APCIA honors 248 emerging leaders for 2025

Talents from over 90 organizations are recognized for shaping the future of insurance

APCIA honors 248 emerging leaders for 2025

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has announced its 2025 Emerging Leaders, recognizing 248 rising professionals from more than 90 organizations spanning the United States, Spain, London, and Bermuda.

The honorees are being celebrated for their efforts in driving innovation and enhancing operational efficiency in the insurance industry. They will attend the 2025 Emerging Leaders Conference from February 2 to 4 in Tampa, Florida.

“Recruiting and developing exceptional talent continues to be a top priority for executives and within the broader industry. The 2025 Class of Emerging Leaders represent some of the best and brightest future leaders in property casualty insurance. I congratulate them on being nominated for this prestigious opportunity,” APCIA president David A. Sampson said.

Organized by APCIA, the Insurance Careers Movement (ICM), and AM Best, the 2025 Emerging Leaders Conference coincides with the tenth anniversary of February Insurance Careers Month. It offers a platform for networking, executive insights, and leadership development tailored to the needs of rising professionals.

Class of 2025 Emerging Leaders

Christopher Alexander, Acuity 

Josh Becherer, Acuity 

Adam Dillman, Acuity 

Renea Mertens, Acuity 

Joseph Thiessen, Alaska National Insurance Company 

Taylor Hull, Ally Insurance 

Walter Morrisette, Ally Insurance 

Kurt Whitmire, ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Company 

Greg Dickerson, AM Best 

John Kane, AM Best 

Erik Miller, AM Best 

Katie Shook, American Agricultural Insurance Company 

Kristi Carlson, American Contractors Insurance Group 

Amy Copeland, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company 

Amanda Meulemans, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company 

Allison Meyer, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company 

Jennifer Prather, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company 

Tony Zehlke, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company 

Elizabeth Barth-Thaker, American Modern Insurance Group 

John Coffaro, Amerisure Companies 

Timothy Max, Amerisure Companies 

Marcus Rasberry, Amerisure Companies 

Stephanie Clemente, Amica Mutual Group 

Benjamin Sattin, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 

Sean Gleason, Argo Group 

Joseph (Joe) Maringola, Argo Group 

Jason McMichael, Argo Group 

Trevor Paul, Argo Group 

Bryan Webb, Argo Group 

Joshua Alvera, Ascot Group 

Lexi Wood, Ascot Group 

Alexander Wright, Ascot Group 

Matt Sevcik, Assurant, Inc. 

Kaitlin Konzerowsky, AXA XL 

Paul Mason, AXA XL 

Maureen Myre, AXA XL 

Jennifer Retzer, AXA XL 

Adam Salahat, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance 

Lisa Neumann, Bindable 

Matthew Kane, BITCO Insurance Companies 

Tiffany White, BITCO Insurance Companies 

Nick Atwood, Branch Financial, Inc. 

Tyler Dillon, Builders Insurance Group 

Tim Kovacs, Builders Insurance Group 

Alisha Price, Builders Insurance Group 

Melissa Welden, Builders Insurance Group 

Heather Ezzell, Builders Mutual Insurance Group 

Robert Geiger, Builders Mutual Insurance Group 

Katie Mariani, Builders Mutual Insurance Group 

Elizabeth Parker, Builders Mutual Insurance Group 

Daniela Satterwhite, Builders Mutual Insurance Group 

Brandi Jonaitis, Canopius US Insurance, Inc. 

Angelica Ronga, Canopius US Insurance, Inc. 

Erica Warner, Canopius US Insurance, Inc. 

