WCRI Board of Directors

The responsibility for policymaking rests with the Institute's Board of Directors, a representative group that is elected by the membership for staggered three-year terms.

  • Joan Vincenz, United Airlines, Chair
  • Richard Ives, The Travelers Companies, Vice Chair
  • Paul Kearney, AF Group
  • Adnan Pathan, AIG
  • Cathey Jackson, Albertsons Companies
  • Steven A. Bennett, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
  • Debra Kane, CNA
  • Joseph Wells, Everest Insurance
  • Irina Simpson, Gallagher Bassett
  • Nicolas Nardini, The Hartford
  • Jon Stewart, Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance, Treasurer
  • Doug Anderson, Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Justin Romine, Marriott International, Inc.
  • Kevin Brady, The PMA Insurance Group
  • Kimberly George, Sedgwick
  • Diana Haven, Stanford University
  • Neil DeBlock, Zurich North America
  • Bernie Rosauer, Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau

Other Officers
Ramona P. Tanabe, President and CEO, WCRI

WCRI Research Committee

The Research Committee, composed of representatives of member organizations, establishes the research priorities and plays a key role in assuring the quality and practical value of the Institute's studies.

  • Marcos Iglesias, AF Group
  • Mark Long, Ametros
  • Emily Peak, PharmD, Cadence Rx
  • Michael Gavin, Dignity and Wellness Patient Solutions
  • Daniel T. Labezius, Eastern Alliance Insurance Group
  • Joe Powell, Gallagher Bassett
  • Danielle Getz, The Hartford 
  • Martin T. King, Kaiser Permanente
  • David Huth, PMA Companies
  • John Winkler, Selective Insurance Company of America
  • Greg Larson, Sentry Insurance
  • Jacob Wein, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • Barry Dillard, The Walt Disney World Company

Disability and Medical Management Program Advisory Board

This board establishes research priorities for the Disability and Medical Management Research Program which evaluates innovations in disability and medical management to help policymakers and others understand what innovations actually work.

  • Susan Mellody, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Chair
  • Kevin Turner, Paradigm, Vice Chair
  • Brett Mortimer, AIG
  • Andrea Mills, Ametros
  • Erica Fichter, Broadspire Services Inc.
  • Joseph Berardo, Jr., Carisk Partners
  • Julia Stenberg, CNA
  • Anne Levins, Enlyte
  • Mary O'Connor, The Hartford 
  • Daryl Corr, Healthesystems, LLC
  • Mary O'Donoghue, MedRisk, Inc.
  • Paul King, myMatrixx
  • Steve Schultz, One Call
  • Tron Emptage, Optum
  • Pat Hiles, Safety National
  • K. Max Koonce, Sedgwick, Inc.
  • Kim Haugaard, Texas Mutual Insurance Company
  • Joanne Moynihan, The Travelers Companies
  • Matthew Lungen, Zelis

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