SUNRISE MORTGAGE - Key Persons


Austin Sharp

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Loan Officer, San Diego

Bobbie Finnegan

Job Titles:
  • Loan Administration, San Luis Obispo
Bobbie joined the Sunrise San Luis Obispo office in 2015. In her role as Loan Administrator she touches all parts of the office operation including loan servicing, analysis, and process management. Bobbie is known for her can do attitude, willingness to help, and attention to detail. Bobbie brought several decades of experience in office management, human resources coordination, book keeping and management to Sunrise. Bobbie has a B.S. from Cal Poly in Human Development and has lived in San Luis Obispo for 30 years. She and her husband Blake have two grown children, Ann and LB. Bobbie believes that "the most important things in life are not things."

Chris Houston

Job Titles:
  • Analyst, San Diego

D. Michael Patrick

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, San Luis Obispo
D. Michael (Mike) Patrick is the Executive Vice President of Sunrise Mortgage. He has more than 40 years of experience in mortgage banking and was an original co-founder of Sunrise Mortgage in 1983. He moved from Phoenix, AZ to San Luis Obispo, CA in 1990 and opened the second Sunrise Mortgage office in his hometown. Mike is known for his thoughtful evaluations and creative solutions to financing puzzles. He has many decades-long relationships with borrowers and lenders and continues to be a top producer in the company. Mike was a founding director and board member of Founders Community Bank, now part of Premier Valley Bank, a Heartland Financial subsidiary, for many years. He served on the board of directors of the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County and was President of the Real Estate Foundation, under the Community Foundation's umbrella. He is also the past President of the SLO Children's Museum and an active member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Dan Jakway

Job Titles:
  • Loan Analyst, Phoenix

Dan Willson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Phoenix

Denice Clucas

Job Titles:
  • Co. As an Administrative Assistant
  • Loan Administrator and Loan Closer, Phoenix
Iowa native Denice Clucas joined Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Co. as an administrative assistant in 1994 before transitioning to real estate loan administration a year later. She specializes in loan closing, leveraging her extensive professional background in commercial construction to offer building and environmental expertise to investors throughout the financing process, all while adhering to the motto: treat others the way you want to be treated.

Don Smith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Pasadena

Elena Niccum

Job Titles:
  • Adminstrative Assistant, Pasadena

Elise Beem

Job Titles:
  • Loan Analyst, San Luis Obispo

Jason Moore

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Loan Analyst

Joe Andrada

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Phoenix
Joe Andrada has been structuring and closing loans on commercial real estate for over 40 years. He has placed financings with life insurance companies, banks, CMBS lenders, and national mortgage funds. Joe's experience includes underwriting land development financings and construction loans on projects for varied project types. He maintains close ties with national and regional capital sources and has served borrowers throughout the west. Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts decress from St. Mary's College located near his home town of Orinda, California. He and his wife Kathy now reside in Scottsdale, AZ. In their spare time, Joe and Kathy are found on Arizona's golf courses. Winter months allow them to find adventures at various skiing destinations. Joe and Kathy are proud parents of Christopher Andrada who is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.

John Nierad

Job Titles:
  • President, Phoenix

Joseph John

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President - Loan Servicing, Phoenix
Joseph John Nierad began his tenure with Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Co. as a Loan Analyst/Field Representative in 2000. An AVP since 2010, he now helms the loan servicing department, overseeing payment collections, insurance monitoring, UCC monitoring, loan events, inspections, NOI analysis, rate adjustments and maturing loans. He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Grand Canyon University and a Certificate in Web Development from Paradise Valley Community College. He hails from St. Paul, Minnesota.

Lewis J. Hastings III

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Phoenix
Lewis J. Hastings III joined Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Co. fresh out of college in the spring of 1995, and for more than twenty years has provided critical support throughout the development of both the company's portfolio and their many key investor-lender relationships. He holds a B.S. in History with an emphasis in Land Use and Urban Planning. He is from La Canada, California.

Michael (Mike) Patrick - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President

Tonnie Blinks

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President & Manager, San Diego