Vice President Candidates
Tyrone Settlemier
Born in Albany, Oregon, Tyrone started his insurance compliance career in 1992 for what was originally to have been a two-week project. Thirty years later he is Compliance Manager for Property lines of business for AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. His career started in Albany, Oregon, then took him to Dallas, Texas in 2004. He relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in 2013, where he is still located. He is married with two adult children, two cats, and 27,000 phonograph records. Tyrone plays piano, classical organ, oboe, and recorder, most actively for his local congregation. His first album was released in 1990 and his second album in 2008.
What skills do you bring to the office? What qualifications make you a viable candidate for the office?
CPCU, 31 years insurance compliance experience, active member of AICP since 1998.
What would be your goals for office if you are elected?
I would like to strengthen membership by holding value-added local activities for chapter members.
If elected, how would you use your office to work with others in the AICP to pursue the AICP’s current goals and objectives, to meet member needs, and to enhance the AICP’s value in our insurance compliance community?
AICP is about fostering relationships, peer-to-peer, regulated-to-regulator, and industry-to-world. I want further develop an atmosphere of enjoyable, collegial volunteerism that furthers the sharing and preservation of knowledge.
Where would you like to see the AICP in the future and what would you do to move the AICP toward the vision?
I would like to see AICP more widely visible in the industry. Not just for state filers, market conduct professionals and similar positions which have historically comprised the bulk of AICP membership, but help develop AICP into widely-known go-to source of information and facilitation that all areas of the insurance industry turns to, regarding insurance compliance of every conceivable variety.
Secretary Candidates
Christie Lee
Christie has been with Great American since 1997. She began her career completing state filings and product development on package line filings containing Farm, General Liability, Property, Inland Marine, Package and more. Today, Christie focuses her attention on filing compliance issues, technology used for Compliance and State Filings and training employees. Christie obtained her BA degree in Marketing from Northern Kentucky University in 2001. She also received her AFIS (Agricultural & Farm Insurance Specialist) designation in 2006. Christie lives in Alexandria, KY with her husband Jeff and their two children Hudson (9) and Maddalyn (7). Christie also enjoys camping, boating, and cheering on her kids while they play a variety of sports.
What skills do you bring to the office? What qualifications make you a viable candidate for the office?
Attention to detail, ideas and insurance knowledge.
What would be your goals for office if you are elected?
To continue to maintain good records and minutes for our chapter.
If elected, how would you use your office to work with others in the AICP to pursue the AICP’s current goals and objectives, to meet member needs, and to enhance the AICP’s value in our insurance compliance community?
I will do my part in making the AICP a great organization and focus on Midwest Chapter goals and assist the office in whatever means to accomplish the goals that are set.
Where would you like to see the AICP in the future and what would you do to move the AICP toward the vision?
Continue to grow the Midwest Chapter and find ways to get more members involved.
Chapter Financial Liaison Candidates
Sharee Cephus
Sharee has seventeen years of insurance experience. She started her career in 2005 with Homesite Insurance in Akron, Ohio as a Customer Service Representative. During her time at Homesite, she had the opportunity to join different departments. Sharee was promoted to Policy Operations Representative and later to Sales Representative. In 2012 she decided to move back to her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. There she accepted the position of First Notice of loss Representative in the Claims Department with National General Insurance (formally known as GMAC Insurance). Although she enjoyed her position, she knew there were more aspects of insurance to explore. She would advance her career, and Insurance knowledge, by joining AmTrust Financial Compliance Department in 2014 as a Regulatory Compliance Specialist. Due to downsizing, Sharee left AmTrust in 2019 and joined Fleet Response as a Claims Representative. In 2021 she had the opportunity to return to her prior position as Regulatory Compliance Specialist with Amtrust. Now she is focusing on learning the ins and outs of Professional Liability and General Liability. Her goal is to gain a depth of knowledge that would identify her as the subject matter expert of her team.
Sharee was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and now lives in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. She graduated from The University of Akron with an associate degree in American Sign Language and Transliteration. She believes even if you are not deaf this is a language everyone should know. Her hobbies include scrapbooking, designing t-shirts, creating scented body lotions, and all things crafty.
What skills do you bring to the office? What qualifications make you a viable candidate for the office?
What would be your goals for office if you are elected?
If elected, how would you use your office to work with others in the AICP to pursue the AICP’s current goals and objectives, to meet member needs, and to enhance the AICP’s value in our insurance compliance community?
Where would you like to see the AICP in the future and what would you do to move the AICP toward the vision?
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