Board Selection Center
Welcome to the Board Selection Center.
Please visit this page for the latest news, updates, candidate information, and forms regarding the 2026 Academy Board Selection Process.
The distribution of Board members for the 2025-2026 year is as follows. The Nominating Committee will consider officer (one president-elect, one secretary-treasurer, and vice presidents for casualty, health, and professionalism and education) and three member-selected candidates to replace those Board members whose terms end in 2026. Academy members will be asked to nominate candidates for member-selected directors this spring, and the Nominating Committee will put forward a slate of candidates for selection by Academy members in the late summer. For more details about nominations and what is expected of Member-Selected Directors, please visit this page.
| Position | Name | Practice Area | Employer Type | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past President (Board Chairperson) | Darrell Knapp | Health | Retired (Consultant) | 2027 |
| President | Tricia Matson | Casualty | Consultant | 2028 |
| President-Elect | Frank Todisco | Retirement | Retired (Government) | 2029 |
| Penultimate President | Lisa Slotznick | Casualty | Retired (Consultant) | 2026 |
| Secretary-Treasurer* | Ben Slutsker | Life | Regulator | 2026 |
| Vice President, Professionalism and Education | Nancy Behrens | Life | Retired (Insurer) | 2026 |
| Vice President, Casualty | Susan Kent | Casualty | Insurer | 2026 |
| Vice President, Health | Annette James | Health | Consultant | 2026 |
| Vice President, Life | Kirsten Pedersen | Life | Consultant | 2027 |
| Vice President, Retirement | Bruce Cadenhead | Retirement | Consultant | 2027 |
| Vice President, Risk Management and Financial Reporting | Bill Jones | Casualty | Insurer | 2027 |
| Member-Selected Director | Lena Black | Retirement | Consultant | 2026 |
| Member-Selected Director | Donna Megregian | Life | Insurer | 2026 |
| Member-Selected Director | Maambo Mujala | Life | Insurer | 2026 |
| Member-Selected Director | Steve Armstrong | Casualty | Insurer | 2027 |
| Member-Selected Director | Eric Keener | Retirement | Consultant | 2027 |
| Member-Selected Director | Stephen Koca | Casualty | Consultant | 2027 |
| Member-Selected Director | Joe Hicks | Retirement | Consultant | 2028 |
| Member-Selected Director | Ron Ogborne | Health | Consultant | 2028 |
| Member-Selected Director | Becky Sheppard | Health | Consultant | 2028 |
| Board-Selected Director | Joyce Bohl | Health | Retired (Insurer) | 2027 |
*The Academy’s secretary-treasurer can serve for three consecutive one-year terms. Ben Slutsker is in his third and final year as secretary-treasurer of a possible three.