Committees
FSLA committees bring members together to support advocacy, education, and industry leadership.
FSLA Committees are the Foundation of our Association
These committees allow members to share their knowledge, shape association initiatives, and make a meaningful impact on the future of the Florida surplus lines marketplace.
Convention Committee
The FSLA Convention committee works with FSLA Staff to recommend future locations for the FSLA Annual Convention, assist in the planning of Thursday afternoon activities, board and speaker dinners, special events (onsite at hotel and offsite) and working registration during convention.
Convention Chair, President-Elect: Tonya Rivera, ARM ASLI
Convention Co-Chair: Bresch Kilday
Committee Members: Adrianna Rivera, Marianne Correa, Alyxandra Wagner, Joshua Baron, Bianca Deising, Rebecca Roberts, Amber Bertrand, Hannah Robinson, John Barfield, and Madeline Schrull.
Education Committee
The Education Committee is responsible for selecting Member Webinars, Virtual Program Development, Convention Speakers, and maintaining outreach to Risk Management programs at colleges/universities in Florida.
Education Chair: Chris Siegel, RPLU, CIC, CRIS, ARM, AAI
Committee Members: John Vratsinas, Cody Gambino, Anthony DiBuono, Aimee Roger, Richard Morehouse, and Madeline Schrull.
Investment Committee
The FSLA Investment Committee is responsible for reviewing the fiscal health of the association on a quarterly basis and recommending investment strategies to preserve assets.
FSLA President: Bresch Kilday
FSLA Treasurer: Al Geraci, ARM, ASLI
Committee Members: Michael Franzese and Darren Marsh
Legislative & SurPAC Committee
The Legislative and SurPAC committee works with FSLA Staff and Lobbyists to promote the legislative and regulatory interests of FSLA members and the surplus lines industry in Florida.
Legislative Chair, President: Dave DeMott, CPCU, AMIM, ASLI
SurPAC Chair: Al Geraci, ARM, ASLI
Committee Members: Conor O’Leary, Virginia Clancy, Kathy Colangelo, Chris Siefel, Bachman Smith, Randy West, John Vratsinas, Richard Kopec, Troy Fornof, Tim Scollo, Adam Wilson, Dustin Applebaum, Amanda Ruppel, Jason Foreman, Lauren Savage, Tonya Rivera, Scott Smith, Joe Neeley, Steven Page, Steve Kass, Darren Marsh, Richard Morehouse and John Barfield.
Membership Recruitment / Retention Committee
The charge for the Membership Recruitment/Retention Committee is to recommend new members and promote membership in the association as well as review benefits available to FSLA members.
Membership Chair: Bresch Kilday
Membership Co-Chair: Marianne Correa
Committee Members: Karen Preston, Ana Daves, Joshua Baron, Amanda Ruppel and Kris Guasch.
PR Committee
The FSLA Marketing and PR committee works closely with advocacy leads to support materials highlighting policy priorities and efforts to improve the health of the marketplace. Developed content includes handouts, social media updates and onsite videos with FSLA members at the Capitol.
Legislative Chair, President: Dave DeMott, CPCU, AMIM, ASLI
SurPAC Chair: Al Geraci, ARM, ASLI
Committee Members: Cody Gambino, Erin O’Leary, Dustin Applebaum, Stephen Shea and John Barfield.