Officers, Directors & Board

Officers

David Rioux, Co-Chair
Erie Insurance – Vice President, Investigations & Internal Controls – TERM ENDS 2025
Tony DiPaolo, Public Interest Co-Chair
Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts – Executive Director – TERM ENDS 2026
John Sokit, Treasurer
Nationwide Insurance Company – AVP Special Investigations and Recovery Operations – TERM ENDS 2027
Brenda J. Cude, Ph.D., Secretary
American Council on Consumer Interests – Professor Emerita – TERM ENDS 2027

Executive Committee Members

Board of Directors

AIG
Paul Sylvester, Regional Head of Fraud & Recovery – North America

Allstate Insurance Company
Randy Griffin, Director, Claim Internal Fraud

American Council on Consumer Interests
Brenda J. Cude, Ph.D, Professor Emerita

American Family Insurance
Betsy Gabbei, Senior Manager, SIU
Josh Moe, Manager – Special Investigations

American Fidelity
Tina Marshall, SIU Manager

American Policyholders Association
Doug Quinn, Executive Director

American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Michael Richmond-Crum, Senior Director, Personal Lines & Council
Robert C. Passmore, Vice President, Personal Lines

Assurant
Mariela M. Pennock, AVP SIU, Fraud Compliance, & Subrogation
Alan Haskins, VP Global Fraud Risk

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Cuno Q. Andersen Jr., Fraud Investigations Consultant

California Department of Insurance
Eric Charlick, Deputy Commissioner Enforcement Branch

CNA**
Steve Piper, AVP, Special Investigations Unit
Katie Gall, SIU Director

Consumer Action
Anna Flores, Executive Director
Ruth Susswein, Director of Consumer Protection

Consumer Federation of America**
Douglas Heller, Director of Insurance
Michael DeLong, Research and Advocacy Associate

Erie Insurance
David Rioux, VP – Investigations & Internal Controls
Ronald Bryant, Investigative Services Manager

Farmers Insurance
Michael Marks, East Zone Manager
Kimberly Marks

Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud
Simon Blank, Colonel

Florida Office of the Insurance Consumer Advocate
Tasha Carter, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate

Hanover Insurance Group
Tessa Phillips, SIU Senior Manager

Horace Mann
Arteniece Lee, Assistant Vice President Compliance
Israel Santillan, Claim Manager

Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts
Tony DiPaolo, Executive Director
Kate Mulligan, Chief of Investigations

International Association of Special Investigation Units
Aimee Stidham, President

Intact Insurance
Brian Lynch, Sr. Manager, Fraud Prevention
Mike Guerra, SIU Analyst

John Hancock Financial Services
Charles B. Ziegenbein, Assistant Vice President

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Ross Silverman, Senior Counsel
Jonathan Marks, Partner

Liberty Mutual
Steve Friedman, Claims Manager III
Michael Yates, SIU Field Manager

Louisiana State Police
Dale Latham, Lieutenant in Insurance Fraud Auto Theft Unit

MassMutual
Cindy Belmore, Head of Investigations

MetLife
Matthew Griffin, Senior Investigator
Tiffanie Drayton, Manager

National Association of Insurance Commissioners**
Greg Welker, Antifraud Coordinator/Market Regulation Specialist II
Lois Alexander, Market Regulation Manager

National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
Brian Goodman, Esq. General Counsel

National Council of Insurance Legislators
William Melofchik, CEO

National Insurance Crime Bureau**
David J. Glawe, President & CEO

Nationwide Insurance Company
John Sokit, AVP Special Investigations and Recovery Operations
Steve Ferguson, Vice President

New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance
Roberta Baca, Criminal Division Director

New York Life
Paulina Lee, Corporate Vice President – Fraud Risk Management
Tom Schreck, Corporate Vice President, Risk Management

Northwestern Mutual
Adam Kawa,  Assistant Director – SIU

Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
Christopher Sloan, Executive Director
Joan Dockery, Associate Executive Director

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Robert G. LaBar, Senior Deputy Attorney General

Progressive Insurance
Jeff Moore, Business Leader-Claims Process
Jim Wheeler, Claims Attorney IV

Prudential Insurance
Frederick Ransom, Vice President, Head of Corporate Investigations

ReKNOWvate (formerly National Alliance Against Home Repair Fraud)
Phae Moore, Executive Director

San Diego County District Attorney
Victor Ou, Chief, Insurance Fraud and Workplace Justice Division
Tamara Martin, Deputy District Attorney, Director of Insurance Fraud Grants

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center
Nicole Liebau, Strategic Partnership and Engagement Director

Sentry Insurance
Dave Stacey, National SIU Director
Timothy Hopper, Special Investigations Major Case Manager

State Farm Insurance Companies**
Mike Horan, Claims Manager-P&C

Swiss RE
Kimberly Beaudreau, Global SIU Counter Fraud Expert
Aidan Brennan, Global SIU Lead

The Hartford**
Matt Murphy, Vice President, Claims
James Sweetman, Assistant Vice President

The Standard
Mark Hesse, SIU Director
Jonathan Ayers, Sr. Investigator

Travelers Insurance
Pranay Mittal, Vice President

United Policyholders
Amy Bach, Esq., Executive Director
Alexis Ricci, Development and Program Specialist

University of New Haven
David Schroeder, Interim Dean

USAA
Scott Jackson, Assistant Vice President, SIU
Arron Cobb, Lead Fraud Prevention & Detection Analyst | Claims Security

Verisk
Thomas Donahue, Vice President SIU Engagement
Jim Hulett, Vice President Government, Life, Health & Pet

Westfield Insurance
Steve Jarrett, Claims Strategy & Transformation/National Director-Special Investigations

Zurich North America
Delpha DiGiacomo, Vice President, Investigative Services
Kim Lang, Strategic Consultant, Finance

** Charter members