Spencer Educational Foundation’s Funding Their Future Campaign Begins Tuesday, June 15

Spencer’s 2nd Annual Fundraising Campaign Will Honor Peter Garvey (EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants) and Mary Roth (Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.)

Peter Garvey
Vice Chairman, Galway Insurance Holdings

Mary Roth
CEO, RIMS

New York, NY, June 10, 2021 – The Spencer Educational Foundation will begin its 2nd annual comprehensive fundraising campaign, Funding Their Future, on Tuesday, June 15. Spencer’s Funding Their Future Campaign, which aims to raise $1 million, will honor Peter Garvey (EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants) and Mary Roth (Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)) for their tremendous dedication to supporting the next generation of risk management and insurance professionals.

The Funding Their Future Campaign is being held in lieu of Spencer’s Annual Gala, one of the industry’s most eminent fundraisers. This year, the campaign will highlight the past, present, and future of the Foundation and showcase its prominent role in supporting industry talent for more than four decades.

From June 15 through September 15, Spencer will recognize longtime industry supporters and those who helped pave the way for the Foundation’s success, highlight the growth Spencer has achieved since its founding in 1979, and celebrate the diverse and talented students who have benefited from Spencer’s programming.

Throughout the Funding Their Future Campaign, Spencer will honor risk management and insurance titans Peter Garvey, Vice Chairman of Galway Insurance Holdings (parent company of EPIC) and Mary Roth, CEO of RIMS. Garvey has more than 35 years of insurance underwriting and broking experience, including successful stints leading the industry’s largest broker, founding a start-up and growing it to a top-20 broker, and now working with his colleagues at EPIC building the next great specialist firm. Roth has climbed the ranks at RIMS since 1985 where she served in such roles as Assistant Director of Research, Director of Membership and Chapter Services, and Chief Operating Officer. Both are longtime advocates of education and developing talent with a keen focus on the future success of risk management and insurance.

“Now more than ever we need supporters that are committed to enabling the next generation for the advancement of our insurance industry,” said Duncan Ellis, Chairperson of Spencer’s Funding Their Future Campaign and Head of North American Retail Property at AIG.  “The Funding Their Future Campaign does exactly that by bringing together deserving students with donors willing to help all while leaving an indelible positive mark in the process.  I am so proud to be part of this campaign that has changed and continues to influence so many lives in such a positive way.”

In 2020, Funding Their Future Campaign contributions helped provide 89 scholarships, 26 internships, and more than 35 grants to support experiential learning through universities and institutions. Since Spencer’s founding 42 years ago, the Foundation has awarded more than $8 million in scholarships and $5 million in grants that have directly impacted the quality of risk management and insurance education and the talent entering the RMI profession.

Spencer invites you to join us in raising $1 million through the Funding Their Future Campaign. Visit the Funding Their Future website throughout the campaign to view history highlights, interviews with the honorees, round table discussions with Spencer Scholars, and more. Supporters can donate toward the Funding Their Future Campaign at www.spencered.org/funding-their-future.

Spencer Board of Directors
Chairperson: Robin S. Roeder, Sedgwick
President: Teresa M. Black, Chubb
Vice President: Johnell Holly, FM Global
Secretary: Jeffrey M. Cohen, Zywave
Treasurer: Peter Heard,Travelers
Stephen Acunto, Jr., Business Insurance
Kristen M. Bessette, QBE North America
Butler Bourgeois, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Joseph Cellura, Allied World
Dr. Cassandra Cole, Florida State University
Ron Davis, Zurich
Andrea M. Dudek, Accenture
Duncan Ellis, AIG
Theana L. Iordanou, ARC Personal Lines
Christopher J. Lang, Marsh
Joseph V. LaRocco, Jr., Willis Towers Watson
Dr. Weili Lu, California State University - Fullerton
Timothy Meacham, Lockton Companies
Marya J. Propis, RT Specialty
Michele J. Sansone, AXA XL
Matthew Schneider, Aon
Lori Seidenberg, Blackrock
Patrick Sterling (RIMS ex officio), Texas Roadhouse
Bob Thomas, Liberty Mutual

Media contact: Christina Reynier, Spencer Educational Foundation | creynier@spencered.org | 732-447-6985

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