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

Chief Claims Officer at Church Mutual Insurance Company

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

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

Rani Christie

SVP, Business Development at Captive Resources

Robert Bowers

Chief Claims and Customer Service Officer at Westfield

Victoria Turchetti

Managing Attorney at Intact Speciaty Insurance

Paul Kearney

Chief Claims Officer, AF Group

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.

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

California

JARROD ZEA

Ringler

Greater LA

Connecticut

ALONA CROTEAU

Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP

Hartford

Florida

PATRICIA WALKER

Tower Hill Insurance Group

Central Florida

MARGO META

Grange Insurance Company

Northeast Florida

ADAM GREENSPAN

Burton Claims Services, Inc. 

Tampa Bay

HECTOR CANO

Frank Winston Crum Insurance

Tampa Bay

EMILY ANTINUCCI-PERRY

Custard Insurance Adjusters/Riverwood TPA

Central Florida

Georgia

TONY CANAS

Insurance Nerds

Atlanta

JON THOMAS

WTW

Atlanta

Illinois

SCOTT FRANCIS

Ethos

Chicago

Indiana

MICHAEL BRANNIGAN

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance

Indianapolis

Iowa

MAREN MOONEY

Turner Surety and Insurance Broker

Des Moines

New York

RACHEL JENKINS

XN Capital

NYC Metro

ALICIA SANTOCKI

BMS Re

NYC Metro

North Carolina

LEESA RICE

Sanderson Firm

Charlotte

Ohio

MOLLY NISWANDER

Westfield

Columbus

Pennsylvania

HEATHER SCHAFER

Reserv TPA

Western PA

TRACY YAUN

AXA XL

Philadelphia

Texas

SHANTE DELGADO

American Benefits Specialist

Houston

CORRINE BOOTH

Ontellus

Dallas

Virginia

SARAH BEIR

Intact Specialty Solutions 

Virginia

Wisconsin

NATALIE TORRES

The Kingstree Group

Milwaukee

LESLIE DIMAGGIO

West Bend Insurance Company

Milwaukee