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ASCnet Election
The ASCnet Slate of Candidates
On behalf of your ASCnet Board of Directors, the ASCnet Nominations
Committee is pleased to present to you the following slate of candidates
to serve as ASCnet Board Directors for the term of 2011 - 2013.
The Nominations Committee has worked diligently over the past several
months to identify the most appropriate individuals to lead
ASCnet. While that may seem easy, let me assure you it is
not as we are blessed with a wealth of very skilled, passionate
volunteers all of whom are truly committed to ASCnet, our vision, and
our collective success. For 2011, the slated candidates are:
In accordance with ASCnet Bylaws, the following
Board Directors continue to serve their current terms and offices:
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John Warn, 2009 - 2011
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Rue Insurance |
| Stephanie Buckley, 2009 - 2011 |
Sentry West Insurance |
| Brian Bartosh, 2010-2012 |
Top O'Michigan Insurance Agency |
| Peter Anderson, 2010-2012 |
Anderson Group International |
| Leslie Lacroix, 2010 - 2012 |
HUB International Ontario Limited |
| Greg Trimble, 2010-2012 |
Trimble Insurance Agency, Inc |
The offices of Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer will be elected
by the Board of Directors at its Annual Board Meeting from directors
eligible to serve. The results of this election will be announced
at the Annual Membership Meeting.
The Nomination Process
From the identification of potential future leaders to casting your
vote, the ASCnet nominations process depends upon the active involvement
of our members.
Candidates are presented to the nominations committee throughout the
year from various sources and must meet the following criteria:
- Eligible nominees must be representatives of User Members in good
standing
- If two or more individuals from the same User Membership are legally
affiliated, including without limitation parent/subsidiary,
brother/sister (subsidiaries of the same parent member),
partnership/partner, or corporation/division, only one of them may serve
on the Board at a time.
The nominations process can be summarized as follows:
First and foremost, as part of its efforts to remain an effective,
strategic governing Board, the sitting Board completes an annual
assessment of its skills, competencies, and experiences comparing them
with both its current and future needs. A key outcome, of which,
is the identification of current Board strengths as well as growth
opportunities. In addition to review by the Board, the results of
this assessment are shared with the Nominations Committee.
Armed with this information, the Nominations Committee begins its
search to present a slate of candidates whose skills and abilities
complement those identified in the Board's assessment. Candidates
participating in our entire nominations process complete an initial
survey, an extensive application, an Omnia profile, and an interview
with a separate group of individuals. The final slate is selected
based upon the committee's review and evaluation of all of the above
information. The slate is then presented to the membership for
election.
On behalf of the entire Nominations Committee, I would like to
personally thank you for participating and casting your vote.
John Haber-Smith
2010 Nominations Committee Chair
Board of Directors Candidate(s) Biography:
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Maureen Boeing
Landmark Insurance Agency
Maureen Boeing is Vice President at Landmark
Insurance Agency, Cincinnati OH, an agency she helped to start in
1998. She brings 18 years experience to her position as operations
manager for a staff of 17. In addition, she handles the accounting and
services commercial clients.
Maureen has been involved with ASCnet since 1995 -
starting the Southwest Ohio Chapter of ASCnet and serving as
chapter president for two years. She also served for five years as
the ASCnet Chapters Committee Chairperson from 1996 to 2001,
and again in 2006. She became a certified presenter for
ASCnet in 2000 and presents often for chapters and at TENCon.
She has also served on the Education Committee for ASCnet. Maureen
also served on the Board of Directors for 2007-08.
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Lisa Parry-Becker
William B. Parry & Son, LTD
Lisa Parry-Becker is vice president of William B. Parry & Son,
LTD, an independent agency based in Langhorne, Pa. A fifth-generation family member
at the agency, she is responsible for sales and marketing, and handling
personal and commercial accounts. The agency is an IIABA
(Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association) Best Practices
agency and was recognized by Rough Notes magazine as its
September 2008 Marketing Agency of the Month.
Parry-Becker, who also serves as chair of Applied Systems Client
Network (ASCnet), is a passionate advocate for profit-building agency
efficiency enhancements, including effective use of agency management
automation, development of paperless operating environments, integration
of real-time processing and policy issue functionality into office
workflows, broad use of data download and technology-enabled
marketing.
For years, Parry-Becker has been a national insurance industry leader
and frequent speaker on technology and workflow issues affecting the
American Independent Agency community. She served as one of the
founding co-chairs of the industry-wide Real Time/Download Campaign
(www.getrealtime.org) and was chair of the ASCnet Interface Committee.
In addition, she participates on various carrier agency councils and
carrier automation councils. In 2010, she was appointed as a
member of the National Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of
America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).
Her speaking engagements have included dozens of sessions sponsored
by a wide range of industry groups, including ASCnet (Applied Systems
Client Network), ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations, Research and Development),
IVANS, ACT, ACORD-User Groups Information Exchange (AUGIE), Phoenix
Users Group and “Big I” state associations.
Parry-Becker earned an M.S. in marketing communications from
Northwestern University and a B.A. in philosophy from
William
Smith College.
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Heather Teegarden
Andres O’Neil & Lowe Agency,
Inc
Heather Teegarden is
Operations Manager of Andres O’Neil & Lowe Agency, Inc
& Co-Owner of
Direct Link Computer Systems, Inc. Heather is an
ASCnet Certified Presenter and
has presented numerous classes since 2001. She was the Vice
President of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of Applied Systems 2007-2008, and
served on numerous ASCnet Committees, PDC, Interface, Membership,
Conference, and ASCnet Quarterly committee.
Heather has received her CPIA
– Certified Professional Insurance Agent Designation,
is Licensed
Insurance Agent in Property & Casualty, Life , Health & Variable
Annuities and holds a HR Generalist Certification and membership in
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Heather has served her
community in many offices with non-profit organizations such as United
Way, Leadership Williams County, Destination Bryan, Inc. and Kiwanis
Club. She was the recipient of the Athena Award in 2009
for outstanding leadership, business standards and empowering women;
this a national award given in local communities around the world.
Heather is a graduate of
Indiana Institute of Technology with a degree in Business
Management..
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Donna Barr
Premier Insurance Consultants of the Treasure Coast Inc.
Donna Barr owns an agency in Palm City, FL as well as
an agency technology consulting firm. Prior to purchasing the agency in
July 2009, she was the Director of Performance and Agency Operations at
The Leavitt Group for one year and held many positions at Marsh from
1995 to 2008. Prior to joining Marsh in 1995, Donna had 15
years experience in the Insurance Industry, 10 of which were in her
family’s agency heading up Personal Lines.
Donna is the past Chair of the ASCnet Interface
Committee from 2002-2005, ACT/AUGIE Commercial Download Group,
ACORD Agricultural Working Group and ACORD Claims Download Group, where
she spearheaded the Claims Download initiative to get Applied Users
Claims Download capability. She is the current chair of the
ASCnet Industry Solutions Download Committee, ACORD Implementation Guide
Group, ACORD Commercial Download Working Group, FAIA Agency Technology
Task Force and Vice Chair of the FAIA Membership and Operations Council.
She is an ASCnet Certified Presenter as well as a member of the
ACORD Standards Group, AUGIE and ACT. Most recently she was one of
the first recipients and the only agent recipient of the ACE (ACORD
Certified Expert) Designation.
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