Leadership

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President
Loyd A. Hudson
Self-Insured Co. Representative 
(American Electric Power)
740.349.4040
Vice President
Kris Tefft 
State Association Representative
(Washington)
800.736.7296 
Secretary Treasurer
Denise Evans
Self-Insured Co. Representative
(Staffmark Group)
513.852.4806
Immediate Past President
John Smolk
Self-Insured Co. Representative
(Southern California Edison) 
626.302.5685

 

BOARD OF MANAGERS

Alberto Rivera
State Self-Insured Association Representative
(Arizona) 
 

Bill Rush
State Self-Insured Association Representative
(Colorado) 

 
Peter Strauss
State Self-Insured Association Representative
406.431.7220
  Max Koonce
Professional Member Liaison

(Sedgwick)
479.903.6118

 

ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT

J&M Business Solutions, LLC
3053 Nationwide Parkway
Brunswick, OH 44212
[email protected]
916.231.2132

 

STATE SELF-INSURED ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

Alabama Self-Insurers Association
Larry Vinson
P.O. Box 240757 
Montgomery, AL 36124
334.300.6545
[email protected]
www.asiaal.org		 Michigan Self-Insurers Association
Dawn Drobnich
3001 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 206
Troy, MI  48084
810.273.4126
[email protected]
www.michselfinsurers.org
Arizona Self-Insurers Association
Karolyn Kiburz, CMP
7375 E. Sixth Ave.  Suite 9
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 
480.706.5762
[email protected]
www.azselfinsurers.org		 Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers
Wendy Powell
825 North President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
601.749.6247
[email protected] 
www.masiweb.org
Arkansas Self-Insurers Association
Melinda Cox
P.O. Box 976
Siloam Springs, AR  72761 
479.264.8236
[email protected]
www.arkselfinsure.com		 Montana Self-Insurers Association
Peter Strauss
520 Monroe Ave
Helena, MT  59601
406.431.7220
[email protected]  
www.mtselfinsurers.org
California Self-Insurers Association
Jill Dulich
PO Box 25601
Santa Ana, CA 92799
714.679.7707
[email protected]
www.caself-insurers.com		 New Jersey Self-Insurers Association
James Knicos
PO Box 3455
Mercerville, NJ 08619
609.587.4304
[email protected]
www.njselfinsurers.com 
Colorado Self-Insurers Association
Bill Rush
9500 Civic Center Drive
Thornton, Colorado 80203
303.562.6569
[email protected]
www.co-sia.org
 New York Self-Insurers Association 
Heidi Mahoney 
9 Caldwell Drive
Buffalo, NY 14224
716.668.0822 
[email protected]
www.nyselfinsurance.com 
Illinois Self-Insurers Association
Keith J. Herman
20 North Clark Street, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL  60602
312.201.6388
[email protected] 
www.illinoisselfinsurance.org		 Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Education Association
Pam Marrs
PO Box 521
Sand Springs, OK 74063
405.604.0343
[email protected]
www.oklahomaselfinsurers.com

Kentucky Self-Insurers Association
Tom Underwood
5932 Timber Ridge Drive, Suite 101
Prospect, KY  40059
502.223.5322
[email protected]
www.kysia.org   

 Pennsylvania Self-Insurers Association
Michael McNanney
317 Church Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
484.352.3525
[email protected]
www.paselfinsurers.org 

Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers
Gary Patureau
PO Box 4151
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225.338.0705
[email protected]
www.lasie.org

 Washington Self-Insurers Association
Kris Tefft
828 7th Avenue SE
Olympia, WA  98501 
360.754.6416
[email protected]
www.wsiassn.org 

 

PAST PRESIDENTS

1972 – 1973: Lowell Fifer 
Affiliation: BF Goodrich 

1973 – 1974: Ralph Hartman 
Affiliation: Bethlehem Steel 

1974 – 1980: Thomas Sprentall 
Affiliation: Eastman Kodak 

1981 – 1982: Ralph Adams 
Affiliation: General Motors 

1982 – 1983: Arthur Fitzgerald 
Affiliation: UNOCAL 

1983 – 1985: Daniel Minnick 
Affiliation: LTV Steel 

1985 – 1986: Joseph Burns 
Affiliation: ALCOA 

1986 – 1988: Richard Schafstall 
Affiliation: Cinergy 

1988 – 1990: Alan Strohmaier 
Affiliation: General Motors 

1990 – 1992: Kenneth Gipson 
Affiliation: Weyerhaeuser 

1992 – 1994: Gregory Saxum 
Affiliation: Eastman Kodak 

1994: Thomas Nyhan 
Affiliation: Illinois Self-Insurers Association 

1995 – 1998: Lawrence Holt 
Affiliation: Lucent Technologies 

1998 – 2000: Robert Steggert 
Affiliation: Marriott International 

2000 – 2002: Allyn Tatum 
Affiliation: Tyson Foods 

2002 – 2004: George Wood 
Affiliation: Montana Self-Insurers Association

2004 - 2006: George Nelson 
Affiliation: May Department Stores

2006 – 2008: Max Koonce
Affiliation: Wal-Mart Stores

2008-2010: Nona Grancell
Affiliation: California Self-Insurers Association

2010-2012: Dave Kaplan
Affiliation: Washington Self-Insurers Association

2012-2013: Theresa Muir
Affiliation: Southern California Edison

2013-2015: Robert Minor
Affiliation: Ohio Self-Insurers Association

2015: Max Koonce
Affiliation: Walmart Stores

2015: Jason Smitherman
Affiliation: Oklahoma Self-Insurers Association

2016-2018:  Loyd Hudson
Affiliation: Americal Electric Power

2018-2020: Phil Millhollon
Affiliation: California Self-Insurers' Association