The mortgage process and buying a home go hand in hand, because both rely on understanding your financial situation to find both the best home and the best loan to meet your needs.

As your trusted mortgage advisor, I can help you understand the home buying and financing terminology. I enjoy explaining the home purchase and financing process to prospective buyers and to homeowners who are considering refinancing. By talking together to determine the best loan options for you and your family, I make the whole process smooth, pleasant, and actually fun, while locking in excellent loan terms for you. I enjoy working with all kinds of buyers, but especially first-time homebuyers.

I’ve worked in the mortgage industry for 26 years. I was born in Washington, DC, and have lived virtually all my life in McLean, Virginia, and now in Oakton. The suburbs have been a great place to raise my family and help out in the community.

McLean Mortgage is such an excellent place for me to do what I love. The company lives by the same values I do, which are: professionalism, a can-do attitude, delivering on commitments, honesty, and a focus on being friendly and kind. We offer our customers great rates and loan terms, excellent support and leadership, using streamlined systems without the red-tape. By working together, we can find the right loan for your payment comfort and peace of mind.

When I’m not helping clients, I like to provide support to three non-profit entities. One is Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Our Little Brothers and Sisters – NPH). This non-profit corporation builds and operates homes in Central and South America and in Haiti for abandoned and homeless children. Another charity is a non-profit foundation that funds the building of schools in an impoverished area of Central Africa. The third is a local retreat center that works to provide opportunities for many less fortunate people to overcome personal challenges to find peace.

My free time is spent with my large, wonderful family — children and their spouses, grandchildren, siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a few close friends. I love sailing, fishing, crabbing, landscape gardening, golf, and sunsets. I’m very proud of my marriage of 44+ years, my four lovely daughters, and all of my grandchildren.

Let’s start exploring your mortgage options together.