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	TITLE/ESCROW: Marketing, Transactions and Education Bettie covington has been in real estate related fields for over 30 years. She began her career in mortgage servicing followed by loan origination, processing, closing and underwriting. She served as a national trainer for the Nation's largest mortgage lender for three years before her career path led her to the title and escrow field. Bettie has served as an escrow officer and branch manager, and presently acts as a Premier Account Manager for DHI Title. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association and the Women's Council of Realtors, and is an instructor for DHI Title, the Arizona School of Real Estate and the Apollo School of Real Estate. Bettie shares her home with her husband of 25 years, Burt and their two dogs Ginger and Foster. Bettie A Covington DHI Title 602-418-8707 11223 N. 28 Drive #F100 Phoenix, AZ 85029

	MOBILE NOTARY SERVICES Rosemary Price, Managing Director of eWomen Network/ Phoenix has added a new business feature to her senior advocacy business by offering highly-certified, qualified Mobile Notary services throughout the state. Rosemary also povides professional notary services for real estate transactions. Contact her at 480-429-6997.

	MEDIA: Phoenix Women's Magazine Maggie Kasparek Senior Account Manager Maggie, a native Phoenician and fifth-generation Arizonan, comes to Linder Publishing as a Senior Account Executive. She has been in sales for more than 20 years and is a perfect example of PW's motto: focused, fun and fiercely local. In addition to working at PW, Maggie enjoys reading, hiking the occasional trail in Southern Arizona and growing vegetables in her garden. Maggie looks to her mother as her super hero, having successfully raised 10 children... and not one of them are in jail. Her favorite getaway is her little cottage in Southern Arizona at the base of the Huachuca Mountains where she steps back in time to relax. I know her to be a warm, spiritual and authentic spirit that enriches my life, and just look at THAT magazine... it is clearly evident she knows her job!

	COPYWRITER Laura Orsini is an editorial consultant and marketing advisor who works with entrepreneurs and small-business owners to use their own written words to increase their sales and visibility in their specific industries. establish expert credibility and visibility in their specific industries. She engages those who want to play a bigger game, enabling them to establish enormous credibility through enticing Web copy, books, eBooks, and by teaching them to submit articles to magazines, newspapers, and the innumerable Web resources that continuously thirst for great content. A professional editor, writer, and speaker with a BA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Arizona, Laura is the author of several exceptional workbooks, including Words Made Easy, Niching Made Easy, eBooks Made Easy, Handwriting Analysis Made Easy, and the fabulous personal development book, 1,001 Real-Life Questions for Women: A Self-Exploration Workbook to Make You Laugh, Cry, Ponder, Ruminate, & Consider. She also is in the final editing stages on her first novel. Laura is an accomplished and effective public speaker with expertise in networking, marketing, credibility campaigns, creativity, brainstorming, visualization, and open adoption.

	PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Jim Gordon is President of NorthStar Identity Promotional Products. He has been involved in the promotional products industry for 25 years and specializes in marketing and branding for the real estate industry. "The key words are relationship and referral," explains promotional products expert Jim Gordon. "All my clients are in touch with past clients and business associates on a regular basis," he said. "They use promotional products to keep their names in front of clients." Gordon's seasonal items include calendars, Halloween bags, flags on July Fourth and Valentine's Day roses with realtors' names and logos imprinted on petals. "They also send out practical items, such as auto sunshades, tape measures, coffee mugs, first-aid kits, notepads and, of course, pens." he said. Jim can be reached at 480 518 4571