Board of Directors

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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