2024 ANNUAL REPORT
A message from the WSIA PAC Committee Co-Chairs
was nothing short of extraordinary for the WSIA PAC. It was a year of tremendous growth, strengthened influence, and recordsetting achievements, all made possible through the collective dedication of WSIA members. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you who helped make this year’s success a reality.
Thanks to the support and generosity of 850 contributors, we surpassed our ambitious fundraising goal of $450,000, achieving a remarkable $458,017 in contributions by year end. For the first time in the PAC’s history, we closed the year with a balance exceeding $1 million. This critical milestone underscores the strength of our shared commitment to the wholesale, specialty, and surplus lines industry and our advocacy priorities.
We continued to amplify our influence in critical state legislatures and Congress through strategic disbursements to industry allies. In 2024, we set a new record with $221,250 in total disbursements, surpassing last year’s
total by $32,750. This included $61,250 directed to candidates for state legislature and insurance commissioner.
These strategic disbursements help ensure the wholesale, specialty, and surplus lines industry is represented at every level of government and reflects our unwavering commitment to advancing our industry’s priorities in an increasingly complex political landscape.
In 2025, we’re setting new goals to further elevate our advocacy efforts. With a target of $500,000 in contributions and a renewed push to engage 1,000 members, we are committed to positioning the WSIA PAC as a powerful force capable of advancing the interests of our industry.
To those who joined us this year, your contributions have been pivotal to our continued success. To our long-standing supporters, your steadfast commitment
remains the cornerstone of our progress. Every donation, no matter the size, strengthens our collective voice and is an investment in the success of the wholesale, specialty, and surplus lines industry.
Let’s carry this same momentum into 2025. Together, we can safeguard the future of our industry. Join us in this critical mission by contributing to the WSIA PAC today.
ABOUT the WSIA PAC
Since its inception in 2005, the WSIA PAC has been a key element of WSIA’s advocacy strategy. The PAC helps the association educate candidates for state and federal office about the importance and impact of the wholesale, specialty and surplus lines industry on the nation’s economy. The PAC offers an influential voice on the industry’s complex insurance issues and can also offer financial support to candidates whose goals are consistent with those of WSIA and its members.
Cristi Carrington Brown & Riding
Christa Nadler Risk Placement Services
$600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000
$200,000 $400,000
Summary of WSIA PAC balances
2019-2024
2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Leading the industry 2024 company competition
Each year, the WSIA PAC recognizes two wholesale broker members and two insurance market members for outstanding employee participation. These firms set the bar high, proving that industry leadership isn’t just about business; it’s about advocating for the future of wholesale, specialty, and surplus lines industry.
In 2024, 394 employees from these firms contributed $270,627 to the WSIA PAC. Their engagement directly strengthens our industry’s voice, ensuring that key policy decisions reflect the interests of WSIA members. Is your firm ready to take the top spot? Participation in the company competition is about more than just earning recognition. It’s a chance for your firm to stand out as an industry leader by supporting the WSIA PAC and ensuring that our industry is championed at every level of government.
Not sure where to start?
The WSIA team can help! We can assist with direct outreach to your firm’s employees and provide tailored messaging to boost participation. For a deeper dive, check out our WSIA PAC Solicitation Tool Kit, a comprehensive resource designed to help you craft a winning fundraising strategy for your internal campaign
ELEVATOR PITCH
2024 CONTRIBUTORS
DIAMOND
$5,000
Chris Bading
Sam Baig
Robert Black
Christopher Brown
Cristi Carrington**
Michael Dauth, Jr.
Steven DeCarlo
Dennis DeLuca
Frank Gainey
Rupert Hall
Brian Henderson
Chris Hopper
Alan Kaufman
Daniel Kaufman
Duffy Koller
Phillip McCrorie
Jeff McNatt
Davis Moore
Brendan Mulshine
Scott Purviance
Patrick Ryan
Shirley Ryan
Benjamin Sloop
Tom Tio
John Tolland
Patrick Tolland
Timothy Turner
Terrence Villar
Michael Wood
Miles Wuller
PLATINUM
$2,500-$4,999
Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld
Josh Ammons
Steve Boyd
Mike Brennan
Matthew Brott
H. Michael Byrne
Skip Cooper
Heath Cunningham
Ryan Grimes
Chad Hall
Gilbert Hine, Jr.
