MBA’s DEI Advisory Committee 

DEI Advisory Committee

The member-led Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, a Board-appointed body, provides leadership and guidance to MBA to help the real estate finance industry gain a competitive advantage by increasing diversity in leadership, workforce, and suppliers. 

Christine Chandler 
Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee
Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, and Chief Operating Officer 
M&T Realty Capital Corporation

Owen Lee
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee
Chief Executive Officer
Success Mortgage Partners 

Eddie Alford 
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Pinnacle Financial Partners 

Leslie Branson
Executive Vice President, Chief HR Officer 
National Cooperative Bank, N.A.

Marcus Brown 
3rd Vice President, DEI Liasion 
National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)

Tai Christensen
Chief Diversity and Public Relations Officer 
Arrive Home 

Joni Brown-Haas, CCMS
Managing Director 
PGIM Loans Services 

Brittani Ivey
Executive Vice President, Real Estate Lending & Financial Opportunity 
Navy Federal Credit Union 

Maurice Jourdain-Earl
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Compliance Tech 

Milan Griffin 
Chief People Officer
HomeFree USA

Laird Nossuli 
Chief Executive Officer 
iEmergent

Jason Riveiro
Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer 
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)

Jason Riveiro
Executive Direction and Chief Operation Officer 
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)

Marcy Thomas, CCIM, CCMS
Vice President, Portfolio Loan Manager, Asset Management 
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC

Tony Thompson, CMB, AMP
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA)

Richard Thornberry
Chief Executive Officer 
Radian Guaranty, Inc.

Brian White 
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer 
HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. 

Tony Wong
Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer 
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco 

KimArie Yowell
Chief Learning and Diversity Officer
Rocket Mortgage, LLC

Michael Briggs, Staff Contact 
General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Mortgage Bankers Association 

Amber Lawrence, Staff Contact 
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mortgage Bankers Association