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New hires, promotions, and other staff-related happenings
By Brenda Baumann During the past three months, HVA has welcomed six new employees, bringing new talents and a wealth of new experience to our team:  | | Gwen Hughes | | Gwen Hughes, our new direct marketing manager, came to HVA on Oct. 10 with more than 18 years' experience. She assists franchisees with all their direct mail needs, and handles a variety of other tasks, including negotiating with vendors and managing inventory. Direct-mail related question? Contact Gwen at 972.761.0046, ext. 159. |  | | Quintese White | | On Oct. 16, HVA's Accounting department welcomed Quintese White. Having a background that included work as an accountant for both a real estate investment company and a lending company made her an ideal fit for Team HVA. You can reach Quintese at 972.761.0046, ext. 197. |  | | Buck Maxey | | Buck Maxey joined our Research & Development Department on Oct. 23. As research specialist, he works with Rena Graver, auditing data, gathering information on competitors, conducting feasibility studies . . . basically, if it involves stats and graphs, Buck is doing it! If you've got an R&D question, call Buck at 972.761.0046, ext. 173. |  | | Wendy Moroze | | Wendy Moroze became our new outdoor media buyer on Nov. 20. She plans outdoor buying activities, negotiates contracts, manages budgets and more for markets in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. You can contact Wendy at 972.761.0046, ext. 191. |  | | Gabi Maxwell | | On Nov. 13, Gabi Maxwell became HVA's new interim lending support specialist, reporting to Sonja Vaeth. She processes new loan files and payoff requests, and handles lots of other fun finance-related tasks. Gabi can be reached at 972.761.0046, ext. 121. |  | | Alan Stewart | | Alan Stewart joined the Operations Department at HVA on Nov. 29 - the first day of the convention! As our newest franchise systems manager, Alan will coach franchisees and assist them in building a successful business by following the HVA system. Alan can be reached at 972.761.0046, ext. 181. | Onward and Upward
 | | Sonja Vaeth | | At the end of October, Sonja Vaeth was promoted to interim servicing supervisor. She supervises the funding of loans, handles billing and loan payoffs, and manages the processing of interim financing statements. She has been an asset to the Finance Department since 2001. You can contact Sonja at 972.761.0046, ext. 161. |  | | Angela Hines | | We're also pleased to announce that, on Nov. 1, Angela Hines was promoted to human resources manager! Angela has been a key employee in the HR department for more than two years. Her duties include handling recruiting, payroll, and benefits. And from the looks of the above list of new employees, she's been working overtime! You can contact Angela at 972.761.0046, ext. 116. | HVA department heads Bonnie DePasse and David Hicks were named vice presidents by the HVA Board of Directors at its annual post-convention meeting earlier this month. "I am very pleased that the Board of Directors agreed with me that Bonnie and David should be appointed vice presidents of HVA," said John Hayes, president and CEO. "In addition to their commitment to HomeVestors, they consistently demonstrate their passion for working together cooperatively as we continue to build our franchise network. I routinely hear positive comments about both Bonnie and David from not only their colleagues, but also members of our support team, as well as franchisees. Congratulations to them!"  | | David Hicks | | | |  | | Bonnie DePasse | | | Bonnie is the Corporate Counsel for HVA, serving in that capacity since March 2003. She can be reached at 972.761.0046, ext. 133. David joined the HVA team in May 2005 and has served most recently as Senior Director, Operations. Contact David at 972.761.0046, ext. 201. . . . Brenda Baumann is HVA's Director of Human Resources. She can be reached at 972.619.0076, ext. 120.
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