Officers & Directors

 



ESMBA Officers


Fabian Roman, President
Cliffco Mortgage Bankers
70 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Suite 200
Uniondale NY 11553
Ph: (516) 350-5305
Email: froman@cliffcomortgage.com
www.cliffcomortgage.com


Denise Bond, Vice President
Enact Mortgage Insurance
8325 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
Ph: (516) 526-8610
Email: denise.bond@enactmi.com
www.enactmi.com


Erica Wetherall, Secretary
Meadowbrook Financial Mortgage Bankers Corp.
1600 Stewart Ave., Ste. 701
Westbury, NY 11590
Ph: 917-468-8909
Email: EWetherall@mfmbankers.com
www.mfmbankers.com


Peter Browning, Treasurer
East Coast Capital Corp.
25 Melville Park Rd.
Melville, NY 11747
Ph: (631) 390-0777
Email: pbrowning@eastcoastcap.com 
www.eastcoastcap.com


Kathy Lovece, Immediate Past President
Cliffco Mortgage Bankers
70 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Suite 200
Uniondale NY 11553
Ph: 516-408-7300
Email: klovece@cliffcomortgage.com
www.cliffcomortgage.com 


ESMBA Directors



Zahra Jafri, ESMBA Past-President & Director
Lynx Mortgage Bank, LLC
143 Post Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
Ph: (516) 334-0200
Email: zjafri@lynxmortgageny.com 
www.lynxmortgageny.com  


Steve Knudsen, Director 
Appraise Now, LLC
76 Grand Street
Massapequa, NY 11758
Ph: (877) 566-7807
Email: steve@appraisenowinc.com
www.appraisenowinc.com


Jonathan Pinard, Past President & Director
First National Compliance Solutions Inc.
7 Smith Street
Merrick, NY 11566
Ph: (516) 356-8747
Email: jp@FirstNationalCompliance.com 
www.firstnationalcompliance.com


Stephen Probst, Director 
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.
1200 Vets Hwy Suite 102
Hauppauge 11788

Ph: (631) 881-5101
Email: sprobst@fairwaymc.com
www.fairwayindependentmc.com


2023 Committees

Membership:

  • Scott Schrager, Nationwide Mortgage Bankers
  • Steven Knudsen, Appraise Now, Membership Chair
  • Melissa Tatta, CIC Credit, Membership Committee Member

Legislative:

  • Zahra Jafri, Lynx Mortgage Bank, Legislative Co-Chair
  • Michael Barone, Esq., AGMB, LLP, Legislative Co-Chair
  • Stephen Probst, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Legislative Commitee Member

Events:

  • Denise Bond, Enact, Events Co-Chair
  • Erica Wetheral, Meadowbrook Financial

Education:

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COUNSEL
Neil Garfinkel, Esq.
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson LLP
1430 Broadway 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Ph: (212) 201-1173
Email: ngarfinkel@agmblaw.com
www.agmblaw.com 
Bio

COUNSEL
Mike Barone, Esq.
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson LLP
1430 Broadway 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Ph: (212) 201-1173
Email: mbarone@agmblaw.com
www.agmblaw.com 
Bio

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