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Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

  • 1.  Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-06-2025 12:03 PM

    Hello In2Risk First-Timers!

    We're thrilled you have chosen to attend this year's In2Risk conference, where risk management professionals come together to share insights, network, and grow. This year's theme is "Big Opportunity, Bold Insights," and in line with that, since this is your first time attending, we'd love you take this opportunity to introduce yourself!

    If you are a first time attendee, please take a moment to reply in this thread. Here are a few ideas to help get you started:

    • What's your name and where are you from?

    • What do you do in the risk management field (or what brings you to In2Risk)?

    • What are you most excited about for the conference?

    • Any fun facts about yourself to share?

    Feel free to share as much or as little as you'd like. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and organizers before the event kicks off. We'd love you to add to this vibrant community and make this conference unforgettable!

    Looking forward to your introductions!



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    Nathan Thomas, CISSP, CPCU, AIS, CCIS, CPLP, MCP, RPLU+
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  • 2.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-08-2025 04:14 PM

    Trevor Fosnaugh from Columbus, Ohio.   I am the Team Lead for the Personal Lines Underwriting Department of Grange Insurance.  I am excited about this as I have completed my CPCU!  I also have my AIDA, API, AIS, AINS, but completing the CPCU was the biggest accomplishment!   I am a major sports fan and wanting to find the best Beignet in the city!   Will there be information that can be posted regarding what to expect.  I saw the roadshow and wish it were recorded as I could not attend.  Thanks and less than 30 days!



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    Trevor L Fosnaugh
    CPCU Grange Insurance
    Personal Lines Underwriting Team Lead
    tfosnaugh@hotmail.comReynoldsburgOH
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  • 3.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-09-2025 09:43 AM
    Edited by Cynthia Corby CPCU 10-09-2025 10:05 AM

    Hi everyone! I'm Cynthia, based in Cincinnati, OH. At Great American Insurance Group, I serve as the Program Manager and Data Lead for our Enterprise Telematics Product. My team reports up through our Chief Data and Analytics Officer which means we sit at the intersection of Business and IT. I really enjoy connecting with people and thinking about how our workflows might intersect. A bit about me, I still feel new to Cincinnati even though I have lived here 8 years, I tend to call Charlottesville or the Richmond, VA areas "home" to those who discover I didn't go to high school here (Cincy is a big small town!). I have four children, two in college, two still at home, and am one of those people who have cats as colleagues, one who will "scarf" me while I'm on meetings. Can't wait to meet you!



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    Cynthia Corby
    CPCU Great American Insurance Co Cincinnati, OH
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  • 4.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-09-2025 09:59 AM

    Capri Beene from Independence (Cleveland area), OH. I'm an Inside Claim Rep for Travelers Insurance, but currently looking to move into risk management. I'm excited for the networking opportunities associated with the conference. It will also be my first time in New Orleans, so I plan to take advantage of the legendary culinary scene, as well. I look forward to connecting with other risk management professionals and attending several sessions.

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    Capri Beene, CPCU, AIC, AIS, AINS, ARM

    Travelers Insurance

    cbeene@travelers.com



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    Capri Beene
    CPCU Travelers cbeene@travelers.com Akron, OH
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  • 5.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-10-2025 09:26 AM
    Edited by Kelly McAnally 10-10-2025 09:28 AM

    Welcome @Trevor L Fosnaugh CPCU, @Cynthia Corby CPCU, and @Capri Beene CPCU! We're so excited to have you join us at In2Risk for the first time this year. Can't wait to see you in New Orleans in less than a month!

    To other first-timers out there, feel free to introduce yourselves here and ask any questions you might have about the conference. Whether you're wondering about sessions, networking opportunities, or just what to expect as a first-time attendee, we're happy to help!

    And to our In2Risk veterans, please jump in with your advice and tips for our newcomers. You always have great perspectives to share!

    Thanks everyone!



