The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) has named 19 industry professionals to its 2024-2025 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) class.

The 2024-2025 CIRB Emerging Leaders Program class includes:

Anthony Kubik, American Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Sara Hamm, American Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Tanner Schroder, AgriSompo North America
Shay Foster, AgriSompo North America
Craig Fenster, Aon
Carissa Lozier, COUNTRY Financial
Luke Aupperle, COUNTRY Financial
Kasey Engel, Farm Bureau Financial Services
Candy Magee, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa
Billy Meade, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa
Connor Scharfe, Gallagher Re
Brian Johnson, Great American Insurance Group
Sarah McEachern, Guy Carpenter
Mike Weber, Hudson Crop
Ronnetta Rountree, Hudson Crop
Landon Svennes, Precision Risk Management
Jon Clarke, Rural Community Insurance Services
Sandy Johnson, Rural Community Insurance Services
Kyle Jore, Watts and Associates

The ELP is designed to build the next generation of crop insurance and reinsurance leaders through a year-long program where they receive media training, learn strategies for effective advocacy for the crop insurance industry, and have the opportunity to build their professional network by joining CIRB Executive Committee Meetings.

The 2023-24 ELP class boasted 20 members and all of them were able to attend the annual meeting earlier this year in Scottsdale.