Meet Our Team
Experienced | Passionate | Client Focused
AmeriHome was founded in November of 2013 by a small group of experienced mortgage professionals with deep financial, correspondent, secondary, and risk management experience.
Executive team
Josh Adler
President &
Chief Executive Officer
Bio
Josh Adler is the Chief Executive Officer of AmeriHome, a Western Alliance Bank company, and one of the original founders of the company. Prior to CEO, Josh was responsible for Capital Markets and Servicing Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer for AmeriHome.
Josh has over 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Prior to founding AmeriHome, he was the Secondary Marketing Executive at Bank of America Home Loans (previously Countrywide), where he was responsible for all Secondary Marketing functions including trading, pipeline risk management, pricing and trading operations.
Mr. Adler graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Garrett Galati
Managing Director,
Chief Financial Officer
Bio
Garrett Galati is the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at AmeriHome Mortgage where he is responsible for managing all finance-related activities, including accounting and financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, capital forecasting, liquidity management, and treasury operations.
Before joining AmeriHome, Garrett was Senior Vice President at Bank of America (previously Countrywide) where he was responsible for analyzing repurchase exposure on RMBS, modeling strategic settlement options, and executing alternative resolution strategies. Prior to that, he managed best execution, trading, and global pricing for a $4.5B monthly pipeline of home equity products at Countrywide Home Loans.
Dan Blanding, CFA
Managing Director,
Chief Investment Officer
Bio
Dan Blanding joined AmeriHome as one of its founding members in 2013 to build out the Capital Markets Pricing and Trading group. He has an extensive background in capital markets with over 20 years of experience in trading, pricing, pipeline risk management, and other Secondary Marketing functions. Prior to joining AmeriHome, Dan was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America where he managed agency trading and pipeline hedging for the mortgage company. Before his position at Bank of America, Dan was an Executive Vice President at Countrywide Home Loans where he managed various trading positions for the mortgage company.
Josh Adler
President &
Chief Executive Officer
Bio
Josh Adler is the Chief Executive Officer of AmeriHome, a Western Alliance Bank company, and one of the original founders of the company. Prior to CEO, Josh was responsible for Capital Markets and Servicing Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer for AmeriHome.
Josh has over 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Prior to founding AmeriHome, he was the Secondary Marketing Executive at Bank of America Home Loans (previously Countrywide), where he was responsible for all Secondary Marketing functions including trading, pipeline risk management, pricing and trading operations.
Mr. Adler graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Garrett Galati
Managing Director,
Chief Financial Officer
Bio
Garrett Galati is the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at AmeriHome Mortgage where he is responsible for managing all finance-related activities, including accounting and financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, capital forecasting, liquidity management, and treasury operations.
Before joining AmeriHome, Garrett was Senior Vice President at Bank of America (previously Countrywide) where he was responsible for analyzing repurchase exposure on RMBS, modeling strategic settlement options, and executing alternative resolution strategies. Prior to that, he managed best execution, trading, and global pricing for a $4.5B monthly pipeline of home equity products at Countrywide Home Loans.
Dan Blanding, CFA
Managing Director,
Chief Investment Officer
Bio
Dan Blanding joined AmeriHome as one of its founding members in 2013 to build out the Capital Markets Pricing and Trading group. He has an extensive background in capital markets with over 20 years of experience in trading, pricing, pipeline risk management, and other Secondary Marketing functions. Prior to joining AmeriHome, Dan was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America where he managed agency trading and pipeline hedging for the mortgage company. Before his position at Bank of America, Dan was an Executive Vice President at Countrywide Home Loans where he managed various trading positions for the mortgage company.
Anthony Ho
Managing Director,
Chief Credit Officer
Bio
Anthony Ho is Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer at AmeriHome Mortgage where he is responsible for credit policy, quality control, representations & warranties, and counterparty risk. Anthony joined the AmeriHome Risk team in 2015 and also co-led the Consumer Direct division from 2018 to 2019.
Prior to AmeriHome, Anthony was a Business Controls Executive at Bank of America and worked for 10 years in the mortgage division with roles in operational risk management, mortgage fraud prevention, risk reporting, and process improvement. Anthony also has experience in IT consulting and in industrial process control.
Anthony holds Bachelor’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Literature from MIT. Anthony also holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
Greg Mcelroy, CMB
Managing Director,
Chief Operations Officer
Bio
Greg McElroy took on the operations leadership role at AmeriHome in 2014. Prior to joining AmeriHome, he was an Executive Vice President at Bank of America on the Mortgage Default Servicing Complaint Resolution team, where he focused on regulatory and executive-level borrower issues.
Previously, Greg was an EVP in the insurance divisions of Bank of America and Countrywide where he managed the sale and servicing of consumer direct insurance products to the captive mortgage origination and servicing client base. Prior to his position with Countrywide, Greg was the Controller for Clayton, Williams, & Sherwood – a residential real estate investment and property management company.
