On July 24, 2020, Board of Directors of Velocity Financial, Inc. elected Dorika M. Beckett as a new independent member of Board. Ms. Beckett was also appointed to Board's Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Beckett is Chief Executive Officer of both LW Staffing, a franchise of healthcare professional staffing company ATC Healthcare Services, and Livewell Home Care Inc., an elder care focused service provider with operations in California and North Carolina. Ms. Beckett has entrepreneurial, investment, private equity, operational and philanthropic experience and has served on both private and charitable boards. Ms. Beckett received a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in economics from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.