Phoenix/Biltmore – Central & Commercial Offices
The Phoenix/Biltmore branch of Clear Title Agency of Arizona is the center of our universe. It is our central office and home to our esteemed Commercial Division, our Title Administration and our Customer Service & Marketing Division.
Administration
When Elizabeth first dipped her toes in the title industry she was unaware of what the word escrow even meant. Starting at the front desk she learned and grew from working with some truly remarkable individuals. Over the course of her career, she was guided further into the business. Elizabeth’s dedication and undying commitment has helped her gain as much knowledge as she could throughout the years. Eventually, Elizabeth had the opportunity to manage her own branch which she gladly accepted. In 2008, Elizabeth joined Clear Title Agency of Arizona. She is currently working as an Escrow Accounting Manager. This position is a very different experience for her. Elizabeth’s essential duties include recon on a daily basis, as well as handling all outgoing and incoming wires. Her enthusiasm and drive for this new opportunity continues to excite Elizabeth every day.
Raising a happy, healthy and motivated son is Elizabeth’s most proud achievement. Family is her number one priority; she is often found spending time with her son and two grandchildren. She also enjoys traveling, reading and hiking.
Clear Title marks the start of Brent’s professional career. He began with the company as an Accounting Clerk and soon after was offered a full time position as an Accountant. He has learned a wide variety of valuable skills on his climb up to his current position. Growing up Brent was always fascinated with how businesses operated and how companies made their profits. He enjoys the technical side of the industry and strives to tackle challenges he is unfamiliar with. Brent holds onto the strong family atmosphere that Clear Title provides. He finds joy and satisfaction in being able to help other employees with any issues that may arise, especially related to spreadsheets and data entry. Brent is passionate about continuing to sharpen his skills and abilities in regards to accounting and information technology to provide a wonderful experience throughout.
When Brent is not analyzing and organizing data into reports, you can find him spending time with his wonderful wife, fishing, cooking, or reading up on the latest tech and business news.
Her skills in the industry are exponentially growing as she strives to learn something new each day in her role of Clear Title assistant escrow officer. Assisting others in accomplishing their goals within the field of escrow is Dawn’s passion. Buying or selling a home can be an emotional process; Dawn takes pride in creating the most positive experience possible.
Dawn is very much family oriented and loves nothing more than to spend time with her children, sisters, and brother. When her children were young she was the PTA president for five years. Dawn volunteers at the Salvation Army annually and also enjoys hiking Arizona’s scenic trails or being captivated by a good book.
Commercial
Dina Hart brings to Clear Title Agency of Arizona more than 24 years of experience providing closing services in multifaceted commercial real estate transactions. Managing commercial real estate transactions from the receipt of the contract through funding and disbursement. Dina maintains a professional closing experience and works to resolve complex issues that arise, clearly communicating status of the transaction throughout. Her role is to represent truthfully and in detail, managing, coordinating and calculating closings with lenders, developers, real estate agents, buyers and sellers.
A native to Arizona, Dina previously worked at Security Title Agency and First American Title. She has two daughters and one grandson which she never runs out of hugs for. Her favorite activities include time with family, reading, movies and exploring places throughout Arizona.
Dawn Zenobi brings more than 20 years of title industry expertise to Clear Title Agency of Arizona in her role as a Commercial Escrow Officer and is responsible for handling the closing of commercial transactions.
Dawn previously served as Senior Commercial and Residential Escrow Officer for Cuyahoga Title Services, Ltd., in Cleveland, Ohio. She founded Equity Title Agency, Inc. in Cleveland and operated it for 18 years before merging it with another company.
While running Equity Title Agency, Dawn led the closing of a $17 million transaction for Target Corporation. Target acquired four blocks of residential property and converted it into a retail storefront and other retail properties.
A native of Cleveland, Dawn earned her BA in communication management from the University of Dayton. A hockey fan, Zenobi’s husband Dave is the Head Athletic Trainer for the Arizona Coyotes. She and her husband have two sons in college.
In her free time, Dawn enjoys cooking, horseback riding, hiking and – hockey. Something people don’t about her: she’s a “serial Family Feud” watcher.
