U.S. RISK - Key Persons


Adam Holtman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker / Underwriter
  • Senior Underwriter

Adam Sterenberg

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Alex Furlong

Job Titles:
  • President of the Wholesale
  • President, Wholesale and MGA
Alex Furlong joined U.S. Risk as President of the Wholesale and MGA division in 2023. Prior to joining U.S. Risk, Alex held various production and leadership roles with several of the largest wholesale brokerage firms in the nation, including All Risks LTD and AmWINS. Most recently, he led wholesale brokerage operations for One80 Intermediaries. Prior to joining the insurance industry, Alex spent over eight years in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer and Special Forces commander. Alex holds an MBA from Emory University.

Amanda Compton

Job Titles:
  • Professional Liability Underwriter

Amanda Fenn

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President / Senior Broker
  • Senior Broker

Amy D'Orazio

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Andy Hightower - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Angela Jansen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Marine Underwriter / Broker

Angela Schroder - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Senior Vice President

Barbara McCorkell

Job Titles:
  • Personal Lines Underwriter

Bill Rinker

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Brett Amick - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President / Casualty Broker

Brian Rudolph

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Brittany Wetz

Job Titles:
  • Account Executive

Carl Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter

Cason Burdett - VP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Vice President
  • Vice President / Senior Underwriter

Charlene Perry

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Charles Espinosa - SVP, VP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Broker
  • Senior VP
  • Vice President

Cheryl Wladyka

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter
  • Senior Underwriter

Chris Chiodetti - VP

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter
  • Vice President

Chris Nelson - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Christina Salcido

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Manager / Senior Underwriter / Broker

Connie Fox - VP

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Program Administrator
  • Vice President

Dave Perkins - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • EVP
  • Executive VP

Dennis McSweeny

Job Titles:
  • Vice President / Senior Underwriter
  • VP / Branch Manager / Sr. Underwriter

Dutch Phillips - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Broker
  • Executive VP
  • Executive Vice President / Casualty Broker / Houston Branch Manager

Ethan MacIntosh

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Gary Atkins - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive VP
  • Regional Director
  • Executive Vice President / Regional Director, U.S. Risk Brokers

Gina Grissom

Job Titles:
  • Senior VP, Tracking Services

Gopaul Singh

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Commercial Lines

Gregory Scarpa - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Senior VP

Heather Hammer

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter

Irma Pflieger

Job Titles:
  • Senior Commercial Underwriter
  • Underwriter

James B. Lloyd - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Jan Vaughn

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter / MGA Manager

Janice Gruber

Job Titles:
  • Claims Manager

Jason Gallegos

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Jennifer Hightower

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Producer

Jess Riley

Job Titles:
  • Personal Lines Underwriter
  • Senior Personal Lines Underwriter

Joanne Pietrosh

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Jonathan Hagan

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Karen Misiaszek

Job Titles:
  • Vice President / Senior Underwriter / Broker

Karen Wesiak

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Manager

Karla Dacosta

Job Titles:
  • Associate Broker

Kitna Adams

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Operations
Kitna Adams joined U.S. Risk Group in 2016. Prior to joining U.S. Risk, she was Division Operating Officer for Swett & Crawford and Director of Human Resources for BMS Intermediaries, Inc. Mrs. Adams is responsible for operations of the U.S. Risk servicing teams including Centralized Support Services (CSS), Policy Processing Services (PPS), Patra and Facilities. She provides oversight and integration of these critical operations to support the Wholesale, MGA and Program Teams within U.S. Risk. Mrs. Adams has over 21 years of experience in the insurance industry and has a strong background in operational leadership and business knowledge, and is a recognized leader within the insurance industry.

Kyle Richburg

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter

Laura Kenebrew

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter
  • Senior Underwriter

Lori Ault - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Executive Vice President

Lori Williams-Sipes

Job Titles:
  • Vice President / Senior Broker

Luke Butler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Lydia Moomey

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Margaret Powers

Job Titles:
  • Senior Commercial Underwriter
  • Senior Underwriter

Marla Timmons

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Mason Benson

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Michael Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter

Michael Williamson

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Misty Kemp

Job Titles:
  • Agency Manager

Neal Daunt - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President

Nick Ellingson

Job Titles:
  • Program Underwriter

Nicole McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Nina Shyun

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Broker

Noel Martinsen - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Branch Manager
  • Executive VP
  • Executive Vice President / Senior Broker

Olegario "Oli" Gorostieta

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter

Pam Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Broker

Patrick Manning - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Vice President / Casualty Broker

Peter O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Broker

Phillip Lee

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter

Ray Ward

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker

Rodney Ariza

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter

Sage Maroney

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Schanette Love

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter

Scott Carroll - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive VP
  • Program Director
  • Executive Vice President and Take 1 Program Director

Sera Chalayan-Cessna

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter

Sheila Boatman

Job Titles:
  • Vice President / Senior Underwriter / Broker
  • VP / Senior Broker / Underwriter

Simone Sterck

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Underwriter

Stephen Diaz

Job Titles:
  • Personal Lines Underwriter

Stephen Vallender - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Executive Vice President, Brokerage

Susan Harris

Job Titles:
  • Senior Commercial Underwriter
  • Territory Manager

Tammy Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Vice President / Senior Underwriter

Taylor Lenze

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Theresa Drago

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President / Senior Broker
  • Assistant VP / Production Underwriter

Tim Patrick

Job Titles:
  • Senior Broker / Underwriter

Tony Greer - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Senior Broker

Traci Huskey

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter

Travis Reynolds - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President

Vanessa Lujan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter

Yetty Davis

Job Titles:
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • Transportation Underwriting Manager