Mr. Bell has over thirty (30) years of experience as a real estate and financial services executive and has held numerous prestigious positions throughout his career. He currently serves as the President, CEO and Founder of United General Mortgage Corp. as well as CEO and President of CLS Mortgage, Inc. and CLS Escrow Inc. In addition, Mr. Bell currently serves as the Managing Director of Real Estate Income Strategies at Westwind Investors. Westwind is a private equity firm specializing in transactions ranging from $5M to $150M Mr. Bell also served as President, CEO and Chairman of Opportunity Management Company, Inc. (a REIT). During this time he took the company through the NASD approval process which elevated the company from the status of non-trading REIT to publicly traded REIT. In addition to managerial experience, Mr. Bell also has sufficient sales and marketing experience through his tenure at Temple-Inland Mortgage Corp and Capital Mortgage Bankers, Inc where he served as Executive Vice President. Mr. Bell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (1986).
Doug Greybill
Vice President/Director of Underwriting & Portfolio Management
Mr. Greybill serves as Vice President/Director of Underwriting & Portfolio Management and has over thirty (30) years of experience as a real estate and financial executive. Prior to CLS he served as Chief Credit Officer for Willamette Savings & Loan. Mr. Greybill also served as Vice President of Underwriting & Servicing at Genesis Financial where he managed all aspects of underwriting and portfolio performance. In addition he was Vice President of Capital Markets for Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities. Here he was responsible for the structure, analysis and purchasing of over $20 million dollars per month in notes. Doug is a graduate of the University of Oregon.
William Slaughter
Director Capital Markets
Bill Slaughter has a 17 year mortgage and finance background. During his 13 years in the mortgage industry he held positions as a retail loan officer, wholesale account executive, branch manager, and has owned his own brokerage firm. In 2008, Bill became a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley. While at Morgan Stanley Bill earned his FINRA series 7, 66 & 31 licenses and became certified as an Alternative Investment Advisor. In 2010, Bill became a senior partner with Beneteau Capital Management, LLC, a privately owned proprietary trading firm specializing in syndicate trading and capital raising events. Bill earned his B.S. in Economics from the University of Delaware.
Rick Bell
Director Capital Markets
Rick Bell brings 25 years of mortgage experience to CLS. He started his first position as a loan originator for Capitol Mortgage Bankers which he held for two years. He continued his career for the following six years with Temple Inland Mortgage Corporation with his primary focus on providing construction financing to developers and builders. Rick moved on and accepted the position of Vice President of Capitol Mortgage Bankers and was responsible for overseeing all functions of the Builder Division. In 2000, Rick founded US Mortgage Finance Corp (USMFC) and held the position of President and CEO for eleven years. USMFC was an approved lender for all FHA, VA, FNMA, and FHLMC products and offered these products on both a retail and wholesale platform. During his time with USMFC he also achieved his underwriting authority with FHA and VA, and delegated underwriting authority for all of USMFC's primary investors. Rick recently accepted the job of Director of Capital Markets for CLS.
Heather Dreves
Director Securities & Private Investor Relations
Ms. Dreves joined CLS in 2005. She obtained her Series 63 certification in 2009 and quickly was promoted to Director of Securities & Private Investor Relations, overseeing loan sales and investor relations. Over the past three years Ms. Dreves has sold in excess of $17 million dollars in private hard money loans. In addition to managing the private investor’s division she also oversees the loan-processing administration and has originated $3 million in revolving lines of credit for hard money funding operations. Ms. Dreves has her AA degree and studied Education at Eastern Washington University.
Mandy Reilly
Controller & DEO
Ms. Reilly currently serves as the controller for CLS Mortgage and CLS Escrow and is also the Designated Escrow Officer, licensed with the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions. In addition, her comprehensive knowledge of corporate systems, policies, and procedures has escalated her in the management of all accounting, escrow, human resources, and IT departments. She has served as Secretary for Opportunity Management Company Inc. and assisted during their NASD approval process. Ms. Reilly joined CLS in 2003, after graduating from Eastern Washington University with bachelor’s degree in business administration for professional accounting.