The best business advice she has been given: “You’re only as good as your last deal.”
She assists the Commercial Escrow group with opening new orders, entering vital information to transaction files. Cecilia assists with title commitments and buyer and seller documents. She also handles all builder files (residential) until they are ready to close. She prepares the files so the escrow officer can handle the closing and disbursement.
Cecilia is a native of Phoenix and attended Carl Hayden High School. In her free time, she enjoys playing golf, hiking and just being outdoors. “Golfing is food for the soul to me,” she says.
Personally, she is most proud of raising two boys and watching them grow into two young respectable men as a single parent. Professionally, she is most proud of her promotion to Assistant Escrow Officer. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for 10 years with her previous employer.
“Being promoted at Clear Title in less than a year was a huge accomplishment for me,” she says proudly.
The best business advice she’s been given: “Never stress over what you can’t handle.”
“It’s something I use in my personal life as well,” she says.
Title
Shari’s invaluable skillset is vast and has been accumulated over her 30-plus years in the industry. She has experience with just about every task from microfiche to managing the title department. In the past, Shari has successfully co-managed for a company that serviced up to 45 escrow branches. She has been a family member at Clear Title since January of 2011 and is currently a title department manager. Her drive to pitch in and help others whenever possible is greatly appreciated by both clients and those in the office.
Parallel to her professional skills, Shari’s hobbies are just as versatile. She enjoys spending her spare time on both artsy and sporty activities. Sometimes she can be found designing florals and decorating while other times she can be found playing racquetball or cheering on her favorite football team.
Nicole Marucci brings legal expertise to Clear Title Agency of Arizona as Vice President of Commercial Title. In her role she provides support to the commercial escrow team, researches complex title issues and reviews title documentation for commercial transactions.
Nicole formerly was General Counsel to Champion Title & Settlements, Inc., in its Prince William (Virginia) County office. She held that title for 3½ years. During her tenure at Champion, she helped grow the company’s revenue from $200,000 to $3.2 Million.
She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona. Nicole earned her law degree from Michigan State University. She is licensed to practice in Arizona and Virginia. She is involved with various industry groups including; NAIOP, Valley Partnership and ULI Arizona.
A native of Casa Grande, Nicole and her husband are the proud parents of a 1-year-old – and two puppies. She enjoys giving back to the community. She does so in Casa Grande and was a regular volunteer while attending law school in East Lansing, Mich. She confesses that her guilty pleasure is watching scary movies.
The best business advice Nicole has to share: “There is no right answer. Figure out what you like and keep on doing it.”
Shirley has been a part of the Clear Title family since 2010. Her unparalleled ability to research and report has made her invaluable to both the team and to clients. Shirley ensures a clear title for every transaction. It’s this dedication and diligence that leaves clients constantly complimenting her level of service. She is a strong advocate in gathering wisdom along the way to create the best present-self possible, both personally and professionally.
Shirley loves nothing more than her three children and five grandchildren. Family is her priority. She enjoys spending her free time with them whether doing board games, watching a movie, or relaxing on a Saturday afternoon having a barbecue.
Customer Service & Marketing
Previously serving as the Director of Marketing and Communications for Meritus, Gabe’s responsibilities included planning, development and implementation of the health plan’s marketing, member engagement, public relations and communications strategies with primary emphasis on membership growth and retention
Additionally, Gabe’s experience includes works as the Marketing and Public Relations Manager for Maricopa Integrated Health System and was responsible for creative direction and management of the health systems’ overall marketing efforts, web platforms and digital marketing strategies.
Prior to working for the Maricopa Integrated Health System, Gabe served as the Senior Account Manager for IWS, a marketing agency with Arizona and DC offices. In that role Gabe directed marketing strategies and daily deliverables for large clients including; Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, The US Chamber of Commerce, First Things First, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Mercy Maricopa, and Home Assist Health.
Gabe is a native Arizonan and a graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Political Science and Public Relations. Gabe is happy to call Central Phoenix home with his wife Caty and daughter Juniper.
