The MMA Mission
We serve professionals in the mortgage industry statewide by advocating for, collaborating with,
and educating our members.
About Us
The MMA is working for you and your industry. We collaborate with the best in our industry to ensure our information is valuable and relevant for our members. We want our members to become more efficient and effective in the ever changing mortgage industry. By supporting its members through the volunteer efforts of experienced industry leaders, we strive to make a better industry for all. We do this by promoting the highest degree of professionalism, connecting you with industry peers, and providing education and resources for growing your business in a compliant fashion.
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2021 Government Affairs Platform, click here.
Get Involved
Are you interested in planning our next great event, crafting MMA communications or recruiting new members? The MMA is always seeking volunteers to serve on our task forces! If you see an opportunity that interests you, please contact the chair directly. Or, contact our office if you have additional questions. All volunteers must be current members in good standing. Volunteers are also asked to sign our Volunteer Agreement each year when they renew their service to the MMA.
Do you or someone you know have what it takes to serve on the MMA Board? Download the application HERE
MMA Task Force
Membership Task Force
These volunteers work on engagement within the membership as it relates to task forces and event attendance. The onboard new members to guide them through their first 6 months of membership. The task forces helps determine and implement recruitment and engage opportunities for new members. They also help collect membership dues after the first of the year.
Chairs: Sarah Johanns
Programs Task Force
This groups determines breakfast meeting topics and vets, recruits and selects the speakers and topics. The volunteers serve as liaisons between staff and presenters to assure successful event promotion and attendance. This group also looks for new and unique venues from around the Twin Cities.
Chair: Erich Mische
Golf Task Force
This group plans the annual golf event a fun outing with a charitable component. These volunteers determine and sell sponsorships, create and promote social media messages, provide support to the golf chair and they provide day of support for the event.
Chair: Jeff Zajac
Communication Task Force
This task force organizes the communication strategy for the entire association. They help create and maintain relevant communications to membership and they promote the MMA to both members and non-members. This group is working on new forms of communication for members such as newsletters, push notifications and video blogs. These volunteers write content for blogs, publish social media postings and update and create content for the website and emails.
Chair: OPEN
Government Affairs Task Force
This group stays current on local and national government affairs that affect membership. At the direction of the board, the task forces works on behalf of the membership’s interests within the state capitol to promote or oppose legislation impacting the association’s members. These volunteers also inform the membership all government affairs issues and trends that affect the industry.
Chair: Keenan Raverty
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force
The mission of the MMA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task force is to work passionately to educate potential homeowners, to recruit Black, Indigenous and other People of Color, into both our mortgage profession and our Minnesota Mortgage Association and to work to close the homeownership gap in MN. Anyone interested in working on these goals, is encouraged to join this task force. Many of our DE&I collaborators are our strategic partners.
Chairs: Cameron Perket & James Essen
Education Task Force
This group is working to create and expand educational offerings to for the membership. They work closely with MBA to better promote MBA offerings to MMA members. The task forces creates new educational offerings such as webinars, educational portals, various mortgage related trainings, CE opportunities and occasional, topic specific video trainings.
Chair: Mike Elwell
Connect/Conference Task Force
This task force plans and executes the annual conference or connect event and awards dinner. From venue selection to speakers selection, this groups makes sure that each convention features relevant and timely industry trends to inform and inspire industry professionals.
Chair: Scott Flaherty
MMA Roundtables - For MMA Members Only
The MMA is proud to offer the following Members Only Roundtables to support specialty groups in our field. Check our calendar for dates and times of roundtable meetings:
Underwriter & Processors Chair – Heidi Almen
Compliance: Chair – Charity Malmberg
Encompass: Chair – Lorne Symington
MMA Leadership
