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William J. Ryan, General Manager

William J. Ryan, president of Hampton Media Group, LLC, is an award-winning publisher with 30 years of media experience in consumer and trade magazines, newspapers, the Internet and cable television. He is the former president of Cowles Business Media, publisher of Folio: magazine, and a past president and publisher of The Village Voice. Bill was also the founder and publisher of LatinGirl magazine, founder and president of Business Times on ESPN and president of Bankrate.com. Bill's awards include a Pulitzer Prize, an ACE (Award for Cable Excellence) and numerous Internet awards. He holds a BBA from Baruch College of The City University of New York.

Bill's presence at Interest.com and MMIS has reinvigorated the editorial team and brought several new partnership opportunities to the group.

Rita Galvin, Regional Director, West Coast Sales

Rita Galvin brings 15 years of consumer marketing and research experience in the telecommunications industry to Mortgage Market Information Services, she has been with the company since 1991.

Rita has worked with most major newspapers solidifying the excellent partner relationships MMIS has with both newspapers and lenders.

Rita currently manages the relationships with all of MMIS partners in the western part of the country. In 2000, Rita headed the MMIS West Coast Sales Office in the San Francisco Bay area where she has built solid business relationships with major newspapers including The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, The Denver Post and the Sacramento Bee.

In 1987 Rita was a co-founder of digiAssist, Ltd. She graduated from Northeastern Illinois University and later earned an MBA from De Paul University in Chicago.

Kathy Baker, Regional Director, East Coast Sales

Kathy Baker joined Mortgage Market Information Services in 2000 as Manager of Newspaper Relations.

She is responsible for marketing and promoting the company turnkey products and services as well as maintaining and increasing customer and company revenue and profits.

Kathy has developed solid business relationships with major newspapers including Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Columbus Dispatch and Hartford Courant.

Prior to joining MMIS, she held numerous management positions in advertising and promotion for the resort and real estate industries. She is a graduate of Northern Michigan University.

Chris Russette, Operation Manager

Chris Russette manages newspaper relationships, mortgage guides, co-branded Web destinations, brand building and product development.

Since joining MMIS, he has been instrumental in managing, expanding and promoting relationships and its many partnerships with the nation's top newspapers. With record results in 2003, MMIS now reaches more than 146 mortgage markets nationwide.