Paige Dassow, Church Mutual Insurance Group 

Brian Seeger, Church Mutual Insurance Group 

Kristin Skansberg, Church Mutual Insurance Group 

Lindsey Gustavson, Cincinnati Financial Corporation 

Darnell Johnson, Cincinnati Financial Corporation 

Alex Kloft, Cincinnati Financial Corporation 

Sarah Lusso, Cincinnati Financial Corporation 

Oliver Casey, CNA Financial 

Nathaniel “Nate” Fischer, CNA Financial 

Stephanie Holding, CNA Financial 

Rachael Schultz, CNA Financial 

Andrew Tidwell-Neal, CNA Financial 

Alicia Doonkeen, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company 

Nena McDaniel, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company 

Timothy (Tim) Short, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company 

Irma Aguirre, CopperPoint Insurance Companies 

Katie Fritz, CopperPoint Insurance Companies 

Jessica Carter, COUNTRY Financial 

Ken Clancy, COUNTRY Financial 

Tyler Donahue, COUNTRY Financial 

Bryan Esposito, COUNTRY Financial 

Andy Finks, COUNTRY Financial 

Dustin Hertel, COUNTRY Financial 

Allie Johnson, COUNTRY Financial 

Jacob Workman, COUNTRY Financial 

Jason Austin, Crum & Forster 

Anthony Ferriola, Crum & Forster 

Brian Jaeckel, Crum & Forster 

Tiffany Long, Crum & Forster 

Chelsea Reddington, Crum & Forster 

Jemma Urban, Crum & Forster 

Guadalupe Clark, CSAA Insurance Group 

Christopher Dixon, CSAA Insurance Group 

Michelle Reed, CSAA Insurance Group 

JD Sanchez, CSAA Insurance Group 

Adam Terneus, CSAA Insurance Group 

Lauren Blore, Erie Insurance Group 

Brian McConnell, Erie Insurance Group 

Leanna McMichael, Erie Insurance Group 

Nicholas Regelman, Erie Insurance Group 

Leah Brown, Everest Group, Ltd. 

Jason Kaye, Everest Group, Ltd. 

Nicholas Pozzebon, Everest Group, Ltd. 

Mike Reed, Everest Group, Ltd. 

Adrian Ruiz Gracia, Everest Group, Ltd. 

