May-June2020 Issue

Scribes Meet This Month’s Contributors Thomas A. Barstow ( In Reverse, p. 3, and Turn to Clients, Older Workers to Sell Reverse Mortgages, p. 27) is the senior editor for Reverse Mortgage magazine. Barstow is a licensed loan originator (NMLS # 1590611) for Virginia-based City Lending Inc., and he has had a 34-year career in journalism that has included being a reporter, writer and editor in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsyl- vania 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 ( Aging Agencies Offer Potential Referral Sources, p. 20, and Southeast Lenders Look for Signs of a Turnaround, p. 30) has been a business-to-business reporter and editor for more than 20 years, both in-house and freelance, covering finance, healthcare, environ- mental 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 has taught writing and communications at York College, Mill- ersville University, Gettysburg College and Harrisburg University. Darryl Hicks ( Talking Heads, p. 14) is vice president, communications for NRMLA where he writes the Weekly Report and administers the CRMP program. He roots for the Steelers and the Phillies and reads mysteries as he rides the Metro to work each morning. 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. Mark Olshaker ( CRMP: Across the Kitchen Table, p. 18, AAG Teams Up With BBB to Protect Seniors, p. 24, and Borrower Chronicles, p. 33) is a best-selling author of fiction and non- fiction and an accomplished researcher in the areas of crime and medicine, as well as a documentary film writer and producer. Olshaker has written 16 books, including Law & Disorder with former FBI Agent John Douglas and Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs, with Dr. Michael Osterholm. His latest book with Douglas, The Killer Across the Table, was published by Harper Collins in 2019. Their book, Mindhunter, is the basis for the current Netflix series. 2 REVERSE MORTGAGE / MAY-JUNE 2020