Directors and Officers

Jon W. DeMossJon 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 RodgersTheresa 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 KaplanMelissa 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.


Melissa KaplanKurt 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.


Board of Directors

Leonard F. Amari
Irene F. Bahr
Jack C. Carey
John Bernard Cashion
David A. Decker
James J. DeSanto
Robert K. Downs
James J. Elson
Celia G. Gamrath
Loren S. Golden
Ronald J. Guild
Murphy C. Hart
Terrence K. Hegarty
Tom Leahy
Christopher Mullen
Ole Bly Pace, III
Catherine A. Pratt
Todd A. Smith
David B. Sosin
Leo J. Sullivan, III
Richard L. Thies

Officers

Robert K. Downs
Chairman of the Board

Jon W. DeMoss
President and Chief Executive Officer

Leo J. Sullivan, III
First Vice President

Irene F. Bahr
Second Vice President

Jack C. Carey
Third Vice President

John B. Cashion
Secretary / Treasurer

Theresa J. Rodgers
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Melissa Kaplan
Vice President of Claims & Underwriting

Kurt B. Bounds
Vice President, Business Development & Service

ISBA Mutual Insurance Company
223 West Ohio Street Chicago IL 60610-4445
Phone (800) 473-4722 or (312) 379-2000