Editorial Staff
iFreedom Direct’s editorial team is committed to educating veterans about the VA home loan program through its collection of in-depth articles, informative videos and up-to-date veteran news briefs.
Editors
Rich Warner, Editor in Chief
Rich developed DirectVALoans.com to provide the military community with easy access to information about the VA loan program. Rich has a B.S. from the University of Utah and is currently pursuing a MBA from Columbia Business School.
Valery Behr, Executive Editor
Valery joined the team of DirectVALoans.com in 2010. She brings two decades of publishing experience as an audio producer, book editor and magazine writer/editor/publisher. She has a B.S. from U.C.L.A.
Writers
Kristine Anderson Wylie
Kristine is a Salt Lake City writer who has been penning articles for DirectVALoans.com since 2008. She has a B.A. from The University of Minnesota and written on topics that range from Third World Healthcare to Veteran Benefits.
Keith Backes
Keith has been contributing content to DirectVALoans since TKTK. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, his expertise is in business and technology, as well as social media as it relates to the military community.
Ashleigh Downing
Ashleigh has been writing on Veteran-related topics since 2010, when she left her post as a loan officer with iFreedom Direct to focus her creative energies on developing online content.
