The mission of SIIA’s Workers’ Compensation Committee is to identify opportunities to create and/or increase membership value for companies involved with self-insured workers’ compensation programs and to assist the association in communicating its membership services to this market niche.

Duke Niedringhaus (Chair)
Vice President
J.W. Terrill, Inc.
Chesterfield, MO

Derrick Amato
Vice President, Workers' Comp Sales & Strategy
MultiPlan
Waltham, MA

Freda Bacon
Administrator
AL Self-Insured Workers' Comp Fund
Birmingham, AL

Joe Burgess
Senior Executive Vice President
CHSI
Reno, NV

Charlie Caldwell
President & CEO
Midlands Management Corp.
Oklahoma City, OK

Edward C. Canavan
Director, National Technical Compliance
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
Long Beach, CA

Kimble Coaker
CEO
AL Trucking Association Fund
Montgomery, AL

Ed Costner
President
Casualty Actuarial Consultants, Inc.
Brentwood, TN

Lori Daugherty
Divisional President - Pharmacy
PMSI
Tampa, FL

Carol DiPietro
Regional Vice President
Meadowbrook TPA Associates
Andover, MA

Alicia M. Drouant, CPA, ABV
Principal
Conner Ash P.C.
St. Louis, MO

Robert Jackson
COO
Stratose, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Virginia Johnson
Vice President of National Accounts
Gould & Lamb
Bradenton, FL

Steve Kokulak
Vice President, Workers' Comp.
MagnaCare
New Brunswick, NJ

Robert Leitner
Senior Regional Business Development Manager
Safety National
St. Louis, MO

Shawn Mackey
Assistant Vice President - Sales
Midwest Employers Casualty Co.
Tulsa, OK

Frank Pennachio
The WorkComp Advisory Group
Palm Harbor, FL

David D. Price
Vice President Business Development
POMCO Group
Syracuse, NY

Steve H. Scissors
Director of Business Relationships
Evans & Dixon, L.L.C.
St. Louis, MO

Stu Thompson
Fund Manager
The Builders Group
Eagan, MN

Nicole L. Vandiver
Senior Regional Underwriting Manager - GSI
Midwest Employers Casualty Co.
Chesterfield, MO

Mike Zucco
Director of Program Development
AL Self-Insured Workers' Comp Fund
Birmingham, AL