Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Alan Fortier , age 52, has served as President of Fortier & Associates, Inc., a strategy and profit improvement consulting firm focused on petrochemicals and capital goods companies located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, since 1988. Mr. Fortier received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Cfo, Vice President, Finance & Admin |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Nu-Kote International, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Purdue University |
MBA |
Former |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
Bachelor of Science In Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Current |
| Financial Reporting, Inc |
Manager |
Former |
| The Accounting |
Manager |
Former |
| Bucknell University |
Bachelor of Science In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| The University of Tennessee |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Clarkson University |
Masters of Science In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Medaille College |
MBA |
Former |
| State University of New York at Geneseo |
Masters of Science In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| State University of New York at Geneseo |
Bachelor of Arts In Physics |
Former |
| Clarkson University |
Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
Harry R. Johnson is a Vice President and a Principal of The Graham Company. As a Senior Executive at The Graham Company, Harry serves as an Account Manager servicing the Property and Casualty Insurance needs of his clientele, and is a member of The Graham Company's Management Committee and Board of Directors. Harry's educational background includes a Bachelor in Business Administration Degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. Harry received his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Designation from the American Institute of Property and Liability Underwriters in 1982.
Margaret Jones, Vice President - Corporate Secretary, heads up The Graham Company's Technical Development Department which is responsible for in-house training, continuing education and quality assurance. Prior to joining The Graham Company in 1984, Margaret was a Risk Management Consultant with Towers, Perrin. Margaret's areas of concentration include Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) and Professional Liability. She analyzes policy forms and develops necessary coverage modifications to broaden coverage provided by standard policy forms. She also is responsible for coordinating in-house training of employees at The Graham Company in the area of Directors and Officers Liability Insurance and Professional Liability Insurance. Margaret is a member of The Graham Company's Directors and Officers Liability Practice Group, which is responsible for tracking D&O marketplace changes in insurance carriers, coverage and legal trends. Margaret graduated in 1977 with a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree in Risk Management and Insurance and in 1979 received a Master's of Business Administration Degree in Finance from Temple University. She also holds the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation and the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation.
Mike Mitchell is a Vice President and a Principal of The Graham Company. As a senior executive at The Graham Company, Mike heads up the Surety Department, services the Property and Casualty Insurance requirements of his clientele, and is a member of The Graham Company's Management Committee and Board of Directors. Mike's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Villanova University. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Mike received his Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Designation from the American Institute of Property & Liability Underwriters in October 1988. Mike is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, the Philadelphia Society of CPCUs, and the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Vice President and Principal |
Current |
| Graham Corporation |
Member |
Former |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Washington and Lee University |
Degree |
Former |
Eric Graham along with Wes Montgomery founded Montgomery & Graham, Inc. in 1997 as a privately held corporation in Portland, Oregon. It originally began when the two men left Mutual of Omaha Companies in order to focus their energies on employee benefit planning. It has remained true to that focus, and has also developed into a dynamic sales organization with a growing sales force. In November of 1998 the company purchased Bell-Anderson Insurance's Book of Employee Benefit Business, and moved their offices to the Sylvan area of Portland. Scott Lyda left Mutual of Omaha to join Montgomery & Graham in 1998. He now manages a team of 8 sales representatives in our Small Group Division. In 2000, the company purchased Insurance Smart, a long-time employee benefit agency in Oregon and Washington. Finally, in 2001 the company purchased Insurance Solutions, a small employee benefit agency in Hillsboro.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Facilities Manager |
Current |
| Andrews University |
|
Former |
Eric Aaberg is an employee benefits consultant with Montgomery and Graham Inc since 1999. Eric is a native Oregonian and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1987 and was employed in the retail management industry until 1998 when he entered the employee benefits field. Eric's focus is on assisting any size business to have the ABSOLUTE BEST employee benefits package for their dollar. Eric's clients range in size from one person operations to operations with hundreds of employees. Attention to issues that effect employers such as employee communication regarding effective benefit understanding and utilization, claims assistance, COBRA, HIPPA and State Continuation Assistance are just a few of the areas Eric emphasizes in his relationships with his clients. Attention to detail, trust and relationships are the key elements in Eric's practice.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Administrative Assistant and Receptionist |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Graham Corporation |
Corporate Secretary, Corporate Treasurer and Executive Assistant |
Current |
Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz , age 61, has been a Tax Partner with Dopkins & Company, LLP, a regional accounting firm located in Buffalo, New York, since 2004. Prior to his tenure at Dopkins & Company, Mr. Mazurkiewicz spent over 32 years with KPMG, LLP, and was the Partner in Change of KPMG s upstate New York/Albany tax practice, prior to his retirement in 2002. Mr. Mazurkiewicz was a member of the Board of Directors of Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company, until Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc. was merged into First Niagara Financial Group in February 2008. Mr. Mazurkiewicz also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Trebor, Inc., a privately held distributor of tissue, pulp, paper and container board. Mr. Mazurkiewicz received his B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management, where he currently serves on the Advisory Board for the center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Buffalo Chapter of the Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Mazurkiewicz was recommended to the Nominating Committee by a non-management Director.
James J. Malvaso, age 59, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Raymond Corporation, a manufacturer of electric lift trucks located in Greene, New York, since 1997. Previously, from 1993 to 1996, Mr. Malvaso served as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President-Operations of Raymond. Mr. Malvaso also serves as a Trustee of LeMoyne College, located in Syracuse, New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Le Moyne College |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Graham Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
As a senior executive at The Graham Company, Michelle heads up our Claims Services Department and is responsible for guiding The Graham Company's Claims Consultants in providing the highest level of claims services for our clients. She is also a Claims Consultant, where she manages and designs Claims Management Programs for our larger, more complicated accounts. These accounts cover a variety of business sectors, including governmental entities, construction, food processing, healthcare, biotechnology and manufacturing, with National and International exposures and unique Claims Management requirements. Michelle is also a member of The Graham Company's Management Committee and Board of Directors. Michelle graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Administration. Upon graduation, Michelle joined the Personnel Division of Strawbridge & Clothier, a major Philadelphia retail chain, where she held several positions in their Employee Benefits Department. She later became their Manager of Disability Benefits, overseeing a department of five, where she was responsible for their Self-Insured, Self-Administered Workers' Compensation, Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability Programs for over 13,000 employees. Michelle is a licensed Insurance Agent and has obtained the Associate in Claims (AIC) designation provided by the Insurance Institute of America. She is currently working toward the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation.