Board of Directors

Executive Board Members

Sarah Knapp

President
Colonial Life
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Barbara Ciudad

Immediate Past-President
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Gonzalo Verduzco

President-Elect
FFG Management Insurance Agency
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Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, LPRT

VP of Communications and Public Affairs
Advanced Benefit Consulting and Insurance Services
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Juan Lopez

VP of Finance
Colonial Life/AGA
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Tracy Hanson

VP of Legislation
Blue Shield of California
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Haley Mauser

VP of Membership
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Cathy Daugherty

VP of PAC
BAIS
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Gabriella Bellizzi

VP of Professional Development
Amwins Connect
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General Board Members

Becky Capelouto

Awards | Historian
Sunrise Insurance Solutions
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Linda Madril

General Board Member
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Maggie Stedt, CSA, LPRT

Medicare Liaison
Senior Summit
Stedt Insurance Services
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Melissa Calabretta

Member Retention
JLR Agency and Insurance Solutions
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John Austin

New Member Liason
CHOICE Administrators
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Patricia Stiffler, LPRT

Public Service Chair | NABIP Foundation Committee Chair
Options in Insurance
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John Evangelista, LPRT

Sales Symposium Chair
Colonial Life
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Ailene Dewar Costello, CBPA, aPHR

Social Media
Engage PEO
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Anne Kelly

Sponsorship Chair
Kelly and Kelly Insurance Services
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Gail James Clarke

Executive Director
Gail James Association Management
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