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Get involved with CLTA!

CLTA ​Committees are powered by dedicated members who bring valuable subject-matter expertise to advance our shared mission.  More than 100 volunteers currently serve on CLTA committees, playing a vital role in helping the association achieve meaningful progress year after year.

Participating in a committee is your opportunity to lead, collaborate with peers, and contribute to the future of California’s title industry. You’ll build connections, gain new insights, and enhance your own professional growth along the way.  

Ready to get involved?   To learn more or volunteer, contact our team at [email protected].

CLTA Standing Committees

Claims Awareness Committee
The purpose of CLTA's Claims Awareness Committee is to identify the latest trends in claims, and offer claims awareness tips to title company personnel designed to prevent like claims in the future.  This Committee meets four times per year via conference call.
  • Emilie Fox, First American Title Company - Pleasanton (CHAIR)
  • Randy Sierra, Lennar Title - Pleasanton (VICE-CHAIR)
  • Stephanie Bang, Fidelity National Title Group - San Bernardino
  • Lola Blatt, Stewart Title Guaranty - Glendale
  • Joshua Hernandez, Orange Coast title Company - Santa Ana
  • Bryant Jaquez, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Chris McChesney, Title Resources Group (Doma/TRGC) - Dallas, TX
  • Eric Moore, Stewart Title of California, Inc. - Glendale
  • Catherine Piraino, First American Title Insurance Company - Irvine
  • Kelly Rickenbach, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Renton, WA
  • Alma Rushing, Orange Coast Title Company - Santa Ana 
  • Amy Starrett, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • James Tarlton, AmTrust Title Insurance Company - New York, NY
  • John Tyler, Placer Title Company - Roseville
  • Mickey Vandenberg, Stewart Title Company - Portage, MI
  • Dawn Weller, WFG National Title Insurance Company - La Mirada
Education Committee
The Education Committee provides basic, intermediate and advanced education to California's title industry. ​  This Committee meets four times per year via conference call.
  • William Jourdan, Northern California Title Company - Red Bluff  (CHAIR)
  • Chris Akin, Lawyers Title Company - Newport Beach
  • Tyrone Anub, Placer Title Company / National Closing Solutions - Roseville
  • Meredith Barnes Mayosky, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Tom Bernath, Ticor Title - Riverside
  • Darrick Blatnick, Placer Title Company - Auburn
  • Lola Blatt, Stewart Title Guaranty - Glendale
  • Ian Buist, Equity Title Company - Glendale
  • Frank Green, Stewart Title Guaranty Company- San Diego
  • Tom Imperiale, ANTIC Title Insurance Company - Columbia, MO
  • Randy Paslay, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Suzette Torres, AmTrust Title Insurance Company - Irvine
  • John Wolf, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Denver, CO
Executive Committee
​The Executive Committee is the CLTA President, the First Vice President, the Second Vice President, and the Treasurer and the Immediate Past President, plus seven members who are appointed by the President.
  • Darrell Martin, Placer Title Company - Auburn (CHAIR)
  • Steven Black, Westcor Land Title Insurance Company - Houston, TX
  • Dan Buchanan, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Will Choy, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Cathie Cramer, North Coast Title Company - Santa Rosa
  • James Duncan, Fidelity National Title Group - Las Vegas, NV
  • William Jourdan, Northern California Title Company - Red Bluff
  • Don Kennedy, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Peg Larson, TransCounty Title Company, Merced
  • Shari Schneider, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - San Diego
  • Mickey Vandenberg, Stewart Title Company - Portage, MI
  • David Windle, Cal-Sierra Title Company - Quincy
Forms & Practices Committee
The Forms and Practices Committee reviews, modifies and proposes forms and reviews and recommend practices for possible use by CLTA members.  This committee holds four meetings each year, three in-person meetings and one via online video call.  
  • Randy Paslay, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana (CHAIR)
  • Margery Lee, Doma Title of California, Inc. - San Francisco (VICE-CHAIR)
  • Kazmer Bernath, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Riverside
  • Tom Bernath, Ticor Title Company - Riverside
  • Kelly Bever, Fidelity National Title Group - San Francisco
  • Lola Blatt, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Glendale
  • Gene Bringas, Western Resources Title - Orange
  • Dan Buchanan, First American Title Company - Santa Ana
  • Justin Budare, First American Title Company - San Diego
  • Denny Burg, Old Republic Title Company - Las Vegas, NV
  • Jerry Chalmers, Placer Title Company -Auburn
  • Randy Dean, Lennar Title - San Diego
  • Jan Feryus, First American Title Insurance Company, San Francisco 
  • Owen Girard, Title Resources Guaranty Company - Dallas, TX
  • Marci Goldsberry, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Tom Imperiale, Essent Title Insurance, Inc. - Columbia, MO
  • William Jourdan, Northern California Title Company - Red Bluff
  • Lawrence Lacombe, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company - Glendale
  • David Marquez, Yosemite Title Company - Sonora
  • Dan Marshall, American Guaranty Title Insurance Co. - Akron, OH
  • Darrell Martin, Placer Title Company - Auburn
  • Will Martin, Fidelity National Title Group - Concord
