Nancy J. Becker, Recorder of Deeds
Elected as the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds in 2003, Nancy Becker is an accomplished, professional administrator and manager with over 35 years experience in real estate, financial management, and strategic planning.
Currently she directs the Recorder of Deeds Office, full time, with a staff of twenty-five (25) who maintain the integrity of all land records and other documents entrusted to the department as well as the collection and monthly distribution of County/State fees and real estate Transfer taxes for the State, townships, boroughs, and school districts; while professionally serving the public with efficiency, accountability, and responsibility.
Over these past 5 years, as the Recorder of Deeds, Nancy has implemented new revenue sources, saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars ($750,000.00 alone in 2006), managed and cut costs; increased efficiency, timely recording and high accuracy rates; prioritized advanced, user-friendly systems, constituent services, security, and disaster recovery; and initiated procedures to protect residents from real estate fraud.
She initiated, coordinated, and spear-headed public effort for sponsorship and support of Senate Bill 1331, which prohibits the state from imposing and collecting state sales and Use Taxes for certain public services performed by any county governmental agency and/or court, and House Bill 1634 (Act 110), which eliminates the need to pre-register a deed prior to recording, thereby saving the residents of Montgomery County tens of thousands of dollars.
Under her direction, the Recorder of Deeds office has become a model of document management:
- One of the highest tech land records offices in the country.
- One of the first in the state to electronically record land documents (eRecord) accelerating document recording, creating efficiencies, reducing errors, and dramatically improving the county's ability to serve its constituents. "eRecording" is a government priority at both the Federal and State levels. It is just one of the priorities that I am initiating to comply with the Montgomery County Commissioners' eGoverment initiative.
- One of the first in the state to apply artificial intelligence software, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) to automatically capture document data.
- One of the first counties in state to participate in its eNotary initiative.
- Digitizing land plans in order to make them available through direct computer entry allowing faster access to information.
- Digitized land records dating back from 1784.
- Implemented Disaster Tolerant/Recovery plan by total "redundant replication" of data and images.
- Offer office information and forms online and in the process of integrating a digital archiving system.
- Founded the first Property Records Educational Partners (PREP) organization in Pennsylvania, to maintain technological advancement, education, and user-friendly constituent service.
As a wife, mother of 2 and grandmother of 5, Nancy believes that responsibility of citizenship means being involved in the community. She has been a member of numerous community boards and commissions. To mention some, she is the President of the Northern Montgomery County Drug & Alcohol Task Force, Southeast Regional Chairperson of the Property Records Educational Partners; member of the Board of Directors of the Property Reorders Industry Association, Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Collaborative, working with the FBI Mortgage and Land Fraud Task Force, a member of the Montgomery County Drug & Alcohol Planning Committee, the Northern Montco Technical Career Center Educational Opportunities Council, the North Penn School District Drug Free & Safe Schools Committee, the Towamencin Township Park and Recreation Advisory Council, the American Society of Professional & Executive Women, Second Vice President of the Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds Association, and the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Elected Officials & Clerks.
Nancy has also played a significant part in raising millions of dollars in grants and contributions for public causes.
She has also been deeply involved in the political process and the Montgomery County Republican Party:
- Montgomery County Republican Women's Leadership (1994-2002)
- Montgomery County Republican Committee Chairman's Club
- Montgomery County Republican Committee Area 9 Vice Chairperson (1994-1998)
- Montgomery County Republican Committee New Majority Council
- Montgomery County Council of Republican Women (1991 to Present)
- President (2000-2002)
- Treasurer (2008- present)
- 1st Vice President (1996-1998)
- 2nd Vice President (1994-1996)
- Board of Directors (1994-1996)
- Montgomery County Court House Hill Council of Republican Women
- First Vice President
- Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women (Director)
- Republican State Committee (1996 to Present)
- Republican Committee Woman, Towamencin Township 1-2 (1988 to Present)
- Treasurer (1992-Present)
- Republican Poll Worker (1971-Present)
- Served on more than thirty (30) Republican campaign committees for Federal, State, County, and local candidates during thirty-two (32) years of Republican service
Nancy and her husband Mike have lived in Towamencin, Montgomery County for over 34 years.