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Silverton Mortgage's Michelle Ditchkoff-Volk Named Diplomat of the Year

Atlanta, Mar. 07, 2014 – Silverton Mortgage Specialists, Inc. is pleased to announce that Michelle Ditchkoff-Volk, loan originator in the company’s Kennesaw, Ga. office, has been named the 2014 Diplomat of the Year by the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. This annual award honors a member of the Chamber’s Diplomat Committee who has demonstrated outstanding community leadership and commitment to economic development within Douglas County. This is the third time that Ditchkoff-Volk has been recognized with the honor, last receiving the distinction in 2003.

“Michelle’s service to the Chamber of Commerce and to Douglas County as a whole is representative of Silverton’s dedication to the local communities in which we operate,” says Josh Moffitt, president of Silverton Mortgage. “We are proud of the work that our team members like Michelle do to make an impact in their neighborhoods, and we appreciate the Chamber’s recognition of Michelle’s commitment.”

Ditchkoff-Volk has been a member of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce and involved with the Diplomat Committee for 15 years, longer than any other diplomat. She currently chairs the Chamber’s Social Committee, and previously served on the organization’s board of directors and as chair of the Diplomat Committee.

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Ditchkoff-Volk was honored at the Douglas County Chamber’s annual awards banquet on February 1 in Douglasville, Ga.

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