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August31, 2015 518.689.7270
NEW YORK STATE LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS
Consumer Value and Best Practices Remain Key Priorities
The New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA)today announced itsnewly elected officers for the 2015-16 membership year. The election was conducted at the Association’s annual meeting conducted August 16-19.
NYSLTA continued its practice of alternating the presidency between representatives associated with its title and underwriter sections. Newly elected president, Marianne Mathieu, of Fidelity National Title, previously served as president-elect, working closely on the Executive Committee with outgoing president Rafael Castellanos, of Expert Title Insurance Agency.
Under Rafael Castellanos’ leadership, NYSLTA realized significant achievement during a period of industrytransformation. The Association’s voice is valued by the real estate finance community and trusted by legislators and regulators. It has played a meaningful role to bolster consumer protections, establish well-defined competency standards and promote transparency. Castellanos will continue to serve NYSLTA on its Executive Committee as Immediate-PastPresident.
“I am honored by the confidence that my colleagues have extended to me,” said Mathieu. “With the support of our membership, it is my hope that during the next year we continue to move forward by adapting to regulatory and operational changes on the state and national levels. Among our priorities will be for underwriters and title agents to maintain a commitment to best practices and to clearly demonstrate to consumers the value of the title agent.”
Joining Mathieu and Castellanos as officers are Bill Collins, of Frontier Abstract and Research as president-elect andJohn Martinicoof Security Title Guarantee Corporation of Baltimore as Treasurer. The title section will be chaired byMarvin Bagwell of Old Republic Title Insurance Company with Mary Jane Keyse of Fidelity National Title Group as Vice-chair. The abstracter and agent section chair is Richard Giliotti of The Judicial Title Insurance Company; vice-chair is DeAnna Stancanelli of National Granite Title Insurance Agency.
Ms. Mathieu previously she served as NYSLTA treasurer, and is a member of the Association of Real Estate Women (AREW) and the New York chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).
Formed in 1921, NYSLTA and its board affords membership to title insurance companies licensed in New York State, abstract companies, title insurance agents, law firms, individual attorneys, surveyors, and others actively engaged in the real estate finance community.
The NYSLTA represents a statewide network of 10 insurance corporations and nearly 300 small businesses, employing more than 10,000 people in New York. For additional information about the NYSLTA visit our website: and follow us on Twitter @NYSLTA.