SILA’s Board of Directors is the leadership and decision making body that oversees the fulfillment of SILA’s mission. The Board of Director’s predominant focus is organizational goal setting, planning, policy and resource development, corporate oversight, evaluation, and decision making.
The Board is made up of fifteen elected members and two appointed members. Elected positions include five Officer positions and ten Director positions. Annually, the current Board conducts a nomination and election process prior to SILA’s National Educational Conference to elect new Board members. Board members typically serve a two-year term beginning the following calendar year. The current SILA Board of Directors are identified below.
Executive Board
Immediate Past-President
Diana Ivey
Marsh McLennan
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President
Paul Willis
AXIS Insurance
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President Elect
Tim Owen
Vertafore
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Secretary
Nikki Brown
Alliant
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Treasurer
Heather Coulter
Delaware North
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Governance
Lesli Leakey
Vertafore
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Legal Adviser
Fred Karlinsky
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
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Executive Vice President
Diana Capes
SILA
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Executive Director
Sherri Coleman
SILA
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Board of Directors
Sponsor & Fundraising Chair
Jason McCartney
Starr Companies
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Communications Chair
Allister Yu
Rhoads Online
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Membership Chair
Amy Ward
NIPR
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Nominations Chair
Tracy Sloan
AE Wealth Management
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Securities Chair
April Gaskins
Commonwealth Financial
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Education Chair
Brandi Brown
RegEd
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Vendor Relations Chair
Paula Sisneros
Pearson VUE
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Regulatory Advisor
Rachel Chester
Rhode Island Insurance Department
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Regulatory Advisor
Richard Tozer
Virginia Bureau of Insurance
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Regulatory FINRA Advisor
Bill Swanstrom
FINRA
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Regulatory Securities Advisor
Deborah Fabritz
Wisconsin Securities Division
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