MEET OUR Board of Directors

Participating on the Big I NJ Board of Directors is a natural path for active, engaged members who are interested in influencing the future of our organization and the trajectory of the independent agency system.

Meet Kristin Ryan, Your Chairwoman

2025-2026 Board of directors

Kristin Ryan

Chairman of the Board

Matthew Hill

Vice Chairman/Treasurer

Gerald F. Ford III, AAI, CPCU

National Director

Chris O’Neil, CRIS

Immediate Past Chairman

Jeff Wyrsch

Regional Director – Atlantic/Burlington/Mercer/Ocean

Scott Caughlan

Regional Director – Bergen/Hudson

David Strout

Regional Director – Camden/Cape May/Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem

Robert D. Hess, CRIS

Regional Director – Hunterdon/Morris/Sussex/Somerset/Warren

Scott Stanford, AAI

Regional Director – Middlesex/Monmouth

Carrie-Ann Crockett

Regional Director – Union/Essex/Passaic

Jacki Frank, ACSR, CPIW, AAI

Member-at-Large

Ramiro Martinez-Anillo, CRIS

Member-at-Large

Jamie Nielsen

Member-at-Large

Alicia Pearson, CIC, CRM, CISR

Member-at-Large

Harold (Hal) Soden, Jr., AAI, CIC, CPCU

Member-at-Large

Annmarie Westerfield, CRIS

Member-at-Large

George Zelhof

Member-at-Large

Kevin Shannon

Associate Member-at-Large

Glenn Watkins

Associate Member-at-Large