Vela All-Stars Underwriter Directory Your Guide to a Stellar Team
Vela All-Stars Office Locations Your Guide to a Stellar Team From coast to coast and class to class, we ve got an underwriting expert ready to help you navigate any risk. As you will see, our underwriters have expertise in a variety of areas so you can choose the person who can best meet your clients needs. Save this PDF to your computer for easy access, or print out a hard copy so you always have a Vela All-Star right at hand. Medford, OR, MN, CT, CA Omaha, NE, IL Cleveland, OH Radnor, PA Hamilton Square, NJ Englewood, CO Solvang, CA Los Angeles, CA, GA VELA LOCATIONS, GA Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346, IL, IL 60606 Cleveland, OH (address to:), IL 60606 Englewood, CO 400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 140 Englewood, CO 80112, CT 628 Hebron Avenue Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Hamilton Square, NJ 2445 Kuser Road, Suite 201 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Los Angeles, CA 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2200 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Medford, OR 1750 Delta Waters Road, #102280 Medford, OR 97504 Omaha, NE 11516 Nicholas Street, Suite 301 Omaha, NE 68154 Radnor, PA 150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite A270 Radnor, PA 19087 Solvang, CA 1992 Old Mission Drive, Suite 100 Solvang, CA 93463, MN 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121, CA 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 2015 Vela Insurance Services Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 2
Vela All-Stars Underwriter Directory Reference Regional Executives All Lines Foster, Andrew Professional Liability Singer, Steve Eastern Region Pomerantz, Roy Northeastern Region Rugnetta, Joseph Central Region Moran, Terri Western Region Vela Casualty Underwriters Commercial Construction De Jesso, Joseph Resman, Gary Turk, Tyler Wilson, Jennifer Alberico, Matthew Aldrich, Sara Barrow, Christopher Braden, William Delinski, Benjamin Hennessey-Buchanan, Kathleen Kamholz, Joan Maruszak, Patricia Kuzma, Carly Cleveland Alonso, Nancy Englewood Corwin, Laura Pomerantz, Roy Rothwell, Pamela Russo, Mary Beth Hamilton Square Schneider, William Hamilton Square Anderson, Tina Medford Day, Darcy Solvang Van Deusen, Ellen Solvang Anderson, David Hammarsten, Shelley Stotz, Todd Zabel, Wesley Fragger, Antonio Lager, Robert Moran, Terri Troy, Timothy Residential Construction De Jesso, Joseph Resman, Gary Turk, Tyler Wilson, Jennifer Alberico, Matthew Aldrich, Sara Barrow, Christopher Braden, William Delinski, Benjamin Hennessey-Buchanan, Kathleen Kamholz, Joan Maruszak, Patricia Kuzma, Carly Alonso, Nancy Corwin, Laura Pomerantz, Roy Rothwell, Pamela Russo, Mary Beth Schneider, William Anderson, Tina Day, Darcy Van Deusen, Ellen Frangier, Stephen Stotz, Todd Lager, Robert Moran, Terri Troy, Timothy Cleveland Englewood Hamilton Square Hamilton Square Medford Solvang Solvang Continued on the next page Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 3
Vela All-Stars Underwriter Directory Reference Continued Vela Casualty Underwriters Continued Specialty Construction Crain, Susan Dowling, Carl Kersey, Clif Resman, Gary Singer, Steve Barrow, Christopher Hennessey-Buchanan, Kathleen Corwin, Laura Pomerantz, Roy Surprenant, Lisa Rothwell, Pamela Russo, Mary Beth Anderson, Tina Day, Darcy Rugnetta, Joseph Fragger, Antonio Moran, Terri Troy, Timothy Products Liability De Jesso, Joseph Turk, Tyler Wilson, Jennifer Barrow, Christopher Braden, William Delinski, Benjamin Hennessey-Buchanan, Kathleen Kamholz, Joan Maruszak, Patricia Kuzma, Carly Alonso, Nancy Corwin, Laura Pomerantz, Roy Rothwell, Pamela Surprenant, Lisa Russo, Mary Beth Hamilton Square Medford Solvang Cleveland Englewood Hamilton Square Schneider, William Faley, James Anderson, Tina Day, Darcy Van Deusen, Ellen Anderson, David Frangier, Stephen Hammarsten, Shelley Olson, Kathie Rugnetta, Joseph Stotz, Todd Zabel, Wesley Lager, Robert Moran, Terri General Casualty De Jesso, Joseph Resman, Gary Turk, Tyler Wilson, Jennifer Alberico, Matthew Aldrich, Sara Barrow, Christopher Braden, William Delinski, Benjamin Hennessey-Buchanan, Kathleen Kamholz, Joan Maruszak, Patricia Kuzma, Carly Alonso, Nancy Corwin, Laura Pomerantz, Roy Rothwell, Pamela Surprenant, Lisa Russo, Mary Beth Schneider, William Hamilton Square Los Angeles Medford Solvang Solvang Cleveland Englewood Hamilton Square Hamilton Square Continued on the next page Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 4
Vela All-Stars Underwriter Directory Reference Continued Continued Faley, James Anderson, Tina Day, Darcy Van Deusen, Ellen Anderson, David Frangier, Stephen Hammarsten, Shelley Olson, Kathie Rugnetta, Joseph Stotz, Todd Zabel, Wesley Lager, Robert Moran, Terri Troy, Timothy Los Angeles Medford Solvang Solvang Vela Professional Liability Underwriters Miscellaneous E&O and Technology E&O Foster, Andrew Graham, Melissa Lovejoy, Chris Triplett, Edna Bradli, Daniel Hamilton Square Coachman, Justie Radnor Smades, Mike Radnor Chauncey-Kelly, Bret Sarnoski, David Vela Casualty Underwriting Assistants Rickerson, Lou Hertl, Christine McGrew, Denise Seludo, Marie Thorpe, Elaine Wilson, David Ditmer, Michelle Maselek, Lorena Penney, Karen Gerend, Peggy Greer, Lisa-Rae Thew, Kimberly Camm, Cathy Domasian, Amelia Linderoth, Christian Medina, Edna Osmun, Nancy Smith, Kathy Worley, Michael Solvang Solvang Vela Professional Liability Underwriting Assistants Miscellaneous E&O and Technology E&O Brown, Maria Radnor Krizmanich, Jeannine Radnor Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 5
Regional Executives Christopher J. Barrow Vice President and Branch Manager cbarrow@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7679, IL 60606 Andrew Foster Vice President Underwriting Professional Liability afoster@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1717 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Terri Moran Senior Vice President and Western Region Executive tmoran@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8230 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 6
