Officers & Directors

Ryan Fee is the VP of Risk Management for InvenTrust Properties Corp, a publicly traded REIT headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. He is responsible for the strategic planning, development and implementation of all insurance and risk management programs, including insurance policies, claims, loss control, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Management and management of InvenTrust's captive insurance company. Ryan has been in the risk management and insurance industry for over 20 years.

Seung Yoo is the Senior Director of Global Risk and Property Management at Steel Partners, responsible for comprehensive global risk management programs and real property administration. His past roles include Sr. Director of Global Risk and Property Management at Regal Rexnord Corporation, US Risk Manager for Takeda Pharmaceuticals, underwriter at Chubb and broker at ECBM. He holds the CPCU, ARM-E and ARe designations.

Kelly Croll has been in Corporate Insurance and Risk Management at Allstate for over ten years. As an Insurance Risk Lead Consultant, she oversees the agent errors and omissions insurance program, property and other corporate insurance programs, manages corporate claims, and is primarily responsible for risk management contract review. She earned her J.D. from DePaul University School of Law.

Katie is the Corporate Insurance & Risk Manager at Solventum, responsible for the oversight and coordination of the worldwide property and casualty insurance programs. Prior to Solventum she was an Account Executive at Marsh McLennan Agency, and earlier held roles at LaSalle Investment Management, Rotary International and Sedgwick.

Michael is a Senior Manager in EY's Insurance Claims Services practice, based in Chicago. With more than 15 years of specialized experience, he advises policyholders on complex insurance recoveries involving property damage, extra expense, business interruption, cyber events, fidelity claims, and litigation support.

Theresa Power Severson is Senior Vice President of Insurance and Risk at Kite Realty Group, managing the company's risk and insurance programs, captive insurance program, claims management, business continuity, and enterprise risk management. In 2023 she was honored as the Risk Manager of the Year by RIMS.

Gail Bartholomew is the Global Insurance and Claims Manager for Nouryon USA, LLC, based in Chicago, responsible for risk management, insurance, and claims management of Nouryon's global operations. She holds the RIMS-CRMP designation along with the CRM, CIC, CISR, and CPRM designations.

Paul Brandel is the Risk Manager for US Foods. He began his career in 1999 as a multi-line claims adjuster for Marriott International and has held roles with Gallagher Bassett, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Eby-Brown. He is a past President of the RIMS Chicago Chapter (2018).

Angela Falese is an accomplished business development leader with extensive experience in the insurance restoration industry. She serves on the marketing committee for the Chicagoland Risk Forum.

Peter is a seasoned business development professional with over 25 years of experience in valuation services and capital asset management, delivering insurance appraisals and fixed asset inventories for governmental and non-governmental clients. He has served on the Chicago RIMS membership committee.

Drawing on 30 years of industry experience, Tanja has extensive global M&A, risk management and captive experience across a variety of industries, with prior roles at Hylant, Willis, Marsh and CNA. She is a frequent speaker on market updates, M&A, captives and claims management.

Adam Miholic is the Vice President, Placement and Captives for Revantage, a Blackstone real estate portfolio company, leading North American insurance placement and all global captive programs. He has more than 12 years of experience in insurance and captive consulting.

Lara Pearson is the Senior Director of Risk Management at Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants in Downers Grove, IL. She previously served as President of the Atlanta RIMS chapter, leading it to the Global RIMS Chapter of the Year Award.

With over 25 years in insurance and risk management, Amy Scheiden is Risk Manager at The Habitat Company, overseeing property, casualty and management liability placement, claims and loss prevention.

Liz is the Director of Risk & Insurance for Ozinga, a large construction and transportation company headquartered in the Chicago area, where her team manages risk, the insurance portfolio, contracts, claims and vendor compliance. She also started and manages a single-parent captive in Vermont.