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Directors and Officers

Jon W. DeMoss
President
Chief Executive Officer

Jon DeMoss has been President and Chief Executive Officer of ISBA Mutual Insurance Company since 1994. Formerly, Mr. DeMoss served as President of the Illinois State Bar Association (1984-1985) and also as its Executive Director, from 1986 until 1994. Mr. DeMoss is a former President of the National Association of Bar Related Insurance Companies and serves on the Board of Directors of The Lawyers Reinsurance Company. Additionally, Mr. DeMoss serves on the Board of Visitors of the John Marshall Law School. Mr. DeMoss is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and the University of Illinois College of Law.

Theresa J. Rodgers
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Theresa Rodgers has been with ISBA Mutual Insurance Company since 1995. As Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, she oversees all the accounting, financial and regulatory reporting functions for the company. Before coming to ISBA Mutual, Ms. Rodgers acquired a broad accounting background which includes industrial as well as service related industries. Ms. Rodgers received her B.A. from Northland College. She is a CPA and is a member of the AICPA and Illinois CPA Society.

Melissa Kaplan
Vice President of Claims and Underwriting

Melissa Kaplan oversees the claim handling and litigation management operations of ISBA Mutual. Ms. Kaplan has an extensive background in management of professional liability insurance claims, having worked at St. Paul Insurance, CNA, and Interstate Insurance Group, where she was Assistant Director of Professional Liability Claims. Ms. Kaplan has a degree from the University of Florida in Business Administration and is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School.

Kurt B. Bounds
Vice President, Business Development & Service

Kurt Bounds directs the sales and marketing functions for ISBA Mutual. He has over 13 years experience in the insurance industry with 6 years of selling and marketing professional liability insurance. Prior to joining ISBA Mutual, Mr. Bounds work as the Midwest Regional Marketing Manager for Great American Insurance's Legal Professional Liability Program. Mr. Bounds received his BA from North Central College and is currently pursuing his MBA in Business from North Central College. Mr. Bounds is an active member of PLUS, (Professional Liability Underwriting Society) and North Central College's Alumni Association.