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Tim Shannon (Founder/President)

With  40 years of the lending and escrow business, Tim Shannon has brought experience  and expertise to Shannon Escrow.  His background at the Vice President level with several major lenders, along with his commitment to customer service, has made for many successful ventures in the business world. Tim established Shannon Escrow Inc. in 1989 with a single goal in mind: to make every escrow closing transaction a favorable experience.

"When we have a customer in our office, we must treat them as if they were in our home....since executing final documents is often the last contact a customer has during their transaction, we want them to leave feeling confident and comfortable."

Tim is a Championship Golfer,  three time World  Longdrive Finalist , and an avid underwater photographer. When his schedule permits, Tim spends time  honing his golf skills, and traveling to new and exotic dive locations around the world.

 

 

suziq.bmpSUZI FOSTER (LPO)

Suzi Foster moved from Florida to Bellevue in the summer of 1998 where she has been and employee of Shannon Escrow ever since. She became a Notary Public in 1998 and received her Limited Practice Officer License in 1999. Traveling, camping, and road trips with her husband of 11 years, are among her favorite hobbies. Time at home is spent reading or watching movies with her husband and two kitties MisMis and Lumpy.

As an escrow closer, Suzi attributes her excellent client relationships to providing exceptional customer service, ability to identify and remedy potential issues before closing, and her comittment to a professional and reliable work ethic. Suzi believes superior service in the escrow industry is achieved when an escrow company is willing to customize their services to meet each clients needs, open communication, and the ability of all parties to contact the closer directly. Suzi likes to remain proactive during every transaction to insure a smooth and accurate closing every time.

 

 

Suzy Levan (LPO)

Suzy has been a Limited Practice Officer and Escrow Officer for over 20 years. She has experience in all aspects of residential transactions, from refinances to purchases with both institutional and private loans, real estate contracts and seller financing. She strives to maintain excellent communication and customer service with all of her clients.

Regardless of the type of transaction, Suzy's goal is to ensure all parties have a smooth, accurate and professional closing.

When not busy at her job, Suzy spends her time with her husband and two children.

 

Grace Van Houten (Escrow Assistant)

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Grace Van Houten has been in the  Escrow business for over 8 years.  Her

experiences in the escrow industy have lead her to both California and

Washington, giving her a wide range of knowledge.  She has experience in

both purchases and refinace transactions, and continually strives to achieve

new areas of expertise.  Grace has been a Notary Republic since 1998. "I

believe the key to a smooth on time closing is communication with all

parties, attention to detail, and consistancy".  In her spare time Grace enjoys

gardening and spending time with her family.

 

S4200002.JPGDave Francis (Reconveyance/Marketing)

Originally from California, Dave has a long and diverse background in various industries. Some of his former jobs included multifamily housing maintenance engineer, radio personality, oil field roustabout, Title Inspector, Home Inspector, FEMA disaster housing inspector, and reconveyance specialist. Dave has a very keen eye for compliance issues in the escrow industry, and makes sure he is up to date on many of the trends that drive the market.  He believes in the concept of making customers feel comfortable and confident when he has the opportunity to interact during signings. In his time away from the desk, Dave enjoys mowing his lawn, travel with his wife, and being a kid.

 

scan.jpgNicole Johnson (Escrow Assistant)

A native Washingtonian, Nicole was born in Issaquah. She has been in the escrow business for over 8 years in Bellevue, and is also a Notary Public since 2004.

Nicole believes her strength lies in her ability to stay focused and communicative during her escrow transactions. Nicole works closely with her closer, Suzi Foster, to insure customers, agents, and brokers are in the loop on their transactions. When asked about why she likes escrow, Nicole says "...it keeps me on my toes..."

When not working, Nicole spends time making bar-b-que, camping with friends and family, and spending quality time with her husband and two children.

 

ddale.bmp    Dale Wynia (Marketing)

Dale has been around this industry for so many years we lost count. Formerly a representative of First American Title, Dale is our marketing rep. An avid golfer, and cigar conniseur, Dale always brings a bit of sunshine and joviality on his visits. If you might have any questions about Shannon Escrow that we cant answer, he is the go to guy!