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2024 VAREP Policy Conference

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DARCIE GORE
Executive Director/ Senior Lending Manager Home Lending
JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Darcie Gore is an Executive Director of Retail Home Lending for NJ/PA/DE and the Mid-Atlantic. Darcie leads the states home lending initiative supporting over 60 Home Lending Advisors and 250+ Bank Branches.
Darcie has been with Chase for 9 years, and has served in the financial services industry for over 25 years. She has held various management roles in both sales, marketing and strategy. Prior to joining Chase, Darcie held positions with Wells Fargo and Bank of America.
She currently resides in Andover, NJ with her two softball playing daughters.

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KEITH BICKEL
Public Policy Executive
Bank of America

Keith Bickel is the Senior Vice President, Public Policy Executive focusing on mortgage policy for Bank of America in Washington, D.C. In this role, he monitors mortgage-related policy and regulatory change for the Bank’s senior executive team; helps shape and define Bank positions on key mortgage-related issues; and engages with external industry trade groups and policymakers to shape policy options and outcomes.

Keith previously led the Bank’s affordable and multi-cultural lending group as the Neighborhood Lending Executive. In this role he was responsible for developing strategies and programs to drive successful homeownership among low-to moderate-income, multicultural and underserved borrowers across the economic spectrum.

Keith holds both Doctorate and Masters Degrees from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from St. Croix and St. Maarten in the West Indies and currently resides in Washington, DC.

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MICHELLE CRUMLEY
Military Client & Community Liaison
Newrez Military Lending

As a military spouse of 30 years, Michelle’s commitment to the military and veteran community goes far beyond loans. She uses her career, experience, and volunteer activities to focus on and support the financial education and betterment of military and veteran families.

Combined with Michelle’s personal ties to the military and 20 years in the mortgage industry, she’s assisted thousands reach their financial and homeownership goals. From the west to east coasts, Michelle has been able to directly impact clients, real estate partners, and loan officers through her roles as a top producing loan originator and branch manager, regional mortgage coach, and national trainer. She’s currently been tapped as Caliber’s Military Client & Community Liaison, providing military and veteran outreach and home-ownership education initiatives both internally and externally.

Michelle is passionate about authentic relationships and defines herself as helping others become the architect of their success.

LET’S TALK - PANELISTS

CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER PANEL

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Kimberly Walker
Defense Fellow
Rep. Derek Kilmer (VA-6)

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Katy Deiters
Defense Fellow
Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03)

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Sean McClintock
Senior Defense Policy Advisor
Sen. Ben Cardin

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Ben Monticello
Senior Legislative Assistant
Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01)

HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL PANEL

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Matt Douglas
Senior Vice President Mortgage Policy
Housing Policy Council

INDUSTRY PANEL

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Terry Rouch
Loan Guaranty Service
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Brendan McKay
Chief Advocacy Officer & Co-Founder
Broker Action Coalition

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Jeremey Green
Policy Representative, Federal Housing
National Association of REALTORS