Committees

Annual Conference Committee

Responsible for developing the program, securing speakers, and creating the event budget for the SIR Annual Conference. Committee members typically focus on one of the three conference tracks—Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, or Life/Health.

Chair:

Neelam Paharia,  Allstate Insurance Company

Committee Members:

Jen Evert, American Financial Group

Dawn Faint, Florida Blue

Brian Kiley, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company

Adrienne Kreger, American Financial Group

Micheal Myers, USAA

Lauren Richard, Progressive

Ron Zezza, Cigna

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Research Committee

Assists the Vice President of Research in identifying new research topics and providing support for SIR research efforts.

Chair:

Patrice Nolan,  Competiscan

Committee Members:

Brian Kiley, West Bend Mutual Insurance

Matthew Berkley, Reinsurance Group of America

Jennifer Evert, American Financial Group

Beatrice Santangelo, Allstate

Lisa Weber, Greenwald Research 

Ashley Johnson, USAA

Vicki Bray, Barlow Insurance

James Nofziger, Bellomy

Susan Parrish, Blue KC

Richard Skyba, Moda Health

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Technology Committee

Co-Chairs:

Mike Myers, USAA

Pete Wood, Erie Insurance Group

Committee Members:

Dawn Faint, Florida Blue

Lori Schoeneberger, Amerisure Insurance 

Carrie Grahn, American Family Insurance 

Charmaine Duke, Gen Re Corporation 

Ashleigh Burden, IHS Markit

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Executive Advisory Council 

The Executive Advisory Committee is a committee established to (i) ensure that the SIR’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), as well as individual Board members, has the skills and competencies necessary to perform at the highest level, (ii) support the Board in fulfilling its responsibility to identify persons for election as officers, directors, and Honorary Life Members and (iii) serve as advocates for the SIR member value proposition.

Committee Members:

Gary Hodge, American Modern Insurance Group

Sharon Markovsky, Verisk Insurance Solutions-Claims

Steve Micksch, American Family Insurance

Denese Ross, Denese Ross Consulting

Rick Marchetti, The Hartford

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Spring Research Workshops
Summit Committee

Responsible for developing the program, securing speakers, and creating the event budget for the SIR Spring Research Workshops. The committee will also be responsible for securing commitments from members to host the event and will incorporate them into the planning process.

Chair:

Committee Members:

Karen Imbrogno, Acxiom

Karen Malone, Verisk

Rosemary Eaves, USAA

David Kalinowski, Proactive Worldwide

Beatrice Santangelo, Allstate

Lori Schoenenberger, Amerisure Insurance

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Education & Educational Outreach Committee

Identifies timely and engaging topics for SIR webinars and virtual education. Coordinates with speakers in preparation for upcoming webinars.

Chair:

Amelia Fitch, American Family Insurance 

Committee Members:

Jennifer Chase, American Financial Group

Jessica Clark, USAA 

Steven Douvas, FM Global

Jennifer Evert, American Financial Group

Kendall Gadie, State Farm

Amy Glynn, American Family Insurance

Carrie Grahn, American Family Insurance

Adrienne Kreger, American Financial Group

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Marketing Committee

Provides communications support to promote the association and keep SIR activities and accomplishments in the news through press releases, advertising, social media, and industry partnerships.

Chair:

Jaimie Pickles, VP Marketing, Jornaya

Committee Members:

Mike Myers, USAA

Liz Taggart, Safety National

Erika Rhodes, Amica

John Booth, Cipher

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Membership Committee

Chair:
Liz Taggart, Safety National Casualty Corp.

Committee Members:

Ron Zezza, Cigna

Rich Marchetti, The Hartford 

Richard Skyba, Moda Health

Pam Nykaza, Rockford Mutual Insurance Company

Jeff Piotrowski, Jornaya 

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