The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU), the leading provider of workers’ compensation to waterfront employers, announces eight new members have joined the ALMA Member Advisory Council (“Council”).

Incepted in 2014, the ALMA Member Advisory Council is a group of forward-thinking maritime industry professionals who provide insight into waterfront employers' unique challenges. Working closely with AEU’s senior management team, they provide input on company innovations, recommend new products and services, and advise on industry-wide concerns affecting waterfront employers. 

“The feedback we receive from the Council is invaluable in helping us continuously evolve and innovate,” said Michael Lapeyrouse, president and CEO of AEU. “It helps us understand what waterfront employers are dealing with and how we can help ALMA members and the industry as a whole.”

2021 ALMA Member Advisory Council

• Eddy Bagdasar, Vice President, Coastal Marine Services
• Mike Brackin, Controller, North America Stevedoring
• Susan Connolly, Senior Risk Advisor, APM Terminals
• Mark Curtiss, President, LSGC, LLC dba Lead Staffing
• Greg Davis, Risk Analyst, Austal USA
• John DeBlieux, Vice President, Deepwater Riser Services, Morrison
• Jim Dillman, President, Gateway Terminal
• John Doris, Deputy CFO, Eastern Shipbuilding Group
• Tracey Jennings, Maritime Insurance Director, Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair
• Michelle Jones, Managing Director, Delta Marine Industries, Inc.
• Jeff Kreutzer, Chief Financial Officer, S.H. Bell Company
• George Leavell, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Wepfer Marine, Inc.
• Steve Nixon, Vice President, APS Stevedoring
• Tom Sears, General Counsel and Vice President of Administrative Services, Condustrial, Inc.
• Jill Savard, Chief Executive Officer, Savard Labor & Marine, Inc.
• Stephen Watson, General Manager, Turn Key Scaffold LLC
• Ben White, Senior Corporate & Risk Counsel, American Commercial Barge Line

Members serve on the Council voluntarily for a term of two years. More information about the Council, along with the list of members, is available at http://amequity.com/alma-member-advisory-council.