  • Roy McGrath, Old Republic Title Holding Company - Phoenix, AZ
  • Jen Modjeska, First American Title Insurance Company - Seattle, WA
  • Brian Momaney, First American Title Ins. Co. - Concord
  • Misoo Moon, Fidelity National Title Group - Seattle, WA
  • Kent Pelt, Doma Title Insurance, Inc. / Title Resources Guaranty Co. - Aliso Viejo
  • Jim Penn, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Glen Roberts, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Spanish Fork, UT
  • Matt Sandler, WFG National Title Insurance Company - Portland, OR
  • George Saoud, Fidelity National Title Group - Los Angeles
  • Mark Shepherd, Old Republic Title Company - Concord
  • Steven Smith, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Fresno
  • James Tarlton, AmTrust Title Insurance Company - New York, NY
  • Bill Thomas, California Title Company - Burbank
  • Suzette Torres, AmTrust Title Insurance Company - Irvine
  • David Windle, Cal-Sierra Title Company - Quincy
  • Courtney Writer, Fidelity National Law Group - Los Angeles
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee reviews and makes recommendations with respect to legislative matters that may have an impact on the conduct of the business of title insurance in this state.  This Committee meets two-times per year via video conference call.
  • Tom Imperiale, Essent Title Insurance, Inc., Columbia, MO (CHAIR)
  • James Duncan, Fidelity National Title Group - Las Vegas, NV (VICE-CHAIR)
  • Stephen Anderson, Fidelity National Title Group - San Bernardino
  • Meredith Barnes Mayosky, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Kazmer Bernath, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Riverside
  • Randall E. Bradley, Placer Title Company - Auburn
  • Dan Buchanan, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • Andrea Carlise, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Jerry Castro, Fidelity National Title Group - Las Vegas, NV
  • Will Choy, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Alice Tsai Chuang, WFG National Title Insurance Company - Irvine
  • Lindsay Hall Harrison, Fidelity National Financial - Jacksonville, FL
  • Jane Ikegami, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company - San Francisco
  • Margery Lee, Doma Title of California, Inc. - San Francisco
  • Gary McMillan, First American Title Company - Concord
  • Pat Pinto, Westcor Land Title Insurance Company - Denver, CO
  • ​Shari Schneider, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - San Diego
  • ​Mickey Vandenberg, Stewart Title Company - Portage, MI
Litigation Committee
The Litigation Committee considers requests asking CLTA to participate in litigation by filing amicus curiae briefs, by providing research or by sharing in the costs of said litigation.  The Litigation Committee does not typically hold a specific number of meetings, rather meet via conference call from time to time.
  • Margery Lee, Doma Title of California, Inc. - San Francisco (CHAIR)
  • Will Choy, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Sarah Frano, First American Title Insurance Co. - Santa Ana
  • John "J.L." Jackson, Fidelity National Law Group - Los Angeles
  • Josette Johnson, Fidelity National Law Group - Walnut Creek
  • Jeff Leung, WFG National Title Insurance Company - La Mirada
  • Kent Lewis, American Guaranty Title Insurance Co. - Tampa, FL
  • Tiffany Ramirez, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Stephen C. Reid, Stewart Title Guaranty -Houston, TX
  • Kenneth Spencer, Fidelity National Law Group - Los Angeles
  • Christina Yu, First American Title Ins. Co. - Santa Ana
Risk, Privacy & Technology Committee
The purpose of this Committee is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on technology-related issues of particular interest to the title industry for all CLTA member companies.  This Committee meets two times per year.
  • Bruce Phillips, Williston Financial Group - Irvine (CHAIR)
  • Mark Bisordi, North Coast Title Company - Santa Rosa
  • Steve Black, Westcor Land Title Insurance Company - Houston, TX
  • Will Choy, Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
  • Priti Desai, AmTrust Title Insurance Company - Laguna Hills, CA
  • Bill Fajardo, Orange Coast Title Company - Santa Ana
  • Chris Howard, Fidelity National Financial - Everett, WA
  • Richard Kasunick, Lennar Title - Cleveland/Akron - OH
  • Vanessa Lee, First American Title Insurance Company - Santa Ana
  • ​Ryan Murphy, Placer Title Company - Roseville
  • Lisa Steele, Placer Title Company - Auburn
  • Genady Vishnevetsky, Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Houston, TX
  • Ray Zubiate, Orange Coast Title Company - Anaheim
Settlement Committee
​The Settlement Committee provides a forum for the discussion of legislative and educational ideas on settlement-related issues of particular interest to the title industry and Association members.  This Committee currently meets monthly via video conference call.
  • Nancy Tarr, First American Title Insurance Company - Battle Ground, WA (CHAIR)
  • Mickey Vandenberg - Stewart Title Company - Portage, MI (VICE CHAIR)
  • Judy Bixby-Arrington - Stewart Title of California - Glendale
  • Dana Gosnell - OId Republic Title Company - Roseville
  • Diana Hoffman - Fidelity National Title Group - Irvine
  • Tom Imperiale - Essent Title Insurance, Inc. - Columbia, MO
  • William Jourdan - Northern California Title Company - Red Bluff
  • Heidi King - First American Title Company - Santa Ana
  • Alma Rushing - Orange Coast Title Company - Santa Ana
  • Lisa Steele - Placer Title Company - Auburn
  • ​Cindy Viramontes, Placer Title Company - Auburn

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