DEI & Women in Leadership Members

Position Committee Member
Chair
Heather Gagnon
Managing Director, Crowe LLP
Simsbury, CT
Vice Chair
Scott Bowen
VP-Regulatory Compliance, IAT Insurance Group
Raleigh, NC
Vice Chair
Leah McQueeney
Tax Partner, Crowe LLP
Simsbury, CT
Member
Gerard Absi
Internal Audit Consulting Manager, Crowe LLP
Simsbury, CT
Member
Vijay Batavia
Head of Investment Accounting Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Springfield, MA
Member
Annette Devine
Vice President Accounting Services, WoodmenLife
Omaha, NE
Member
Dawn Elzinga
VP, Actuarial & PC Underwriting, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co of Michigan
Lansing, MI
Member
Simon Herbert
Director, Business Relationship Management - ILFS, OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Member
Sabrina Lemos
VP Treasurer, Sentinel Security Life Ins Co
Salt Lake City, UT
Member
Polly Pedersen
VP-Vendor Management & 3rd Party Data Strategy, The Travelers Companies, Inc. Harford
Hartford, CT
Member
Brigette Reed
Director of Accounting, Harford Mutual Insurance Company
Bel Air, MD
Member
Jillian R. Taylor
AVP, Finance & ClearPath Specialty CFO, Harford Mutual Insurance Company
Bel Air, MD
Member
Leslie Thompson
VP, Leader of Corporate Audit Services, RiverStone
Manchester, NH
Advisory Board Liaison
Claire Burke
CFO and Treasurer, Dearborn Life Insurance Company
Downers Grove, IL
Advisory Board Liaison
Wesley McLeod
Partner, Forvis Mazars
High Point, NC
Staff Liaison
Kim Nicholl-Keane
Executive Director, IASA International Office
Timberlake, NC
Staff Liaison
Mary Steffens
Director-Member Engagement, IASA International Office
Timberlake, NC