Board of DirectorsPresidentMichael E. WestcottRingler Associates
Michael’s business experience includes 24 years of structured settlement experience having worked for several national firms. While working for AON Brokerage at their world headquarters in Chicago, Michael served as National Vice President – Technical Markets prior to joining SFA. Prior to that he served as Sales Manager for JMW Settlements of Washington, D.C. and was an officer with MWC Settlements of Wisconsin. Michael received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin. In addition Michael holds insurance licenses in multiple states. He is a member of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association and serves as Co-Chair of the Government Benefits Committee, The Long Shore and Harbor Workers Claims Association, the Trucking Industry Defense Association and is a Charter Member of the National Alliance of Medicare Set Aside Professionals. Michael may be reached at mwestcott@ringlerassociates.com; at Tel. 715-848-2816 or at cell phone 847-909-7453. Vice PresidentTreasurerRobert T. Lewis, Esq.Attorney at Law
Mr. Lewis has published a number of articles addressing Medicare compliance which may be found in such publications as: The New Jersey Law Journal, Medley's Managed Care Liability Report, Andrews Health Law, New Jersey Lawyer, Mealey's Litigation Report: Employer Liability Insurance, Health Care Fraud Litigation Reporter, and Geaney's New Jersey Workers' Compensation Manual. He is also a nationally recognized speaker and has presented before such prestigious organizations as: The American Insurance Association, The American Trial Lawyers Association, The New York Claims Association, The University of Mississippi, The American Inn of Court Program, The Judges of the New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation, Lorman Education Services, Council on Education in Management, and MediPro Seminars, LLC. In addition to these educational programs, Rob has assisted in training and protocol development for a number of top insurance carriers, third party administrators, and self-insureds nationwide. Among his professional activities, Rob is a member of the American, Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey State, and North Carolina State Bar Associations. Robert can be contacted by phone (866) 630-CPSC x 2068, e-mail rlewis@CPSCmsa.com or mail at Crowe Paradis Services Corporation, 55 Ferncroft Road, Suite 404, Danvers, MA 01923. SecretaryJill Gradwohl Schroeder, Esq.Attorney at Law
Jill is admitted to practice law in the State and Federal Court systems in Nebraska, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute as well as the American Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association, and Lincoln (Nebraska) Bar Association. Jill earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1984. She served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Nebraska for several years prior to entering the private practice of law. Jill can be contacted by phone at 402-475-1075, by e-mail at jschroeder@baylorlaw.com , or by mail at 1248 O Street, Suite 600, Lincoln, NE 68508. Members of the BoardBarbara Bate, RN, CCM, CNLCP, LNCC, MSCC
Barbara is a graduate of Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, PA and is a member of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (President-Elect 2009-AANLCP, Editorial Board for Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning), Case Management Society of America (CMSA), American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), American Nurse’s Association (ANA), North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (Nanda-I), and a charter member of the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP). She has been published and has presented at several conferences geared towards the medical-legal and insurance industry. Barbara and her family reside in Holden, Maine and can be reached at (877) 854-5729 or bbate@nlcp.net Robert W. Brown, II
Jon Gice
David J. Korch, JD, AIC, SCLA
During his tenure at The Hartford he held positions as a Home Office Consultant and assistant director in the Secured Benefit Services division where he had oversight of The Hartford’s retained assets program and assisted workers compensation and liability claim personnel in all claim offices with proactive handling and resolution of complex catastrophic injury claims through the utilization of all available settlement tools including structured settlements, Medicare Set-Aside Accounts, Medicaid disability trusts, custodial medical accounts and high risk health insurance pools He led the development of the in-house Medicare Allocation unit reflecting a saving of approximately $1.26 million annually in vendor expenses. He was the recipient of the 1996 Chairman’s Award of Excellence for work with quadriplegics, paraplegics and traumatic brain injury claims in workers compensation, 1996 Recipient of P&C Claim Award of Excellence for work in resolution of quadriplegic, paraplegic and traumatic brain injury claims in Worker’s Compensation with excess of $70 million in documented savings. He has been involved with hundreds of face to face negotiations and mediations on all cases involving quadriplegic, paraplegic and traumatic brain injured workers. He holds a BS in Music Education, West Chester University, West Chester, PA and received his Juris Doctorate from LaSalle University, Mandeville, LA. He holds his Associate in Claims from the American Education Institute and is a Senior Claims Law Associate through the American Education Institute. He is certified as a Continuing Education Instructor in Casualty Claims by the State of North Carolina. Mark Popolizio, J.D.Senior Account Executive
Mark is currently the Vice President of the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP). He was also a featured instructor on Medicare and Life Care Planning issues with the former University of Florida/Medipro LLC program. Over the past several years, Mark has been a featured presenter at numerous seminars and other industry events across the country. His presentations have included Medicare Basics, Medicare Set-Asides and Medicare Part D (prescription drugs). Mark grew up in Wallingford, Connecticut. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut with Bachelor of Science degrees in Legal Studies and Sociology. Mark relocated to South Florida in 1992 to attend law school at Nova Southeastern University School of Law in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While at law school, Mark served as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable John D. Wessel (15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Florida) and was a research assistant for Professor Leslie Larkin Cooney. Mark graduated from Nova in 1995 and is licensed to practice law in Florida and Connecticut. He resides in Miami, Florida. Mark can be contacted by phone (407) 389-1303, Ext. 4867, or by e-mail at mpopolizio@nqbp.com.
