GenEquity Mortgage has hired Paula Foster as Director of Business Development. Foster will be responsible for developing relationships between GenEquity Mortgage and corporate employers and third party relocation firms.

Paula Foster

"We are excited about the future growth of GenEquity that will come through Paula’s wealth of experience, knowledge, and relationships in the relocation / mortgage industry," said Mary Legate, Senior Vice President of Paragon Global Resources.

Foster comes to GenEquity with previous experience as an Area Sales Manager with CitiMortgage and a Corporate Relationship Manager for the past seven years. Prior to her experience in the relocation mortgage arena, she worked as an Account Manager for Impact Group and as the Director of Marketing for Ariel Premium Supply. Foster is currently the Secretary of the Denver Rocky Mountain Relocation Council and has previously served as the President. She currently resides as a board member for the St. Louis Employee Relocation Council. She is a Certified Relocation Professional and has obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing, from the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Jeremiah Blakeley has been promoted to Manager, Business Development. As such, Blakeley will oversee business development in the northeastern portion of the U.S.

Jeremiah Blakeley

Blakeley has more than six years of experience working in relocation and was most recently a Client Relations Consultant at Paragon. In this capacity, he managed a team of both Domestic and Global Relocation Consultants, coordinated and managed projects, maintained client relations as well as preparing and administering annual reviews, client visits, reporting, managed inventory and vendors. Before joining Paragon, Blakeley worked for three years as a Senior Relocation Consultant for Sirva Relocation and two years as a Relocation Consultant for Cartus.

"Jeremiah comes into this new position with a great deal of frontline relocation experience that will serve him well," said Craig Selders, Senior Vice President of Paragon Global Resources. "Paragon has experienced significant growth within the U.S. and abroad in a short amount of time, and Jeremiah will be a key member to further expand our services within the Northeast United States."

Blakeley has a bachelor’s degree in communications and graduated Cum Laude from Western Connecticut State University.