Jerry owned and managed an agency in Grand Coulee, Washington, for over 40 years. He has long been an advocate of professional continuing education having earned his CIC designation in 1983 and is a National Faculty member and Educational Consultant for the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. Active in the industry, Jerry served on the technical committee of the Independent Agents of Washington and chaired the Far West Agents conference, a technical forum with Insurance Services Office. He currently serves as faculty for IIAA's Virtual University. Jerry was honored by the PIA of Washington/Alaska as "Agent of the Year" in 1994 and served as President of the Association in 1997-1998. Jerry is an active volunteer in his community and in 1995 was named "Business Person of the Year" by the Grand Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce.

Nikki Sherrill-Wyatt is a Claims Manager with Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company. Nikki started her claims career with Penn National in 1995 where she has remained throughout her insurance career. Nikki oversees the automobile and property lines of business in claims for the states of North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. She also trains claim representative trainees for Penn National Insurance. She enjoys teaching college graduates about insurance and claims handling in this program. She developed the curriculum for this program, where candidates have been successfully trained, hired and promoted throughout the company. Nikki also works as a Claims Alliance for the independent agents in her territory. She is charged with making sure the customer experience during the claims process is simple, timely and professional on all levels. Her focus is on customer service at all times. She is proud to have had a long career in claims and have the ability to teach others to love claims as well. Nikki earned a degree in Economics. She earned her CIC designation in 2018, and also holds the CPCU, SCLA, AIS, AIM, API, AIC, and AINS designations.

Dave Medvidofsky retired early after more than 31 years of service with Main Street America Insurance (MSA), a Jacksonville, FL-based property-casualty carrier. Dave was most recently Senior Vice President of Product Operations where he was responsible for leading all insurance product, underwriting, administration, and operations functions including profit & loss accountability and employee/customer engagement within personal lines, commercial lines, commercial agriculture, bonds, and the assumed reinsurance portfolio. During his tenure with MSA he led multiple insurance company functions including Human Resources, Training & Development, Corporate Communications, Internal Audit, Corporate Strategy, Operations, and Facilities/Administrative Services. He also held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing, product development, and underwriting. He brought a practitioner mindset into his company roles having begun his insurance career on the agency side. Dave has served on numerous industry and community boards and committees. He is a past President and Chair of the CPCU Society (2013) and is currently a board member for the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. He proudly serves on the board of Pine Castle, Inc., a Jacksonville, FL non-profit that empowers adults with intellectual and developmental differences through opportunities to learn, work and connect. In addition to his board roles, Dave enjoys coaching emerging leaders. Dave earned a master’s degree in leadership and a bachelor’s in business management from Franklin Pierce University. He earned his CIC designation in 1992 and his CRM designation in 2008. He also holds the CPCU, ARM, AAI, and AIAF designations.