Board of Directors
Leah Miller, President
Leah Miller graduated at UC San Diego. She was hired at 21st Century Insurance in 2000 as an Inside Adjuster. In 2003 she transferred to Wawanesa Insurance as a Field Adjuster and Claims Supervisor. While at Wawanesa she became an Arbitrator for Inter-company Arbitration. She returned to 21st Century Insurance in 2006 as a PIP Litigation Examiner to her present position, Senior Bodily Injury Examiner. In her free time, she enjoys playing golf, camping, riding ATVs, wakeboarding and snowboarding.
Amy Gillen-Garcia, Vice President
Amy is formerly a Claim Manager at Republic, Ward North America and American Claims Management. She has 31 years of claims experience (YIKES), and is currently the Regional Account Executive with Cunningham Lindsey. Amy holds a designation as a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Claims (AIC).
Deanne Murphy, Secretary
Deanne Murphy is the SDIAA Board Secretary. Deanne grew up in San Diego. She is the Branch Owner of AmeriClaim and handles all lines of business. Deanne is also a Credentialed Mediator. She has been in the insurance industry for 27 years and has worked for ICW, Reliance Insurance, ACM, West Coast Casualty and Dimont & Associates. Deanne celebrates 21 years with Bill, has two children, Paige and Dylan, and a new grandson, David.
Pat Bobbs, Treasurer
Pat is an adjuster with Allstate Insurance Company working as a Field - Large Loss Fire Adjuster in Southern California. Pat presently works as a structure estimator and has been with Allstate for over 35 years. She has handled a variety of claims from Casualty, to Auto estimating in the field and Drive In claims offices, Subrogation, Personal Injury Protection and Property loss adjustments. Professional designations include: Law for the Claimsman, Associate in Claims and has secured the ICAR designation. She is happily married with one child who is a 2008 graduate of Sonoma State University.
Alfred Dalton, Education
Alfred Dalton is a supervisor at American Claims Management. Alfred's 20 year insurance history includes positions in underwriting, liability, bodily injury and litigation adjuster. Alfred is a graduate of Chapman University and is currently licensed in California and Arizona.
Marvin Straus, Legal/Legislative
Marvin J. Straus is a partner at Parker Straus, LLP. His areas of practice include Complex Fraud Litigation, Insurance Defense, Bad Faith Defense, Insurance Coverage, Qui Tam and Real Estate. Within his practice, he has been involved in all aspects of first and third party litigation. He is a frequent presenter to insurance companies and professional organizations on topics involving fraud, coverage, effective examinations under oath and bad faith issues.
Karen Pretzel, Marketing
Karen Pretzel is the Account Executive for Apex Contracting & Restoration. She has been with the company since 2008 and loves it. Karen is originally from Minneapolis, MN and graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, IA. Though she still owns her condo in MN, she moved out to San Diego in 2007 and has no plans to ever leave. Her only child, Moxie, is a 13-pound Shih-Tzu/Bichon mix that she adores!
Bruce Rosenblatt, Membership
Bruce is a native San Diegan, attended Helix High and San Diego State University. With over 30 years experience in contents textile restoration he is a account manager for Restoration Management. Bruce is married with 3 children and loves to visit the South Pacific as often as possible, play golf and restore cars.
Desiree Martini, Special Events
Jay Jackson, Information Technology