2018-2019 NASBP Leadership

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NASBP 2018-2019 Officers, from left, John N. Bustard, Tracy Tucker, Robert E. Shaw, Mark Munekawa, and Howard Cowan 


The National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) elected its 2018-2019 NASBP Officers. NASBP elected Robert E. Shaw, President of Skillings Shaw & Associates as the 2018-2019 NASBP President. NASBP elected John N. Bustard as NASBP First Vice President. Bustard is Executive Vice President of King & Neel, Inc. in Honolulu, HI. Mark Munekawa was elected as NASBP Second Vice President. Munekawa is Senior Vice President of Surety of Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. in San Francisco, CA. Tracy Tucker was elected NASBP Third Vice President. Tucker is President of the Tucker Agency in Fort Worth, TX. In addition, Howard Cowan will serve as NASBP Immediate Past President. Cowan is Principal of Acrisure, LLC dba Cowan-Hill Bond Agency in Lubbock, TX.

The NASBP Executive Committee is comprised of the officers listed above and three Ex Officio Members, who represent the NASBP Directors-At-Large, Regional Directors, and the 5-15 Leadership Committee. Zach Mendelson of EPIC | Edgewood Partners Insurance Center in Pittsburgh, PA was elected to represent the Directors-At-Large. Brian M. Deimerly of Holmes Murphy and Associates, LLC in West Des Moines, IA was elected to represent the Regional Directors. Toby Miclette of Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency, LLC in Houston, TX was elected to represent the 5-15 Leadership Committee. Listed below are the 2018-2019 NASBP Directors-At-Large and Regional Directors.

2018-2019 NASBP Directors-At-Large

Erle Benton
TRUSS
Overland Park, KS 

Christian Downey
Downey and Company
Albuquerque, NM 

Jason Gusso
Gusso Surety Bonds, Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD 

Russell Lear
Flood & Peterson Insurance
Greeley, CO 

Chad Martin
TIS Insurance Services, Inc.
Knoxville, TN 

Zack Mendelson 
EPIC I Edgewood Partners Insurance Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

Jose Milan
Carrion, Laffitte & Casellas, Inc. / HUB International CLC
Hato Rey, PR 

Nick Newton
Newton Surety Services, LLC dba Newton Bonding
Stillwater, MN 

Patrick T. Pribyl
Lockton Companies, LLC
Kansas City, MO 

Michael J. Regan
Regan Cleary Insurance LLC
Boston, MA 

Jennifer Salm
Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC
Dayton, OH 

Jill Tucker
Cory, Tucker & Larrowe, Inc.
Metairie, LA

2018-2019 NASBP Regional Directors 
REGION 1: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Guy Armfield
Parker Smith Feek
Bellevue, WA 

REGION 2: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Mexico, Guam
Michael Specht
Minard-Ames Insurance Services LLC
Phoenix, AZ 

REGION 3: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Michael E. Lischer, Jr.
IMA, Inc.
Denver, CO 

REGION 4: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Monica F. Donatelli
IMA, Inc.
Overland Park, KS 

REGION 5: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
Brian M. Deimerly
Holmes Murphy and Associates, Inc.
West Des Moines, IA 

REGION 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
John A. Martinez
American Global of Texas LLC
Spring, TX 

REGION 7: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
Jenni Waggoner
M.J. Schuetz Insurance Services, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN

REGION 8: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
Billy L. Painter
Alliant Insurance Services, Inc
Jackson, MS 

REGION 9: District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Joshua Etemadi
Construction Bonds, Inc. a Division of Murray Securus
Herndon, VA 20170

REGION 10: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ontario, United Kingdom
Novica Prekpala
Blaise Group NY, LLC
Mt. Vernon, NY 

REGION 11: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Quebec
Christopher J. Como
Como & Nicholson, Inc.
Monroe, CT 

REGION 12: Puerto Rico, South America
Ruben Jordan Blanes
Fulcro Insurance, Inc.
Old San Juan, PR