Issue Experts
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Phillip Arnzen
Regional Vice President – Midwest
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Anna Buhlinger
Federal Affairs Director
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Brian Christenberry
Regional Vice President – Great Lakes
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Erin Collins
Senior Vice President - State and Policy Affairs
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Tony Cotto
Director of Auto and Underwriting Policy
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Bri Dahl
Public Policy Analyst
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Katherine Duveneck
Federal Affairs Director
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Kristin Eichhorn
Assistant Vice President – Political Involvement Programs
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Jimi Grande
Senior Vice President - Federal & Political Affairs
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Tom Karol
General Counsel - Federal
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Lindsey Klarkowski
Director of Data Science & AI/ML Policy
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Patrick McCarty
Federal Affairs Manager
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Caitlin Murray
Regional Vice President – Southeast
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Matt Overturf
Regional Vice President – Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic
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Cate Paolino
Director of Public Policy
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Christian Rataj
Senior Regional Vice President – Western Region
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Colleen Scheele
Public Policy Counsel, Solvency & Tax Policy
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Jon Schnautz
Vice President - State Affairs
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Ward Tisdale
Regional Vice President - Southwest
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Brandon Vick
Regional Vice President – Northwest Region
Phillip Arnzen is the regional vice president – Midwest, advocating for member companies across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Before NAMIC, he served as director of Legislative Affairs at the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry after serving as deputy legislative director in the Missouri Governor’s Office. He also worked at the Missouri Department of Economic Development in legislative affairs and in Missouri’s Speaker Pro Tempore office as chief of staff, as well as numerous political campaigns for local and statewide races.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in financial planning from the University of Missouri.
