BIO ~ Dawn Sell
Underwriter Nova Home Loans
I was born in Illinois, but my family moved to Washington state when I was three. That is still home to me. I’ve lived in Utah, Colorado and now I’ve been in Arizona for over 20 years.
I started as a bank teller my senior year in high school. From there I learned new accounts and consumer lending.
Then in 1997 I attended a mortgage origination class and have been in mortgages ever since. I was a loan originator in Washington Mutual offices in Washington and in Utah. Then I switched to the operations side; I started as a processor.
I started working for Countrywide in 2002 where I was a processor, but I had a great manager who taught me how to underwrite. I was an operations manager for a few years at Countrywide before the industry tanked in 2008.
Then in 2009 I started at Nova and have been an underwriter ever since. During the years I’ve been at Nova I went from underwriting just conventional and FHA loans, to now where I also underwrite USDA, a wide variety of DPAs, VA and VA appraisals (they require different nominations and test cases).
Phone number: (520) 202-5221
Email: dawn.sell@novahomeloans.com
About the Host ~ Ian Brannon
Senior Vice President / Loan Officer
After graduation from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Systems Management and a minor in Wine and Viticulture in 2002, I started as an Operations Manager for Cotton Canyon Winery.
In the fall of 2003, I switched gears and started as a Loan Officer Assistant at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. In 2004 I was quickly promoted to Loan Officer upon which I continued my career with Wells Fargo until February 2009 when I joined the Volpe Team at Nova Home Loans as a Loan Officer Assistant.
Upon completion of my 5-year commitment to the team, I quickly grew my own team, The Brannon Group, where I soon opened up a Nova Branch in the Catalina Foothills district. In 2021 I was asked by the Executive Team to join them as Regional Manager of Southern Arizona, Southern California and Colorado.
In 2023 I stepped down from my position to continue my passion of serving clients and Realtors as a Senior Vice President and Loan Officer of Nova Home Loans.
