The remainder of the officers for the RIMS 2026 Board of Directors are:

President-elect: Christy Kaufman, vice president, P&C risk and compliance, USAA
Treasurer: Penni Chambers, senior vice president, risk management, Hillwood, a Perot Company
Secretary: Christie Weinstein, senior director, risk management, Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.

Incumbent board members for 2026 are:

Ann Barry, MA, ARM, senior director, risk management, Palo Alto Networks
Carnell Jones, risk manager, Trinitas Ventures LLC
John Kline, RIMS-CRMP, CPCU, ARM; senior director, enterprise insurance risk management, TransUnion
Will Lehman, MBA, ARM, CPCU; global director of risk management, Cook Group Incorporated
Ondrea Matthews, senior director, risk management and benefits, CoorsTek, LLC
Tamieka Weeks, AIC, AIS, ARM-E; director, global risk management and insurance, Southwire Company
Robert Zhang, chief risk officer, DTI Global
Immediate past-president: Kristen Peed, RIMS-CRMP, ACI, AIC, ARM-E, CPCU, CRM, RPLU; Chief Risk Officer, SEQUOIA
Non-voting director: Gary A. LaBranche, FASAE, CAE, RIMS chief executive officer

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