Timothy Horton
Wendy Houser
Christopher Houska
Jodie Kaufman Davis
Neil Kessler
Jen Klobnak
Cort Martin
Adam Mazan
Edward McCormack
Hugh Mooney
Christa Nadler**
Dave Obenauer
Glenn Petersen
Pamela Quilici
Jonathan Reiner
Robert Sanders, Jr.
Keith Shearer
Jon Shirazi
Darin Stafford
Brent Tredway
John Vedder
GOLD
$1,000-$2,499
Nick Abraham
Anurag Batta
Rob Battenfield
Mark Bernacki
Rachelle Best
Jeff Bianchi
Jeffrey Bogen
Mike Boseman
Jamie Bouloux
Geion Bright
Dan Brown
Ben Bruhn
Gjoka Camaj
Maureen Caviston
Lorrie Cheshier
Tony Chimera
Bryan Clark
Kathy Colangelo
Jordan Connelly
Yana Connors*
AJ Conrad
Wiley Cooper
Zac Crosley*
Jon Danile
Erik Davis
Doug Day
Andrea Dickinson
Randy Doss
Kristin Downey
Steve Dresner
Lindsay Dress
James Drinkwater
Steven Fabricant
Joseph Failla
David Fiske
Mimi Fiske*
Joshua Fletcher
Michael Garrison
Andrew Grim
Donna Hargrove
Omar Hasan
Amicia Hine
Seth Johnson
Darron Johnston
Fred Karlinsky*
Brady Kelley
Keri Kish
Theresa Lally
Diana Latiff
Paul Lefcourt
Jason Lentz
Sarah Lin
Mike Masucci
Jason McDaniels
Robert McEwen
Tanya Morales
William Nichols
Clint Nokes
Kevin O’Neil
Christopher Pass
Ravi Patel
Marya Propis
Justin Purdy
Ryan Purdy
Eric Quinn
Tim Ramsey
Ben Ramundt
Guy Rawlins
Chris Rea
Daniel Real
Wes Robinson
Jeff Rodriguez
James Roe
Troy Santora
George Sella
Lee Sjostrom
Adrian Smith
Daniel Smyrl
John Sparling
Paul Springman
Lisa Suprenant
Adam Terry
Coryn Thalmann
Andrew Thompson
Eric Timm
Michael VanAcker
Tiffany Way
Andrew Whittington
Jason Wiley
John Willsey
SILVER $500-$999
Neal Abernathy
Patrick Albrecht
Lucas Bacon
Robert Balogh
John Barfield
Aileen Berry
Travis Blackford
Lesley Bolton
Lynn Bordelon
Matthew Brady*
David Canu, Jr.
Samuel Carson
Amber Carver
John Clarke
Phillip Collins
Timothy Collins
Frank Corda
Tim Crownover
Thomas Curran
Shannon Dahlke
Andrew Davis
Veronica Davis
Andrew Dean
Daniel DeCastro
Christopher Dockery
Kevin Dorse
Jim Dowdy
Ross Driscoll, Sr.
William Evans
Scott Fenech
Harold Field
Daniel Filbey
Luke Fleming
John Florido
Christopher Gaddis
Bill Gatewood
Albert Geraci
Andrew Giordano
Rich Gobler
Harvey Goldenberg
Michelle Goldman
Brandon Goodin
Gordon Gray
Bob Greenebaum
Douglas Hathaway
Scott Hayward
Randy Himes
Stephen Hunziker
Yasser Hussein
Matthew Janicki
Pierson Jones*
Janet Jordan-Foster
Justin Joyce
Kelsey Jules
Kevin Keane
Chris Kelleher
Ronald Keller
Jennifer Kessel
Derek Kilmer
Sean Koop
Jeff Lamb
Douglas Lang
Doug Legters
Ron Levitt
Steve LoVullo
Frank Lowery
Douglas MacLachlan
Gregg Miller
Thomas Mullins
Chris Murphy
Jason Murrey
Harold Nam
Joe Neeley
David Ocasek
David O’Keeffe
Judd O’Neal
Jen Oshita
David Pagoumian
Brennan Paris
Robert Polansky
Joe Quigley
Bob Quillman
Thomas Rhodes
Robert Rhonehouse
Patrick Richmond
Lora Robbins
J. Patrick Roe
David Ross
William Rous
Shawn Samuels
