Officers and Directors

Officers

  • President: Steven D. Nelson | Markel Surety
  • Vice President: David M. Pharis | Hudson International
  • Vice President: Kevin O’Connor | Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor & Spearing, P.C.
  • Vice President: Gerard P. Sunderland | Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP
  • Treasurer: R. Ed Hancock | Surety & Construction Consultants
  • Secretary: Ellen M. Cavallaro | Berkley Surety Group
  • Executive Secretary: Diane Kennedy | Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C.

 

 

Directors

Bernard L. Balkin (Founder, Past President)

Retired, Gilliland & Hayes, LLC

 

 Robert W. Monaghan (Past President)

Hermes Netburn O’Connor & Spearing, P.C.

 
Ellen M. Cavallaro (2014-2020)

Berkley Surety Group

 

 Steven D. Nelson (2016-2019)

Markel Surety
Kimberly Czap (2014-2020)

Philadelphia Insurance Companies

 

 Kevin O’Connor (2011-2020)

Hermes Netburn O’Connor & Spearing, P.C.

 
Edward F. Dudley (2013-2019)

Great American Insurance Co.

 

 David M. Pharis (Founder, Past President)

Hudson International
Robert Duke (2013-2019)

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America

 

 Jason R. Potter (2017-2020)

Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP
Sharon M. Edwards (2017-2020)

Swiss Re

 Kenneth Rockenbach (2013-2019)

Liberty Mutual Surety

 
Ronald F. Goetsch, Past President

Retired, Liberty Mutual Insurance

 

 Armen Shaninian (2012-2018)

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Elizabeth L. Gordon (2018-2021)

Shields Mott L.L.P.

 

 H. Bruce Shreves (2011-2020)

Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, LLP
Gary Judd (2017-2020)

The Hartford

 

 Carol Z. Smith (2018-2021)

Gilliland & Hayes, LLC
David C. Kitchin, Past President

Great American Insurance Company

 

 Gerard P. Sunderland (2012-2018)

Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP

 
David Kotnik (2017-2020)

Westfield Insurance Group

 

 Gregory R. Veal (2016-2019)

Bovis, Kyle, Burch, & Medlin LLC
David Koziel (2013-2018)

AIG

 Blake Wilcox (2013-2018)

Liberty Mutual Insurance
Frank Lanak (2013-2019)

HCC Surety Group

 

 Richard S. Wisner, Director Emeritus

(Retired – Jennings Strouss & Salmon, PLC)

 
T. Scott Leo (2016-2019)

The Law Offices of T. Scott Leo, PC

 Keith Witten (Past President)

Retired – Gilliland & Hayes, LLC

 
Kim McNaughton (2011-2020)

Arch Surety Company

  


2018-2019 COMMITTEES

Annual Meeting Coordination

    

   Robert W. Monaghan, Co-Chair

   Kevin J. O’Connor, Co-Chair

   Steve Nelson

   Daniel Lund IIII

   Diane Kennedy, Registration & CLE

   David M. Pharis, Golf

   

   
Nominating

  

   David M. Pharis, Chair

   Keith Witten

   Robert W. Monaghan

   Armen Shahinian
Bylaws

   Edward F. Dudley, Chair

   Keith Witten

   
Organization Liaison

  Jason Potter
Insurance

    Robert J. Duke
Program and Education

   Amy Bentz (Chair 2017-18)

Patrick Kingsley (Chair 2019-2020)

   Frank Lanak

   Keith Langley

   Armen Shahinian

   Blake Wilcox
Membership and Publicity

  Gregory R. Veal, Chair

  Kimberly B. Czap

  Kim McNaughton

  H. Bruce Shreves

  

  
Site Evaluation

  Elizabeth L. Gordon (Co-Chair)

  Jerry Sunderland (Co-Chair)

  David C. Kitchin  

  Robert W. Monaghan

  David M. Pharis

  Katie Willauer   

  Richard S. Wisner
Membership Screening

  Robert Monaghan, Chair

  David M. Pharis

  David Koziel

  Jason Potter

  Ken Rockenbach

  
Website/Technology

    Frank Lanak

    Jason R. Potter
Newsletter

   Armen Shahinian, Chair

   Christopher Ward

   Kenneth Rockenbach

   Robert Flowers

   Angela Gleason
Strategic Planning Committee

Kenneth Rockenbach, Chair

Ellen Cavallero

Greg Veal

Daniel Lund III