From her favorite movie and her most embarrassing moment to her thoughts about the reverse mortgage market, we get the facts from Sherry Pauline, chief risk officer at AAG.
Ten years from now I will be semi-retired, traveling America in an RV and volunteering for the National Parkinson’s Foundation.
Something nobody knows about me is I turned down a college music scholarship because my parents felt I would be a starving artist.
My celebrity crush is John Stamos—he never ages!
My first car was a 1971 Chevy Nova handed down from my grandmother.
My most embarrassing moment was when I volunteered to introduce the CEO at a fundraising event and got his name wrong. At least it gave everyone a good laugh the rest of the evening.
If I could meet anyone, past or present, it would be Lucille Ball. I still watch I Love Lucy reruns—and my husband’s name is Ricky!
My favorite movie is Raiders of the Lost Ark, which I saw 51 times with my best friend in my junior year of high school.
When I was younger I wanted to be first chair flutist with the London Royal Philharmonic.
I can’t go without a daily fix of something crunchy, like crackers or chips.
I’ll never forget the morning of September 11, 2001. My husband was working for United Airlines, and we saw our nation and the lives of our friends and family change forever.
My first job was as a fabric cutter at Cloth World.
My parents taught me how to be independent and make my own decisions. They always said to fail is to succeed.
My favorite time of the day is twilight, when the glow of the sunset is waning and the world seems to stand still for a few minutes.
My iPod go-to is iHeart 80s Radio.
I’ve never eaten sushi—I just can’t do it!
The best lesson I’ve ever learned was to put others’ success before mine. Some of the best moments in my life have been when others have thanked me for helping them reach a goal they thought might never happen.
The most memorable moment in my life was when I found out my husband had Parkinson’s disease 11 years ago. It’s changed the way I think and feel about many things impacting my family. I’ve had to make decisions I never thought I would have to make at my age.
If I could trade places with someone for a day, I would choose Vanna White, so I could turn the letters on Wheel of Fortune.
If I could time travel, I would go back to the Golden Age of Hollywood and be an actress, singer and dancer in a 1950s musical.
The biggest challenge in the reverse mortgage industry is to continue to move past a history of misconceptions about the product itself and continue to grow market penetration past the 2-3 percent it has today.
The future of reverse mortgages is innovating and developing new products and programs to support an ever-changing retirement market.
Ten years from now the reverse mortgage industry will be known for technologically advanced platforms that reach our consumer base along with a wide-range of “go-to” products and programs to suit their needs.
I entered this industry because we can make a significant impact to enhance our customers’ lives by helping them age in place with stability. It’s not just about a loan, but also about changing lives for the better.
Before I entered the reverse mortgage industry, I worked for 33 years in the forward mortgage space in several operational positions. I began to specialize in risk and compliance in the early ’90s.
