Topic : Featured Notary
June 08 Featured Notary:
Vivian Ladd
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Our Featured Notary for June is Vivian Ladd, owner of Ladd’s Notary Service in Prescott, Arizona. Vivian became a notary in the 70s but began her career as a notary public and signing agent in 2002. She’s a National Notary Association Certified Signing Agent.
Vivian Ladd
Notary Public/Certified Signing Agent
Prescott, Arizona
Q: Vivian, when did you start your […]
April/May 08 Featured Notary:
Woody Williams
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Our Featured Notary for April/May is Woody Williams, owner of Woody’s Mobile Notary Service in Los Angeles, California. He takes his training seriously and is certified through the National Notary Association, 123Notary, and the California Mobile Notary Association.
Woody Williams
Mobile Notary/Certified Signing Agent
Los Angeles, California
Q: Woody, when did you start your notary business?
A: I started my […]
February 08 Featured Notary:
Christine Ortiz
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Our Featured Notary for February is Christine Ortiz, a Mobile Notary and Certified Signing Agent in Wailuku on the Hawaiian island of Maui. She has more than 16 years dedicated to mortgage loan processing and notary signings and has notarized thousands of documents over the years. Think there’s a difference between how a professional notary […]
January 08 Featured Notary:
Maria Ganci
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Meet Maria Ganci, a Certified Notary Signing Agent in Mastic Beach, New York. With over 10,000 loan signings under her belt, Maria offers some valid insight into what it takes to be a successful signing agent. She has the advantage of being tri-lingual: fluent in English, Spanish and Italian!
Maria Ganci
Certified Notary Signing Agent
Mastic Beach, New […]
November 07 Featured Notary:
Claudine Osborne
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Our November Featured Notary is Claudine Osborne. She has been providing notary services for five years and loan signings for nearly four years. She received the 2008 Notary of the Year Special Honoree Award from the National Notary Association for her contributions to the industry. Claudine and her husband Paul (also a signing agent) own […]
September 07 Featured Notary:
Barbara Sonafelt
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Barbara Sonafelt has seven years of experience as a Certified Notary Signing Agent with over 4,500 signings. She owns and operates PA Notary Public, a traveling notary, DMV office and loan signing service in Pittsburgh, Pennsylania. She’s also owner and manager of The Notary Academy where Pennsylvania Notaries can polish their skills and network.
Barbara Sonafelt
Notary […]
August 2007 Featured Notary:
Laura Vestanen
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Laura Vestanen has been a notary public for over ten years in two states and performed over 10,000 notarizations. Before launching her own full time notary public business in Bellingham, Washington, she was manager of a successful law firm for ten years and worked in various law firms for twenty years. She is the author […]
July 2007 Featured Notary:
Alex Yvonnou
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Alex Yvonnou is an NNA Certified Notary Signing Agent and LCS certified as a Loan Closing Agent Specialist. He is a member of The Michigan Notary Network. Alex covers the Detroit, Michigan, area as well as Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties and has over 4,000 signings to his credit. He received his Bachelor of […]
June 2007 Featured Notary:
Michelle Smith
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Michelle Smith is a Certified Notary Signing Agent in Taylorsville, Kentucky, with eight years in the mortgage arena, four as a loan officer and four as a notary. She started her career in California and recently moved to Kentucky. Michelle is an excellent example of a notary who’s building a successful and profitable business and […]
April 2007 Featured Notary:
Virginia “Vikki” Watanabe
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
Virginia “Vikki” Watanabe is a Mobile Notary Signing Agent in Cardena, California. Vikki has developed a successful notary and fingerprinting business and also branched out with virtual assistant services and bankruptcy processing. With nine years of notary experience and her love of mentoring new signing agents, she has some great tips to share in this […]



