President - Fiona Stumpo
Fiona is a Special Counsel with Holman Webb Lawyers Brisbane. Fiona holds a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours completed at the Queensland University of Technology in 1997. She is admitted to practice as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. Fiona’s practice over the last 10 years has involved various legal positions in Australia and London including in-house advisory for a major global insurer, focussing at all times on litigation, particularly insurance litigation and dispute resolution.
Vice President - Johanna Lucas
Johanna is a Senior Associate at Rodgers Barnes & Green Lawyers. She has been involved with insurance law for over 10 years. She has particular expertise in the area of personal injuries, including public liability, CTP and WorkCover claims. Johanna is heavily involved in insurance litigation and dispute resolution.
Secretary - Catherine Dugdell
Catherine is a Common Law Claim Manager at WorkCover Queensland. Catherine previously worked for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and another insurer managing public liability claims.
Treasurer - Kymberley Walker
Kymberley works at Lumley General Insurance in the Property & Liability Claims team with a main focus on Liability claims. A graduate of the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Kymberley is on the roll of legal practitioners in New South Wales. She has experienced most aspects of insurance claims, having practiced as a plaintiff lawyer in Sydney, worked in the claims team at a major international broker and handling claims from an underwriters perspective in her current role with Lumley. Kymberley is currently completing a Diploma of Financial Services (General Insurance) through the Institute.
Sports Coordinator - Yolanda Gillespie
Yolanda is a Development Manager in the CGU Corporate team. She has a Graduate Diploma (Ins) from the Deakin University, is a Fellow of ANZIIF, Certified Insurance Professional and a JP (Qualified). She has 35 years experience in the General Insurance Industry in both sales and underwriting roles. Yolanda loves all sports and still actively participates in Masters Basketball and Touch Football. A career goal is to mentor and develop young people to actually choose and promote insurance as a career of choice. It really is a great industry to work in.
Functions Coordinator - Ingrid Murphy
Ingrid is a Senior Claims Advisor at Zurich Australia Insurance Limited and specialises in both commercial and domestic property claims. Ingrid is currently studying through the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance to formalise her General Insurance qualifications.
Training and Development - Dina Thompson
Dina is a Senior Associate at Jensen McConaghy Solicitors practising in insurance litigation. Dina holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Queensland University of Technology. Dina has over 12 years experience in the insurance industry and now specialises in CTP insurance and acts on behalf of a number of Queensland insurers.
IT Coordinator - Sarah Peden
Sarah is a solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers. She has specialised in the fields of statutory insurance and personal injuries, including compulsory third party (CTP) insurance. Sarah currently specialises in commercial property law and infrastructure.
Member Liaison - Hannah Savins
Hannah is a solicitor with Barry & Nilsson Lawyers. Hannah has more than seven (7) years experience in insurance litigation and risk management, having worked in both private practice and, prior to that, for a global travel company as a risk management consultant.
In her personal role at Barry & Nilsson Lawyers, Hannah acts for both insurers and insureds in a variety of public and product liability claims including workplace injuries, product defect claims and principal's and occupier's liability matters. Hannah also provides advice and conducts litigation in property damage disputes and recovery matters.
Sponsorship Coordinator - Susan Lindores
Susan is a Commercial Insurance Broker at Queensland Insurance Services and works with her clients to put in place insurance programs relevant to their individual needs. Susan initially joined the insurance industry with Mercantile Mutual in 1999 as a claims officer and through the Mercantile Mutual / QBE joint venture, she was able to develop her career through positions as an eBusiness Co-ordinator and a Business Consultant. Susan's last role was that of an Account Manager in Queensland for QBE before joining QIS as a Broker in 2007. In August 2009, Susan became a shareholder of QIS.
Susan is a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Insurance Institute (ANZIIF) as well as a Certified Industry Professional (CIP).
Committee Member - Ashley Jones
Ashley is a partner in Financial Services at Norton Rose and conducts litigation and dispute resolution in a wide range of matters on instructions from insurance companies and self insurers. Ashley joined Deacons (now Norton Rose) in 1988 and is a co-author of ‘Personal Injuries Procedure in Queensland’, the first book in Queensland dealing with the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002, and a contributing author to publications on tort reform.
He is a Member of the Litigation and Rules Section, of the Queensland Law Society and holds membership of or an association with Australian Insurance Law Association, the Queensland Law Society, Australian Professional Indemnity Group and the Queensland Association of Fire Investigators (member and treasurer).
Committee Member - Allison Radcliffe
Allison is an Associate in the Brisbane office of HWL Ebsworth's National Transport Group. Allison holds a Masters of Law and Juris Doctor from the Unversity of Queensland, as well as a Bachelor of Science and Postgraduate Diploma of Marine Studies.
Allison's practice focuses on all aspects of transport law including road transport, aviation, maritime and general commercial litigation. Allison acts for a wide range of domestic and international clients including insurers / underwriters, brokers, airlines, shipowners and transport companies, providing advice and conducting claims arising from cargo, personal injuries and related liability claims.
Committee Member - Erin Martin
Erin is a Senior Associate at Gadens Lawyers, working in the firm's Insurance, Infrastructure and Risk group. She has over nine (9) years experience in acting for insurers and commercial clients in dealing with personal injury, property damage and recovery claims, as well as 'front end' insurance work, including the drafting of policy wordings and liability and risk manuals.