Steve Kolker
Managing Director,
Correspondent Sales
Bio
Steve Kolker is the Managing Director, Correspondent Sales for AmeriHome Correspondent Lending. He has been with AmeriHome since May of 2016 and has led Correspondent Lending’s sales and marketing teams for the past several years. Steve has over 30 years of mortgage industry experience, including retail, consumer direct, wholesale, and correspondent lending channels. He has managed all facets of the mortgage business, with extensive experience in leading fulfillment operations, sales, technology, analytics and strategic initiative teams.
Pete Roeske
Managing Director,
Retail Lending
Bio
Peter W. “Pete” Roeske is the Managing Director Retail Lending for AmeriHome.
Pete has been leading the Amerihome Retail Lending effort since early 2022. He is responsible for the borrower facing lending businesses of Amerihome Mortgage including Consumer Direct, Distributed Retail and elements of Western Alliance Bank.
Mr. Roeske is an experienced senior level financial services executive specializing in the strategic design, execution, and leadership of residential mortgage lending organizations. He has successfully led numerous lenders through growth and optimization transformations over the last 28 years, displaying a consistent ability to build profitable and sustainable production platforms through innovation, technology and market positioning while fostering loyal, energetic, and high-performing teams.
Prior to Amerihome, Pete held executive positions at ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, IndyMac, Accenture, Black Knight (formerly LPS), Silvergate Bank, Towne Mortgage Company, and Priority Financial Network. He holds a Master of Business Administration, Finance, from Loyola University, Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts, Economics, from the University of Michigan.
Anthony Ho
Managing Director,
Chief Credit Officer
Bio
Anthony Ho is Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer at AmeriHome Mortgage where he is responsible for credit policy, quality control, representations & warranties, and counterparty risk. Anthony joined the AmeriHome Risk team in 2015 and also co-led the Consumer Direct division from 2018 to 2019.
Prior to AmeriHome, Anthony was a Business Controls Executive at Bank of America and worked for 10 years in the mortgage division with roles in operational risk management, mortgage fraud prevention, risk reporting, and process improvement. Anthony also has experience in IT consulting and in industrial process control.
Anthony holds Bachelor’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Literature from MIT. Anthony also holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
Greg Mcelroy, CMB
Managing Director,
Chief Operations Officer
Bio
Greg McElroy took on the operations leadership role at AmeriHome in 2014. Prior to joining AmeriHome, he was an Executive Vice President at Bank of America on the Mortgage Default Servicing Complaint Resolution team, where he focused on regulatory and executive-level borrower issues.
Previously, Greg was an EVP in the insurance divisions of Bank of America and Countrywide where he managed the sale and servicing of consumer direct insurance products to the captive mortgage origination and servicing client base. Prior to his position with Countrywide, Greg was the Controller for Clayton, Williams, & Sherwood – a residential real estate investment and property management company.
Steve Kolker
Managing Director,
Correspondent Sales
Bio
Steve Kolker is the Managing Director, Correspondent Sales for AmeriHome Correspondent Lending. He has been with AmeriHome since May of 2016 and has led Correspondent Lending’s sales and marketing teams for the past several years. Steve has over 30 years of mortgage industry experience, including retail, consumer direct, wholesale, and correspondent lending channels. He has managed all facets of the mortgage business, with extensive experience in leading fulfillment operations, sales, technology, analytics and strategic initiative teams.
Pete Roeske
Managing Director,
Retail Lending
Bio
Peter W. “Pete” Roeske is the Managing Director Retail Lending for AmeriHome.
Pete has been leading the Amerihome Retail Lending effort since early 2022. He is responsible for the borrower facing lending businesses of Amerihome Mortgage including Consumer Direct, Distributed Retail and elements of Western Alliance Bank.
Mr. Roeske is an experienced senior level financial services executive specializing in the strategic design, execution, and leadership of residential mortgage lending organizations. He has successfully led numerous lenders through growth and optimization transformations over the last 28 years, displaying a consistent ability to build profitable and sustainable production platforms through innovation, technology and market positioning while fostering loyal, energetic, and high-performing teams.
Prior to Amerihome, Pete held executive positions at ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, IndyMac, Accenture, Black Knight (formerly LPS), Silvergate Bank, Towne Mortgage Company, and Priority Financial Network. He holds a Master of Business Administration, Finance, from Loyola University, Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts, Economics, from the University of Michigan.
correspondent leadership
Rekha siddani
EVP, National Credit Operations
Bio
Rekha Siddani, EVP of National Credit Operations at AmeriHome Mortgage, is responsible for managing all Underwriting, Compliance and Appraisal related activities, including developing high-performing teams, creating processes and procedures, and overseeing the Scenario Desk and Condo Desk operations for all business lines and channels including Correspondent Delegated and Non Delegated, Portfolio Lending and Retail Lending . Rekha is responsible for executing corporate initiatives geared towards efficiencies, such as vendor underwriting, automated income calculators, Condo Desk buildout, and more. Additional responsibilities include working directly with AmeriHome’s agency partners: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA. Rekha works with AmeriHome’s internal QC and Risk management departments to ensure high-accuracy underwriting and compliance execution.
