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
Tim Owen
Vertafore
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President
Barb Gavitt
Knopman Marks
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President Elect
Allister Yu
Rhoads Online
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Secretary
Nikki Brown
Alliant
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Treasurer
Paula Sisneros
Vertafore
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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 Director
Sherri Coleman
SILA
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Board of Directors
Sponsor & Fundraising Director
Codi Henry
Foundever
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Communications Director
Ryan Fitzgerald
Rhoads Online
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Membership Director
Amy Ward
NIPR
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Nominations Director
Tracy Sloan
AE Wealth Management
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Securities Director
Craig Harrison
Benjamin F Edwards & Co
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Education Director
Brandi Brown
RegEd
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Solution Provider Relations Director
Dan Kolakowski
Vertafore
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Regulatory Advisor
Courtney Khodabakhsh
Oklahoma 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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