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Midwest Associate Board

Founded in 2012, the Midwest Division Associate Board is an inspired group of rising leaders in the insurance industry. The Associate Board partners with nonprofits, providing significant funding and volunteer service throughout the year.

Here are some of the ways we are making a difference

Nonprofits we Support:

Children's Place Association

Chicago
,
IL
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Inspiration Corporation

Chicago
,
IL
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Woodlawn Community Food Pantry

Chicago
,
IL
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Board Members

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) helps communities and enriches lives by uniting the collective strength of the insurance industry in providing grants, volunteer service and leadership.

Sara Aldrich

Chair
Associate Board Member
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Michele Amici

Chair
Associate Board Member
Commercial Insurance Business Development Manager
Chubb

Allison Brett

Chair
Associate Board Member
Controller
Highstreet Insurance Partners

Patrick Butler

Chair
Associate Board Member
Vice President - Account Executive
Marsh

Kate Carr

Chair
Associate Board Member
Client Director
AIG

Thomas (TJ) Chernow

Chair
Associate Board Member
AVP - Public Entities & Nonprofits
Old Republic

Jack Cherry

Chair
Associate Board Member
AVP - Private Equity Solutions
Aon

Maddy Cisneros

Chair
Associate Board Member
Vice President, Senior Property Underwriter
Swiss Re

Mike Clark

Chair
Associate Board Member
VP, Producer
Alliant

Chris Craveiro

Chair
Associate Board Member
Euclid Public Sector LLC

Ann Cunningham

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Underwriting Manager
Liberty Mutual

Erin Davis

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Operations Manager
Aon

Amelia DeRosa

Chair
Associate Board Member
Audit Senior Manager
KPMG

Shannon Doody

Chair
Associate Board Member
Underwriter / Professional Liability & Cyber
Markel Specialty

Matt Drummond

Chair
Associate Board Member
Managing Director
Navigators, a brand of The Hartford

Colleen Firlotte

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Broker
Lockton Re, LLC

Dan Gunter

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Vice President
NFP, an Aon Company

Alexandria Hanna

Chair
Associate Board Member
Area AVP, Casualty Broker
Risk Placement Services

Anthony Hatzilabrou

Chair
Associate Board Member
Partner
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP

Laura Henao Botero

Chair
Associate Board Member
Lockton Re, LLC

Stacey Hinterlong

Chair
Associate Board Member
Regional Director - Distribution
The Hanover

Chris Iannone

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Underwriter
Allianz Commercial

Madison Katz

Chair
Associate Board Member
Executive Liability Vice President
Hub International Limited

Julie Klein

Chair
Associate Board Member
Kennedys Law

Amy Landefeld

Chair
Associate Board Member
SVP, Cyber & Technology E&O; Midwest Regional Manager
Ambridge Partners LLC

Erick Locker

Chair
Associate Board Member
Construction Underwriting Officer - Midwest Region
CNA

Josh Luther

Chair
Associate Board Member
EVP, Risk Solutions Practice Leader
Lockton

Mara Magdich

Chair
Associate Board Member
Marketing Specialist
Berkley Select

Kinga Mageira

Chair
Associate Board Member
Director of Strategy and Operations
Insureon

Claire Mullen

Chair
Associate Board Member
Vice President, Marketing Manager
Chubb

Keniel Odoms

Chair
Associate Board Member
Supervisor, Inside Sales
First Insurance Funding

Tara Pappalardo

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Underwriter
Liberty Mutual

Mark Rector

Chair
Associate Board Member
Manager, Lloyd's Academy
Lloyd’s

Mike Rossiter

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Underwriter
BHSI

Hilary Schmidt

Chair
Associate Board Member
Regional Vice President
Starr Companies

Breck Seitz

Chair
Associate Board Member
Senior Vice President - Broker
Risk Placement Services

Andre Smith

Chair
Associate Board Member
Managing Director
The Hartford

John Songin

Chair
Associate Board Member
President & Chief Underwriting Officer
Worldlink Specialty, LLC

Carly Walker

Chair
Associate Board Member
Vice President
Guy Carpenter

Austin Young

Chair
Associate Board Member
Underwriter
Munich Re

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Executive Director, Midwest Division

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