors, for input or suggestions; things you like or don’t like, or what

you would like to see happen for the future. Better yet – join theCommittee! All members are welcome to join and your support is greatlyappreciated!

Thanks for attending our 27th Annual Convention! Thank you toour Sponsors and Advertisers for their donations and support. We couldnot continue to have a successful Convention without your support!

The scoreboard…First PlaceSteve Steeps, JasonSherman, Rex Andersonand Kevin Cameron

Second PlaceRande Johnsen, Victor Hutchins andAnthony Kilburg

Third PlaceRon Horwitz, Joe Ward, Laura Kaminskiand Brenda Tucson

Longest DriveNick Patterson and Laura Kaminski

Closest to the PinScott Pearson and Brenda Tucson

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Promising Progressions

by Rhonda Mello

Keeping up with new technology is a significant challenge for anyorganization and it is a vital function which enables us to succeed. TheATA’s productivity can only continue to increase by utilizingtechnological advancement to engage our members. The Board ofDirectors has worked closely with the Website Chair for several yearsresearching best methods to advance the ATA’s technology. This includedtransitioning from a website that utilized dated technology to thecreation of a new website which uses more current technology and willsmooth transitions between Website Chairs. We also created an “app” toutilize when you’re mobile, and are also incorporated into LinkedIn,Facebook and Twitter accounts on social media.

In keeping with utilizing technology to better communicate with ourmembers, we have begun a test to live stream the monthly luncheonspeaker as a Hybrid Event. Have you ever been in a situation where youwere unable to attend the luncheon, possibly because you were out oftown, but were really interested in the speaker/topic? Or maybe youwanted one of your employees to attend the session but were unable tobreak them away from the office? This addition of technology will allowyou to share in the educational experience from a remote location.

The Website Committee will conduct a trial period in early 2015.Please submit your feedback directly to the Board of Directors orWebsite Chair. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Likeus on Facebook. Those links are on our website!

2015 Luncheon MeetingsTuesday, January 13 Tuesday, February 10

Tuesday, March 10 Tuesday, April 14 Tuesday, May 14

June/July-NO LUNCHTuesday, August 27

Tuesday, October 13Tuesday, November 10

28th Annual Convention TBA

Holiday Party/Annual Meeting December 8

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Candidates for ATA Officers and DirectorsVoting will take place at the ATA Holiday Party on December 9

President

Rick ChamblissRick Chambliss is a shareholder in the law firm

of Broening, Oberg, Woods & Wilson, P.C. Overthe last twenty-five years, he has been involved inmost aspects of real estate-relatedrepresentation, including escrow, title insurance,and foreclosure matters. He has been actively

involved in the Arizona Trustee Association, serving as a past president,on the Board of Directors, the Convention Committee, chairman of theBy-Law Committee and chairman of the Education Committee.Currently he is the chairman of the Legislative Committee.

Mr. Chambliss believes the ATA should strive to promote theforeclosure industry by continuing to educate its members, affiliates andthe public about proper foreclosure practices while staying vigilantabout the occasional legislative proposal presented to “improve” theforeclosure process. In the past, some efforts to address improvementsin the process were unnecessary because there was not a real problemto be fixed. With the assistance of our lobbyist, those legislativeproposals were withdrawn or defeated. On some occasions, theproposal had some merit but was over-broad and the ATA worked withinterested parties to narrow the scope of the proposal. The ATA hasbeen an effective advocate for the foreclosure industry.

I ask for your vote for President and pledge to continue the goodwork of the ATA.

Vice President

Tracey BayneTracey has been part of the foreclosure

default industry for nearly 17 years. Shes ta r ted a t F i r s t Amer ican T i t le in 1998,transitioned into trustee sales and has morerecently joined First American

Titles Phoenix Trust Operations. Tracey hasextensive experience in real property trustee sales, forfeitures,deeds in lieu, title insurance issues and customer service. She hasserved on the ATA Board as Directors since 2010, currently servesas ATA Membership Chair and has been Convention Co-Chair forthe past 5 years. Tracey’s hobbies include spending time with herfriends and family, movies and travel.

Secretary

Rhonda MelloI joined Trustee’s Assistance Corporation

(TAC) in 2011 as their Assistant Vice Presidentand Arizona Branch Manager. I have worked inour industry for over eight years and have beenlinked with the ATA since 2009. I have proudlyserved the ATA as the Website & Social Media

Chair, Convention Committee, and Secretary for the present year.Over the past 10+ years, as I have increased my leadership

responsibilities, I have had the opportunity to learn from some greatnonprofit leaders, community supporters, and business professionals.I am currently involved with a local youth tackle football and cheerorganization as their Team Manager Director, serve on the Academicand Certifying Committees, Business Manager of two football teams,Cookie Mom for a Junior Girl Scout Troop, and a middle schoolbasketball team photographer.

I am committed to the ATA by using specific experiences to makeup the unique voice I have to accomplish big things, at times withlittle resources. My core strengths are resourcefulness and problem-solving and have a goal of relationship-building. Some goals for thecoming year are to increase membership benefits and continue tokeep the ATA in pace with technological advancements.

Director

Katie MauroKat ie grew up in the industry actua l ly

ass i s t ing w i th p roper ty pos t ings andprocessing office mail at the age of 7. Sheworked at MK Consultants, Inc. summers andschool vacations until graduating from NAUwhen she left the country for a job in Korea.

Katie’s return to Arizona a year later found her full of ideas,strategies, and plans for growth. This is what she will bring to the“new” ATA.

Joe WardJoe Ward is Ar izona State Counsel for

Fidelity National Title Group, which includesFidelity National Title, Lawyers Title, SecurityTit le, and Chicago Tit le in Ar izona. Joemanages legal issues for the company inArizona, including underwriting, and othergeneral legal issues. He came to Fidelity

f rom S tewar t T i t le in Sea t t le , where he managed c la ims ,underwriting and general legal issues. Prior to being at Stewart,he was in private legal practice at a large Seattle law firm wherehe rev iewed and d ra f ted commerc ia l rea l es ta te leases ,performed legal reviews of title reports, and was involved withother real estate related matters for large telecommunicationsclients.

Current ly, Joe advises retai l and commercial t i t le off icesregarding underwriting policies and procedures; assists companypersonnel and a ff i l ia tes in the eva luat ion of underwr i t ingproblems and approvals of risk within prescribed limits; reviewsand approves commitments and policies prior to issuance toclients; negotiates with clients and counsel to assure adequatecoverage and needs, and advises all operations on other legalissues.

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2015 Officers and Directors(choose one only for each office)

President: (1yr position)

q Rick Chambliss

q Write In______________________________________________________________

Vice President: (1yr position)

q Tracey Bayne

q Write In______________________________________________________________

Secretary: (1yr position)

q Rhonda Mello

q Write In______________________________________________________________

Director: (2yr position)

q Katie Mauro

q Joe Ward

q Write In______________________________________________________________

Signature of Active member (not valid unless signed) __________________________________________________________

Please print name ________________________________ Firm or Company Name ___________________________________

If you are not attending the Annual Meeting/Holiday Party on December 9, 2014,

Absentee Ballot must be received by fax or e-mail by 7 p.m., December 8, 2014.

FAX TO: (480) 214-1746 or EMAIL Brenda.Tucson@fnf.com

Arizona Trustee Association, Inc.

Absentee Ballot for 2014 Election

Arizona Trustee AssociationP.O. Box 17071Phoenix, AZ 85013-9998

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