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
Vice President Fundamental Underwriters at AF Group
Alex Punsalan
Global Chief Claims Officer at Assurant
Alona Croteau
Chief Claims Officer - Specialty & Surety at CapSpecialty
Angela Noble
Director, Behavioral Insurance, Strategic Planning & Initiatives at John Hancock
Becky Hudzik Presson
Chief Claims Officer at Church Mutual Insurance Company
Brian Armstrong
Membership Director at NICB
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
Christopher Linke
AVP at Travelers Insurance
Dale Sherman
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel at Allstate Insurance
Danny Colon
Chief Administrative Officer at United Automobile Insurance Group
Dave Vanalek
SVP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Richmond National
José De La Cruz
HR Lead and Director at Travelers Insurance
Ken Bunn
VP Claims at Builders Mutual Insurance Company
Matt McColley
EVP Operations at KW Specialty Insurance Company
Melissa Hill
SVP, Head of Workers Compensation Claims at Sompo International
Nigel Shepherd
Chief Claims Officer at Kingstone Insurance
Patrick Nails
Executive Vice President & Chief Claims Officer at Arch Insurance
Robert Bowers
Chief Claims and Customer Service Officer at Westfield
Scott Ottenheimer
VP, Claims Global Vendor Management and Business Process Outsourcing at Chubb
Shannon Harjer
VP Claims at Quincy Mutual
Strategic 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.
Owie Agbontaen
AVP, Business Development, Sompo International
Douglas Bird
Senior Claims Resolution Specialist III, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Anne Bowen
Advisor - CEO Liaison, Apex Benefits / Orr Fellow
Mary Calmer
Commercial Agribusiness Underwriter, Crum & Forster
Joshua Carmona
Underwriting Consultant, Nationwide ES/S
Walter Davenport II
Head of Process Coordination & Strategic Data Analytics, Allianz
Mohamad ElHelaly
Concrete Plus, Operations Director
Lauren Fernandez
Recruiting Manager, Insure National
Scott Francis
Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Ethos Risk
Stephanie Hawkins
Senior Underwriter, AmFed/An Ascot Group Company
Raisa Herrera
Underwriter, Bass Underwriters
Taylor Jones
Vice President, Business Development, Questpro Consultants
Faith Mason
VP, Strategic Analytics, Arch
Caitlin McPhillips
Senior Complex Claims Specialist, Vela Insurance Services
Petyah Triche
Assistant Manager - Workers' Comp Division, Broward Sheriff's Office
Nicole Velino
Claims Adjuster, Falvey Insurance Group
Jarrod Zea
Settlement Consutlant, Ringler
Ambassadors
Alicia Silver Santocki
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary
Sara Govero
Executive Committee
The Defense Collaborative
Chelsea Buzer
Head Of Recruitment
Insure National Staffing
Caryn Siebert
Vice President
Carrier Practice
Gallagher Bassett
Rich Dowd
Vice President
ATRMS
(American Transit Risk Management Services)
Jon Broder
CEO
Vortexlegal
Bryan Falchuk
Founder and Managing Partner
Insurance Evolution Partners
Jim Abbott
President/CEO
Jma Global
Michael Lafond
Director Of Claims Litigation
Pekin Insurance