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    Kelly McAnally
    Program Manager
    CPCU Society
    Malvern PA
    mcanally@theinstitutes.org
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  • 6.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-10-2025 01:13 PM

    HI everyone! Cynthia Lyerly from Woodstock GA (just north of Atlanta). Attending the conference this year as a new designee. Still young in my insurance career (6 years), the designation is a way to show the world what I am capable of! Currently, I work for State Farm corporate as a personal lines underwriter in the re-underwriting area. I am also extremely active with my Atlanta CPCU, serving on the board handling both social media and monthly newsletter. Looking forward to meeting you all and learning from the speakers. For fun I LOVE to play tennis. The rest of my time is spent walking my dog and relaxing with my fiancé. He is into racing, so I know WAY more about drag racing and cars than I care to admit LOL!



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    Cynthia Lyerly
    CPCU State Farm - Illinois cynthia.lyerly.y4nj@statefarm.com Woodstock, GA
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  • 7.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-13-2025 09:31 AM

    Hi everyone! I'm Anise Mulkey from Oak Point, TX (near Frisco). I'm a National Business Development Executive in Independent Agent Distribution for Liberty Mutual. I've been in the industry for 20 years and I've served in a variety of roles in both Distribution and Product. I'm the most excited to connect with other lifelong learners! I'm an empty nester, I have three children and one grandchild who will turn one year old in December. I live near the lake with my significant other and my miniature dachshunds. Looking forward to meeting everyone!



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    Anise Mulkey
    CPCU Liberty Mutual anise.mulkey@libertymutual.com Oak Point, TX
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  • 8.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-13-2025 11:51 AM

    Welcome and congratulations to all the New CPCU's and all the first-time attendees at In2Risk.  We are so excited that you will be attending the conference.   I am looking forward to meeting everyone in NOLA!   



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    Sharon
    Sharon A. Koches, CPCU, RPLU, ARe, AAI, AU, ITP
    2021 President and Chair, CPCU Society Leadership Council
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  • 9.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-13-2025 01:51 PM

    Congratulations to all the 2025 CPCU New Designees! We are so excited to meet you at In2Risk 2025! It is going to be a memorable celebration for you, family and CPCU global community! Safe travels and see you all soon.



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    Brett Clausen, CPCU, CIC, FLMI, LSSMBB, MSIM, AIC, AIS, API, ARC, ARe, AU
    Regional Governor
    Adel, IA
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  • 10.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-19-2025 12:06 AM

    Hello! I am Denise DeMarre from Portland Oregon.

    I am a Sr. Claims Quality Specialist at Liberty Mutual Insurance. I specialize in the area of workers' compensation claims management practices across multiple jurisdictions. 

    I earned my CPCU designation late last year and this will be my first time attending the In2Risk conference.

    I am excited to learn more about emerging risks around climate, geopolitics, and AI changes, and am looking forward to learning new ways to apply AI, data and analytics more effectively.

    This will be my first time to NOLA so my husband and I will be looking forward to exploring the city and all it has to offer. 

    Looking forward to meeting other risk management professionals and making new friends!



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    Denise DeMarre
    CPCU Liberty Mutual denisedemarre@icloud.com Portland, OR
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  • 11.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 10-21-2025 02:20 PM

    Milton Bustos from sunny Southern California (home of the World Champion Dodgers). Got my CPCU in 2019 and have not been able to attend. I have been continuing my studies and earned a few more designations. I'm excited to finally make the effort to come celebrate with everyone. Looking forward to all the festivities, networking and learning. I've been in the industry since the early 90s. Started my career in Accounting wanting to be a CPA, but the road took me in a different direction and here I am.

    Milton Bustos, CPCU, AU, AIC, AIS



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    Milton Bustos
    CPCU miltonbustos@live.com Mission Hills, CA
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  • 12.  RE: Welcome to In2Risk 2025! First-Time Attendees, Please Introduce Yourselves!

    Posted 23 days ago
    Edited by Larisa Wirth-Granlund CPCU 23 days ago

    Hello! I am Larisa Wirth-Granlund from PA.  I am a Compliance and Product Specialist at Frankenmuth Insurance Company.  I'm looking forward to the conference and making connections!



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    Larisa Wirth-Granlund
    CPCU
    Frankenmuth Insurance Company
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