Frank came to Liberty Mutual Surety with more than 35 years of diversified experience in the accounting field. This included working concurrently in two areas of specialized expertise: (1) traditional financial statement audit and accounting engagements and (2) litigation support and forensic accounting matters. With his experience including construction clients in commercial and residential real estate, Frank brings a well- rounded approach to a broad scope of issues that contractors face. The financial statement engagement-based experience serves Frank well in his ability to assess business operations, internal control environments, financial position, and operating results quickly and acutely. His litigation support and forensic accounting experience includes a broad range of frauds, investigation settings, industries, business types, and clients. Frank is a Certified Public Accountant with PA and NJ licenses and he holds a BS in Accounting.

Chris Garcia joined LM Surety (Safeco) in September 2001 as a field underwriter for Core Contract in the Pleasant Hill, CA office. He has held many positions throughout his tenure at LMS, including Contract Bond manager of the Denver, Colorado office and is currently an Underwriting Officer for Core Contract in the Western Region. Chris has been in his current role for the past 8 years and has worked at Liberty Mutual for 25 years.

Travis Remick is Chief Underwriting Officer, Contract Surety at Liberty Mutual Surety. Travis started his surety career at Insurance Company of the West in 1994. In 1995, Travis joined Liberty Mutual Surety, and from 1999-2016 served in a territory management capacity in the Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle markets. In 2016, Travis transitioned to the Home Office and now oversees Contract Surety underwriting for Liberty’s Western region. Travis graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration/Finance.

Kim is the Founder & CEO of Greenmeadow Group. Kim brings over 14 years of experience providing Executive-level leadership & organizational development for over 175 companies. She has led and managed over 280 executive leadership consulting and advising engagements with international and domestic companies ranging from $1M to $30B in annual revenue.

Kim has a proven track record of growing a professional services business by 21% CAGR over a seven-year period and successfully leading a high-performing team of 40+ professionals based in eight different cities. Kim has established trusted advisor relationships with over 35 Executive leaders, advising them on building and growing a sustainable business, healthy leadership practices, and leading high-performing teams. She is an ICF Certified Coach and iPEC Certified Professional Coach specializing in executive, leadership, and business coaching.

Prior to founding Greenmeadow Group, Kim was the Leadership & Organizational Development Practice Leader & Partner with FMI Corporation. She developed a deep expertise in consulting, advising & coaching companies in the built environment including engineering, construction, owner developers, building product manufacturers and other industry partners. Kim’s career experience also includes law firms, human resources, real estate, startup companies, and nonprofit organization work.

Kim continues to consult the built environment and organizations in healthcare, technology, professional services, and entrepreneurial startups. She specializes in the following areas of expertise:

Kim holds a Master of Science in International Business from the University of Colorado at Denver. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Organization & Innovation Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Colorado State University. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Greenmeadow Group is based in Denver, Colorado and operates domestically and internationally.

Stefanie is a Senior Consultant with the Greenmeadow Group. She brings more than 13 years of experience as a talent management and organizational effectiveness expert, working as an internal consultant in multiple Fortune 100 companies and external consultant with mid-market and large enterprise organizations spanning a variety of industries. With a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Stefanie applies the science of human behavior to help drive individual and organizational growth.

Stefanie is known for building deep relationships with her clients and executing people-driven business solutions that making a lasting impact. Working internally, she learned how to form strong partnerships with diverse groups of stakeholders to deliver high-quality programs at scale. Working externally, she earned trust quickly to become a sounding board for her clients as they were navigating complex and sensitive people challenges across their business.

Prior to joining Greenmeadow Group, Stefanie worked as a global careers program manager owning the strategy and rollout of a new talent review tool, process, and philosophy to 200+ HR leaders and ~2000 Director/VP level business leaders. Stefanie also worked as a senior manager of talent management and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) where she led the Division-wide talent strategy and served as a strategic talent partner to leaders across 7 shared services functions (totaling ~7000 employees) and 5 HR Vice Presidents. Stefanie’s consulting experience also spans across the construction, manufacturing, oil & gas, mining, and cyber security industries.

Stefanie has deep expertise and passion for work in the following areas:

• •Leadership Development
• •Talent Management
• •Succession Planning
• •Executive Assessment
• •Leadership Coaching
• •Training Development & Facilitation
• •Change Management
• •Organizational Surveys
• •Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

In addition to her PhD, Stefanie holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Rochester. She is certified in the Hogan personality assessment battery, bts Executive Presence Index 360, and Zenger Folkman Extraordinary Leader 360 assessment tools. Originally from central New York, Stefanie currently resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Matt, and two rescue pups.

KennyCantrell is a seasoned litigator with more than a dozen years of experience ina broad range of business and civil litigation matters. He represents owners,general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and suppliers indisputes and also advises them on a variety of issues. Kenny is familiar withmany aspects of construction-related conflicts, including those involvingproperty, insurance liability and labor and employment matters. This broadknowledge base gives him a well-rounded view and an ability to handle almostany legal issue that may arise. He has put his litigation skills to use incases stemming from construction defects, negligent construction, breach ofcontract and commercial casualty actions. Kenny received his law degree fromThe University of Alabama School of Law and was the Notes Editor for the AlabamaCivil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review.

EricaMaria Alvarado Gomez represents owners, contractors and subcontractors on awide range of construction litigation matters, advising them to help achievebusiness goals and resolve problems. Prior to joining Smith Currie Oles, Ericalitigated commercial and first-party property insurance matters. Erica holds abachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Florida and a law degreefrom the University of Miami School of Law. She worked in anentrepreneurship-related internship giving her helpful insight into herclients’ businesses. Erica’s fluency in Spanish augments her excellentcommunication skills. 

