Nonprofits Insurance Alliance - 2018 NIA Annual Report

Team Kimberly Aday CFO and Treasurer Michelle Alvis Chief People Officer Tom Bakewell Chief Information Officer Pamela E. Davis Founder, President and CEO Dave Gibson Chief Claims Officer Brian Johnson Chief Underwriting Officer Melissa Yarnell Chief Risk Officer In Memorium 1956-2018 Betty led our IT department for 26 years with grace and grit. She was loved and respected by staff, peers, and board members. Our Women comprise 60 percent of the insurance industry workforce as a whole yet only occupy 19 percent of board seats and 11 percent of the C-suite.¹ At Nonprofits Insurance Alliance, our C-suite is 57 percent female. Next tier leadership—man- agement levels and leads—is 72 percent female. What did we do to make this happen? It’s simple: we hire and promote the most qualified people. The method works: businesses with increased female leadership prosper in unprecedented ways, with considerably improved performance compared to companies with mostly male execu- tives.² Our employees also have a strong internal sense of obligation to serve the nonprofit sector and we see our employees as valuable resources who want to do what is best for our members. When we put this philosophy into practice, it’s really not difficult to form a diverse team that continues to forward our mission. Our committed senior leadership team manages a workforce distributed across 17 states to swiftly and efficiently meet the needs of members and brokers. Clockwise from top, left: Brian Johnson, Michelle Alvis, Dave Gibson, Tom Bakewell, Kimberly Aday, Pamela E. Davis, Melissa Yarnell. ¹ Million Women Mentors.“Women in Insurance: Leading to Action.” STEMconnector, 2018. ² Kimball, Amanda. “2015-2016 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders.” Annual Study. The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus, 2016. Betty Johnson A head for insurance. A heart for nonprofits. 7