President
Mike Giancotti, CPCU
Mike is currently a Senior Internal Auditor at Auto-Owners Insurance Company. He began his career at Auto-Owners in 2001, holding various positions in the Accounting and Internal Audit departments. Mike graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Accounting. He earned his CPCU in 2007 and also holds several other designations. Mike lives in Holt with his wife Sandy and two children, Aiden and Kennady.
Vice President
Lacey Payne, CPCU
Treasurer
TBD
Secretary
Samantha Cheadle, CPCU
Samantha is a business analyst at Auto-Owners Insurance. She has been in the insurance industry since 2010. Samantha graduated from Albion College with a bachelor’s degree in economics and management. Samantha earned her CPCU designation in 2015. She lives in Laingsburg with her husband, Adam, and their two sons, Henry and Harrison.
Director
Libby Fox, CPCU
Libby is a personal lines underwriting manager for Farm Bureau Insurance, where she’s been for seven years. Libby began her career in claims with Aetna Casualty & Surety in Seattle. Her career took her from the West Coast to Washington, D.C., and finally back home to Michigan.
Libby graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She earned her CPCU in 2018 and also holds the API and AINS designations. Libby lives in Lansing with her husband, Burnie.
Director
Nicole Bowen, CPCU
Nicole is currently a Regulatory Specialist at AF Group in Lansing Michigan. She began her insurance career with AF Group in 2015 and has held several different positions throughout the company. She graduated in 2016 from Ferris State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Nicole earned her CPCU designation in the spring of 2019 and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Insurance at Olivet College. Nicole currently resides in DeWitt with her Fiancé, Ransom.
Director
Stephanie Anderson, CPCU
Immediate Past President & Nominating Committee
Matt Burke, CPCU
Matt is commercial underwriter at Farm Bureau Insurance. He’s been in the insurance industry since 2011. He graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Matt earned his CPCU designation in 2015 and holds several other designations. He lives in DeWitt with his wife, Amanda, and their son, Benson.