Upcoming EPG Events

Coming Soon!

 

Past EPG Events

ELA Day 2 Networking Lunch  - Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11:45 am – 12:45 pm EST

Grab your lunch and join us to sit and chat with HUD staff!  We will be discussing various topics that will educate, inform, and provide insight into the HUD review process. This event will give you an opportunity to learn, connect, and socialize with others in the industry. 

 

ELA EPG Virtual Holiday Happy Hour Tuesday December 12, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST via Microsoft Teams

Please join us for a virtual holiday happy hour with ELA’s Emerging Professionals Group! All are welcome, professionals both “emerging” and “emerged”! Throughout the happy hour, we will have games and chances for prizes! So grab your favorite beverage and join us for some fun and a chance to meet other FHA professionals. The Eastern Lender’s Association’s Emerging Professionals Group (ELA EPG) hosted informational brown bag lunches following the Coffee with Lenders meetings in Baltimore, Boston, and New York City HUD offices. These informational sessions featured “emerged” guest speakers and facilitated discussion.

 

Virtual Speaker Series - Thursday, June 8, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST via Microsoft Teams

This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight and perspective from industry leaders.

Guest Panelist: Kevin Han (Senior Production Specialist – HUD) & Gavin Wilkes (Account Manager – D3G)

 

2023 Eastern Lenders Association Conference - EPG Breakout Lunch Networking Event 

Networking event during lunch on Day 2 of the 2023 ELA Conference. This event is aimed to connect professionals earlier in their careers to established professionals in the FHA Lending space.

 

Virtual Happy Hour Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST via Microsoft Teams

Please join ELA EPG as we reflect on this year's events and look ahead to future endeavors. Festivities will include a Holiday Eye Spy, Name that Holiday Tune, and Quote that Holiday Movie!

 

Virtual Speaker Series Thursday, September 29, 2022 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST via Zoom

This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight and perspective from industry leaders.

Guest Panelist: Terry Wellman (Chief Underwriter – Affordable, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage) & Mark Ragsdale (Senior Vice President – Originations, PNC Bank)

No speaker series would be complete without some Fun Trivia and a chance to win Prizes!

 

EPG Virtual Speaker Series Thursday May 19, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST via Zoom

ELA's Emerging Professionals Group invites you to its first ever Virtual Speaker Series!

This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight and perspective from industry leaders.

The conversation will be followed by a fun round of trivia and a chance to win prizes! 

Guest Panelist: Michael Torreyson (ELA Director at Large & FHA Deputy Chief Underwriter, Lument)

Debbie VanHoosen (FHA Chief Underwriter - Multifamily and MBA FHA Committee Vice-Chair, Berkadia)

Susan Monaco (Managing Director/ FHA Chief Underwriter and Vice President of the ELA Board, Dwight Capital)