EKKO Title/Leggett, Simon, Freemyers & Lyon, PLC

Jonathan (Jon) E. Lyon is a member of EKKO Title and the law firm of Leggett, Simon, Freemyers & Lyon, PLC . He is the manager of the Reston office of EKKO Title and his law practice continues to focus on all matters related to residential real estate settlements.

For the past twelve years, Mr. Lyon has worked closely with Realtors throughout the Northern Virginia area to build a successful real estate settlement business. Prior to joining Ekko Title and LSF&L, Mr. Lyon was a founding partner of Hunzeker, Lyon & Leggett, PLC and MBH Settlement Group, L.C. Prior to joining Hunzeker, Lyon & Leggett, PLC and MBH Settlement Group, L.C., Mr. Lyon was an attorney with Hazel & Thomas, P.C. where he spent five years providing estate and gift tax-planning services to high wealth individuals and their families.

Mr. Lyon attended the George Mason University School of Law, earned a Juris Doctor degree in May of 1989, and was admitted to practice law in Virginia in October of 1989. He also attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1983, cum laude, with a major in Finance and a minor in Economics. He is a lifelong resident of Northern Virginia and was raised in Springfield and Annandale. Mr. Lyon currently lives in Potomac Falls, Virginia with his wife and three children and is dedicated to being a part of the continued prosperity of our region.

EKKO Title

Frank McLaughlin is the Managing Attorney at EKKO Title’s Arlington. In the last 8 years that he has worked in the real estate industry, Frank has been involved in commercial and residential transactions totaling more than $3bil.  Frank also owns, manages, and advises clients on various commercial real estate projects in VA, MD, DC, NJ, & NY.  Prior to joining EKKO Title, Frank was the Managing Attorney at MBH Settlement Group and also served as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for a large commercial developer and liquor store chain operator in New Jersey.  Although Frank loves real estate, his true passion is spending quality time (preferably outdoors) with his growing family in the DC Metro Area and at their DC home.

 EKKO Title

Lisa S. Mitchell is a principal at EKKO Title and branch manager for the EKKO Title office in Centreville VA.  Lisa entered the title industry in 1998 as a marketing representative fully focusing on business development throughout Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, and Culpeper Counties.  Lisa was the director of marketing and was the VP of Marketing for a large title entity throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Now fully entrenched in every aspect of the title industry, Lisa has been a licensed settlement agent since 2000. She is known throughout the industry for her customer focused approach to real estate settlements and going above and beyond as a standard course of business.  Lisa lives in Loudoun County with her husband Todd of 26 years, two wonderful adult children and two dogs. 

National Property Inspections-Novawest

Chris is a Jack-of-all-Trades with two young children and two young dogs.  He has been the lead inspector and instructor for NPI-Novawest for more than 8 years and is the trainer for new inspectors for the company.  He has instructed many continuing education courses for realtors as well as teaching his clients every day during residential and commercial property inspections.  He also is his neighborhood handy-man who assists to improve and repair his neighbors homes out of a selfless desire to help those who need it.  Chris’s inspection philosophy is to teach buyers about the properties they are purchasing so they can take care of and make smart improvements to their investment.  He is also in the relationship business, making, maintaining and cultivating relationships with buyers, sellers and real estate agents alike.

Owner of National Property Inspections-Novawest

John has been a home inspector and instructor for 20 years, along with over 15 years as a general contractor. John has conducted many continuing education courses for realtors and enjoys teaching his clients about their properties every day during residential and commercial property inspections. John loves to share tips and tricks that help educate buyers about the properties they are purchasing so they can take care of and make smart improvements to their investment. 

In his free time he enjoys organic gardening and growing many of his own vegetables and tending to chickens. He also loves touring with his wife in their RV and visiting new places. 

Virginia Housing Development Authority

For the past 18 years, Regina has dedicated herself to helping under-served segments of our community to attain affordable and sustainable homeownership. Working in the mortgage industry, beginning in 2002 at 1st Mariner Bank and then starting in 2009 at Union Mortgage Group, she developed relationships with housing agencies and non-profits in Northern Virginia to educate and empower families with low and moderate incomes families by providing individual credit education, homebuyer education classes and highly specialized financing. As a senior loan officer, she has assisted in every facet of loan origination. For 10 years in a row, she was one of the Virginia Housing Development Authority's top-producing loan officers.  

Regina served on the City of Alexandria's Neighborhood Stabilization Program Management Team and on the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinating Committee. As a volunteer, over the years, she taught countless homebuyer education classes in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax and DC. And was named a Housing Hero by the City of Alexandria.  

Since April 2017, Regina has worked for the Virginia Housing Development Authority. In that capacity, she meets regularly with loan officers and real estate professionals all over Northern Virginia, to educate and assist them with VHDA's mission of helping Virginians attain quality affordable housing.