Nicole Crowley, Everspan Insurance Group 

Sima Patel, Everspan Insurance Group 

Tim Song, Falls Lake Insurance Companies 

Brett Cermak, Farm Bureau Financial Services 

Preston Gough, FCCI Insurance Group 

Keith Larkins, FCCI Insurance Group 

Nicholas Berroa, Frankenmuth Insurance 

Sami Gharib, Frankenmuth Insurance 

Chad Myers, Frankenmuth Insurance 

Brett Neal, Frankenmuth Insurance 

Samantha Freedman, GEICO 

Katie Talley, GEICO 

Avery Jordan, Grange Insurance Companies 

Felicia Lee, Grange Insurance Companies 

Alex Lowman, Grange Insurance Companies 

Amanda Gatti, Great American Insurance Group 

Stephanie Ruffo, Great American Insurance Group 

Stephanie Short, Great American Insurance Group 

Leianne Alexander, GSFSGroup 

Charles Grutzmacher, GSFSGroup 

Benjamin Hartmann, GSFSGroup 

Karen Luu, GSFSGroup 

Jacqueline Perez, GSFSGroup 

Abhishek Bulusu, Hartford Steam Boiler Group 

Kimberly O'Donnell, Hartford Steam Boiler Group 

Laurel Patton, Hartford Steam Boiler Group 

Andrew Sutherland, Hartford Steam Boiler Group 

Adam Ziembiec, Hartford Steam Boiler Group 

Vanessa Zhang, Hiscox USA 

Henry Welker, Illinois Casualty Company 

Oswaldo Zenil, Illinois Casualty Company 

Nicole Guzaldo, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions 

Karen Rich, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions 

Daniel Ryan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions 

Nicholas Ryan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions 

Leigh Ann Sheehan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions 

Nancy Crespo, ISO, a Verisk Analytics business 

Cody Fincher, Jacobson 

Jennifer Moore, James River Group 

Amanda Nelson, James River Group 

Carrie Woodyard, James River Group 

Joshua Carmichael, Jewelers Mutual Group 

Seamus Wedge, Jewelers Mutual Group 

Maria Vigul, JLK Rosenberger 

Kregg Guestin, Johnson Lambert LLP 

Desmond Andrews, Kemper Corporation 

Asheem Dubey, Kemper Corporation 

Todd Gober, Kemper Corporation 

Victoria Shen, Kemper Corporation 

Ryan Spatz, Kemper Corporation 

Allison Spiller, Kemper Corporation 

Zachary Lerner, Locke Lord LLP 

Eric Gardula, MAPFRE USA 

Jonathan Harris, MAPFRE USA 

Larry Lambert, Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company 

Shalice Armstrong, Munich Re US 

Serena Garrahan, Munich Re US 

Bailey Noone, Munich Re US 

Christian Reed, Munich Re US 

D’Jenique Inge, National African American Insurance Association 

Shana Oppenheim, National Association of Insurance Commissioners 

Brandon McLaughlin, Next Insurance 

Eric Chan, NJM Insurance Group 

Eric Mastrull, NJM Insurance Group 

Joshua Hester, North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group 

Nathan St. Denny, North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group 

Jeremy Vaughan, North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group 

Mia Need, Orion180 Group, Inc. 

Ariel Lim, Palomar Holdings, Inc. 

Brienna Denecker, Patriot Insurance Company 

Ray Rogers, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company 

Albert Friedman, Philadelphia Insurance Companies 

Matthew Roberts, Philadelphia Insurance Companies 

Kyleen Hastie, PMA Companies 

Maura Matosic, PMA Companies 

Adam Bradford, Progressive Insurance Group 

Nikki Maxwell-Griffin, Progressive Insurance Group 

Jelena Penclina, Progressive Insurance Group 

Kathleen Sadrieh, Progressive Insurance Group 

Heather Schneck, Progressive Insurance Group 

Stacia Walters, Progressive Insurance Group 

Jeff Buck, Risk & Insurance Education Alliance 

Stephanie Gilbert, RLI 

Tom McErlean, RLI 

Matt Moser, RLI 

Alex Pierce, Root, Inc. 

Casey Haen, SECURA Insurance Companies 

Logan Jaklin, SECURA Insurance Companies 

Laura Bloxham, Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 

Dawn Cammarato, Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 

Zack Murtha, Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 

Anne Oakley, Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 

Reueul London, Seneca 

Nicolos Hernandez, Sentry Insurance Group 

Alison Messar, Sentry Insurance Group 

Jennifer Page, Sentry Insurance Group 

Sidra Safri, Sentry Insurance Group 

Lacy Rice, Shelter Insurance Companies 

Greg Hawbaker, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group 

Gina Pfalzgraf, Society Insurance – a mutual company 

Ken Goldstein, Spencer Educational Foundation 

Karl Ellis, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies 

Stephen Fehler, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies 

Cynthia Al-Atabi, The Auto Club Group 

Rob MacDonald, The Auto Club Group 

Jennifer Semeraro, The Auto Club Group 

Zakiyyah Taylor, The Auto Club Group 

Angela Walker, The Auto Club Group 

Chris Fox, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 

Elizabeth Morse, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 

Danielle Puleo, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 

Farron Roberts, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 

Carrie Wattu, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 

Austin Zertuche, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 

Theresa Lozo, The Hartford 

Catherine Preysner, The Hartford 

Thomas Chisari, Transverse Insurance Group 

Justine Juhas, Transverse Insurance Group 

Kevin McCahey, Transverse Insurance Group 

Maricela Castillo, TruStage 

Jordane Cresson, TruStage 

Stef Luck, TruStage 

Carmen Rucci, TruStage 

Danielle Sesko, TruStage 

Justin Maynard, UBIC 

Michele Backus Konigsberg, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group 

Katherine Hance, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group 

Christine McHugh, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group 

Adam Shapourian, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group 

Gregory Stambaugh, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group 

Michelle Brandel, Universal Shield Insurance Group 

Robert Otis, Universal Shield Insurance Group 

Leah Sensenbrenner, Universal Shield Insurance Group 

Gerald Achatz, USAA 

Cesar Baldera, USAA 

Dotti Bolt, USAA 

Domingo Montalvo, USAA 

Allyson Pepera, USAA 

Carol Beaudin, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group 

Cristie Dusablon, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group 

Casey Burke, Westfield 

David Deckelman, Westfield 

Matt McKelvy, Westfield 

Taylor McKenzie, Westfield 

Megan Trexler, Westfield 

Melissa Wheeler, Westfield 

Cory Mofield, Zurich North America 

Camille Threats, Zurich North America

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