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Darryl Hicks ( From the Top , p. 12, and Those We Help , p. 32) joined NRMLA in May 1999 and currently serves as vice president, 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 consum- ers, 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. 16) M. Diane McCormick 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 rab- ble-rousers stirred up trouble, from the American Revolution to Prohibition. Scribes Meet This Month’s Contributors Thomas A. Barstow ( In Reverse , p. 3, Recruitment and Retention Ramp Up , p. 18, and Looking Globally , p. 28) is the senior editor for Reverse Mortgage magazine. Barstow has had a 36-year career in jour- nalism 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 ( Learning to Navigate Social Media Advertising Rules , p. 24) 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. Nationwide Property Inspections and Preservation Inspections Preservation Insurance Loss Inspections REO Services Violation Management Utility Management Vacant Property Registrations Foreclosure Registrations Special Services Protecting Your Properties. Protecting You. • NFROnline.com • 800-639-2151 2 REVERSE MORTGAGE / MAY- JUNE 2021