Farrah Schubmehl
Jonathan Schwartz
Lauren Sechrist
Manish Shah
Mirza Shirazi
Jeff Short
Caryn Siebert
Britt Smith
Paul Smith
Bryant Steele
Derick Stitik
Jordan Strange
Richard Strattan
Nathaniel Turner
Mike Veniard
Danielle Wade
Mark Waldeck
2024 CONTRIBUTORS
SILVER
$500-$999
Greg Watson
Eric Weber
Sarah Wilkins
Lindsay Williams
Brenda Wilson
Christian Wood
Kevin Zinter
BRONZE
$250-499
Michael Agliata
Cameron Aldrich
Corey Alison
Scott Anderson
Milan Arpino
Tacey Auld
Terence Babler
Erin Bagley
Laura Bates
Steve Beard
Renee Belgarde-Linder
Shannon Beric
Nate Berns
Matt Blessing
Nicole Blum
Paul Bontempo
Zach Bowling
Lee Branson
Corey Breedlove
Sue Brennan
Chris Bromiley
Andrew Brown
Cliston Brown*
Scott Brumberg
Dave Buchanan
John Cadden
Craig Carpenter
Matthew Carpenter
Timothy Chaix
David Chipp
Russ Cochran
Deborah Coleman
Peter Costolnick
Jenny Crane
Derek Crumpler
Gregg Curtis
Blaise D’Antoni
Cathy De Leon
Michael DeCarlo
Don Deising
Diana DeMent
Jim DeSimone
Kevin Doyle
Gerald Dupre, Jr.
Matthew Dutton
Tom Ear
Sheryl Eckinger
Dan Ellison
Christine Fejzic
Jeff Fields
Jennifer Flake
Dennis Fox
Heather Frain
O’Neil Franso
Jake Fratkin
Marc Fuhrman
Rich Fusinski
Thomas Gagne’
Brenna Gaines
Justin Galati
Douglas Garfinkel
Dru Garland
Robert Gassen
Frank Giarratano
Ryan Gillispie
Rebecca Gitig
Kate Graves
Philip Hagan
Jonathan Hahn
Hank Haldeman
Paul Hamilton
Ryan Hamm
Robert Harman
Kevin Heckman
William Houghton, II
Beau Hume
Joshua Hunegs
Adam Jacobus
Matt Jarrett
Jennifer Keefe
Daniel Kennedy
Peter Kestenbaum
Alycia Kiley
Anna Kodryanu
Grayson Lamb
David Lewison
Lauren Lock
Keith Loges
Michael Lohbrunner
Timothy Lovier
Adam Lowe
Matt Lynch
Mary MacDonnell
Daniel Maher
Emmanuel Manuelidis
Chris Martin
Robert Martin
Valerie Martin
Bresch McCarthy
Laura McCormick
Melissa McFarlane
Marty McGee
Benjamin McKay
Carmen McKeon
John Meetz
John Merchant
Scott Miller
Jonathan Moraru
Marissa Moscowitz
Brad Moss
Chanon Murphy
Evan Murphy
Paul Nowak
Nicole O’Brien
Leah Ohodnicki
Hunter Patten
Lawrence Paulaski
Nathan Paulik
Sam Payton
Justin Pence
Raul Plasencia
Ashley Poe
Amit Prasad
Jay Prater
Justin Pressly
Christopher Reilly
Jim Ricci
Lisa Rodriguez
John Rolf
Brian Rose
Bryan Sanders*
Nate Schepers
Gina Schwalm
Zachary Schwartz
Brian Schwarzbach
Ryan Scott
Cynthia Seagrave
Molly Shah
Lauren Shane
Matt Shanks
Patrick Shelton
Casey Sherwin
Paul Sipos
Kristen Skender
Brandon Sloan
Scott Smith*
Troy Snider
Blake Stock
Josh Taylor
Carrie Till
Chelsie Tysdal
Caroline West
Trevor Wiesner
Jarrod Williamson
Berri Willis
Scott Wolf
Todd Wood
Andrew Wood
David Wood
Drew Zadow
Chris Zoidis
Hollis Zyglocke
CONTRIBUTOR
Under $250
Cindy Aberle
Stephen Adam
Russell Akin
Evan Aldrich
Danielle Alessandrini
Ben Alexander
Christina Allen
Beth Almond
Scott Alper
Pamela Alphabet
Justin Anand
