Biographies

• Richard Denning
  President
• Roger H. Dunkin
  VP - Regional Director
• Ira L. Skop
  VP - Regional Director

• Kim Rigsby
  Senior Consultant
• David J. Quinn
  Senior Consultant
• Dayna Bergen
  Consultant
• Ken Brownlee
  Associate Senior Consultant

• Felix Kloman
  Associate Senior Consultant
• Frank Rau
  Associate Senior Consultant
• Fred Travis
  Associate Senior Consultant

Richard F. Denning, President
CPCU, JD with Honors, Law Review from Fordham
ABD in Statistical Methods and MBA, New York University
BS Metallurgy with High Honors, Case Western Reserve University

Roger H. Dunkin, VP - Regional Director
BS Computer Sciences from Berry College

Roger started as a systems engineer at EDS in Detroit, supporting the Advanced Engineering Division of General Motors. He joined Risk Sciences Group, started its Dallas office, and then ran the Atlanta office. He was chosen as lead consultant to the Retail Industry and had responsibility for the Home Depot account. Joining Shelter Island Risk in 1997, Roger continued his focus on large retail and other complex accounts, including: Winn-Dixie, Southern Company, PepsiCo, Kemper Insurance Co., Cox Communications, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, and CSX Transportation. His many system tools aid in automating risk processes.

Ira L. Skop, VP - Regional Director
BA in Computer Science from Columbia University

Ira has over 20 years of experience in crafting creative solutions to complex Risk Management technology problems. He was a key contributor to Risk Sciences Group’s growth as a premier RMIS provider from 1982 through 1997. Ira combines his excellent analytical skills with a unique ability to communicate.

Kim Rigsby, Senior Consultant
BS Magna cum Laude and MBA from Jacksonville University

Kim joined Shelter Island after nearly twenty years experience at CSX Corporation (a Fortune 500 global transportation firm). At CSX, she handled projects involving exposure evaluation, self-insured programs, fronting arrangements, placement of excess insurance coverage, and the creation of CSX’s Vermont Captive. Kim also has experience in creating premium and loss allocation systems, designing and implementing comprehensive Risk Management information systems and in providing Risk Management analysis through RMIS solutions.

David J. Quinn, Senior Consultant
BA in Accounting from Dominican College

Dave worked at American Express Bank in their Finance and Systems groups. He also worked at Risk Sciences Group as a programmer and data analyst. Dave joined Shelter Island in 1998 and has continued his role as a programmer and data analyst. His skills are used across Shelter Island’s client base.

Dayna M. Bergen, Consultant
MS in Information Management – Stevens Institute of Technology
BS in Industrial Engineering – Lehigh University

Dayna joined Shelter Island Risk in 2003. Prior to that, she had 15 years of experience as a Senior Business Analyst at AIG and CitiGroup. She managed various system implementations, both domestically and abroad, including business and systems requirements gathering, system testing, documentation, training and implementation support. Her strongest assets, that are critical to Shelter Island Risk, are her analytical, organizational and user-focused skills.

Ken Brownlee, Associate Senior Consultant
CPCU

Ken has joined Shelter Island for special projects, beginning in 1999. He has over thirty years experience as a multi-line adjuster and corporate risk and claims manager with Crawford & Company, and in addition, over twenty years experience as a teacher, columnist, writer, and author. His writing credits include:
Ken lectures widely and is an expert witness in a large number of litigated cases.

Frank Rau, Associate Senior Consultant
Associate of Casualty Actuarial Society
Member of American Academy of Actuaries
BS Mathematics from St. John’s University
MS in Mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology

Frank began his career as a statistician at Bell Telephone Laboratories (now Lucent Technologies). He applied his mathematical skills to Risk Management problems at Anistics (Aon), where he worked with Rick Denning in the solution of advanced risk financing and actuarial studies. After Aon, he became a Vice President at American Re-Insurance Company, where his studies supported a wide range of casualty risk pricing. He has worked with Shelter Island Risk on a number of studies, including Winn-Dixie and Sears, Roebuck.

Fred Travis, Associate Senior Consultant

Fred Travis has more than 25 years of finance and risk management experience and is currently an independent risk management consultant, since retiring from Anheuser-Busch in September 2005.

As Director, Corporate Safety & Risk Management from 1992-2005, Fred was responsible for worldwide insurance, loss control, claims and risk management for Anheuser-Busch.   During this period, Anheuser-Busch reduced its Workers' Compensation and Liability claim frequencies by more than 75%, and claim costs by 50%.  Prior to joining A-B as a financial analyst in 1980, he was a member of the Corporate Finance staff at Ford Motor Company.

Fred earned an MBA degree in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Allegheny College. He has presented on numerous safety, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk and RMIS topics at previous National RIMS sessions, and at other industry conferences.