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About
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Executive Team
Long term success in the title insurance industry takes the talent and dedication of many people,
and at Old Republic we have the best in the industry. Success requires vision and leadership
from an executive management team. With more than 150 years of combined experience in the
real estate industry, Old Republic’s executive team is exceptionally qualified.
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R. Wayne Shupe, President
Wayne Shupe has been with Old Republic Title Company for over a decade. Since January 2002, he served as
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer until January 2004, when he
succeeded Michael Trudeau as President of Old Republic Title Holding Company
and it's subidiaries. Until January 2002, he was Executive Vice President
and Regional Manager responsible for ORTHC’s Santa Clara - California,
Arizona and Nevada Operations. Prior to joining Old Republic, he
managed title and escrow operations for a national title insurance
underwriter in the states of Arizona, Texas, Colorado and California.
Mr. Shupe has continually served on the Board of Governor's of the
California Land Title Association since 2000, and currently serves
as the Treasurer and active member of the Executive Committee of the
California Land Title Association. A veteran of the title
insurance industry, Mr. Shupe entered the business shortly
after receiving his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from
the University of Arizona in 1978.
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Ivy Anderson, Executive Vice President, Regional Manager
Ivy Anderson started her career in the title industry 25 years ago with a locally owned organization in
Santa Clara County. Over many years and in many roles, she has learned all aspects of operating an
Escrow and Title company. Ivy helped in the development of many startup organizations through out
the Western United States including Southern California, Nevada, Texas and Arizona. She held the
position of Chief Financial Officer over the last 12 years for multiple organizations but has always
looked outside of her area of responsibility to assist in all areas of any organization she has served.
Along the way, she recognized the importance of technology in business today and went back to school to
become a Network Administrator. Most recently, Ivy held the position of CEO and President of a privately
owned regional Title Company which serviced the State of California as well as Lender Business through
out the United States. Ivy is very excited at the opportunity to serve the staff and clientele of Old
Republic Title Company for many years to come.
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Kathy Brolin, Executive Vice President, Regional Manager
Kathy Brolin began her career with Founders/Old Republic Title in Alameda County in 1976.
Throughout her extensive career with the Company, Kathy held many progressively
responsible positions and worked in nearly all facets of the business. She most recently
was Sr. Vice President/Alameda County Manager. She is an active member of The California
Escrow Association and participates on committees with The Board of Realtors®
throughout all Alameda County cities.
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Sam Carlisi, Executive Vice President, Regional Manager
Sam Carlisi is the longest tenured employee in the Western Region. On July 1, 2006 Sam celebrated his thirty-seventh year at Old Republic Title. His long
and successful career with ORT started in Phoenix Arizona in July 1969 as the Title Operations Manager for the Arizona start-up, Title
Insurance Company of Minnesota. In January of 1980 he was promoted and transferred to Clark County Nevada,(Las Vegas) as Vice President,
County Manager. In 1984 he was elected President of the Nevada Land Title Association. In March of 1985 Sam was transferred to Founders
Title Company as VP, Assistant County Manager of Alameda County and was soon promoted to Senior Vice President Alameda County Manager.
In May of 1997 he was appointed East Bay Regional Manager in charge of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. In October of 1999 Sam
was transferred to San Francisco to fulfill the position of Senior Vice President, San Francisco County Manager. Sam attended
Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. Sam is currently involved in the CLTA, San Francisco Association of Realtors,
Women's Council of Realtors, San Francisco Planning & Urban Research (SPUR), Chinatown Community Development, San Francisco
Child Abuse Center, Residential Builders Association, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the Tenderloin Neighborhood
Development Center.
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Rick Dosa, Executive Vice President, Corporate Counsel
Rick Dosa started his career at Old Republic as a title searcher and occasional messenger in 1974. Rick has been
Corporate Counsel since 2003. He has represented Old Republic as a lawyer in various capacities since 1981.
Rick graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1973 with Bachelors of Arts Degrees
in Rhetoric and Political Science. He has a Master of Arts Degree (Political Science) from San Francisco
State University and received his Law Degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco in 1981.
Rick is licensed to practice law in the State of California and is a member of the American Bar
Association and the San Francisco Bar Association.
Rick is a member of the Board of Governors of the California Land Title Association and
throughout his career has served on several CLTA Committees, including Forms and Practices
and the Legislative Committee.
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Carleton R. Lago Sr., Senior Vice President
Carleton (Carl) joined Founders/Old Republic Title in March 1974 when he opened the Company’s Marin County,
California operation. Carl, who has over forty-four years of experience in the title industry, began his career as
a courthouse title searcher. Since joining the Company, he has held the positions of title plant
poster, title searcher, title examiner, title officer, chief title officer, title operations manager,
escrow officer, commercial escrow officer, chief escrow officer and assistant county manager. Carl
transferred to Old Republic’s Western Division Corporate Headquarters Office in early 1987. During
his tenure at Company’s Corporate Headquarters Carl has been the Assistant to the President. He
has been and is responsible for the building, acquisition and modernization of the Company’s title
plants in Western Division, licensing of the Company’s operations in California, Oregon and Washington
and assists the Corporate Counsel, Legal and Underwriting Departments with Regulatory compliance and
other matters. Reporting to Carl are the Company’s Corporate Administration Department, Corporate
Escrow Operations, Office Services Division, Roseville, California Title Plant (Title Mall) and the Southern
California Title Production Center. Carl is a Director of the Oregon Land Title Association and the
Oregon Title Insurance Rating Organization.
