HousingWire is excited to announce the 2023 class of Rising Stars! In its tenth year, this industry award is showcasing the up-and-coming leaders in housing who have had major accomplishments all before the age of 40. They help run major corporations, and are the entrepreneurs building tomorrow’s great businesses. They work in any and every area of the housing economy and come from diverse backgrounds but share one common trait — an outsized impact on the industry and within their businesses.
This year, 80 honorees are being recognized for their achievements — 40 winners representing the real estate category and 40 representing mortgage.
Take a minute to look through the full list of this year’s list of honorees below. Congratulations to the 2023 Rising Stars!
Name
Job Title
Company Name
Alayna Gardner
Director of Sales and Marketing
LodeStar Software Solutions
Alex Boand
Managing Director of Correspondent Group Sales
Pennymac
Alison Flinn
Chief of Staff Development
Amherst
Amanda Morrow
Director of Investor Relations
Atlantic Bay Mortgage Company
Andres Munar
Owner and President
Co/LAB Lending
Andrew Jewett
Chief Strategy Officer
Anchor Loans
Ashley Blackmore
CEO and Founder
Blackmore Group
Azar Kheraj
Chief Operating Officer
OJO Canada
Beau Blankenship
License Partner and Private Office Advisor
Engel & Völkers 30A Beaches
Brandan Fairbanks
Founder and CEO
Perchwell
Brandi Snowden
Director of Member and Consumer Survey Research
National Association of REALTORS
Brandon Lwowski
Director of Research
HouseCanary
Brannen Blazer
Executive Director of Private Equity
Amherst
Brian Tolkin
Vice President of Product
Opendoor
Brittany Tei
Director of Operations Technology
Thrive Mortgage
Brock Cassidy
Vice President of Business Development
EasyKnock
Chad Crile
Loan Officer
Fairway Independent Mortgage
Chris Basinger
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Earnnest
Chris Wade
Director of Data Operations
Showcase IDX
Christopher Hussain
CEO
RealKey
Courtney Graham
Chief Marketing Officer and Chief People Officer
Princeton Mortgage Corporation
Craig Austin
Executive Vice President
FirstClose
Dalip Jaggi
Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
Revive Real Estate
Dave Umphress
Operating Principal and Founder
Flourish Real Estate Network – Keller Williams
Devang Doshi
Senior Vice President of Single-Family Capital Markets
Fannie Mae
Elizabeth Perez Barletta
Attorney
Ligris + Associates PC
Eric Forney
Vice President of Industry and Innovation
Livian
Gareth Borcherds
Managing Director
Ascent Software Group
Grace Harrison
Marketing Events Director
Auction.com
Greg Middleman
Senior Vice President
Freedom Mortgage
Helena de Forton
Managing director, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Christie’s International Real Estate
Jason Nicosia
Senior Vice President of Expansion
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
Jeff Smith
Vice President of Marketing
Guaranteed Rate
Jennifer von Pohlmann
Senior Director of Content and PR
ATTOM
Jesse Burrell
CEO
BatchService
Jonathan Morales
Managing Director
Greystone
Josiah Feuerbacher
Principal Product Manager
Maxwell
Jozef Hlavek
Digital Product Management Director
Rocket Homes
Julia Bi
Head of Product Strategy
Orchard
Justin Foster
Senior Vice President of People Experience
Radian
Karol Villavicencio
Director of RegCheck Operations and Product Management
Asurity
Katherine Warren
Director of Learning and Development
PropStream
Kayla Lopez
Senior Vice President of Strategy
UMortgage
Kelly Hebert
First Vice President of Sales Operations and Marketing
LERETA
Kerri Girouard
Vice President of Client Success
ICE Mortgage Technology
Kimber Fox
Realtor and Assistant Business Manager
Texas Pride Realty Group – HomeSmart Stars
Lauren Brown
Retail Market Manager
Sierra Pacific Mortgage
Lauren Bowen
Chief Operating Officer
Robert Slack
Lindsay Listanski
National Vice President of Field Marketing
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Lindsey Clark
Regional Operations Manager
PrimeLending
Lyra Waggoner
Chief Information Officer
Movement Mortgage
Matt Harbus
Executive Vice President
Freedom Mortgage
Matt Pettit
President
Arrive Home
Melinda Maloney
Director of Business Line and Field Marketing
ServiceLink
Michael Lucarelli
CEO and Co-Founder
RentSpree
Mike Chang
Director of OJO Select Network
OJO
Mike Vough
Vice President of Hedging and Trading Products, Optimal Blue
Black Knight
Morgan Klabenes
Senior Leader of Solutions Engineering
Corelogic
Nate Levin
Managing Director
Parker89
Nate Trunfio
Chief Revenue Officer
Lima One Capital
Nick Friedman
Senior Director and Growth Manager
HomeLight
Nicole Goodman
Senior Director of Product Marketing and Strategy
First American Data & Analytics
Nuria Rivera
CEO
Novation Title Insurance Agency
Ori Tamuz
Co-Founder and CEO
DoorLoop
Peter Lillestolen
Senior Director and Co-Head of Targeted Affordable Housing
Freddie Mac
Rahkiya Reid
Associate Broker
Keller Williams Preferred Properties
Renee Lawlor
Director of Operations Strategy
Hometap
Reno Manuele
President
Neighborhood Loans
Rogelio Goertzen II
Director of UWM Sales
United Wholesale Mortgage
Ryan Jancula
Real Estate Broker
Compass
Sarah Reynolds Oji
CEO
EmpowerHome
Saurabh Shah
Co-founder
InstaLend Corporation
Scott Slezak
Vice President and Underwriting Leader
United Wholesale Mortgage
Shailendra Singh
Director of Software Engineering
Sagent
Shellie Burton
Vice President of Escrow
Mr. Cooper
Sunny Ramamurthy
Senior Product Leader
CoreLogic
Thu-Lynn Nguyen
Vice President of Marketing
InterLinc Mortgage
Tony Nguyen
Loan Officer
Supreme Lending
Victoria Keichinger
Vice President of Brand Marketing
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Xun Wang
Vice President of Credit Decision Models
Freddie Mac