Lisa Kelly
Senior Vice President and Bank Program Director
Lisa is responsible for the overall management and business development of all product lines in our Financial Institutions insurance program. She graduated cum laude from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Finance.
Michael Read, CPCU
Divisional Vice President, Business Development
Mike is responsible for all revenue generating activities, including new customer acquisition, demand generation and agent experience for our Financial Institution program. He earned his M.B.A. from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, his M.P.A in Public Administration from Indiana University, Indiana, and B.A. in Economics from Hiram College, Ohio.
Lisa Micciche
Divisional Vice President
Lisa is responsible for the business development of our large asset-sized financial institution program, as well as professional liability and cyber insurance product management. She is a licensed CPA and a member of the Society for Financial Professionals, and earned her B.S. cum laude in Accounting from Purdue University, Indiana.
Professional Liability/Bond Underwriting Team
Brian Chessin
Senior Underwriter
Brian's underwriting focus is on the exposures relative to community banks as well as building agency relationships and new business development. He earned his Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.
Matt Craven
Product Specialist
Matt underwrites professional liability and bond coverage for community banks with assets under $500 million, and provides program and product analytics for our financial institution program.
John Graham
Underwriting Manager
John's underwriting focus is on the exposures relative to community banks as well as building agency relationships and new business development. He earned his Bachelor's from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
Joe Haverstick
Senior Underwriting Manager
Joe's underwriting focus is on the exposures relative to community banks as well as building key agency relationships and new business development. He earned both his M.B.A. and and BSBA in Finance and Economics from John Carroll University, Ohio.
Tom Hruby
Senior Underwriting Manager
Tom's underwriting focus is on the exposures relative to community banks and trust companies, building agency relationships and new business development. He earned his MBA from Miami University, Ohio, and Bachelor's in Economics from Bucknell University, Pennsylvania.
Matt Kommel
Senior Underwriter
Matt underwrites professional liability and bond coverage for community banks with assets under $2 billion. He earned a B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Kent State University, Ohio.
Jacob Marchese
Underwriter
Wayne Pierce
Risk Analysis Manager
Wayne comes to ABA Insurance Services with 8 years of regulatory experience with the Federal Reserve. His background experience is beneficial in evaluating and overseeing enterprise risk management for our bank program. He earned both his MBA and Bachelor of Business in Finance from Western Illinois University.
Ann Pike
Underwriting Manager
Ann's underwriting focus is on the exposures relative to community banks and trust companies, building agency relationships and new business development. She earned her B.S. from Ursuline College, Ohio.
Michael Poremba
Brokerage Manager
Mike manages the excess insurance and surety bond program for financial institutions. He earned his BSBA in Finance, from John Carroll University, Ohio, and graduate degree in banking from Stonier.
Bill Shero, RPLU
Senior Underwriting Manager
Bill primarily focuses on the unique exposures relative to large asset-size financial institutions in assets, building key agency relationships and new business development. He earned his M.B.A. from Kent State University, Ohio; B.S. in Finance from the University of Dayton, Ohio; and his RPLU (Registered Professional Liability Underwriter) designation.
Jim Trimpe, CPCU
Underwriting Manager
Jim's underwriting focus is on the exposures relative to community banks and trust companies, building agency relationships and new business development. He earned his M.B.A. from John Carroll University, Ohio and Bachelor's from the University of Toledo, Ohio, and maintains the designation of CPCU (Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter).
Property & Casualty Underwriting Team
Christine Smierciak
Senior Underwriting Manager
Christine manages our P&C underwriting team in addition to underwriting property and casualty lines for financial institutions. She earned her BA from Miami University, Ohio.
Joanna Barney
Supervisory Underwriter
Joanna underwrites property and casualty lines for financial institutions. She earned her BA in Public Relations from the University of Toledo, Ohio.
Evan Burnell
Senior Underwriter
Cheryl Langdon
P&C Associate Underwriter
Cheryl handles policy rating on new and renewal accounts, and assists with the
post binding process.
Maya Letterlough
Service Associate
Jordan Malone
P&C Senior Service Associate
Jordan provides administrative support for the P&C underwriting team. She earned her degree in Sports Studies from John Carroll University, Ohio.
Pam Rallinson
Underwriting Specialist
Pam underwrites property and casualty lines for financial institutions. With over 23 years’ experience of underwriting financial institutions, she earned her Associates in Science-Secretarial from Louisiana Tech University.
Tom Schreiner
Underwriting Specialist
Tom works closely with our agency partners to underwrite and deploy long-term market-leading P&C insurance solutions for financial institutions
Lisa Weltman
P&C Associate Underwriter
Lisa handles policy rating on new and renewal accounts, and assists with underwriting small accounts.
Scott Harris
Business Development Manager
Scott has 20+ years in the insurance industry, being responsible for business development by working with agents and bankers across the country. He has extensive knowledge of the bank insurance market, with experience extending to professional and package lines.
Patricia P. Williams, CPCU
Business Development Manager
Pat is responsible for new business development and account relationships for our financial institutions program, specializing in large and complex accounts. She has a BS in Mass Communications from Towson University, Maryland, and earned her CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) designation.
Catherine Kopera
Senior Marketing Specialist
Catherine's responsibilities include the financial institution program’s marketing as well as company-wide brand, communications and social media efforts. She has a B.S. in advertising with a minor in graphic design from Kent State University, Ohio.
Underwriting Support Team
Angeline Baugh
Associate Underwriter
Justin Buchheit
Underwriting Assistant
Justin is a graduate of Kent State University, Ohio, with a degree in Actuarial Mathematics and Business.
Dawn Cipra
Administrative Assistant
Dawn provides administrative support for our professional liability and bond program for financial institutions as well as the STAMP Medallion program. She earned an Associate’s Degree in Applied Business from Hocking College, Ohio.
Ann Farkas
Associate Underwriter
Ann provides underwriting and account support in our professional liability and bond program, as well as our broker and excess lines for financial institutions. She earned her BA from Lynchburg College, Virginia.
Crystal White
Administrative Assistant
Crystal provides administrative support for our professional liability and bond program for financial institutions. She is one of our legacy team members, having been with the program since its start-up in 1987.
Chris Hobart
Service Specialist
Chris provides administrative and underwriting support for our professional liability and bond program for financial institutions. She is one of our legacy team members, helping launch our bank program in 1987.