Innovative and analytical leadership professional with more than 20 years of experience in Title Insurance, Real Estate Paralegal work, Training and Development, and Project Management, with the ability to manage change and foster an inclusive work culture.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Underwriter & Abstractor-Centralized Support, National Markets
Investors Title Insurance Company
08.2020 - Current
Review title requests, searches, and opinions to determine title status, risk analysis, and underwriting requirements and exceptions.
Underwrite and produce title commitments, policies, and endorsements for agencies in 7+ states.
Assist multistate underwriting agencies, abstractors, paralegals, and attorneys as needed.
Conduct annual file review audits for National Markets agencies as assigned.
Train and provide revisions and feedback for team members and new employees.
Maintain and update commitment and policy production guides for our Issuing Agencies.
Spearhead and manage project to update 20+ agency production guides.
Conduct title searches and title updates as needed.
Complete special projects as assigned.
Remote
Search Production Team Lead
Search Connect, Div. of Investors Title Company
02.2020 - 08.2020
Led operations team responsible for underwriting, annotation, data entry, and final product delivery to clients.
Oversaw and conducted quality review processes for title searches from third-party providers.
Conducted title search reviews and produced title report documents for clients and attorneys.
Directed underwriting, legal, and agent support questions to the appropriate State Counsel.
Managed workflow and identified efficiencies and enhancements to promote heightened production and profit margins.
Executed and oversaw delivery training strategies and programs/tools.
Managed staff feedback and development by administering performance management.
Maintained weekly staff performance reports.
Hybrid
Real Estate Paralegal
McElveen & McElveen
01.2009 - 01.2020
Managed real estate property transactions and drafting of legal documents for residential and commercial loans.
Prepared, analyzed, and organized title insurance documents, settlement statements, disbursements, and all other pre- and post-closing documents.
Facilitated communication with clients, realtors, lenders, and law offices to meet target dates and goals.
Created, organized, and maintained various procedures and systems including document templates, forms, and data in anticipation of high-volume document production requirements.
Performed current-owner title searches and title updates.
Responsible for training and supervising new real estate legal assistants and paralegals.
Maintained an Attorney calendar.
Completed special projects and legal research as assigned.
Hybrid
Legal Assistant/Title Insurance Agent
The Buck Law Firm
01.2003 - 01.2005
Handled closing and post-closing document distribution.
Responsible for auditing, purging, and scanning closed real estate files.
Prepared title insurance documents.
Undertook special projects as assigned.
Former Title Insurance Agent for the State of Virginia.
Real Estate Paralegal
McElveen & McElveen
01.1999 - 01.2003
Managed real estate property transactions and drafted legal documents for residential/commercial loans.
Prepared, analyzed, and organized all title insurance documents and pre- and post-closing documents.
Facilitated communication and negotiation of all parties involved in the closing process.
Created, organized, and maintained various procedures and systems.
Trained and supervised new real estate legal assistants and paralegals.
Performed current-owner title searches and title updates.
Handled accounting for an Attorney Trust account and a Title Insurance account.
Completed special projects and legal research as assigned.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Psychology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
05-2025
Skills
Excellent problem-solving, time-management, and communication skills
Strong organizational and process-management skills
Creation, strategic implementation, and maintenance of organizational systems
Action-oriented execution of vision and goals
Strong ability to manage complex projects, timelines, and resources
Detail-oriented self-starter and team player
Transformational leadership abilities
Proficient in SoftPro Select, SoftPro Standard, Quicken, and Microsoft Office Suite
Licensed Title Insurance Agent in Nebraska, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Notary Public for South Carolina
Accomplishments
Executed business formation and dissolution of Flaming Torch Records, LLC.
Created and implemented vision and goals for record label, songwriting contest, and album.
Created, promoted, and managed a national songwriter contest.
Co-created artwork, logos, and branding for record label, songwriting contest, and album.
Engaged attorneys and music industry professionals for execution of legal documents and services.
Assisted with creation of promotional materials for record label, contest, and album.
Managed and updated record label website and social media pages.
Handled production, promotion, marketing, and distribution of album, Willows by Water: Songs of Lament.
Managed and supervised the LLC, its members, and artists.
Managed and maintained LLC financial accounts.
Timeline
Underwriter & Abstractor-Centralized Support, National Markets
Senior Salesforce Administrator/Lightning Developer at Investors Title Company and AffiliatesSenior Salesforce Administrator/Lightning Developer at Investors Title Company and Affiliates