Board of Directors
About the NIIC Board of Directors
Because of the tremendous growth of the National Insurance Industry Council (NIIC) campaign over the past 46 years, a new, smaller NIIC l Board leadership structure has been established to manage the long-term health of the insurance industry fundraising effort more efficiently and effectively.
This group is comprised of great leaders within the insurance industry who currently serve as advisors to City of Hope, Spirit of Life Gala Committee and Regional Committees. The board's other roles include the selecting of future Spirit of Life® honorees and the recruitment of new board members. Additional members may be added in the future as deemed appropriate by the board.
NIIC President
Tracy Wade
Senior Vice President & Head of Coverholder Distribution
Brit Insurance
NIIC Vice President
Lee Sjostrom
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
RSUI Group, Inc.
Board Members
Daniel Berman
Firm Chairman, Founding Partner
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, LLP
Chris Carlson
Chief Operating Officer
CRC & National Property Practice Group Leader
Lynda Colucci
Executive Director
a/e ProNet
Cheryl Cotte
Managing Director
Deloitte
Kevin Daley
President, West Region Private Client Leader
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
Kimberly Hans
Executive Vice President, Head of Distribution
Munich Re Specialty – North America
Daniel Kaufman
President
Burns & Wilcox
Cyndi Lockyer
Senior Director, Business Development
Markel Specialty
Anthony Markel
Vice Chairman
Markel Corporation
Spirit of Life Honoree 2006
J. Todd Pierce
Associate Vice President
Engle Martin & Associates
Bryan Sanders
President, Wholesale
Markel Corporation
Spirit of Life Honoree 2023
Sarah Scher
Chief Executive Officer
Cooperative of American Physicians
Jerry Sullivan
Chairman
The Sullivan Group (California)
Spirit of Life Honoree 1997
Tim Turner
Chairman and CEO
R-T Specialty, LLC
Spirit of Life Honoree 2021
Tom Veale
President
TRISTAR Insurance
Mark Wells
Executive Chairman
Wells Media Group, Inc.