Erin Ancker
Brandon Anderson
Nicole Anglin
Joe Arduini
Christopher Austin
Mamadou Bah
Laura Baker
Jonathan Ball
Augie Barrera
Alexander Barton
James Bass
Joan Bauer
Rahmad Bauldrick
Matt Beach
John Bearden
Maddie Beja
Liz Bermond
Jon Bernhardt
Mandi Bitterlin
Kathy Blackwell
Joe Blakeley
Jill Boehmer
Krystal Boggs
Grainne Bohan
Jamie Bonner
Devon Borisoff
Elizabeth Bounds
Madison Boyk
Brian Branam
Cristy Brewer
William Briscoe
Haley Brown
Michael Brown
Margaret Browne
Catie Brugman
Aaron Buck
Ben Burke
Timothy Burnett
Brittany Burtch
Tony Cacchione
Rick Callan
Monica Cantu
Alexis Cantu
Joshua Carmona
Joseph Carothers
April Carter
Katherine Carter
Rhonda Carter
Tom Carvalho
Jeff Case
Will Cea
Jose Chapa
Tina Charles
Turner Chatterton
Michelle Christian
Monica Chui
Brenton Clair
John Conger
Megan Connors
Justin Connors
Bethany Coogle
Brendan Cook
Lisa Corsi
Ruthie Cota
Michael Cotsenmoyer
Daniel Cranney
Christopher Crisera
Sydney Cullen-Lawrence
Jennifer Cunningham
Kimberly Curtis
Scott Cusack
Sarah Daniel
Zach Davidson
Angela Davis
Robert Davis
Amy Davis
Annie Dawson
Meredith Dearing
Matt DeBernardi
Nick Decrescenzo
Cara Delestienne
Maria DeMola
Douglas Dick
Kali Diethrich
Noah Diodato
Eric Director
Ken Distel
Emily Downs
Brett Dresner
Ross Driscoll, Jr.
Peter Driscoll
2024 CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTOR
Under $250
Nora Dudek
Bart Dugdale
Dustin Dugdale
Jennifer Dumont
Susan Dunne
Michael Dunne
William Eaton
Gretchen Echelbarger
Kari Edwards
Jessica Edwards
Brad Emmons
Christian Enwright
Scott Epstein
Jim Epting, Jr.
Nicholas Errichiello
Avelina Estrada
Natalie Etheridge
Ben Farley
Nealy Farshadi
Davon Fields
Michelle Fisher
Vincent Flemming, III
Stephanie Foglesong
John Fosdick
Robert Frasor
Dana French
Courtney Galle
Mathilda Garza
Vincent Gatto
Andrew Gaudin
Kathleen Gennusa
Craig Gerhard
Peggy Giancola
Natalie Gibbons
Michelle Gibbons
Meaghan Gillam
Daniel Ginsburg
Patrick Girouard
Lauren Glass
Janina Gomez-Rhoades
Nina Gonzalez
Dawn Gordon
Billie Gorrell
Chris Greene
Kathleen Griffith
Walter Grote
Chadd Guss
Maggi Haigh
Stacy Hammrich
Brian Hanks
Thomas Harding
Joe Hare
Austin Hargarten
Dani Harris
Vince Harris
Jason Haupt
Anne Hein
Michael Heinle
Alex Heiserman
James Hemkin
Tracy Henderson
Susan Henderson
Janie Hernandez
Ilana Hessing
Dawn Hickman
Troy Hidle
Kimberly Hinkle
Keith Hinson
Kent Hoffmann
Katie Holcombe
Brooke Hopkins
Brian Houghlin
Mark Hubbard
Rachael Hudson
Samuel Hufstedler
Ben Hughes
Lisa Hull
Brandon Hunter
Dean Hussey
Barbara Ingraham
Jeffrey Jamison
Stephen Janas
James Jefferson
Anita Jim
Ronald Johnson
Mason Johnston
Eric Johnston
Gina Jones
Renee Jones
Kristin Jones
Richard Juliano
Jeremy Kalina
Avinash Kanwar
Julia Keenan
Clif Kersey
Karthik Kesavan
Dan Kilcoyne
Min Kim
Kasidy KIng
Joe Koch
David Kodama, Jr.
