{"id":6120,"date":"2026-01-14T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/?post_type=people&#038;p=6120"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:54:52","slug":"heather-francis","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/en\/people\/heather-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-no-hero-1HEgzS wp-block-lazyblock-no-hero\"><div class=\"noHero\" style=\"height: 10rem;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-person-MIcvU wp-block-lazyblock-person\"><div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section personBlock\">\n\t<div class=\"paddedWrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper flex gutenberg\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n\n      \t\t<div class=\"illustrationSmall lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; background-size: contain\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Heather Francis image\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"smallWrapperNarrow gutenberg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h3\">Heather Francis<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr bgPrimaryColor\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong class=\"blue\" style=\"font-size: 110%;\"> Co- President <\/strong><\/br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNMLS# 2793569<\/br>\t\t\t\t\t401-864-3068<\/br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Hfrancis@baycoastbank.com\">Hfrancis@baycoastbank.com<\/a><\/br>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Recently promoted to Co\u2011President of BayCoast Mortgage, Heather Francis joined the company in 2013 as Business Analyst and Lead Coordinator, attaining the title of Assistant Vice President thereafter.&nbsp; In 2015, she ascended to the position of Vice President, Secondary Market Pricing, a role she held until her latest promotion in December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather brings an exceptional commitment to building community relationships that have helped shape her executive leadership. Serving on the Board of Managers as Co-President, she oversees all facets of residential lending, leading the development and support of new and existing business channels in 11 states along the East Coast, while maintaining a strong network of referral partners to expand market share and cultivate talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her management approach is built on discipline, accuracy, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, helping to guide the mortgage company\u2019s vision, mission, and long\u2011term strategic direction by consistently supporting innovation, elevating standards, and inspiring teams to deliver their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis is a former standout scholar athlete, earning accolades at an elite level. She &nbsp;graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Communications, receiving a full athletic scholarship as a member of the Women\u2019s Track &amp; Field Team. She was a three\u2011time All\u2011American Gatorade Student Athlete and Player of the Year and ranked #1 nationally in the high school girls\u2019 high jump for three consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather\u2019s exceptional jump of 6\u20191\u00bc\u201d earned her a coveted invitation to the 1996 Olympic Trials in Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis was inducted into the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":6147,"menu_order":5,"template":"","person_type":[4],"class_list":["post-6120","people","type-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","person_type-leadership"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026.jpg",3263,4568,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026-214x300.jpg",214,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026-768x1075.jpg",768,1075,true],"large":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026-731x1024.jpg",731,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026-1097x1536.jpg",1097,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026-1463x2048.jpg",1463,2048,true],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026.jpg",214,300,false],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026.jpg",286,400,false],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/baycoastmortgage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heather-Francis-2026.jpg",429,600,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Heather Francis Co- President NMLS# 2793569 401-864-3068 Hfrancis@baycoastbank.com Recently promoted to Co\u2011President of BayCoast Mortgage, Heather Francis joined the company in 2013 as Business Analyst and Lead Coordinator, attaining the title of Assistant Vice President thereafter.&nbsp; In 2015, she ascended to the position of Vice President, Secondary Market Pricing, a role she held until her latest promotion in December 2025. 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