Regional Executives Roy Pomerantz Vice President Underwriting rpomerantz@vela-ins.com (860) 781-6335 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Commericial/Residential/Specialty Construction Joseph Rugnetta, ARM Senior Vice President and Central Region Executive jrugnetta@vela-ins.com (612) 259-2455 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Commercial/Specialty Construction Gary Resman Vice President and Branch Manager gresman@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2068 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Manufacturing Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 7
Matthew Alberico Underwriter Trainee malberico@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7671, IL 60606 Manufacturing Nancy Alonso, CPCU, CIC, AU, CRIS, CPIW, ASLI, AINS, CLP Senior Underwriter nalonso@vela-ins.com (720) 360-3517 400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 140 Englewood, CO 80112 Sara Aldrich Assistant Vice President Underwriting saldrich@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7682, IL 60606 Residential/Specialty Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 8
David Anderson, CPCU, AU, IIA Assistant Vice President Underwriting dganderson@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2074 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Commercial/Specialty Construction Tina Anderson, CRIS Vice President Underwriting canderson@vela-ins.com (541) 582-0319 1750 Delta Waters Road, #102280 Medford, OR 97504 William Braden Vice President and Underwriting Manager wbraden@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7681, IL 60606 Commercial/Residential Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 9
Daniel Bradli, RPLU Assistant Vice President Professional Liability and Branch Manager Radnor dbradli@vela-ins.com (609) 584-4605 2445 Kuser Road, Suite 201 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Maria Brown Underwriting Assistant Professional Liability mabrown@vela-ins.com (610) 254-5912 150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite A270 Radnor, PA 19087 Cathy Camm Underwriting Assistant ccamm@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2073 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 10
Bret Chauncy-Kelly, RPLU, AINS Senior Risk Specialist Professional Liability brkelly@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8244 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Justie Coachman Underwriter Professional Liability jcoachman@vela-ins.com (610) 254-5913 150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite A270 Radnor, PA 19087 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Laura Corwin Assistant Vice President Underwriting lcorwin@vela-ins.com (860) 781-6342 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 11
Darcy Day, CRIS, CISR Executive Risk Specialist daday@vela-ins.com (805) 686-3584 1992 Old Mission Drive, Suite 100 Solvang, CA 93463 Joseph De Jesso Assistant Vice President and Assistant Branch Manager jdejesso@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1718 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Commercial/Residential Construction Benjamin Delinski Underwriter bdelinski@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7698, IL 60606 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 12
Michelle Ditmer Underwriting Assistant mditmer@vela-ins.com (860) 781-6334 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Amelia Domasian Senior Risk Assistant adomasian@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8232 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Carl Dowling Vice President Underwriting cdowling@vela-ins.com (978) 987-1723 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Specialty Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 13
James Faley Assistant Vice President Underwriting jfaley@vela-ins.com (213) 417-5452 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2200 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Courtney Fowler Underwriting Assistant cfowler@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1713 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Stephen Frangier Underwriter sfrangier@vela-ins.com (213) 417-5452 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121, Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 14
Antonio Fragger, CRIS Assistant Vice President Underwriting afragger@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8222 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Specialty/Commercial Construction Peggy Gerend, CRIS Senior Risk Assistant pgerend@vela-ins.com (805) 686-3587 1992 Old Mission Drive, Suite 100 Solvang, CA 93463 Melissa Graham Underwriter mgraham@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7619, IL 60606 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 15
Lisa-Rae Greer, CRIS Manager Risk Assistants lgreer@vela-ins.com (805) 686-3588 1992 Old Mission Drive, Suite 100 Solvang, CA 93463 Shelley Hammarsten Senior Underwriter shammarsten@vela-ins.com (612) 259-2461 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Commercial Construction Kathleen Hennessey-Buchanan, ARM, CIC Assistant Vice President Underwriting khbuchanan@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7683, IL 60606 Commercial/Residential Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 16
Christine Hertl, CRIS Manager Underwriting Assistants chertl@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7684, IL 60606 Joan Kamholz Assistant Vice President Underwriting jkamholz@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7685, IL 60606 Commercial/Residential Construction Clif Kersey Assistant Vice President Construction ckersey@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1725 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Specialty Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 17
Jeannine Krizmanich Administrative Manager and Underwriting Assistant Professional Liability jkrizmanich@vela-ins.com (610) 254-5914 150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite A270 Radnor, PA 19087 Carly Kuzma Senior Underwriter kkuzma@vela-ins.com (312) 566-7265 Cleveland, OH (Address to:), IL 60606 Robert Lager, CRIS Assistant Vice President and Assistant Branch Manager rlager@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8223 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Commercial/Residential Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 18
