TRIPS Steering Committee

TRIPS is presently under the direction of a steering committee, chaired by Dr. Brenda Wells. Our thanks go out to the gracious volunteers who agreed to help us get this promising professional society started. This committee met on November 4, 2008, and is in the process of adopting official bylaws, as well as determining the final structure of the board of directors.

The TRIPS Steering Committee consists of the following members:

Dr. Brenda Wells, UNT and Wells & Associates Consulting - Steering Committee Chairperson
Charles "Wes" Edison, Wortham Insurance Agency
Jack Gibson, International Risk Managment Institute (IRMI)
Rustin Goodgion, Ron Patterson Insurance Agency
Jason Hamilton, UNT Student
Chris Hilton, Pinnacle Reinsurance
Bryce Kearney, UNT Student
Gerald Ladner, State Auto Mutual Insurance
Fred Lapoint, ACE
Ron Patterson, Ron Patterson Insurance Agency
Rachel Somerford, UNT Student
Monte Stringer, US Risk