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Our Professionals:
Wexford Partners provides operational support and advice to evolving and growing businesses.
Our clients typically face difficult challenges and don't have time for impractical thinking. We understand the situation because we've been there. Our experienced professionals average more than twenty-five years of relevant experience helping businesses quickly improve.
But there's nothing average about our people, or the ways we work with our clients to solve their business problems.
Wexford Partners, Inc.
7436 Oak Avenue
Gary, Indiana 46403
toll free 877.545.2352
phone: 312.261.5513
fax 312.276.8571
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Bob Schleyer
Bob Schleyer has more than thirty years of
management experience in the insurance industry. Previously, Bob
was President of United Insurance’s Home Service Division, Union
National Life Insurance Company, United Casualty Insurance Company, and
Union National Fire Insurance Company, and also served as Senior Vice
President and board member of United Insurance Company of America.
Following his tenure at United Insurance, Bob was a Principal at Charter
Consulting for four years.
Bob earned his M.B.A. at the University of Chicago in finance and
marketing. He is also a Fellow in the Life Management Institute.
Bob has been active in numerous insurance industry trade organizations,
notably NAII and LIC.
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He is also a consultant for LIMRA
International and and Associate Consultant with IMERGE.
Bob and his wife, Betsy, live in the Miller Beach
area of Gary, and are active in a number of charity and community
organizations. When time permits, Bob is active in the
Wing and Clay society at the University Club of Chicago.
Bob can be contacted at bob.schleyer@wexfordpartners.com
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Michael J. Wade
Mike's unique perspective on insurance operations comes from over 30 years of industry experience in the roles of chief financial officer, treasurer, chief operating officer, corporate secretary, president, board member and chief executive officer. Mike's presentations include educational programming for board members on governance, executive evaluations, strategic planning, and understanding life insurance financial information; and technical guidance for CEOs and CFOs addressing statutory reporting matters. Mike's input is sought on a variety of operational issues such as investment alternatives, merger opportunities, administrative processes, product development, and distribution challenges.
Mike, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, began his career as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young. He is also a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. Mike served as chair of the National Fraternal Congress of America and remains active within the association. |
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Mike and his wife Deb live in Adrian, Michigan. In 2007, Mike was honored with the Maple Leaf Award in recognition of significant positive impact upon his local community.
Mike can be contacted at Mike.Wade@wexfordpartners.com
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Dorothy Kramer-Kawakami
Dorothy provides her clients with a range of resources for
organizational growth, including experienced consultants, information,
tools and measurement instruments. Dorothy has worked with clients in
North America, Europe, and Asia. Her Consulting and program work has
included strategic planning, corporate university development and
facilitation, market planning and change management consultation. Recent
consulting projects have included strategic planning for small to
mid-size financial services firms, restructuring of a small insurance
company to align with new strategic direction, development of a
corporate university and marketing strategy in Asia, and development of
cultural assessment process.Dorothy earned her B.A. and M.A. from the
University of South Florida. She holds several industry designations, as
well as being certified in 360-degree feedback and Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator. Dorothy was formally Corporate Vice President of LIMRA
International, and head of LIMRA’s Leadership Institute. She has
worked in collaboration with the faculties of Babson College, New York
University’s Stern School and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School
of Business.
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Dorothy resides in Simsbury, CT with her husband Mel.
Dorothy can be contacted at Dorothy.Kramer-Kawakami@wexfordpartners.com.
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Don Post
Don has over 30 years’ industry experience as a consultant and
executive, with a focus during the past ten years’ on document
management, electronic records compliance, business process management
and internet technologies. He has demonstrated his skills in using
technology to enable maximum effectiveness and productivity in
organizations, by linking document systems and technologies with
business processes, office automation and enterprise systems.
Don is Chair of the AIIM2005 Conference which is one of the largest
worldwide IT events. AIIM is the Enterprise Content Management
Association (www.aiim.org). He serves on the National Board of TAWPI
(The Association for Work Process Improvement. Mr. Post was one of the
first 28 CDIAs (Certified Document Imaging Architect) in the country,
and is recognized as an AIIM MIT Laureate. He also is recognized as an
Information Capture Professional (ICP) by TAWPI, and is authorized by
TAWPI to provide training for the ICP.
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Don has been a Partner of IMERGE Consulting, Inc. since 1999.
Previously, he was Senior Manager of Xerox Professional Services, and a
Senior Consultant with A.T. Kearney Management Consultants. His career
includes previous management positions at Fortune 100 companies
including General Electric. He holds a BS in engineering from Purdue and
a MBA.
Don can be contacted at Don.Post@wexfordpartners.com.
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Faye Albert
Faye provides her clients with advice based on actuarial analysis and
management experience. She was the Chief Actuary at American Bankers
Insurance Group and National Ben Franklin. More recently she has served
as a consultant to insurance companies, audit firms and lawyers.
Faye is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and received an M.B.A.
from the University of Miami. She has been active in the Society of
Actuaries, the Conference of Consulting Actuaries and in the American
Academy of Actuaries. Recently she was Chairman of the Academy Task
Force the developed the 2001 CSO tables used in the United States for
life insurance valuation. Currently she is involved with the development
of Principles Based Reserve methods.
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Faye can be contacted at faye.albert@wexfordpartners.com.
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Richard A. “Dick” Adams
Dick has over 30 years experience as an internal
and external consultant/facilitator and a start up and rescue executive
achieving dramatic results and bottom-line savings, enhanced service
delivery and improved quality of life on the job. He has held Director
positions at Connecticut General, Cigna, Aetna and Travelers as well as
Chief Operating Officer of Applied Professional Systems, a software
company. As a facilitator, he has conducted successful engagements in
eight countries and in fifteen different industries.
He has a B.A. in Sociology from Ohio Wesleyan University, and, as a
Lieutenant Commander (Supply Corps) is a graduate of the US Naval Supply
School (Business School) and Trial and Defense College (Justice School),
and Principle Centered Leadership at the Covey Leadership Center. He has
spoken on process improvement at Duke University, the University of
Chile, and the University of Karlstadt (Sweden) as well as being
published in Connecticut newspapers. He received a Connecticut Quality
Award for Innovation in 2003 for the elisit™ product.
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Dick and his wife Pat live in the Greater Hartford
area, where he has been President of numerous charitable, civic, and
church organizations. In his free time he likes to play golf, tennis,
downhill ski, and fly stunt kites.
Dick can be contacted at dick.adams@wexfordpartners.com.
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Wexford Partners, Inc.
7436 Oak Avenue
Gary, Indiana 46403
phone: 312.261.5513
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