Intercoastal Mortgage

My name is Graham Pruitt and I grew up here in Northern Virginia. I am a Senior Loan Officer at Intercoastal Mortgage in Fairfax. As head of The Pruitt Team, my goal is to make sure we provide clients with tons of communication, close on time, and give a WOW experience. Before getting into the mortgage business in 2006, I graduated from culinary school and worked in the restaurant industry for some time. Over the years, helping all different families through financing, I realized I had a passion for divorce financing. I became a Real Estate Collaboration Specialist, as well as a Certified Divorce Lending Professional in 2018. My goal is to educate agents and other professionals on how we can assist families from all angles that may be going through a life change. In my free time, I love spending time with my wife Karen, and two sons, Graham (6) and Andrew (4). I’m always looking to make new connections and work together on building a strong business!

Titan Title

Sara M. Rodriguez, CEO & Counsel for Titan Title, has over 20 years of experience in the Virginia real estate title industry. She is a sought after speaker and educator in the Washington, DC metro area. Her practice is specializing on all matters related to residential and commercial real estate transactions. She is the recipient of the Housing Wire Women of Influence Award for 2019 and 2020. Her passion is to teach and empower homebuyers and sellers in their transactions as well as working with investors to create their portfolios. Mrs. Rodriguez has appeared as a speaker at multiple events and conventions speaking on a multitude of real estate issues including Contract, Short Sales and Foreclosures. She is admitted to the Virginia and District of Columbia and Maryland Bar and has practiced immigration law, family law and real estate law.

Organizing Maniacs

Professional organizer, speaker, and author, Cris Sgrott CPO, CPO-CD, SMM-C came to the organizing profession by accident when she was downsized by the economy years ago.  Searching for an outlet to foster her intuitive nature, embrace her desire to help people and her natural ability to help clients with brain-based challenges, she founded Organizing Maniacs in 2007.

In addition to holding the CPO, CPO-CD, SMM-C credentials, Cris has her Master Trainer certification from ICD.  She is a member of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), NAPO (National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals),  IOCDF (International OCD Foundation), and a subscriber with ICD (Institute for Challenging Disorganization).  She was selected to do after-care for the TV show, Hoarders, on A&E.

KVS Title, LLC

MBH Settlement Group

Mortgage Loan Consultant

With more than 15 years of experience, he has helped close to a thousand families attain their dream of homeownership. Born in Connecticut, JD first relocated to the DMV region to attend college and has made it his home ever since. A double graduate of American University (BA in 2007 and MA in 2010), he lives by the school’s “Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle” motto. 

When not helping people finance homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region, JD is rooting for the home team Washington Nationals & DC Defenders and traveling the world. In 2015, he accomplished his goal to visit all seven Continents before age 30, and is currently working on his lifelong goal to visit 75 countries.  Currently, he serves on the 2023 NVAR YPN and RPAC Fundraising Committee.

New World Title & Escrow

Nick Vlissides is native of Northern Virginia. He grew up in McLean and is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.  Nick is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia and, in addition, is licensed as a title insurance producer/agent in all three jurisdictions.  Following law school, Nick entered into private practice, where he litigated cases in all levels of state and federal courts.  In 2002, Nick transitioned into real estate settlements  and  founded New World Title & Escrow. He has operated it continuously for the last 20  years. Over those years, he has witnessed the evolution of the title industry and has striven to keep New World Title & Escrow at the forefront in its adherence to industry best practices.

123JUNK

Kevin Wheeler is the Sales Manager with 123JUNK. Kevin has been in the junk removal industry for over 8 years and has helped thousands of clients through the decluttering and downsizing process. He has been teaching the Working with Hoarders course for seven years. He brings his experience working with these types of clients to the class, as it is a regular part of his business.

M. WILCOX LAW

Mona has been an attorney in Arlington, Virginia for over a decade. She was counsel to executives at the Department of Justice and served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She later represented and litigated matters on behalf of buyers, sellers, and developers in all phases of real estate transactions, and served as counsel to small business owners helping them run and manage their businesses.

As a real estate settlement attorney, she performed hundreds of settlements and taught continuing education courses in Virginia, DC, and Maryland. Mona is a member of the bar in all three jurisdictions and is an active member of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, where she served as the Chair of the Attorney Roundtable.

Pearson Smith Realty 

I have been working with people in all areas of Real Estate. During the rapidly changing times, from the times with foreclosures and short sales, to today in home shortages and pandemic. I am an effective agent. I coordinate projects involving numerous people and have an impressive ability to work collaboratively.

My strong commitment to clients and my thirst for excellence is contagious. I have real passion and creativity for the real estate and property management industries. I am a gardener who likes to grow things! .Growth in relationships, education, buying, selling, and leasing.

I am an experienced  REALTOR® with the MRP certification which understands that when military staff and their families relocate, the services of a real estate professional who understands their needs and timetables makes the transfer easier, faster, and less stressful. The MRP certification is earned by real estate professionals working with current and former military service members which helps their clients find the housing solutions that best suit their needs and take full advantage of military benefits and support that are available. I am proud member of this important team.