The Dr. William T. Hold/The Alliance's Program in Risk Management and Insurance is fortunate to be guided by an executive council comprising members who serve as advisers and financial supporters of one of the most successful and highly ranked RMI programs in the nation. The Risk Management and Insurance Executive Council includes seasoned professionals who advocate for our program to ensure the program’s curriculum remains relevant, provides resources to improve the program and a forum for the exchange of ideas, and offers our students opportunities to network with industry executives.
Council Members
Ted Ostrander, Chair
CEO (Ret.)
Lassiter-Ware, Inc.
Daniel H. Avila
Strategic Broker
Leader, Florida
AIG
Doug Bishop
CEO
Marsh McLennan Agency
– Florida Region
Scott Clark
Area Senior Vice President,
Claim Advocate
Gallagher
Tracy Duncan
Regional Vice President
– South Georgia
Auto-Owners Insurance
Steve Farmer
Executive Vice President
Brown & Brown Insurance
Ernie Garateix
CEO
Heritage Insurance
Leslie Hanley, CPCU, ARM
Vice President,
Risk Management
New York Yankees
Dr. William T. Hold
Executive Chairman
The Risk & Insurance
Education Alliance
Jake Holehouse, CPCU
President
HH Insurance Group
Richard K. Kerr
CEO
Novatae Risk Group
Jason Levine
President & CEO
Harry Levine Insurance
Patrick Maroney
Professor Emeritus
Florida State University
Travis Miller
President & Shareholder
Radey Law Firm
Kevin Mitchell
President
Exzeo
Lester Morales
Founder & CEO
Next Impact, LLC.
Jay Newman
Former Insurance
Commissioner
- Virginia (retired)
Dani Parsons
Area Vice President
Gallagher
Felicia Rawlin
Executive Vice President,
Head of Brokerage Property
Dellwood Insurance
Jeff Seidl, CIC, CRM
Senior Vice President
Foundation Risk
Partners, Inc.
Mark Shealy
CEO and Executive Director
Florida Surplus Lines
Service Office
Clint Strauch
President
Windward Risk Managers
Kyle Ulrich
President & CEO
Florida Association
of Insurance Agents
