Scribes Meet This Month’s Contributors Thomas A. Barstow (In Reverse, p. 3) is the senior editor for Reverse Mortgage magazine. Barstow has had a 38-year career in journalism that includes being a reporter, writer or editor in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New York. He currently teaches journalism at Gettysburg College and writes for various business publications. He is a former president of the Pennsylvania Society of News Editors and a former president of the Associated Press Media Editors in Pennsylvania. Joel Berg (Rising to the Top, p. 18) has been a business- to-business reporter and editor for more than 20 years, both in-house and freelance, covering finance, healthcare, environmental regulation and general business news for local, regional and national publications. Most recently, he was editor of the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business in Pennsylvania. He also taught writing and communications at York College, Millersville University, Gettysburg College and Harrisburg University. Scott Harmes (Board Room, p. 6) is national manager for C2 Reverse, the reverse mortgage division of the nation’s largest mortgage broker. Over the past seven years, Harmes designed and implemented the C2 Reverse Training, Certification and Origination program that has certified hundreds of veteran loan officers, preparing them to ethically and competently help senior homeowners to utilize reverse mortgages as a sustainable solution. He is a member of the NRMLA Board of Directors and NRMLA’s Education Committee, where he creates and teaches course content for NRMLA’s continuing education courses for NMLS and CRMP continuing education credit. He also has mentored more than ten percent of all CRMPs nationwide through to their successful CRMP certification, the highest-level certification in the reverse mortgage industry. (NMLS # 248551 CA DRE Broker’s License 01113987) Darryl Hicks (Hey, Members, p. 8, From the Top, p. 10, and Those We Help, p. 33) joined NRMLA in May 1999 and currently serves as vice president of communications. Hicks writes the Weekly Report newsletter, administers NRMLA’s social media accounts and websites, and manages the CRMP designation. Steve Irwin (Moving Forward, p. 5), president of NRMLA, oversees the association’s initiatives to serve as an educational resource, policy advocate and public affairs center for consumers, lenders and related professionals. His background includes experience with strategic planning, organizational design, portfolio acquisition, risk management and quality control. He received his B.A. from Grinnell College and his MBA from the University of San Francisco. M. Diane McCormick (CRMP: Across the Kitchen Table, p. 13 and Meeting Challenges, p. 25) is a freelance journalist and former legislative press secretary. She covers issues involving a variety of national business associations, as well as basic and higher education. Her 2017 book, Well-Behaved Taverns Seldom Make History, explores Pennsylvania pubs where rabble-rousers stirred up trouble, from the American Revolution to Prohibition. 2 REVERSE MORTGAGE / JULY–AUGUST 2023
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