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
Ward Tisdale serves as NAMIC's regional vice president – Southwest region. He advocates on behalf of NAMIC member companies in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
During his more than 20 years of advocacy work, Tisdale has worked in public affairs at a Fortune 500 semiconductor company, led a commercial real estate trade association, and served six years with the Texas Attorney General’s Office following earlier work as a daily newspaper reporter.
Ward has a M.A. in journalism and a B.A. in history from the University of Texas at Austin.
