MBA Promotes Heather Messam to Vice President and Controller
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that Heather Messam has been promoted to Vice President and Controller. In her elevated role, Messam will manage the accounting and financial operations of MBA and its subsidiaries.
“Heather is a consummate accounting professional who has delivered top-notch expertise and dedicated customer service on behalf of MBA and its members for more than two decades,” said Lisa Haynes, MBA’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Diversity & Inclusion Officer. “Her meticulous attention to detail, passion for her craft, and superior project management skills will serve her well in her expanded – and much deserved – new role.”
Messam’s increased responsibilities will include establishing and managing the accounting and financial operations of MBA and its five subsidiaries in a manner that ensures accurate, timely, and reliable financial information for all internal and external users, reflecting MBA’s financial position in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Messam will also prepare briefing materials for MBA’s Audit and Investment Committees and its Board of Directors and will serve as Treasurer for the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO).
Since joining MBA in 2001, Messam has served in various ascending roles, most recently as Associate Vice President and Controller. Prior to MBA, she was an accountant at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Messam holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Bachelor of Science in business teacher education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.