Get to Know Us
Our people are our biggest asset. Our team has years of experience serving as risk advisers to protect what you have built. We are here to serve you and we live by our mantra: Miller cares.
Aaron Paris
Director, Safety
I am an outdoor enthusiast. My favorite times are spent in the forest and mountains camping, hiking, fishing, and exploring with friends and family. My beautiful wife and I have three adventurous boys.
Amanda Fischer-Penner
Director of Marketing and Communications
I’m an optimist who loves to laugh and escape to the lake. You’ll often find me singing in the car. I enjoy connecting with new people, chatting over a coffee.
Andrew Miller
Benefits Advisor
I’m a serial hobbyist that enjoys spending time with my wife, dog, family, and friends when I’m not water skiing, woodworking, golfing, hunting, barbequing, gardening, or watching sports. I’m a fan of KU basketball and all KC sports teams.
Amber Manning
Chief Service Officer
I am the mother of three boys, just trying to keep everyone alive and raise productive humans!
Andy Holmes
Accounting Specialist - Reporting and Training
I’m a Royals baseball, Chiefs football, and KU basketball fan. I stay active by running, biking, and playing in beach volleyball leagues with my wife. I enjoy collecting Cold War memorabilia, rocks/minerals, and various trees/houseplants.
Anna Clare Baldwin
Account Manager
I have a golden retriever who I love more than anything. I’ve been to over 150 concerts and still counting. I went skydiving on my first date with my boyfriend.
Arleeta Cooper
Account Manager
I have over 120 pairs of shoes and play competitive cornhole. The song “Footloose” always puts me in a good mood.
Bailee Daniels
Account Coordinator
I love playing volleyball and can sing the ABCs backwards. I once met Jimmy Fallon in NYC watching a Broadway musical.
Brad Miller
Director of Claim Analytics
I enjoy trying new things, whether it is a new restaurant or traveling to a far off destination. I am a heavy user of spreadsheets…each with hundreds of rows/columns of data. I will play any sport, as long as that sport doesn’t involve ice.
Brian Ziegler
Senior Account Manager
I’m a family man with a crazy quartet of kids. I enjoy the outdoors. I love spending time with others while playing cards and board games.
Chris Miller
Vice President, Commerical
I am passionate about giving back to the community through various board involvements and committees. I love all things KC sports and Creighton Basketball. I love golfing.
Dan Harrison
Senior Vice President, Benefits
I enjoy spending time with my family. I served on the board for United Cerebral Palsy and remain active and involved in the community. I enjoy golf, tennis, and all of our local sports teams.
Dawson Becerra
Account Coordinator
I love golfing and trying the latest food spots in KC. My favorite place to visit is Colorado where I hike and ski.
Dennis Kadel
Senior Vice President, Benefits
I am a licensed pilot. I travel to Mexico with my Spanish-speaking wife every year. I am the unofficial winner of “best Halloween costume” every year.
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Donnie Pruett
Vice President
I restore homes and 1950s vehicles. I reside on a horse farm in Peculiar, MO. I winter part-time with my wife in Scottsdale, AZ.
Erin Donahoo
Accounting Specialist
I’m the mom of a crazy little boy with a huge personality. I bleed Chiefs red and Royals blue. I can beat you at any Super Mario game.
Erin Tucker
Director of Service, Benefits
I am a mom of three wonderful children. I enjoy playing tennis in my spare time. I’m happiest when I’m at the lake.
Evan Sherlock
Account Coordinator
I have an identical twin who looks just like me. Golf is my passion, and I have a yearly (informal) tournament called the Annual Sherlock Invitational on my birthday.
Flip Frisch
Vice President, Benefits
I’m a grandfather who can’t get enough of my grandkids. I enjoy growing fresh herbs and using them in my cooking. When it comes to DIY, I’m pretty good at building and fixing almost anything.
Greg Smart
Chief Operating Officer
enjoy playing tennis with my family. I ski downhill or in the water. I’m a hometown sports fan – Let’s go Royals!
Jason Rock Carter
Vice President, Construction Risk
I’m scratch a golfer who also records a sports podcast. A professional singer and avid Denver sports fan (Go Broncos!)
Jayson Cuba
Benefits Advisor
I played college football at K-State. I enjoy a good Netflix binge. I love Sunday dinners with my family.
Jessica Rupp
Senior Account Manager
I am the best Cool Aunt to my niece and nephews. I am a classically trained chef. I am a certified bookworm.
Jim Clay
Vice President, Strategic Benefits Consultant
I thrive on creativity in all forms: numbers, music, art, and song. I love solving problems with new solutions. I love being in the mountains and on the water… skiing on anything that moves.
Julie Athey
Director, Compliance
I am a grammar geek. I am a dog lover. I can interpret legalese for you.
Julie McCook
Marketing Communications Specialist
I’m a scratch bowler and bowled collegiately for UCM. I love sports, especially Chiefs football. I have an almost photographic memory and can recall lots of trivia, especially about movies.
Kelly Cool
PRM Account Executive
I love all things Kansas City and can’t stay away. I am an animal lover who enjoys spending time with my husband and two dogs – Bo and Bella.