Mike Kokonas
Mike Kona
Justin Kotrla
Logan Krause
Paige Kremer
Jason Kunert
Courtney Kupinski
Lisa Kuszmar
Christopher Laeng
Timothy Lago
Andrew Lagos
Forrest Leary
Cathy Lee
Graham LeJeune
Marion Lewandowski
Jeanine Loomis
Henry Lopez
Andreana Lopez
Lisa Loving
Noah Lucas
Michelle Luckner
Wade Lupe
Alvin Ly
Jennifer MacKay
Mark Macor
Matt Madar
Kelly Maheu
Colin Majewski
Patrick Makohin
Collin Maney
Justin Mansfield
Meghan Manzer
Carlos Marco
Shani Markus
Tayler Marshall
Will Martin
Sara Masaeli
Thomas Mastowski
Michaela Mayo
Kate Mazza
Monica McAtee
Phillip McCrorie
Shawn McGurn
Sheri McKee
Jonathan McKenzie
Catie McMullen
Angela McNally
Kathy McVaney
Mike Medvezky
Lauren Melzer
Jason Meredith
Eric Merriman
Whitney Miles
Keith Miller
James Mitchell
Mike Mitchell
Stephanie Mitchell
Chelsea Mohr
Anthony Moncrief
Tracy Moog
Conner Moore
Kim Moore
Tony Morgan
Natasha Morrow
Mari Moya
Jordan Muckway
Benjamin Murphy
Dario Nalli
Ryan Nash
Brendan Neligan
Al Nelson
Mark Nelson
Ross Nichols
Elaina Nicholson
Nicole Noland
Jacey Norberg
Jennifer Nuest
Stephani Nugroho
Lindsay O’Donnell
Thomas O’Donnell
Kevin O’Malley
Chris O’Neill
Nick Orf
Gilbert Orozco
Jessica Osner
Blake Palmer
Janet Pane
Justin Parrish
Ajay Patel
Kyle Patterson
George Paull
Chip Pecchio
Robert Peele, III*
Adam Peipert
Denise Pepin
Katherine Pera
Shannon Perkins
Michael Pernicano
Aaron Perry
Travis Petrie
Aaron Pfister
Robert Pienta
Michael Pistone
Rich Pluschau
Heather Posner
Hannah Poulson
Karen Preston
Jacob Preston
Gregory Provenzo
Sean Pullan
Emily Putnam
Andrei Rakitin
Erica Rangel
Jay Raupp
Allison Reagan
Jeannie Reilly
Patrick Reilly
Gary Resman
Benjamin Richard
Adrianna Rivera
Rebecca Roberts
Casey Rollison
Gary Romay
Jennifer Rosell
James Rozzi
Brennan Rucker
Martin Sandos
Kelsey Sangha
Michael Schafer
Bart Schaffer
Lauren Schley
Evan Schmidt
William Schmitt
Alex Schmitz
Brian Schmotzer
Madeline Schrull
David Schultz
Meredith Scott
Ana Serra
Rick Sforzo
Joey Shapiro
Joseph Sherry
Chris Siegel
Dina Silva
Andrew Simkins
Paula Simon
Amber Sipos
Eric Slater
Daniel Slawson
Brian Sloan
Taylor Smith
Brittany Smith
Alex Smith
Mike Snyder
Kathy Sofarelli
Annemarie Sorensen
Kelly Sorensen
Bonnie Steen
Ramsey Stevens
Sharon Stivers
Libba Stone
Jarret Stone
Lisa Stout
Bret Strickland
Emily Stubbs
Joe Suda
Jenny Swanson
Angela Tam
Katie Taraborrelli
Kimberly Tarver
Evan Taylor
Gary Taylor
Don Tejeski
Matthew Terry
Brendan Thalheimer
Andrew Thatcher*
Tyler Thiede
Ashish Thomas
Rebecca Thomas
Ruth Thompson
2024 CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTOR
Under
Peter
Tate
Ashley
Jennifer
Cindy
Brad Turner
Brian Tyluki
Lily
David
Ryan
John
Chris
Deirdre
Barry
David
Stuart Wilson
Laura
Sarah
Cody
Adam
Liza
Sarah Wirtz
Christian
Cameron Yarbrough
Shawn Young
Employees of these WSIA member firms supported the PAC in 2024
Eversheds Sutherland
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
& Company, Inc.
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