Officers and Board of Directors
Council Leadership: 2023 Officers

Chair
Keith Schuler
President & CEO, InterWest Insurance Services, LLC

Vice Chair
Andrew Barrengos
Chairman & CEO, Woodruff Sawyer & Co.

Treasurer
John Howard
Chairman & CEO, Truist Insurance Holdings

Secretary
Eric Leavitt
Leavitt Group Enterprises
Board of Directors
Kate Armfield Managing Partner AHT Insurance, A Baldwin Risk Partner |
Brenda Austenfeld CEO & President / National Property Ryan Specialty Group |
Jim Bailey CEO Sterling Seacrest Pritchard |
Kate Bang Vice President of Corporate Development USI Holdings Corporation |
Cynthia Beveridge Global Strategies Leader, Commercial Risk AON |
Chris Boone President Cadence Insurance |
Powell Brown President & CEO Brown & Brown, Inc. |
Michael Chang Head of Corporate Risk & Broking, North America WTW |
Tarun Chopra President & CEO Clements Worldwide |
Michael Christian Chairman Risk Strategies |
John Eltham Head of Commercial Strategy & Distribution Miller Insurance Services LLP |
Kenneth Ewell President & COO The Graham Co. |
Walter Fawcett CEO The Plexus Groupe LLC |
Pete Gruenberg EVP OneDigital |
Douglas Hammond Chairman & CEO NFP |
Robert Harrison Chairman and President Daniel & Henry Co. |
Jim Henderson Chairman & CEO AssuredPartners, Inc. |
Tom Hughston CEO Roach Howard Smith & Barton, Inc. |
Jochen Koerner CEO Ecclesia Group |
Peter Krause President & CEO MMA Southeast |
Hiram Marrero President, Global Growth Officer Lockton, Inc. |
Kerry Morris COO Morris & Garritano |
John Plummer Chairman, Specialty The Ardonagh Group |
Bill Pridgeon President Hylant |
Scott Purviance CEO Amwins Group, Inc. |
Rusty Reid Chairman, President & CEO Higginbotham |
Jeff Rodriguez CEO/President Brown & Riding Insurance Services, Inc. |
Clint Scott EVP Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. |
Mary Beth Sullivan President Huntington Insurance |
John Tallarida Director of Carrier Relations Heffernan Group |
Jacques Verlingue Chairman Verlingue |
Mike Victorson CEO M3 Insurance |