Brenda Phillips has decades of experience in the financial services industry, with a distinguished career marked by leadership and expertise in mortgage servicing and asset management. Throughout her extensive career, Brenda has held leadership roles in multiple financial institutions. Brenda brings a wealth of organizational development knowledge, operational experience, and team leadership to her role at Ascribe. She is currently responsible for overseeing all facets of the REO operation.
David leads compliance for Ascribe, ensuring we provide our clients with the highest quality valuation products and services. Prior to Ascribe Valuations, Mentesana was Chief Appraiser for Lenders Valuation Services. With over 25 years working in the appraisal industry, David has a wide range of experience including leadership roles at MyAMC, LandSafe Appraisal, Bank of America, and ServiceLink Valuation. In the past, he has served as both a licensed real estate appraiser and broker. He holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute.
Jake Nice directs the company’s leadership team toward the vision of becoming the most trusted partner in the nation for real estate valuation services. Mr. Nice brings operational, capital markets, and direct investment expertise for Ascribe. Jake is a Co-Founder of StoicLane, and previously held leadership roles at Nationwide Ventures, Avant, and began his career at BMO Capital Markets in New York. Mr. Nice holds a BBA in Finance from Villanova University.
Jason is the CTO of Ascribe and brings a wealth of experience building data, engineering, and infrastructure teams in the tech industry for companies such as Arity, Reverb, and Trunk Club. At Ascribe, he leads the Product and Engineering teams, fostering innovation and excellence in translating complex concepts into strategic solutions. He previously built StoicLane’s technology team and continues to serve as its Head of Data and guide policy. Holding a Ph.D. in Differential Psychology from Northwestern University, he envisions a future where the careful analysis and solid engineering practices can transform any industry.
Jill Haro has over 19 years of experience in the mortgage services industry, at Fortune 500 companies. Jill leads compliance, vendor management, marketing and corporate initiatives. Prior to LRES, she was Client Delivery Executive at RealEC; VP of Valuations Operations at Xome; and earlier, VP of Client Services at Lender Processing Services, currently known as ServiceLink.
Jim Jendzurski has over 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry. He currently leads the Ascribe fulfillment team responsible for assignment and service delivery. Jim started his career as an Atlanta-based field appraiser, then transitioned to firm management, where he handled complex service matters for C-Level clients. His desire to serve lenders and appraisers in a truly world class fashion led him to join Triserv at the inception of the company. Jim served as the Chief Appraiser and COO at Triserv and was instrumental in delivering the customer experience and overseeing the operations process.
Jim Young is a Certified Residential Appraiser with over 35 years of appraisal experience with both nationwide lenders and AMCs. He has managed production, review, and secondary market loan sales. In these roles, he has overseen all aspects of the appraisal process from assignment to review, providing guidance to appraisers, reviewers, and clients throughout the development and delivery of a report. Jim’s focus is on providing excellent customer service while maintaining the highest level of appraisal quality and offering solutions that comply with AIR and investor requirements.
Kelly Taylor leads the sales, marketing, and account management team and is responsible for the company’s revenue generation strategy, execution, and go to market approach. He has over 25 years’ experience in the mortgage industry of challenging the status quo by finding innovative solutions that build partnerships based on integrity, trust, and executing at a high level. Taylor has held sales executive roles with Assurant, SettlementOne, and StreetLinks.
Mark Johnson has more than 20 years of executive experience working for various Fortune 500 companies within the mortgage services industry. As President, he provides overall leadership and direction for the company’s operations. Prior to LRES, Mark was Division President of Mr. Cooper, and was previously Division President of Black Knight (formerly Lender Processing Services).
Sean Kennelly is a highly experienced Certified Public Accountant with a background in audit and consulting serving both Fortune 500 and midsized companies. Sean is responsible for overseeing Ascribe’s financial activities and accounting practices as well as directing financial strategy and implementing strong fiscal discipline.