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Paul Johnston, Senior Vice President, Western Regional Sales Manager
As Vice President, Western Division Manager of Residential Sales, Paul Johnston is responsible
for developing and managing the overall sales and marketing efforts throughout the States
of Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii and Washington. Paul has over 15 years of sales
experience with a proven successful track record for creating, distributing and
coordinating enterprise marketing initiatives and innovative sales programs. Paul
has served in a variety of Sales Management roles within the title insurance
industry specializing in creating tools, strategies and ideas to help
salespeople remain competitive.
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Cy Childs, Senior Vice President, Director of Information Services
As Senior Vice President, Director of Information Services, Cy Childs manages all functional
areas of Technology for Old Republic Title Holding Company, Inc. (ORTHC) including, but
not limited to: Infrastructure, LAN/WAN, Systems Administration, Security, policies &
procedures, software licensing and subcontractor agreements. Cy has served twenty-six years in
the field of business technology. For twenty-three years, Cy held numerous senior level positions
including network architect, independent service provider, systems integrator, software
designer and developer, project manager and consultant to business owners and corporate
executives.
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Tommy Gill, Senior Vice President, Corporate Real Estate Manager
After eleven years in private practice, including doing work for Old Republic, Tommy Gill
joined Old Republic’s legal department in 1994. Although hired as a Claims and Litigation
Attorney in 1998, Tommy took on much of the responsibility for lease review for the many
Western Region locations. In 2004, Tommy left the legal department to head the company’s
newly created Real Estate Department. As the Manager of that department, he counsels and
advises operations managers regarding leasehold matters and is ultimately responsible for
all facilities issues for the one hundred and fifty leased locations and the two commercial buildings that
Old Republic owns. Tommy graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1976 with a B.A. in
Spanish. He is a 1981 graduate of Golden Gate University School of Law. Tommy speaks,
reads and writes Spanish and consults on multi-cultural and translation issues for Old
Republic.
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Linda Lu Castronovo, Vice President, Counsel, Corporate Human Resources Manager
As Vice President, Counsel and Manager of Corporate Human Resources, Linda Lu Castronovo manages all
functional areas of Human Resources for Old Republic Title Holding Company, Inc. (ORTHC) including
employer-employee relations, employee benefits, conflict resolution, and management training.
Linda graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Anthropology. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of
California, Davis in 1994 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in December
of 1994. Linda is licensed to practice law in California and has practiced law in the
areas of Employment Law, Labor Relations, and Employee Benefits since 1995. Linda is
a member of the San Francisco Bar Association and a member of the Labor & Employment
Section and Workers’ Compensation Section of the California State Bar. Linda is
also fluent in Chinese (Mandarin).
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Lynn Levendowski, Vice President, Corporate Escrow Operations
and Quality Assurance Department Manager
Lynn Levendowski began her career with Old Republic Title Company in 1978 as the branch manager
of an escrow office in Lodi, California. In addition to working in numerous counties as an
escrow officer and branch manager, she managed the OLD REPUBLIC Learning Center in Concord and established
and managed the Quality Assurance Department. In 2001, Lynn was promoted to her current position
as Corporate Escrow Operations Manager, where she continues to head up the Quality Assurance
Department, as well as the File Examination and Advisory departments for the Western Region.
Lynn earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from California State University
at San Francisco in 1989, with a minor in Business. She is a member of the California Escrow
Association and holds the professional designation of Certified Senior Escrow Officer.
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JoAnna Conti, Vice President, Escrow Advisory Manager
JoAnna started a career as a translator for Wells Fargo Bank, Foreign Division and in 1965
transitioned into escrow when Wells Fargo Bank formed an Escrow Division in Northern
California. She joined Old Republic Title Company in 1978 as an escrow officer and
later successfully fulfilled the duties of Branch Manager and Escrow Operations Manager
in San Mateo County. In 1999 JoAnna joined the Corporate Escrow Operations as Manager
of the Western Region Escrow Advisory Dept .
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Carol Wheeler, Vice President, Escrow Advisory
Carol began her career in the title and escrow industry in 1974 and joined Old Republic
Title in 1994 as a Commercial Escrow Officer in Stanislaus County. Most recently she was
the Escrow Operations Manager in San Joaquin County before joining the Escrow Advisory team
in 2004. Carol is active in the California Escrow Association and was instrumental in the
formation of the San Joaquin Valley Escrow Association in 1986 where she served three terms as
President. She holds the professional designations of Certified Escrow Instructor, Certified
Escrow Officer, and Certified Senior Escrow Officer.
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