Leadership Team
Amy Cooper
Founder & CEO
Tori Snoddy
Director of Operations
Nicole Greenhouse
Operations and Program Manager
Whitney Durrance
Community ManagerAdvisory
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
Aimee Venn
Chief Claims Officer at Richmond National
Ania Caruso
National Casualty President at RPS
Becky Hudzik Presson
SVP, Chief Claims Officer at American National Insurance
Brian Pozzi
Vice President, Office of General Counsel & Corporate Claims Officer at The Auto Club Group
Charmaine Rice
SVP, Global Learning, Development & Diversity at AmTrust Financial
Dan Landers
President & CEO at A.I.M. Mutual
Jackie Turpak
SVP, Claim at ERIE Insurance
Ken Bunn
VP Claims at Builders Mutual Insurance Company
Lauren Dieterich
Chief Operating Officer at Arch Insurance
Leanne Berry
Chief Distribution Officer at Vantage Risk
Matt McColley
EVP Operations at KW Specialty Insurance Company
Melissa Hill
Head of Claims, North America at Allianz
Michelle Raue
Senior Vice President – Head of Claims at Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
Rani Christie
SVP, Business Development at Captive Resources
Robert Bowers
Chief Claims and Customer Service Officer at Westfield
Robert Jacobson
President & CEO at Rockford Mutual
Sherry Merber
Chief Claims Officer at Palms Insurance
Steve Donnelly
Chief Service Officer at Amerisure Insurance
Victoria Turchetti
Director, Business Development 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.
Alexandra Santo
Claims Consultant, Golden Bear Insurance Company
Amanda Jensen
Head of Marketing and Branding, NARS
Andye Vantol
Underwriting Auditor II, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
Anna Pray Holzapfel
Business Senior Lead Project and Program Manager, Westfield Insurance
Chelsey Boyle
Associate Claims Specialist, Tokio Marine HCC
Cody Pavlat
Manager, Content Design & Knowledge Management, AF Group
Cortney Helfrich
CPO, Wilber Group
DJ Gargano
Senior Client Services Manager, CNA
Giselle Palladino
Vice President, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Jessica Elsass
Assistant Vice President & Manager, Medical Resource Unit, Cincinnati Insurance Company
Kaitlyn Dudzinski
Vice President - Environmental, Westfield Specialty
Kayla Pigeon
AVP, MSP Compliance, Sanderson Firm PLLC
Lindsay Tanner
Auto Unit Manager, Westfield Insurance
Matt DeBernardi
Director, RLI
Megan Bell
SVP, Marketing, Falvey Insurance Group
Mercedes Peil
Director, Strategy, Selective Insurance
Mykaela Ionta
Senior Middle Market Underwriter, The Hartford
Quron Berry
Auto Litigation Supervisor, Utica National Insurance Group
Siena Pizzano
Senior Catastrophe Risk Analyst, Sompo
Stephanie Badiola
Excess Casualty Underwriter, Gridiron Insurance Underwriters
Ambassadors
find your local ambassadaor
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Kayla Works, Unum
PHOENIX
Andrea Morin, Thomas Rubin & Kelley PC
Adrian Davis, UCG Staffing
Matthew Bandi, Nationwide E&S Specialty
GREATER LA
Jarrod Zea, Ringler
Natalie Torres, Kingstree Group
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Connor Kennedy, Ringler
Evelyn Eury, Crum & Forester
Mary Rossi, Rossi Claim Services and Rossi Claims Academy
SAN DIEGO
Kali Trombley, Gilson Daub
HARTFORD
Miranda Love, Gallagher Bassett
GREATER DENVER
Bridgette Ferraro, iCopy Legal
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Garrett George, CLARA Analytics
Patricia Walker Tower, Hill Insurance Group
JACKSONVILLE
Mariel Campbell, Allstate National Catastrophe Team
TAMPA BAY
Meghan Fountain, Velocity Risk Underwriters
Hector Cano, Frank Winston Crum Insurance
Sat Ramphal, Maya AI inc.
Tyrone James, Frontline Insurance
ATLANTA
Emmanuella Tuffuor, Vantage Risk
Latevia Priddy, QPWB
BOISE
Allanah Long, Gallagher Bassett
CENTRAL IL
Maggi Wettstein, Freeman Mathis & Gary
CHICAGO
Scott Francis, Ethos
Yuganesh Gunalan, Next Level Solutions
SOUTHWEST IL
Brian Stout, Engle Martin
INDIANAPOLIS
Michael Brannigan, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
DES MOINE
Maren Mooney, Turner Surety and Insurance Brokerage
BATON ROUGE
Natalie Arroyave, Davies
GREATER BOSTON
Courtney Askew, Liberty Mutual
Brianna Gironda, Mission Underwriting Managers
DETRIOT
Angela Cerini, Great American Insurance Group
KANSAS CITY
Tony Pollmeier, CFC
ST LOUIS
Paul Roderick, Midwest Employers Casualty
NYC METRO
Alicia Santocki, BMS Re
Rachel Jenkins, XN Capital
Alina Zaidi, Sompo
Zachary Karetsy, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Alexandra Santo, Golden Bear Insurance Company
CHARLOTTE
Leesa Rice, Sanderson Firm
Sid Dixit, CopperPoint Insurance
TORONTO
Devon Derry, Synpulse
CENTRAL PA
Heather Schafer, Reserv TPA
PHILADELPHIA
Kristina McQuirns, Industrial Loss Consultants
Nicholas Johnston, The Kingstree Group
Noah Kim, Temple University
NASHVILLE
Ryan Triplett, J.S. Held
DALLAS
Caroline Haga, MISSION Underwriters
Taylor Jones, Questpro Consultants
Alyssa Sanchez, Ryze Claim Solutions
HOUSTON
Amber Guenther, Alliant
SAN ANTONIO
Michelle Carter, Kinetic
Sarah Bier, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
MILWAUKEE
Sarah Stadler, SECURA Insurance Companies
