Issue Experts
-
Phillip Arnzen
Regional Vice President – Midwest
-
Anna Buhlinger
Federal Affairs Director
-
Brian Christenberry
Regional Vice President – Great Lakes
-
Erin Collins
Senior Vice President - State and Policy Affairs
-
Tony Cotto
Director of Auto and Underwriting Policy
-
Bri Dahl
Public Policy Analyst
-
Katherine Duveneck
Federal Affairs Director
-
Kristin Eichhorn
Assistant Vice President – Political Involvement Programs
-
Jimi Grande
Senior Vice President - Federal & Political Affairs
-
Tom Karol
General Counsel - Federal
-
Lindsey Klarkowski
Director of Data Science & AI/ML Policy
-
Patrick McCarty
Federal Affairs Manager
-
Caitlin Murray
Regional Vice President – Southeast
-
Matt Overturf
Regional Vice President – Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic
-
Cate Paolino
Director of Public Policy
-
Christian Rataj
Senior Regional Vice President – Western Region
-
Colleen Scheele
Public Policy Counsel, Solvency & Tax Policy
-
Jon Schnautz
Vice President - State Affairs
-
Ward Tisdale
Regional Vice President - Southwest
-
Brandon Vick
Regional Vice President – Northwest Region
Christian J. Rataj, J.D., serves as NAMIC's senior regional vice president – Western region. He advocates on behalf of NAMIC member companies in Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
Holding a juris doctorate degree from the University of Colorado School of Law, Rataj has extensive legal experience. Prior to joining NAMIC, he was a trial lawyer specializing in insurance subrogation and defense and civil litigation. He has also been a mediator and an adjunct professor of business law.
