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Executive Staff

Rick Jones - President of all SCF Subsidiaries
Senior Vice President, Chief Sales & Business Development,
SCF Arizona
Rick Jones has 30 years experience within the insurance industry, which began in risk management for a division of Teledyne. Prior to joining SCF in 2006 as director of Sales & Marketing, Jones served as senior vice president of compliance and assistant secretary for CNA National Warranty Corp. In 1982, Jones opened the Arizona branch office of EBI Insurance Companies (aka Orion Group), and in 1986 moved to Corroon & Black (now Willis of Arizona) as vice president of marketing. Jones’ professional designations include CPCU, ARM and AFIP. He is a licensed insurance agent in 47 states and in Canada, is past president of the Central Arizona Chapter of CPCU and serves as a committee member for the Society of CPCU, Regulation and Legislative Section. Jones also holds an MBA from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business.

Officers


Don Smith - President & CEO, SCF Arizona
Donald A. Smith Jr. is a 33-year veteran of the insurance industry and a former deputy secretary within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry, joined SCF Arizona on June 1, 2000. Smith spent 20 years in private industry at New York-based insurer Continental, where he began his career. From 1990 until joining the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he was vice president and director for the company’s Mid-Atlantic region. Smith is a 1974 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and carries the designation of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter. He earned his law degree in May 2000 from Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pa., and was admitted to the Arizona Bar in May 2001. From 2004-2006, Smith served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross, and he was named the organization’s “Humanitarian of the Year” in 2008. As a business and insurance industry leader, Smith serves on the boards of the National Council on Compensation Insurance and the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds. Smith is also a member of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

Sarah Strunk, JD - General Counsel
A member of Fennemore Craig’s Management Committee, Strunk is a member of several state bars, including California and New York. She practices in the area of mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance and general contracts. She earned her B.A. from Wichita (Kan.) State University, her J.D. from University of Kansas School of Law, and her LL.M. from New York University School of Law.

Directors

Judith Patrick – Chairwoman
Ralph Hughes
Don Smith
Duane Miller
Jack LaSota
Edmundo Hidalgo