Fran Jacoby Provenzano, RN, BSN, CDMS, CCM, CLCP, MSCCPresident
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Michael has expertise in the use of structured settlements in the resolution of claims involving Medicare Set Asides, Workers Compensation, Long Shore and Harbor Worker Claims, Common Carrier and Trucking Claims, Complex Medical Claims, Religious Organization claims and Specialty Risk claims. 
Robert Lewis is Chief Legal Officer and Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Crowe Paradis Services Corporation, a national Medicare compliance company. Mr. Lewis has been at the forefront of Medicare Secondary Payer compliance and for his accomplishments was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of the "Top 40 lawyers under the age of 40" in 2004.
The emphasis of Ms. Schroeder’s legal practice is upon workers’ compensation issues, Medicare Secondary Payer Act claims, issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other employment law matters. Her clients include employers, insurers, self-insured employers, claimants, and governmental entities.
Barbara Bate, RN, CCM, CNLCP, LNCC, MSCC is co-founder of Northeast Life Care Planning and specializes in the development of Life Care Plans, Medicare Set-Asides, Medical Cost Projections and Case Management. Barbara has over 25 years experience as a licensed registered nurse and holds national certifications in Nurse Life Care Planning, Legal Nurse Consulting, Case Management, and Medicare Set-Aside Consulting. Her experience includes providing medical case management services for patients with severe injuries such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations, and orthopedic injuries for the past 14 years in addition to clinical work in the Operating Room, Pediatrics and Obstetrics.
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Jon Gice is the 2nd VP of the workers compensation major case unit at Travelers. An insurance executive with 30 years’ experience, Gice previously held senior leadership positions at Royal & Sun Alliance, Managed Comp, Orion Capital, and the St. Paul Companies. In addition to having built and managed workers compensation claims and managed care programs, he has lead workplace health, safety, and underwriting efforts. He holds a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Southern Illinois University where he graduated cum laude. He holds insurance designations as a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Risk Management (ARM, and Senior Claim Law Associate (SCLA). He also holds medical management related designations as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Disability Management Specialists (CDMS) and Medicare Set Aside Certified Consultant (MSCC). He is a frequent author in the Journal of Workers Compensation and other insurance publications. He is also a speaker on industry trends and topics such as Medicare, Chronic Pain, and Catastrophic Case Management at regional and national conferences.
David J. Korch, JD, AIC, SCLA is the National Director of Workers Compensation Services for EPS Settlement Group as a national resource for the brokerage staff in the negotiation and settlement of workers compensation claims and third party claims with a workers’ compensation component through the utilization of structured settlements. He has been in the insurance industry for over 30 years as a multi-line claim handler, supervisor, claim manager, home office claim consultant and structured settlement broker. He was associated, for over 17 years, as a large loss settlement consultant with structured settlement programs at The Travelers and The Hartford specializing in the settlement of workers compensation claims
Mark Popolizio, J.D. is a Senior Account Executive for NuQuest/Bridge Pointe. Prior to joining NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, Mark practiced law for ten years concentrating in the areas of workers’ compensation defense and insurance defense litigation. Mark developed a national Medicare practice that included Medicare Set-Asides and general compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute. Mark also served as Medicare counsel for a national TPA. While in private practice, Mark represented numerous carriers, third party administrators and self insureds. In addition to his workers’ compensation and Medicare practices, Mark served as the Executive Director of the Negotiated Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program (NWCIP) which is an alterative dispute resolution system under the Florida workers’ compensation act.
Fran Provenzano, BSN, is the President and CEO of Medicare Set-Aside (MSA), Specialists, Inc. She formed the company in 2002 and it has flourished under her guidance. MSA Specialists has been accepted as a national provider of MSAs by several major insurance carriers as well as some of the top Third Party Administrators.