CHAIR OF THE BOARD’S MESSAGE
DOING OUR PART Autumn is a time of change at IA&B, as new volunteer leaders join the Board of Directors. I’m proud to report that this year’s class is another stellar one with representation from a variety of agencies throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. To our new directors – Kent Reynolds, Donna Roper, Candi Shoupe, Mike Thomas, and Sheila Wells – welcome and thank you for supporting the organization and independent agents throughout the region. And to our outgoing chairman, Craig Mader, and directors – Steve Burnett, Lee Dotson, Greg Gunn, and Bryan Hanes – thank you for your time and leadership. This issue of Primary Agent magazine is dedicated to IA&B’s government affairs work – work that is made possible thanks to the support of member agents. To learn more, read the interview with IA&B Member Lee Dotson on page 8 and the article with state legislative insights on page 12. Then I encourage you to get involved, whether in your state IA&B government relations committee or through an AgentPAC contribution. (See a list of last year’s contributors on page 18.) IA&B’s work – advocacy and otherwise – benefits all of us and our livelihood. Yet its success hinges on member involvement. I offer a hearty thank-you to all of those who volunteer with IA&B. And for those who haven’t yet, consider getting involved. I guarantee that you’ll reap even more than you sow. Best,
Richard M. Rankin Chair of the Board
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IA&B BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Richard M. Rankin, CIC, Chair Lancaster, PA D. Bradley Rosenkilde Jr., Vice Chair Hunt Valley, MD
MEMBERS Gregory H. Bennett
Bel Air, MD
Sarah M. Brown, CIC, CRM, AFIS Shrewsbury, PA Andrew Enders, Esq.
Harrisburg, PA
Len Gieseler, LUTCF
Pottstown, PA
Jason R. Hess
Coraopolis, PA
Lisa A. Leach Goth, CIC
New Bethlehem, PA
Christopher J. Miller, CIC
Jonestown, PA
Michael A. Papa, CIC, MBA Hunt Valley, MD William H. Purdy
Sunbury, PA
Kent Reynolds, CIC
Hagerstown, MD
Jason Rodriguez
Wilmington, DE
Donna Roper
York, PA
Candace Shoupe, AAI, AIC
New Castle, DE
Tara S. Silfies, CPCU
Bethlehem, PA
Robert L. Smyrl Jr., CIC
Hatfield, PA
Michael Thomas
Gambrills, MD
Sheila Wells, CIC, CISR
Rehoboth Beach, DE
J. Marshall Wolff, CIC, CPCU Easton, PA
NATIONAL DIRECTORS Michael P. Ertel Sr. (PIA) Columbia, MD G. Greg Gunn, CIC (IIABA) Lemoyne, PA Diane Hornung Hanby (IIABA) Wilmington, DE 2
SEPTEMBER 2021