Christian Linderoth Senior Risk Assistant clinderoth@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8262 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Chris Lovejoy Assistant Vice President Underwriting clovejoy@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7618, IL 60606 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Patricia Maruszak Vice President Underwriting pmaruszak@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7688, IL 60606 Commercial/Residential Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 19
Lorena Maselek Underwriting Assistant lmaselek@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2069 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Denise McGrew, CRIS Senior Underwriting Assistant dmcgrew@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7689, IL 60606 Edna Medina, CRIS Assistant Risk Specialist emedina@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8224 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 20
Jesse Norman, MBA, ARM Executive Risk Specialist jnorman@vela-ins.com (925) 472-0539 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Kathie M. Olson, CPCU Assistant Vice President Underwriting kmolson@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2076 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Commercial/Specialty Construction Nancy Osmun Senior Risk Assistant nosmun@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8256 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 21
Karen Penney Underwriting Assistant kpenney@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2071 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Lynsie Pfannkuch Underwriting Assistant lpfannkuch@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1715 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Lou Rickerson Underwriting Assistant lrickerson@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2060 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 22
Pamela Rothwell Senior Underwriter prothwell@vela-ins.com (860) 781-6340 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Mary Beth Russo, CPCU, AV Assistant Vice President Underwriting mbrusso@vela-ins.com (609) 689-6217 2445 Kuser Road, Suite 201 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 ReMonica Sanders Senior Underwriting Assistant rsanders@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1714 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 23
David A. Sarnoski, RPLU, ASLI, ACS, PCS Senior Risk Specialist dsarnoski@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8231 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Derek Schiavone Assistant Vice President Underwriting dschiavone@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1726 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2200 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Specialty Construction William Schneider Vice President Underwriting wschneider@vela-ins.com (609) 584-4652 2445 Kuser Road, Suite 201 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Commercial/Residential Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 24
Marie Seludo Underwriting Assistant Casualty mseludo@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7678, IL 60606 Steve Singer Senior Vice President Underwriting ssinger@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1712 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Specialty Construction Mike Smades, RPLU Senior Underwriter msmades@vela-ins.com (610) 254-5919 150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite A270 Radnor, PA 19087 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 25
Kathy Smith, CRIS Senior Risk Assistant ksmith@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8226 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Todd Stotz, CRIS Assistant Vice President Underwriting tstotz@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7691, MN (Address to:), IL 60606 General Liability Lisa Surprenant Assistant Vice President Underwriting and Assistant Branch Manager lsurprenant@vela-ins.com (860) 781-6339 628 Hebron Avenue, Building 2, Suite 308, CT 06033 Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 26
Kimberly Thew Underwriting Assistant kthew@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2077 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Elaine Thorpe, CRIS Senior Underwriting Assistant ethorpe@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7694, IL 60606 Edna Triplett Senior Underwriter ttroy@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8258, IL 60606 Miscellaneous E&O Technology E&O Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 27
Timothy Troy Executive Risk Specialist ttroy@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8258 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Tyler Turk Underwriter tturk@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2098 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Ellen Van Deusen, CISR, CRIS Senior Risk Specialist evandeusen@vela-ins.com (805) 686-3591 1992 Old Mission Drive, Suite 100 Solvang, CA 93463 Commercial/Residential Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 28
Christina Villegas Senior Underwriting Assistant cvillegas@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7690, IL 60606 David Wilson Underwriting Assistant dwilson@vela-ins.com (312) 725-7645, IL 60606 Jennifer Wilson Senior Underwriter jwilson@vela-ins.com (678) 987-1719 Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1050, GA 30346 Commercial/Residential/Speciality Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 29
Michael Worley Risk Assistant mworley@vela-ins.com (925) 472-8227 1277 Treat Boulevard, Suite 300, CA 94597 Wesley Zabel, CPCU, AU Assistant Vice President Underwriting wzabel@vela-ins.com (404) 443-2079 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 195, MN 55121 Commercial/Specialty Construction Vela Insurance Services Underwriter Directory 30