Before AmeriHome, Rekha was a Vice President at Bank of America where she was responsible for Retail Underwriting Operations of Non-Conforming loans for its esteemed group of Platinum Privilege customers. Prior to Bank of America, she managed Correspondent Underwriting teams, oversaw the Condo Desk, and managed the underwriting call center at Countrywide Home Loans. Rekha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree from India.
Chris Maturo
SVP, Correspondent Sales, West
Bio
Chris Maturo joined AmeriHome in 2013 as one of its original founding members, responsible for sales and marketing. He currently manages the western sales region. Chris has over 23 years of mortgage experience, mostly in sales and marketing, client management, and sales management.
Before joining AmeriHome, Chris was the Director of Sales at the Praedo Institute, a compliance and loan officer training company, where he helped increase national exposure and develop some of its compliance modules still in use today. Prior to Praedo, Chris was the VP of Sales and Business Development for Veritas Funding, a regional mortgage banker located in Salt Lake City, which followed his 8 years of sales and sales management experience in correspondent lending with Countrywide and then Bank of America.
Gil Lopez
SVP, Correspondent Sales, Central
Bio
Gil Lopez joined AmeriHome’s Correspondent Sales team in 2014 and is responsible for business growth and development and effective client relationship management in the 20 central states which comprise the Central Sales Region. He has over 25 years of mortgage industry expertise in sales leadership, business development, capital markets, and structured finance in various leadership roles with companies such as Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, New Century, PMI, and Bank One.
Bridget Williams
SVP, Correspondent Sales,
East
Bio
Bridget Williams currently serves as the SVP, Correspondent Sales for AmeriHome’s eastern region. Bridget has 23 years of mortgage banking experience. Her experience has been in retail, wholesale and correspondent sales. The majority of her career was spent in sales management with Countrywide and Bank of America, and she ended her career there as the SVP of the Builder and Realtor segment where she was responsible for running a line of business that partnered with national builders and real estate companies. After that she was involved with the start-up company National MI, where she served as the SVP of Sales, prior to joining AmeriHome in 2014.
Rekha siddani
EVP, National Credit Operations
Bio
Rekha Siddani, EVP of National Credit Operations at AmeriHome Mortgage, is responsible for managing all Underwriting, Compliance and Appraisal related activities, including developing high-performing teams, creating processes and procedures, and overseeing the Scenario Desk and Condo Desk operations for all business lines and channels including Correspondent Delegated and Non Delegated, Portfolio Lending and Retail Lending . Rekha is responsible for executing corporate initiatives geared towards efficiencies, such as vendor underwriting, automated income calculators, Condo Desk buildout, and more. Additional responsibilities include working directly with AmeriHome’s agency partners: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA. Rekha works with AmeriHome’s internal QC and Risk management departments to ensure high-accuracy underwriting and compliance execution.
Before AmeriHome, Rekha was a Vice President at Bank of America where she was responsible for Retail Underwriting Operations of Non-Conforming loans for its esteemed group of Platinum Privilege customers. Prior to Bank of America, she managed Correspondent Underwriting teams, oversaw the Condo Desk, and managed the underwriting call center at Countrywide Home Loans. Rekha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree from India.
Chris Maturo
SVP, Correspondent Sales, West
Bio
Chris Maturo joined AmeriHome in 2013 as one of its original founding members, responsible for sales and marketing. He currently manages the western sales region. Chris has over 23 years of mortgage experience, mostly in sales and marketing, client management, and sales management.
Before joining AmeriHome, Chris was the Director of Sales at the Praedo Institute, a compliance and loan officer training company, where he helped increase national exposure and develop some of its compliance modules still in use today. Prior to Praedo, Chris was the VP of Sales and Business Development for Veritas Funding, a regional mortgage banker located in Salt Lake City, which followed his 8 years of sales and sales management experience in correspondent lending with Countrywide and then Bank of America.
Gil Lopez
SVP, Correspondent Sales, Central
Bio
Gil Lopez joined AmeriHome’s Correspondent Sales team in 2014 and is responsible for business growth and development and effective client relationship management in the 20 central states which comprise the Central Sales Region. He has over 25 years of mortgage industry expertise in sales leadership, business development, capital markets, and structured finance in various leadership roles with companies such as Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, New Century, PMI, and Bank One.
Bridget Williams
SVP, Correspondent Sales,
East
Bio
Bridget Williams currently serves as the SVP, Correspondent Sales for AmeriHome’s eastern region. Bridget has 23 years of mortgage banking experience. Her experience has been in retail, wholesale and correspondent sales. The majority of her career was spent in sales management with Countrywide and Bank of America, and she ended her career there as the SVP of the Builder and Realtor segment where she was responsible for running a line of business that partnered with national builders and real estate companies. After that she was involved with the start-up company National MI, where she served as the SVP of Sales, prior to joining AmeriHome in 2014.
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