President – Alan F. Hoffmann

Alan graduated from The Ohio State University in 1986 in Business Administration where he majored in Insurance and Risk Management. Alan is currently the President and owner of Hoffmann & Associates Insurance Services, Inc., an Independent Insurance Agency. Hoffmann & Associates Insurance Services specializes in property and casualty and health insurance protection for businesses and individuals. Alan started the agency in May of 2004 after selling his interest in DHA Insurance Agency which he had been with since 1990. He is an alumnus of the Alpha Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma and has acted as an Alumni Advisor of the Alpha Chapter. Alan has served on the Executive Committee since 1990 and has served as International President since 1998.

Executive Vice President - Alan C. Williams, Ph.D., CPCU, CLU

Dr. Williams is retired from the College of Business at The Ohio State University, former Executive Director of the Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education, past national President of the Professional Fraternity Association and a past national President of Gamma Iota Sigma.

Immed. Past President – John D. Meder

John is a graduate of The Ohio State University where he majored in Insurance and Risk Management and was a member of Gamma Iota Sigma. He has held several positions on the Grand Chapter including the Presidency for two years. His background includes various management positions within the insurance industry. He is currently a Principal Partner and Office Manager for Palmer & Cay of Ohio, an Insurance & Risk Management / Compensation & Benefits Consulting Group. In addition, he is one of the firms Practice Leaders for many of Palmer & Cay's commercial real estate clients. Previous to Palmer & Cay, John was the Senior Vice President, Sales Manager for Marsh, USA overseeing the development of new business operations for the Northern Ohio Operations of Marsh. John had also worked as a risk manger for The Galbreath Company, a leading real estate and development firm in the United States

Secretary – Lance Lancour

Lance is a 2002 graduate of Olivet College and currently works for Marsh in Detroit, MI. Lance was a member of Gamma Iota Sigma for three years and held several positions including the Vice President of Public Relations for the Alpha Alpha Chapter. He also served as the International Student Representative to the Executive Committee for the 2001-2002 program year. In addition he was the first recipient of the Alan C. Williams Leadership Award

Treasurer - Brian Bowerman

Brian graduated from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Insurance.

In June of 1988, he joined Westfield Companies as a Claims trainee.  Following claims assignments in Columbus, Cleveland, Gaylord, MI and Mentor, Ohio. Brian managed Westfield Claims’ agent draft authority program known as Agency Claims Services.  During this time, Brian also had responsibility for several Claims Training initiatives. 

In 1995, Brian became Asst. Vice President of Training and Development where he was responsible for corporate-wide education and training.  He worked closely with the Westfield Agents' Association in developing The Association Perpetuation Plan (TAPP), a program focusing on agency perpetuation and producer education.  Brian completed his CPCU designation in 1998.

In the summer of 1998, he joined Westfield Services as Vice President of Agency Operations.  In this position Brian oversees teams involved in our wholesale agency operations, service center operations, and agent continuing education.  Brian earned his Certified Structured Settlement Counselor designation in 2001 and participates in the operation of Westfield Services’ structured settlement brokerage.  He serves on the Board of Trustees as Treasurer for Gamma Iota Sigma, a collegiate insurance and risk management fraternity organization, and President of the Ohio Association of Professional and Specialty Lines Offices (OAPSLO).

Brian, his wife Mary, and their three daughters live in Macedonia, Ohio near Cleveland.

Vice President - Christopher Place

Chris is a 1996 graduate of Central Michigan University and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He currently works as a consulting actuary with Watson Wyatt Worldwide in Southfield, MI. While at CMU, Chris was an active member of the Nu Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma for three years. He was elected to the Gamma Iota Sigma Board of Trustees in 2002 and joined the Executive Committee in 2004.

Vice President – Jeff Lamb

Jeff Lamb, CPCU is the Managing Director of Underwriting for the Mid South Region of the Markel Corporation.  Prior to this position, Jeff was Director of Business Development of the Markel Corporation and Chief Underwriting Officer for Investors Underwriting Managers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel Corp.  Markel is an international specialty insurer that ranks as the seventh largest surplus lines writer in the United States.  Jeff has been in the insurance industry for approximately 18 years with experience as a wholesale broker in St. Louis, underwriting manager in Dallas, TX, excess umbrella underwriter in New York City, Lloyds of London Intern, NAPSLO Intern, and Michigan Insurance Bureau Actuarial Intern.

Jeff is a cum laude graduate of Olivet College.  Jeff is a CPCU and received his MBA from the College of Insurance (now St. John’s University School of Risk Management).  Jeff is Vice President of the Executive Committee of Gamma Iota Sigma Grand Chapter, International Insurance, Risk Management and Actuarial Science Fraternity.  Also, he is a member of the NAPSLO Internship Committee.

Vice President - Noelle Codispoti

Noelle is an alum of the Sigma Chapter at Temple University majoring in Actuarial Science and Risk Management. She became involved with GIS during her first semester Freshman Year as an active member, and was asked to become an officer as a Freshman. She has served as the Vice President of Finance and Alumni Affairs, and has participated in the Industry Relations and Public Relations Committees, prior to becoming the President in the Fall 2003. Her leadership has extended outside of Gamma, as she has made an active effort each summer to develop her professional skills by interning at Doyle Consulting Group, Prudential Financial, ACE International, and ACE USA.

Vice President - H. Ross Totten

H. Ross Totten, FCIP, CCIB., is President and CEO of Totten Insurance Group and a major shareholder of the firm. Ha has been involvedin senior management of MGA's and insurance intermediaries in Canada for over 35 years.

Totten Insurance Group is a specialty insurance wholesaler that develops niche products and provides innovative solutions for out-of-the-ordinary lines of business.

Ross is a Past President of the Insurance Institute of Ontario and Past Governor of the Insurance Institute of Canada. Involved in education for several years, he has been an Institute course instructor; Coordinator of Insurance Studies at St. Clair College; a teacher and lecturer for RIBO licensing and CAIB courses.

A frequent speaker ar seminars regarding insurance issues dealing with niche or specialty marketing, he has written numerous articles on the subject.

Vice President- Cyndi Hornby

Faculty Representative - R.B. Drennan, Ph.D.

Dr. Drennan is Associate Professor and Department Chairperson of the Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management Department in the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University and Program Director for the Risk Management and Insurance Program. Dr. Drennan received his BS degree in economics and mathematics from Southern Methodist University and AM and Ph.D. degrees in insurance and risk management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He conducts research on health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and has published in the Journal of Insurance Regulation, Benefits Quarterly and The Journal of Insurance Issues. He has done consulting work for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the American Society of Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM). He has conducted numerous executive training sessions for the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program and most recently CIGNA. Dr. Drennan has received three teaching awards and one award for Outstanding Faculty Service while at Temple. His teaching interests include employee benefits and risk management. Dr. Drennan has served as faculty advisor for Sigma since 1991 and has been on the faculty at Temple since 1988.

Student Representative- Saquib Cheema