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 of Sales Development and Recruiting

Sarah Middleton has worked in the mortgage industry as an Originator, Branch Manager and Regional Manager. As an Originator...

Len Krupinski

Chief Operations Officer

Len Krupinski offers extensive mortgage and financial industry experience. Having been with Fairway since 1998, he oversees the finance...

Scott Fletcher

President of Compliance and Risk

Scott Fletcher supervises the credit risk, collateral risk and compliance departments, including the retail and wholesale underwriting...

Paul Walnick

President of Business Development and Servicing

Paul Walnick oversees the business development and servicing areas of Fairway. Prior to joining Fairway, Paul had extensive mortgage...

Michael Blake

President of Capital Markets

Drawing on experience in mortgage lending, secondary marketing, risk management, and capital markets, Mike Blake oversees and directs the...

Todd Gavinski

Chief Financial Officer

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

Paola Kielblock

President of Retail Products

Paola Kielblock manages the product department for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. This includes the product support...

Julie Fry

Chief HR Officer

As the head of human resources and the learning & development department, Julie Fry brings a wealth of knowledge gained through...

Eric Brown

Executive Vice President of Business Development

Eric Brown joined Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation in March of 2012. He has been in the mortgage industry for multiple...

Randy Allen

Chief Information Officer

Randy Allen joined Fairway in 2004 and has held several leadership roles in Fairway’s IT department. During this time, Randy has helped...

Tom Dixon

Executive Vice President of Operations

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

John Hotchkiss

Chief Risk Officer

As the Chief Risk Officer, John Hotchkiss oversees operational risk, quality control, internal audit, and corporate security and safety...

Clay McMurray

Chief Marketing Officer

Bio coming soon...

Trista Mayer

Chief Compliance Officer

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

Ron Kluk

Executive Vice President of Mortgage Technology

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

Joy Knoch

Executive Vice President of Training and Operational Support