Front row:Shay Foster, Ronnetta Rountree, Crystal Mulcahy, Sandy Johnson, Candy Magee, Carissa Lozier, Kyle Jore, Craig Fenster
Back Row: Tony Kubik, Billy Meade, Tanner Schroder, Mike Weber, Kasey Engel, Luke Aupperle, Brian Johnson, Jon Clarke
Now in the tenth year, the program offers extensive educational programming, valuable networking opportunities, and active engagement in Washington, D.C., to provide each class with a well-rounded experience to help them understand the entire crop insurance system. Participants are chosen each year from CIRB member companies and represent the diversity of people involved in the industry, from sales and claims, to data and IT. It also offers them an opportunity for a little media training with the ZimmComm Golden Microphone. This year, I managed to get 16 of the 19 participants and they are all excited about their experience so far.
Meet these 16 outstanding members of the 2024-25 Emerging Leaders Program class:
Anthony Kubik, American Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Crystal Mulcahy, 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