Group photo of all Big I CT staff.

MEET OUR STAFF.

A passionate group of professionals dedicated to helping independent agents thrive.

Executive
Member Engagement
IAS (Retail & Wholesale Insurance Programs)
Industry & Government Relations
Education & Information
Marketing, COmmunications & EVents
Finance
Operations & Technology

All general questions and inquiries can be directed to team@bigict.org.

Executive

Headshot of Lisa Lounsbury.

Lisa Lounsbury, CAE, AAI, AIS

President
Headshot of Ryan St. Windsor.

Ryan St.Windsor

Executive & Office Assistant

Member Engagement

Headshot of Christine Neet.

Christine Neet, CPIA

AVP of Member Engagement
Headshot of Trisha Groth.

Trisha Groth

Member Services Specialist

IAS (Retail & Wholesale Insurance Programs)

Headshot of Brian Bixby.

Brian Bixby, AAI, ACSR

IAS President
Headshot of Brenda Strong.

Brenda Strong, AAI, ACSR

AVP of Operational Performance
Headshot of Denise Brown-Carter.

Denise Brown-Carter, ACSR

Personal Lines Manager
Headshot of Ashley Smith.

Ashley Smith

Commercial Lines Manager
Headshot of Terri Yates.

Terri Yates, AAI, ACSR, AINS

Sr. E&O Underwriter
Headshot of Jacinta Smith.

Jacinta Smith

Underwriting Associate
Headshot of Kaitlyn Lynady.

Kaitlyn Lynady, ACS, ALMI

Assistant Underwriter
Headshot of Adrianna Roser.

Adrianna Roser

Assistant Underwriter
Headshot of Victoria Parsons.

Victoria Parsons

Assistant Account Executive

Industry & Government Relations

Headshot of Travis Wattie.

Travis Wattie, MPA, CPCU, AINS, API

AVP of Government Relations
Headshot of Kathy Lawler.

Kathy Lawler, AAI

AVP Industry & Community Partnerships

Education & Information

Headshot of Sue Keegan.

Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA

Director of Education
Headshot of Jim Lombardo.

Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA

AVP of Learning & Development
Headshot of Tim Dodge.

Tim Dodge, AU, ARM, CPCU

AVP of Research & Information
Headshot of Lisa Britton.

Lisa Britton, ACSR, AAI

Education Administrator

Marketing, Communications & Events

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Julie Furst

VP of Marketing, Communications & Events
Headshot of Allison Just.

Allison Just

Meeting & Event Manager
Headshot of Kim Price.

Kim Price

Digital Marketing & Project Specialist
Headshot of Maddy Tomkos.

Maddy Tomkos

Graphic Design & Marketing Specialist

Michelle Krasniak

Marketing Director
Headshot of Anjali Harris.

Anjali Harris

Content Marketing & Social Media Specialist

Finance

Headshot of Lisa Nurnberger.

Lisa Nurnberger

Director of Finance
Headshot of Deb Perry.

Deb Perry

Accounting Manager
Headshot of Maninder Bhullar.

Maninder Bhullar

Accounting Specialist

Operations & Technology

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Kathy Glahn, AAM

SVP of Operations & Information Systems
Headshot of Nick Johnson.

Nick Johnson

Director of Technology
Headshot of Eric Miller.

Eric Miller

Systems Administrator

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