Kelley J. Williams Joins MBA as Associate Vice President of Government Affairs

  

Bill Killmer

 Washington, DC -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced Kelley J. Williams has joined the Association as Associate Vice President of Legislative Affairs.

In this position, Williams will serve as MBA’s lead Democratic lobbyist for the House of Representatives. Williams comes to MBA from The Hartford, where she was Director of Government Affairs. She will assume this position on November 10, 2014.

“We are pleased Kelley is rejoining MBA and her addition will only strengthen our already deeply experienced team,” said Bill Killmer, Senior Vice President, Legislative & Political Affairs.

 “Her work will be invaluable to MBA as we move forward into a new legislative year. I am confident that she will continue the excellent performance she has consistently demonstrated in her previous government relation experience.”

Before her position at the Hartford, Williams was Director of Political Affairs for MBA. As Director, Williams coordinated efforts to raise a then record amount of $1.26 million in the 2011-2012 fundraising cycle for MORPAC (the Mortgage Bankers Political Action Committee).

Prior to joining MBA, she was the Manager of Government Affairs at the American Land Title Association (ALTA), where she split her duties between direct lobbying on association issues and managing the operations of ALTA's political action committee. Williams was also a Government Affairs Associate at KPMG LLP.

Williams holds a B.S.C. in Communication and Political Science from the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, FL.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Rob Van Raaphorst

rvanraaphorst@mba.org

(202) 557-2799