Meet the team.
Kerri Milam
Founder & President
- Years in Industry: 33
- Education: 20 years as business owner, 40 years in workforce, 60+ years on planet
- Interests: kayaking, Savannah Bananas baseball, mycology and herbal remedies
- Most likely to speak hard truths that everyone’s thinking (but no one is saying)4
Kerri founded Depth in 2006, bringing together a career-long passion for housing finance with a desire to nurture the innovators at the bleeding edge of the mortgage industry’s digital transformation. In building her own firm, Kerri leaned on the consultative public relations and marketing expertise she had honed during her years at top global agencies — but she also rejected the notion that Depth had to do things “the way they’ve always been done.”
Prior to founding Depth, Kerri led a varied career spanning executive and senior management positions at four leading PR firms; marketing roles at global business consulting firm KPMG and a pioneering tech corporation; and a three-year term as public affairs manager for the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority. She even once served as editor of a B2B trade magazine in the finance and investments space.
Depth’s clients can count on Kerri to pull no punches as she delivers shrewd, timely advice that elevates business strategies and positions clients as meaningful contributors of mortgage industry thought leadership.
She is a recipient of HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders award as well as NEXT’s Powerhouse Award recognizing the most influential women leaders in the mortgage industry. As an annual sponsor of the #HousingDC conference, Kerri has the honor of presenting the annual Housing Champion Award on behalf of Housing Finance Strategies.
A Georgia native, Kerri divides her time between her home in Decatur and her condo on the coastal marsh outside of Savannah.
Lindsey Neal
Executive Vice President
- Years in Industry: 20
- Education: Berry College, University of Georgia
- Interests: reading, CrossFit, sports
- Most likely to be the voice of calm and reason when it starts to hit the fan
Leslie Colley
Executive Vice President
- Years in Industry: 17
- Education: Georgia State University, University of Southern California
- Interests: traveling, the wilderness, backyard chickens
- Most likely to break out the red pen over a minor AP Style violation
Elizabeth Schroeder
Vice President of Client Services
- Years in Industry: 14
- Education: St. Mary’s College of California
- Interests: backpacking with the hubs, creating signature cocktails, cat cuddles
- Most likely to listen to an audiobook at 2x speed
After earning her degree in English from Saint Mary’s College of California, Elizabeth dove headfirst into all things marketing and content creation — so much so that she’s become obsessed with understanding what turns prospects into lifelong clients. She’s fascinated by buyer personas and the psychology of marketing. For over 14 years, Elizabeth has helped develop award-winning brands, crafted full-service marketing and content strategies and cultivated authentic client relationships. She finds joy in mentoring teams to be efficient, effective and creative problem-solvers. A self-proclaimed tech nerd, Elizabeth can often be found teaching herself the latest martech to help her clients exceed their goals.
Laura Lang
Senior Content Writer
- Years in Industry: 16
- Education: CSU Long Beach
- Interests: running, kayaking, Zumba, Shutzhund, wine tasting, beachgoing
- Most likely to double check name/company/product spellings and ask if we can shorten titles
Laura brings fintech insight and journalistic training to her role as a senior content writer at Depth. She has worked as a writer/editor for more than 35 years, including stints at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. At the latter, she launched Fannie Mae’s first forays into content marketing: The Home Story, a consumer blog, and Housing Industry Forum, a B2B blog. She was formerly a partner in KeatingLang, a boutique marketing firm, where she produced a range of marketing and branding projects to help startups grow.
Adria Riley
Client Services Manager
- Years in Industry: 6
- Education: Utah State College, Snow College
- Interests: reading, tarot, Dungeons & Dragons, hoodies
- Most likely to secretly doodle during a meeting
An experienced digital marketing professional, Adria entered the mortgage industry after graduating with a degree in technical writing and communications from Utah State University in 2017. With a wealth of marketing skills including graphic design, content writing, social media management and strategic planning, Adria pursues excellence on every task she undertakes. Previously, Adria worked as a marketing and design specialist for IDS Inc., where she proved her commitment to marketing excellence and assisted with extensive change management during its 2022 acquisition by Wolters Kluwer.
Amy Jerina
Client Services Manager
- Years in Industry: 10
- Education: Grace College, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Interests: time with family, traveling, reading
- Most likely to ask your life story
Amy enjoys transforming complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives. As a client services manager at Depth, she combines her mortgage expertise, technical writing skills and project management prowess to help clients advance their work purposefully. Before joining Depth, she led communications and special projects at The Mortgage Collaborative, where she launched the Emerging Tech Fund newsletter and developed processes for supporting the cooperative’s growing network. She also crafted successful government proposals, marketing content and business development initiatives at O. R. Colan Associates. Amy excels at the intersection of strategy and storytelling, infusing passion into every project she supports. She proudly considers Cleveland, Ohio, her home, which she shares with her family and their labradoodle.
Christina Dowers
Client Services Manager
- Years in Industry: 12
- Education: University of North Texas
- Interests: yoga, hiking, dog sitting for Rover.com, dancing
- Most likely to identify a missing piece for a project or task
A seasoned digital marketing and content strategist with 17 years of marketing and public relations experience, Christina began her career in the SEO and web content management industry after completing her undergraduate degree in public relations at the University of North Texas. After gaining a few years of professional experience, she pursued a master’s degree in journalism from UNT. With expertise in content creation, social media management, project coordination, messaging development, email marketing and PR, Christina gained a wealth of experience in various roles, including in the mortgage industry.
Roxanne Greeson
Problem Solver Extraordinaire
- Years in Industry: 15
- Education: Georgia Tech, Georgia State
- Interests: learning, reading, and exploring the unknown
- Most likely to make a checklist
Roxanne, a maven of many specialties, has served Depth clients from the background off and on since 2014 and in 2023 transitioned to a more client-facing role. Her skill sets include transforming data into information, creating custom graphics and videos, listening and asking questions, refining storytellers and exceeding expectations. Prior to working with Depth, Roxanne worked in nonprofits, higher education, and continues to run her own consulting business. Roxanne holds a master’s degree in instructional design from Georgia State and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech.