Leadership

NRRA is led by the country’s most knowledgeable individuals in risk retention group and risk purchasing group operations, compliance, and insurance. Meet the members of NRRA’s executive office and board of directors.

Executive Office

  • Joe Deems headshot

    Joe Deems

    Executive Director

  • Mireya Parrales

    Mireya Parrales

    Administrative Assistant

Board of Directors

  • Ted Davey headshot

    Ted Davey

    Board Member
    Gallagher Re

  • Shawn Dewane headshot

    Shawn Dewane

    Director of Governance
    Dewane Investment Strategies

  • Colin Donovan Headshot

    Colin Donovan

    Second Vice-Chair
    STICO Mutual Insurance Company, RRG

  • Sandy Elsass headshot

    Sanford "Sandy" Elsass

    Board Member Emeritus
    Industry Executive, Retired

  • Nancy Gray headshot

    Nancy Gray

    Past-Chair
    Aon Insurance Managers

  • Jon Harkavy headshot

    Jon Harkavy

    First Vice-Chair
    Risk Services, LLC

  • Christina Kindstedt headshot

    Christina Kindstedt

    Board Member
    Advantage Insurance Management (USA) LLC.

  • Matt Holycross Headshot

    Matt Holycross

    Board Member
    Palmetto Consulting of Columbia, LLC
    (Bulldog National RRG, Inc.)

  • Rod Nofziger headshot

    Rod Nofziger

    Secretary
    Owner/Operator Independent Driver Association RRG (OOIDA)

  • Alex Petrovich Headshot

    Alex Petrovich

    Treasurer
    Drover Risk Advisors

  • Julie Robertson Headshot

    Julie Robertson

    Board Member
    Honigman LLP

  • Tina Truax McCuin headshot

    Tina Truax McCuin, ACI

    Chair
    TD Wealth

  • Gerald Yoshida headshot

    Gerald Yoshida

    Board Member
    Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Additional Chairs

  • Tim Herr headshot

    Tim Herr

    Website Chair

  • Heather Ross headshot

    Heather Ross

    GAC Vice-chair