Advisory
Board
Our Advisory Board is comprised of industry executives who share a passion for diversity and the future success of the insurance industry.
Abel Travis
Senior Vice President Affiliate Operations at Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company
Angela Noble
Director, Behavioral Insurance, Strategic Planning & Initiatives at John Hancock
Becky Hudzik Presson
SVP, Chief Claims Officer at American National Insurance
Brian Armstrong
Director of Operations, Special Investigations Unit, GEICO
Brian Pozzi
Vice President, Office of General Counsel & Corporate Claims Officer at The Auto Club Group
Charmaine Rice
VP, Global Learning, Development & Diversity at AmTrust Financial
Chris Greene
SVP & COO at Canal Insurance Company
Dale Sherman
Vice President at PURE Insurance
Daniel Colon
Chief Administrative Officer at United Automobile Insurance Group
David Vanalek
SVP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Richmond National
Gia Sawko
Chief Claims Officer at Signal Mutual
Ken Bunn
VP Claims at Builders Mutual Insurance Company
Matt McColley
EVP Operations at KW Specialty Insurance Company
Meg Weist
SVP, Chief Claims Officer at EMC Insurance Companies
Melissa Hill
SVP, Head of Claims Industry Practice Group at Sompo International
Michelle Raue
Senior Vice President – Head of Claims at Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
Patrick Nails
Executive Vice President & Chief Claims Officer at Arch Insurance
Paul Kearney
Chief Claims Officer, AF Group
Rani Christie
SVP, Business Development at Captive Resources
Robert Bowers
Chief Claims and Customer Service Officer at Westfield
Sherry Merber
Chief Claims Officer at Palms Insurance
Victoria Turchetti
Managing Attorney at Intact Speciaty InsuranceStrategic Planning
Board
The Strategic Planning Board is comprised of RISE members working hand in hand with the leadership team and Advisory Board to create and manage initiatives and execute against our long term goals. The vision for our group is to create a pipeline of high achievers who will guide RISE and contribute to our success.
Awais Farooq
SVP, Strategy & Transformation, Crawford & Company
Bailey Harr
Fleet Renewal Manager, Canal Insurance Company
Caitlin McPhillips
Senior Complex Claims Specialist, Vela Insurance Services
Chris Cutrer
SIU Field Supervisor, GEICO
Dr. Claire Muselman
Professor of Practice in the Zimpleman College of Business & Co-Director of the Master of Science in Leadership program at Drake University; COO at WorkersCompensation.com; Founder at DCM
Ema Roloff
Co-Founder and Principal Consultant, Roloff Consulting
Jarrod Zea
Settlement Consutlant, Ringler
Khalid Brammer-Blackman
Settlement Consultant Vice President - Retail Excess Construction Lead, Arch Insurance Group
Lael Chappell
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Desq
Mary Calmer
Commercial Agribusiness Underwriter, Crum & Forster
Mohamad ElHelaly
Concrete Plus, Operations Director
Nicole Velino
Claims Adjuster, Falvey Insurance Group
Owie Agbontaen
AVP, Business Development, Sompo International
Pamela Goerlich Findley
Sr Product Manager, RLI
Petyah Triche
Assistant Manager - Workers' Comp Division, Broward Sheriff's Office
Rachel Jenkins
Chief Operating Officer, XN Captial
Raisa Lyons
Underwriter, Bass Underwriters
Scott Francis
Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Ethos Risk
Tania Sanfiel
Director, P&C Claims, Assurant
Taylor Jones
Vice President, Business Development, Questpro Consultants
Walter Davenport II
Head of Process Coordination & Strategic Data Analytics, Allianz
Ambassadors
find your local ambassadaor
PHOENIX
Andrea Morin, Thomas Rubin & Kelley PC
Matthew Bandi, Nationwide E&S Specialty
GREATER LA
Jarrod Zea, Ringler
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Connor Kennedy, Ringler
Evelyn Eury, Crum & Forester
HARTFORD
Alona Croteau, Berkley Management Protection
Angela Cerini, Great American Insurance Group
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Emily Antinucci-Perry, Custard Insurance Adjusters/Riverwood TPA
Patricia Walker Tower, Hill Insurance Group
SOUTH FLORIDA
Adam Greenspan, Burton Claim Service, Inc.
TAMPA BAY
Meghan Fountain, Velocity Risk Underwriters
Hector Cano, Frank Winston Crum Insurance
ATLANTA
Jon Thomas, WTW
Tony Canas, Insurance Nerds
Walter Jordan, State Farm
CENTRAL IL
Maggi Wettstein, Freeman Mathis & Gary
CHICAGO
Scott Francis, Ethos
INDIANAPOLIS
Michael Brannigan, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
DES MOINE
Maren Mooney, Turner Surety and Insurance Brokerage
BATON ROUGE
Natalie Arroyave, Davies
GREATER BOSTON
Jamie Warner, Plymouth Rock Assurance
NYC METRO
Alicia Santocki, BMS Re
Rachel Jenkins, XN Capital
CHARLOTTE
Leesa Rice, Sanderson Firm
COLUMBUS
Molly Niswander, Westfield
Chris Cutrer, GEICO
PHILADELPHIA
Tracy Yaun, AXA XL
Margo Meta, Grange Insurance Company
DALLAS
Corinne Booth, Ontellus
Taylor Jones, Questpro Consultants
HOUSTON
Shante Delgado, American Benefits Specialists
Raisa Lyons, Bass Underwriters
Sarah Bier, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
MILWAUKEE
Leslie DiMaggio, West Bend Insurance Company
Natalie Torres, The Kingstree Group
Sarah Stadler, SECURA Insurance Companies
