Executive Team

Jim O’Donnell — President


Jim joined Equity in 1991. His is a diverse background that includes roles ranging from a classified ad customer service representative for the Providence Journal, to the Director of Constituent Service for the Office of Mayor of the City of Providence.

As the President of Equity, Jim has been honored three times, in 2004, 2006 and 2010 with the Distinguished Service Award from the Rhode Island mortgage Bankers Association in recognition for his assistance in managing their legislative efforts. A graduate of Rhode Island College with a B.A. in English (minoring in Communications and Political Science), Jim later earned a J.D. from Suffolk University.

When he’s not busy setting the standard at Equity National, Jim coaches youth sports teams as he’s done since 1999, and spends time with his family.

Stacy Lanphere — Chief Information Officer
 

Stacy’s tenure as Equity National’s CIO began in 2005, before which she’d worked for two years as CIO for a growing biotech company in the region. Prior to that role, Stacy spent a decade taking on successively more responsible positions within the IT department of American Power Conversion, a Fortune 1000 electronics manufacturer headquartered in southern Rhode Island.

Unlike many tech-minded leaders, Stacy’s original area of study was Fine Arts. That experience developing a nonlinear approach to problem solving has been a boon to her work at Equity National. As Stacy puts it, “I seek the best solution, not just the technical one.”

After studying Fine Arts for three years, Stacy graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a B.S. in Computer Science. Stacy has two sons, one in the U.S. Air Force; the other is a full-time college student. On the weekends, she can be found on her sailboat in Narragansett Bay.

Jim Dammerich — Senior Vice President of Valuation

Jim's career in valuation and appraisal services included a number of positions in operations management, account sales, and special products development. From 1996 to 2000, he served as vice president for First American’s appraisal services  division before joining Wachovia Settlement Services (First Union Bank) as their SVP for valuation services. In 2007, Jim launched Secure Collateral, a group that provides BPOs and field services based in Jacksonville, Florida - Equity National acquired Secure Collateral in 2009.

With a diverse background that includes work on both the provider and customer sides of the transaction, and experience developing five different start-ups, Jim’s entrepreneurial perspective is right in line with Equity National’s innovative approach to doing business.

Jim graduated from Southern Illinois University with a B.S. in business marketing and  previously held an SRA designation from  the Appraisal Institute. He is the proud father of four children (and  three dogs) and the grandfather of four. When not working, Jim enjoys fishing,  the beach, and riding his motorcycle. 

Diane Chase — Vice President, Title Operations


One of Equity National’s long-tenured team members, Diane worked for ten years performing title and settlement services for several local law firms before joining Equity in 1995 as a Closing Coordinator. Over the years, she has grown her experience and skills, playing a key role in refocusing the organization to be more client-centric and helping to grow Equity National's structure to serve clients nationwide.

As an operational leader of Equity, Diane has led numerous efforts including the transition from a regional to a national footprint in 2005, implementation of customer satisfaction measurement systems and operational metrics, established business process outsourcing, training programs, competency models and performance assessments.

Diane is a graduate of Bryant University with a B.A. in Business Management.  Her spare time is spent deep in the woods in her log cabin riding a 4-wheeler with her Labrador, boating or cooking something for the office.

Kim Dusseault — Vice President ,  Closing Operations

Kim joined the Equity National team in 2006 as Director of the Service Partner Network. Her primary focus was to grow the Equity partner network, from a multiregional to a national company. Kim has been instrumental in shaping our partner focused philosophy and developing a best in class service partner network.  Currently, Kim is the Vice President of Closing Operations, leading Equity National’s settlement service operations.

Kim has vast experience in managing various operations in several different industries, previous to joining the Equity National team.  Most notably, Kim was the Executive Vice President of Ibis Consulting, the leader in Electronic Discovery. Kim also was responsible for promoting the Ibis brand in the industry through professional association work, presentations, and published articles.

Kim is an alumnus of both George Washington University and Boston University.  She currently resides in Rhode Island with her husband and four children.  She is an active mother and a board member of the Little Shepherd Preschool.

Tim Davin — Controller

Tim joined Equity in 2005 first as a Senior Accountant, and has served as Controller for the past 3 years managing all of Equity’s accounting operations. Tim’s other responsibilities include Human Resource management and overseeing the disbursements.

Tim has a Bachelor degree from Bridgewater State College in Accounting

Before joining Equity, he worked in public accounting for 3 years at Piccerelli, Gilstein and Company.

Tim Enjoys playing basketball, watching sports, loves to travel, and has seen games at 15 different NFL stadiums.