Merchants Leadership
Executive Committee
Larry Taylor
Chairman of the Board & President
West Des Moines, Iowa
Elisabeth Sandersfeld
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
West Des Moines, Iowa
David Hewett
Chief Underwriting Officer
West Des Moines, Iowa
Therese Wielage
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
West Des Moines, Iowa
Brad Rasmussen
Chief Information Officer
West Des Moines, Iowa
Jason Dettbarn
Senior Vice President, National Contract Surety Leader
West Des Moines, Iowa
Jim Holter
Senior Vice President, Commercial Surety
West Des Moines, Iowa
Steve Dorenkamp
Senior Vice President, Specialty Solutions
West Des Moines, Iowa
Jay Farley
Vice President, Claims
West Des Moines, Iowa
Stacey Cale
Vice President, Human Resources
West Des Moines, Iowa
Company Officers
Doug Schnicker
Senior Vice President, Contract Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Kirk Rathjen
Senior Vice President, Contract Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Aaron Raschke
Vice President, Contract Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Chris Bachman
Vice President, Contract Underwriting
Phoenix, Arizona
Dan Lengeling
Vice President, Commercial Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Ed Sipfle
Vice President, Contract Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Josh Penwell
Vice President, Contract Underwriting
Fort Worth, Texas
Maria Sears
Vice President, General Counsel
West Des Moines, Iowa
Nate Cook
Vice President, Contract Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Terry Frederick
Vice President, Commercial Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Tom Dabovich
Vice President, Underwriting Operations
Wheaton, Illinois
Tyson Conley
Vice President, Commercial Underwriting
Austin, Texas
Bill Warner, Jr.
Regional Vice President, Contract & Commercial Underwriting
Pensacola, Florida
Cody White
Regional Vice President, Contract Underwriting
Dallas, Texas
Jason Walton
Regional Vice President, Contract Underwriting
Kansas City, Kansas
Matt Skelton
Regional Vice President, Contract Underwriting
Portland, Oregon
Mike Reed
Regional Vice President, Contract Underwriting
West Des Moines, Iowa
Seth Baker
Regional Vice President, Contract Underwriting
Austin, Texas
Andrew Broesder
Assistant Vice President, Controller
West Des Moines, Iowa
Connie Stewart
Assistant Vice President, Compliance Officer
West Des Moines, Iowa
Gina Lockwood
Assistant Vice President, Claims
Driftwood, Texas
Scott Robinson
Assistant Vice President, Web Development
West Des Moines, Iowa
Merchants Board of Directors
Larry Taylor
Chairman
Bill Taylor
Director
Bill Warner, Jr.
Director
Brenda Cushing
Director
Don Kemp
Director
Jan Taylor
Director
Jeff Taylor
Director
Jennifer Bryant
Director
Melissa Warner
Director
Industry Leadership
Industry Association/Committee Leadership
Larry Taylor
Chairman of the Board & President
- Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Board Member and Past Chairman of the Board
- SFAA Foundation – President
- National Association of Independent Sureties (NAIS) – Past Chair
Elisabeth Sandersfeld
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
- EveryStep Care & Support Services – Board of Trustees and Audit Committee
- Luther College Alumni Council – President
David Hewett
Chief Underwriting Officer
- Iowa Coalition for Public Charter Schools – Board of Directors
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Contract Surety Advisory Committee
Therese Wielage
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
- Blank Children’s Hospital – Board of Directors
- Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) – Member and National Competition Judge
- West Des Moines Chamber Foundation – Board of Directors
Brad Rasmussen
Chief Information Officer
- National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) – Technology Sub-committee
- Technology Association of Iowa – Board of Directors
- RiskStream Collaborative – Surety Advisory Committee and Surety Working Group
Jason Dettbarn
Senior Vice President, National Contract Surety Leader
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Contract Bond Advisory Committee
- Vistage – CEO Peer Advisory Group
Jim Holter
Senior Vice President of Commercial Underwriting
- National Association of Independent Sureties (NAIS) – Surety School Educator
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Commercial Surety Advisory Committee
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Compliance Commercial Sub-committee
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Fiduciary Commercial Sub-committee, Lead
Steve Dorenkamp
Senior Vice President, Specialty Solutions
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) - Government Affairs Advisory Committee
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America Surety (SFAA) – Surety Claims Advisory Committee
Jay Farley
Vice President, Claims Manager
- American Bar Association – Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
- National Bond Claims Association – Board of Directors
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Surety Claims Advisory Committee
Maria Sears
Vice President, General Counsel
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Government Affairs Advisory Committee
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – State Affairs Sub-committee
Stacey Cale
Vice President, Human Resources
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Diversity & Human Resources Advisory Committee
- Iowa Compensation and Benefits Network – Vice President
Tom Dabovich
Vice President, Underwriting Operations
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Technology Advisory Committee, Chair
Dan Lengeling
Vice President, Commercial Surety
- Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance – Young Alumni Board of Directors, Chair
Bill Warner, Jr.
Regional Vice President, Contract Underwriting
- National Association of Independent Sureties (NAIS) – Past Chair
Gina Lockwood
Assistant Vice President, Claims
- American Bar Association TIPS FSLC Spring Meeting – Program Co-Chair
- Surety School for Claims – Founder & Program Co-Chair
- The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) – Government Affairs Committee