AMPIRRG.COM - Key Persons


Andrea T. Manyon

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs / Professor of Family Medicine School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo

J. Gerald Quirk

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman, Board of Governors

James E. Cottrell

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman, Board of Governors

Jean Calaci - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
Ms. Calaci joined Academic in October, 2011. She is a Certified Public Accountant with an MBA in Finance and more than 20 years experience in the insurance industry, including positions at New York Life and in public practice audit.

John McCabe

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Board Member / Senior Vice President for Hospital Affairs

Joseph Bardi - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
Mr. Bardi joined Academic in September, 2012. His prior experience includes positions at several top-tier investment banking, consulting and insurance brokerage firms namely, Aon, KPMG and Merrill Lynch.

Lance W. Wagner

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology State University of New York at Downstate / Chair of Anesthesiology at Lutheran Medical Center

Maria McGough

Job Titles:
  • Claims Manager
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • Senior Claims Manager
Ms. McGough is principally involved in overseeing, negotiating and managing complex claims for Academic. She helps lead Academic's Claims Committee.

Mark Swerdloff

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Practicing Oral Surgeon

Martin L. Kern

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • RPLU Executive Director
Mr. Kern was a principal member of Academic's original planning team. Beyond his extensive experience in the healthcare professional liability insurance industry, he has served as counsel on a variety of healthcare related issues including occupational safety and health litigation and workers' compensation. He leads a professional staff dedicated to managing risk for clinical educators.

Michael C. Iannuzzi

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine

Peter B. Kane

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Finance Committee
  • Treasurer and Chairman, Finance Committee

Raphael P. Davis

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairman Department of Neurological Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Richard Brooks

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • Director of Compliance
Mr. Brooks has extensive financial as well as regulatory audit experience. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Roy A. Wilko

Job Titles:
  • Secretary / Associate Professor School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo

Scott J Schurman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor and Chairman Department of Pediatrics / State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Steven Capone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • Vice President and Senior Underwriter
Mr. Capone leads a staff of five underwriters specializing in underwriting faculty clinicians and attendant staff. He received his MBA in Finance from Mount St. Mary's.

William H. Frishman

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Chairman Director of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center and Rosenthal Professor and Chairman of Department of Medicine, New York Medical College

William P. Dillon

Job Titles:
  • President of Academic Solutions / Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Buffalo College of Medicine