Directors and Officers
Board of Directors
John (Jay) B. Williams, Chairman
Gregory A. Smith, Vice Chairman
Rhonda S. Brandon
Judith P. Greffin
Allen L. Leverett
Marsha A. Lindsay
Richard V. Poirier
Lori A. Weyers
Officers
Richard V. Poirier, JD
President and CEO
Alan S. Ogilvie
Executive Vice President and President – Subsidiaries
Robert M. Buckley, CPCU, CIC, ARM, ARe, ASLI
Senior Vice President — Commercial Lines and Chief Strategy Officer
Dr. Dwayne “Dewey” A. Gantz – DBA, MBA, CPA, CPCU, CLU
Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer
Scott M. Names, CPCU
Senior Vice President — Shared Services and Chief Information Officer
Kevin D. Root, CPA
Senior Vice President — Sales and Customer Experience
Michael M. Smith, JD
Senior Vice President – Secretary and General Counsel
Pamela W. Stampen, SHRM-SCP
Senior Vice President – Chief People Officer
Kurtis L. Brandau, CPCU, ARe, ARM, ASLI
Vice President — CM Select
Rebecca A. Hudzik-Presson, MBA, CLCS
Vice President – Chief Claims Officer
Craig S. Huss, CISSP, ISA
Vice President — Information Technology and Chief Information Security Officer
Dean J. Jarnow
Vice President — Strategic Resource Management
Dawn R. Lemke, JD, CPCU
Vice President — Assistant General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer
Stephanie I. Lynn, FCAS, MAAA, ARM
Vice President — ERM and Chief Risk Officer
Peter J. Mahler, CPCU, ARM-E, ARM, AU, AIS
Vice President — Religious Markets Underwriting
Randall W. Oja, FCAS, MAAA, AU
Vice President — Underwriting, Product and Chief Actuary
Guy A. Russ, MBA, CPCU, ARM, AIDA
Vice President — Innovation and Data
Janet L. Selnes, CIC, CRM, CPCU, MBA, ARM, AIC, AIS
Vice President — Broker Distribution
Scott W. Steele
Vice President — Chief Marketing Officer
John R. Tribble, MBA, CPCU, CCLA
Vice President — Agency Operations and Business Development
Angela K. Bailey, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Vice President — Human Resources
Rodney M. Flanders, CPCU, CLU, ARM, CEBS
Assistant Vice President — Learning and Development
Bruce E. Carter, Sr.
Assistant Vice President — Diversity and Inclusion
Penny L. Fons
Assistant Vice President — Claims
Laura E. Huggins, MBA
Assistant Vice President — Marketing
Nicole M. Jolley
Assistant Vice President – Nonprofit and Human Services
James B. Ketterson
Assistant Vice President – Senior Living
Kshitij Kohli “Kohli”
Assistant Vice President – IT Application Development and Integration
Douglas D. Sippel, CPA, CMA, CPCU
Assistant Vice President – Treasurer and Corporate Controller
Tracy A. Schmeltzer
Assistant Vice President – Camps, Agency and Groups
Christopher M. Schumacher
Assistant Vice President – Senior Actuary
Joy E. Slogar
Assistant Vice President — Claims
Eric A. Spacek
Assistant Vice President — Risk Control
Breigh R. Voigt, CISR
Assistant Vice President — Commercial Operations
Sandra M. Woller, CPCU
Assistant Vice President — Chief Compliance Officer
Cynthia M. Brandt, CPCU, AINS, AIS
Senior Paralegal & Assistant Corporate Secretary