The Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance 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
Senior Underwriter, WorldRisk
AIG
Lance Barton
Managing Principal
Highland Capital Brokerage
Doug Bishop
President & CEO
Bouchard Insurance
Dani Chiste
Account Executive
Gallagher
Scott Clark
Area Senior Vice President, Claim Advocate
Gallagher
Jeff Cruey
Divisional President – AgriBusiness
Great American Insurance Company
Steve Cunningham
Director
Legacy Underwriters, Inc.
Terry Davidson, CEBS
CEO
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)
Jill Dominguez
President & Chief Underwriting Officer
Energy Insurance Mutual
Steve Farmer
Executive Vice President & Profit Center Leader
Brown & Brown Insurance
Ernie Garateix
CEO
Heritage Insurance
Leslie Hanley, CPCU, ARM
Director of Risk Management
New York Yankees
Dr. William T. Hold
President
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research
Jake Holehouse
President
HH Insurance Group
Richard K. Kerr
Chairman & CEO
MarketScout
Patrick Maroney
Professor Emeritus
Florida State University
Ashley McCreadie, CIC, CRM
Corporate Risk, Safety, & Technology Systems Manager
Horizon Ag-Products
Travis Miller
President & Shareholder
Radey Law Firm
Kevin Mitchell
President
TypTap Insurance Company
Lester Morales
Founder & CEO
Next Impact, LLC.
Larry Nicholson
Vice President of Underwriting
Gulfstream Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Matt Pierson, MBA, MS-RMI
Director, Commercial Risk Management
BKS Partners
Jeff Seidl, CIC, CRM
Senior Vice President
Foundation Risk Partners, Inc.
Clint Strauch
President
Florida Peninsula Insurance Company
Kyle Ulrich
President & CEO
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
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