2013-2014 NASBP Officers, Directors-At-Large, and Regional Directors Selected

NASBP 2013/2014 Officers: Standing from left are NASBP Third Vice President Lynne Cook and NASBP First Vice President Thomas M. Padilla. Seated from left are NASBP Second Vice President Susan Hecker, Immediate Past NASBP President Carl E. Dohn, Jr., and NASBP President Lawrence F. McMahon.

At the Annual Meeting, NASBP inducted the 2013-2014 Officers of the Association into office. NASBP elected Lawrence F. McMahon as President, Thomas M. Padilla as First Vice President, Susan Hecker as Second Vice President, and Lynne Cook as Third Vice President. Serving on the Executive Committee as NASBP Immediate Past President is Carl E. Dohn, Jr. Don Appleby was elected as the Ex Officio to represent the Directors-At-Large and Erle Benton was elected as the Ex Officio to represent the Regional Directors.

McMahon is Executive V.P. / Surety Manager of Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. in San Diego, CA. Padilla is Vice President of Manuel Lujan Agencies in Albuquerque NM. Hecker is Area Executive Vice-President as well as an Account Executive in the Surety Department of Gallagher Construction Services in San Francisco, CA, Lynne Cook is Senior Vice President of Early, Cassidy & Schilling, Inc. in Rockville, MD. Dohn is President of Dohn & Maher Associates in Palatine, IL.  Appleby is Vice President of Willis of Colorado in Denver, CO and Benton is Bond Manager of Cretcher Heartland LLC in Overland Park, KS. The NASBP Executive Committee is comprised of the officers pictured above and two Ex Officio members who represent the NASBP Directors-At-Large and Regional Directors.

NASBP also elected Directors-At-Large and Regional Directors to the NASBP Board of Directors.

NASBP Directors-At-Large

NASBP elected the following Directors-At-Large: Kevin Garrity of Rose & Kiernan, Inc. in East Greenbush, NY; Jason Gusso of Gusso Surety Bonds, Inc. in Sioux Falls, SD; C. Wayne McCartha of McCartha, Cobb & Associates, Inc. in Columbia, SC; and Stuart O’Farrell of Parker Smith Feek in Bellevue, WA.

Directors-At-Large serve three years. A complete list of NASBP Directors-At-Large currently serving on the Board is as follows.

1. Don Appleby of Willis of Colorado in Denver, CO
2. Bradley S. Babcock of Babcock Solutions LLC in Cedarburg, WI
3. Robert F. Bobo of Lockton Companies, LLC in Houston, TX
4. John N. Bustard of King & Neel, Inc. in Honolulu, HI
5. John Charlton of Matson-Charlton Surety Group in Coral Gables, FL
6. Kevin Garrity of Rose & Kiernan, Inc. in East Greenbush, NY
7. Jason Gusso of Gusso Surety Bonds, Inc. in Sioux Falls, SD
8. C. Wayne McCartha of McCartha, Cobb & Associates, Inc. in Columbia, SC
9. Stuart O’Farrell of Parker Smith Feek in Bellevue, WA
10. Novica Prekpala of Blaise Group NY, LLC in Mt. Vernon, NY
11. Jeffrey Reich of Florida Surety Bonds, Inc. in Maitland, FL
12. Jim Schabarum of Cavignac & Associates in San Diego, CA

NASBP Regional Directors

NASBP elected the following four Regional Directors: Brent Olson of Anchor Insurance & Surety, Inc. in Portland, OR who will oversee Region 1 that includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan; Nicholas Newton of Rudnik Surety, Inc. in Mounds View, MN who will oversee Region 5 that includes Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Aldo Pasquariello of Insurance Associates, Inc. in Rockville, MD who will oversee Region 9 that includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; and Zach Mendelson of Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, who will oversee Region 10 that includes Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ontario, and the United Kingdom.

Regional Directors are elected for a one-year term. See below for a complete list of NASBP Regional Directors.

REGION 1-Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Brent Olson of Anchor Insurance & Surety, Inc. in Portland, OR

REGION 2-Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Mexico, Guam
Mark Munekawa of Woodruff, Sawyer, & Co. in San Francisco, CA

REGION 3-Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Warren Withrow of CoWest Insurance Associates, LLC in Denver, CO

REGION 4-Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Erle Benton of Cretcher Heartland LLC in Overland Park, KS

REGION 5-Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
Nicholas Newton of Rudnik Surety, Inc. in Mounds View, MN

REGION 6-Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
Toby Miclette of Bowen Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency, LLC in Houston TX

REGION 7-Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
Jennifer L. Salm of The Brower Insurance Agency in Dayton, OH

REGION 8-Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
Brian Ayres of Pinnacle Surety of Kentucky in Louisville, KY

REGION 9-District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Aldo Pasquariello of Insurance Associates, Inc. in Rockville, MD

REGION 10-Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ontario, United Kingdom
Zach Mendelson of Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA

REGION 11-Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Quebec
Michael Regan of Regan Cleary Insurance LLC in Boston, MA

REGION 12-Puerto Rico, South America
Emilio Saldana of Marsh-Saldana in Miramar, Puerto Rico