Leadership

Steve Jacobson

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

As founder and CEO of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Steve Jacobson oversees and directs all business operations for the...

Sarah Middleton

President - Sales Development/Recruiting

Sarah Middleton has worked in the mortgage industry as an originator, branch manager and regional manager for 25 years...

Len Krupinski

Chief Operations Officer

Len Krupinski offers over 14 years of mortgage and financial industry experience. Having been with Fairway since 1998, he oversees the...

Scott Fletcher

President - Risk and Compliance

Scott Fletcher supervises retail and wholesale underwriting channels for government, conventional and non-conforming loan programs...

Paul Walnick

President - Business Development/Servicing

Paul Walnick oversees and directs all day-to-day mortgage origination functions. He has over 25 years of mortgage lending experience...

Michael Blake

President - Capital Markets

Drawing on 15 years of experience in mortgage lending, secondary marketing, risk management, and capital markets, Mike Blake oversees and...

Todd Gavinski

Chief Financial Officer

Todd Gavinski oversees the branch financials and works directly with Branch Managers to establish their LO compensation plans...

Paola Kielblock

Executive Vice President - Products

Paola Kielblock manages the Product department for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. This includes: Product Support Team, Bond...

Julie Fry

Executive Vice President - Human Resources

As the head of Human Resources and Learning & Organizational Development, Julie Fry brings a wealth of knowledge gained throughout...

Eric Brown

Executive Vice President - Business Development

Eric Brown joined Fairway Independent Mortgage in March of 2012. He has been in the Mortgage industry for nearly 30 years...

John Hotchkiss

Chief Risk Officer

As the Chief Risk Officer, John Hotchkiss oversees Operational Risk, Quality Control, Internal Audit, and Corporate Security and Safety...

Tom Dixon

Executive Vice President - Operations

As the head of Fairway Operations, Tom Dixon oversees national operations which includes closing/funding, warehouse and wires, shipping...

Trista Mayer

Chief Compliance Officer

As Chief Compliance Officer, Trista Mayer manages the corporate compliance team which oversees regulatory compliance, policy and...

Bob Orkis

Chief Information Officer

Bob Orkis is a proven information systems executive with strong and progressive capabilities demonstrated over the last 20 plus years...

Tim Valentyn

EVP General Counsel

Valentyn has practiced law for over 30 years, assisting clients with contract negotiations, strategic planning, and day-to-day business...

Ron Kluk

EVP Mortgage Technology

Ron Kluk joined Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation in 2010 to assist in starting up the Wholesale division...

Joy Knoch

EVP Operational Training and Transition Support

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