Kelly Watson
Surety Account Manager
I have three grandchildren I love being goofy with. Animals and nature are important to me, and I subscribe to 4Ocean to support ocean and beach cleanup.
Ken Sigman
Vice President, Benefits
I am a former Jewish Community Center Board Chair and current congregational president at my synagogue. I am a lifelong fitness advocate. I enjoy cooking Sicilian recipes.
Kim Haesemeier
Senior Account Executive
I have a wonderful husband, a beautiful daughter, and two wonderful dogs. I enjoy time on the farm. I love all things summer.
Laura Miller Forbes
Director, Admin & HR
I am happily married with two dogs and two wonderful children. I am a member of C.O.R.E and KC Chamber Workplace Wellness Action Team.
Linda Smart
Senior Account Executive
I love spending time with my husband, children, and grandchildren. I am a huge College Basketball fan. I love to travel.
Lindsey Zendejas
Account Executive
My husband and I had our first date 10 years after meeting in college. Our family loves playing board games together. I called Alaska “home” for three years.
Margaret Jonte
IT Specialist
I enjoy solving problems, I view them as 3D puzzles. I play pickleball. I’m a Sporting KC fan.
Mark Lambertz
Senior Vice President, Benefits Production Leader
I am a par golfer and sports buff. I enjoy cooking. I hail from Oklahoma and can be heard singing country tunes throughout the office.
Mary Ziegler
Senior Account Executive
I am a mother of two. I love to garden – until I see a snake. I love to fish – until I see a snake.
Matt Miller
President
I am the father of 6, grandfather of 5 and growing. I have walked on hot coals, barefoot waterskied, and played on first-team college tennis! I am now much more interested in spending time with my family at home and my family at work!
Megan Murphy
Account Manager
I am the coach for a 12U softball team. I consider the lake my happy place. I love a good true-crime podcast.
Paige Turner
Director, Surety Bonds
I believe communication is key, there is no such thing as a stranger, and having a sense of humor is a must.
Pat Murphy
Chief Revenue Officer
I am my daughters’ biggest fan on and off the softball field. I golf to wind down and relax. I advocate for nonprofits & my motto is “no margin, no mission.”
Robert Falke
Senior Account Executive
I love photography, art, and music. I have been married for over 30 years. I have two sons and two granddaughters.
Ryan Miller
Commercial Risk Advisor
I am an alumnus of Rockhurst High School and Regis University. I am passionate about giving back. I bleed red and yellow… Go Chiefs!
Sean Miller
Chief Executive Officer
I am a devout Catholic, husband and father of 4 awesome kids. I love the Chiefs, the Royals and the lake!
Shannon Hilding
Director of Service, Property & Casualty
I have an amazing husband and two wonderful sons who keep us very busy. You can find us headed to a coffee shop each weekend with our dogs in tow so they can have their weekly donut holes, which they have come to expect.
Shelby Bueneman
Marketing Communications Specialist
I am an avid reader who loves to travel through fictional settings and the real-world. I enjoy spending time with friends, family and my adorable dog, Bo. I’m a terrible cook, but I still try!
Stacey Smith
Claims Advocate
Sue Leisman
Senior Account Executive
I am a Yale soccer mom. I enjoy spending time in my garden. I have a bit of a sweet tooth.
Surina McConnaughey
Account Manager
I consider my happy place to be anywhere outdoors. I’m grabbing my passport if I hear the word “travel”. I Watched Sound of Music and Grease until the VCR wore out as a kid.
Susan Stasi
Senior Account Executive
I have a passion for reading. I love hanging out with family and friends. I’d use my inside voice…if I had one!
Tammy Howard
Senior Account Executive
I have yet to meet a beach I don’t love. I enjoy reading. I can often be found spending time with my family.
Tandy Crowder
Select Business Manager
I am the mother of a busy middle-school boy and enjoy spending time with him, my husband, and our rescue pup. I’m a huge bookworm. I love to travel!
Tanner McElroy
Vice President, Construction Risk
I’m the proud father to an amazing daughter and played baseball at collegiate and professional levels. I have two dogs, including a 20-year old rescue a fraternity brother pawned off on me in college.
Tanner Smith
Commercial Risk Advisor
I was an officer in the Army for five years. I serve on the Warrior’s Ascent board. I live for summers sailing and boating at the lake.
Tara Lippert
Select Business Account Manager
I played college basketball for UNI. I have two great kids that love playing soccer. I can often be found wandering through Home Depot searching for my next project.
Tessa Turner
Surety Account Coordinator
I enjoy Greek mythology, reading historical fiction and laughing with my family of jokesters. I seem to hiccup at least three times a days.
Tiffany Barnes
Accounting Specialist
I enjoy home improvement and various DIY projects. I am afraid of heights (I secretly think that’s why I’m short). I enjoy watching horror movies that require sleeping with the lights on.
Tommy Harrison
Benefits Advisor
I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I will choose bar food over any other option. I’m an avid sports fan who enjoys playing golf and basketball in my free time.
Tracy Johnson
Director, Pharmacy Benefits
I love children and pets. I enjoy biking and going to the lake. I bake a mean banana cake.
Vicki Giedinghagen
Director, First Impressions
I am a licensed massage therapist. I enjoy haunted/paranormal tours. I love animals.
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