Our Team
John Nierad
John Nierad
President, Phoenix
D. Michael Patrick
D. Michael Patrick
Executive Vice President, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo

D. Michael (Mike) Patrick is the Executive Vice President of Sunrise Mortgage. He has more than 40 years of experience in mortgage banking and was an original co-founder of Sunrise Mortgage in 1983. He moved from Phoenix, AZ to San Luis Obispo, CA in 1990 and opened the second Sunrise Mortgage office in his hometown. Mike is known for his thoughtful evaluations and creative solutions to financing puzzles. He has many decades-long relationships with borrowers and lenders and continues to be a top producer in the company.

Mike was a founding director and board member of Founders Community Bank, now part of Premier Valley Bank, a Heartland Financial subsidiary, for many years. He served on the board of directors of the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County and was President of the Real Estate Foundation, under the Community Foundation’s umbrella. He is also the past President of the SLO Children’s Museum and an active member of the First Presbyterian Church.

In his free time, Mike enjoys singing with the California Vocal Arts Ensemble, hiking, and spending time with his wife of 40 years, DD, their children, and grandchildren.

Lewis J. Hastings III
Lewis J. Hastings III
Senior Vice President, Phoenix
Phoenix

Lewis J. Hastings III joined Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Co. fresh out of college in the spring of 1995, and for more than twenty years has provided critical support throughout the development of both the company’s portfolio and their many key investor-lender relationships. He holds a B.S. in History with an emphasis in Land Use and Urban Planning. He is from La Canada, California.

Sunrise Mortgage
Jason Moore
Commercial Loan Analyst, West Los Angeles
Tonnie Blinks
Tonnie Blinks
Senior Vice President & Manager, San Diego
Sunrise Mortgage
Austin Sharp
Commercial Loan Officer, San Diego
Sunrise Mortgage
Chris Houston
Analyst, San Diego
Joe Andrada
Joe Andrada
Senior Vice President, Phoenix
Phoenix

Joe Andrada has been structuring and closing loans on commercial real estate for over 40 years. He has placed financings with life insurance companies, banks, CMBS lenders, and national mortgage funds. Joe's experience includes underwriting land development financings and construction loans on projects for varied project types. He maintains close ties with national and regional capital sources and has served borrowers throughout the west. 

Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts decress from St. Mary's College located near his home town of Orinda, California. He and his wife Kathy now reside in Scottsdale, AZ. In their spare time, Joe and Kathy are found on Arizona's golf courses. Winter months allow them to find adventures at various skiing destinations. Joe and Kathy are proud parents of Christopher Andrada who is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. 

Don Smith
Don Smith
Senior Vice President, Pasadena
Dan Willson
Dan Willson
Vice President, Phoenix
Denice Clucas
Denice Clucas
Loan Administrator and Loan Closer, Phoenix
Phoenix

Iowa native Denice Clucas joined Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Co. as an administrative assistant in 1994 before transitioning to real estate loan administration a year later. She specializes in loan closing, leveraging her extensive professional background in commercial construction to offer building and environmental expertise to investors throughout the financing process, all while adhering to the motto: treat others the way you want to be treated.

Bobbie Finnegan
Bobbie Finnegan
Loan Administration, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo

Bobbie joined the Sunrise San Luis Obispo office in 2015. In her role as Loan Administrator she touches all parts of the office operation including loan servicing, analysis, and process management. Bobbie is known for her can do attitude, willingness to help, and attention to detail. Bobbie brought several decades of experience in office management, human resources coordination, book keeping and management to Sunrise.

Bobbie has a B.S. from Cal Poly in Human Development and has lived in San Luis Obispo for 30 years. She and her husband Blake have two grown children, Ann and LB.  Bobbie believes that “the most important things in life are not things.”

Elena Niccum
Elena Niccum
Adminstrative Assistant, Pasadena
Sunrise Mortgage
Dan Jakway
Loan Analyst, Phoenix
Elise Beem
Elise Beem
Loan Analyst, San Luis Obispo