Neda Cate is a construction lawyer with SMTD Law LLP, and has over ten years of experience in construction defect, contract and bid disputes, and representing general contractors and subcontractors in both public and private works of construction.

Neelam Molnar is an experienced trial lawyer in real estate and construction litigation with SMTD Law LLP.  She represents sureties and contractors in all manner of litigation needs.

Jay Bowman is a partner with FMI. As Managing Director of Research & Analytics, Jay advises clients on various strategic decisions, including business diversification, market-entry, and competitive positioning. He also co-authors FMI’s annual US and Canada Markets Construction Overview, the most widely read in North America. Jay was also named one of the 50 most influential people in construction by Autodesk.

Jay provides pro-bono assistance to several industry groups, including Associated General Contractors of America, the National Center for Construction Education and Research, the Construction Industry Round Table, and the National Association of Women in Construction. Jay also serves on many business and nonprofit boards, including his alma mater, the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.

Jay earned his MBA from East Carolina University and a BBA in risk management from the University of Georgia. Married with three daughters, he enjoys spending time with family, travel, wing shooting and SEC football.

Ryan is a principal on the digital practice team and isbased in California. He is an experienced financial consultant specializing inbusiness analytics and digital transformation. Ryan is backgrounded in fraudand misconduct investigations, forensic data analysis, litigation consulting,and fraud risk management. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified inFinancial Forensics, Certified Information Technology Professional and a CertifiedFraud Examiner.

Denis Serkin is a partner in Peckar & Abramson’s New Yorkand New Jersey offices who focuses the majority of his practice on constructionlaw and construction dispute resolution. He represents construction managers,general contractors and design builders in transactional matters, through projectconstruction, and in the resolution of disputes through litigation,arbitration, and mediation. He is chair of the firm’s International Practice.

Denis regularly assists clients in a number of market segments,including construction management, general and EPC contracting, power/energy,and infrastructure, and is highly experienced in the areas of constructiondefect, delay and disruption claims, change-order and extra work claims,mechanics’ liens, and public bidding challenges. He has extensive experiencelitigating cases in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration andmediation. Denis is also a highly sought-after advisor, helping clients draftand negotiate construction agreements that utilize both custom and industrystandard forms.

Denis’s experience includes the representation of clients acrossthe United States and internationally, and routinely assists clients withcompliance issues—particularly those regarding the United States ForeignCorrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In 2021, he completed FIDIC Certified CourseModule 2: Claims and Disputes Resolution.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Denis was a projectengineer at a major New Jersey government agency, where he managed numerousprojects through design to procurement and construction. Denis is an AdjunctAssociate Professor at Columbia University in the Department of CivilEngineering and Engineering Mechanics where he teaches a course in Preventionand Resolution of Construction Disputes. Previously, Denis was an AdjunctProfessor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he taught a courseon the legal aspects of various types of construction contracts andspecifications.

Denis has been named to the New York-Metro Super Lawyers listfrom 2019 to 2023, the New York- Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from2011 to 2018, the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2008 to 2018and the New Jersey Super Lawyers list from 2021 to 2024. He was recognized in2023 and 2024 by Best Lawyers. He is also recognized as a Future Leader by Who’sWho Legal and selected as one of Legal 500’s 2022 “Recommended Lawyers”, a 2016“Top Construction Lawyer” and one of the “New York Top-Rated Lawyers” in 2019by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell.

Richard Volack is a partner in the Construction Law practice atPeckar & Abramson and Chair of the firm’s Cyber Security & Data Privacypractice. He counsels some of the country’s largest general contractors, constructionmanagers, and owners in all aspects of construction dispute resolution,including claims involving breach of contract, construction defects, designdefects, schedule-and-impact delays, mechanic’s liens, surety bonds andinsurance, and counsels clients in all matters concerning cybersecurity anddata privacy.

Richard’s practice encompasses dispute resolution throughmediation, arbitration and, when necessary, litigation. He also counselsclients on litigation avoidance practices, risk management, project planning andcontract negotiation in relation to construction projects, both in bothdomestic and international settings. In 2021, Richard completed FIDIC CertifiedCourse Module 2: Claims and Disputes Resolution.

He is a frequent lecturer on construction insurance, riskmanagement, the New York Mechanic’s Lien Law, e-discovery and electronicallystored information (ESI) issues as they relate to construction litigation. Richardis admitted to practice in the States of New York and Connecticut. He is thepast chairman and past secretary of the Construction Law Committee of the NewYork City Bar Association and a member of the Construction Law section of theAmerican Bar Association.

He received his bachelor of science from the University ofScranton, a master of arts degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship andPublic Policy at Syracuse University and his law degree from Syracuse UniversityCollege of Law, where he served as the business editor for the Journal ofInternational Law where he served as the business editor for the Journal ofInternational Law and Commerce.

Jacquelyn is experienced in the analysis of claims against performance bonds, payment bonds, and other commercial bond forms; pursuit of exoneration and indemnification frombond principals and indemnitors; recovery of contract balances; and all aspects of litigation from the receipt of a claim through the appeals process.  Jacquelyn also handles general contract disputes, construction litigation, professional liability defense, and title insurance cases.

Ashlee Rudnick is a surety claim manager at Intact Insurance Surety Group where she handles performance, payment, and various commercial bond claims. She received her bachelor’s degrees in political science and Latin from the University and Michigan and her JD from Michigan State University Law School. Prior to joining Intact, she practiced real estate and property transactions and worked in the pipeline industry focusing on easement acquisitions and damage settlements.