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Ms. Carr comes with experience in the highly regulated fields of financial services including roles at Henderson Brothers, Inc., New York Life Insurance, and BNY where she will bring a strong understanding and key expertise in marketing and communications from these sectors. Over the years she has led content strategy to help recruiters and agents activate their ability to generate demand, nurture, sell, and recruit. She also has led the implementation of BNY’s recently refreshed logo design and streamlining the company’s umbrella brand and enhanced market recognition. In addition, she is actively involved in community service through roles as a Youth Basketball Coach, an Advisory Committee Member for United Way’s Be a Middle School Mentor Program, and as a Public Service Chair for the PRSA Pittsburgh Chapter. She is eager to contribute her marketing and operational skills and passion for community service to support LCBA’s mission.

Current Work
Head of Integrated Planning and Activation - BNY

Education
B.A. Communications & Public Relations - Duquesne University

Areas of Expertise
Marketing & Brand Awareness, Communications, Public Affairs & Media.

Mr. Courtad currently serves as LCBA’s chair of the board. He is a 30-year member of St. George Orthodox in Bridgeville, PA and has served on various committees for the church. He now serves as Senior Vice President of Liberty Insurance Agency in Pittsburgh, providing Employee Benefits Consulting to the Western Pennsylvania region for employers with 10-500 employees. With over 26 years on the job, he has served on Advisory boards at Highmark and UPMC Health Plan, as well as the Audit/Finance Committee, Nominating Committee, and the Governance committee for LCBA. Mr. Courtad brings a wealth of expertise in insurance and sales to the board. Born and raised in Independence, OH, he now resides in South Fayette Twp., PA with his wife of 36 years, Rebecca. He has three grown children and three dogs. Mr. Courtad is a big fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates (unfortunately). He is an avid golfer and member of Hickory Heights Golf Club in Bridgeville, PA. His biggest accomplishment in golf is qualifying for the US Senior Amateur Championship in Eugene, OR in 2018. Getting older is getting better.

Current Work
Senior VP - Liberty Insurance Agency

Education
Cuyahoga Community College

Areas of Expertise
Insurance, Sales & Marketing

Ms. LeVert is seeking her third term as an LCBA Board Member. She is a Managing Partner of LeVert Ventures and a Venture Partner at Pappas Capital. She was previously the founder of 2 innovation labs: Southeast TechInventures (STI) and Ag TechInventures (AgTI). Both labs are focused on further developing promising university technologies that can improve the human condition in medical devices and in agriculture. She spent her career in technology and financial arenas starting at Nationwide Insurance in positions of increasing responsibility from computer programmer, to controller, to general manager of their 500-person Property & Casualty service center. A member of Branch 1557, Karen has used her technology, financial, and investment skill sets to serve on LCBA’s board during her term. Her other board positions include: Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, and AgLaunch. Karen holds an MBA from the University of Dayton and an Information Technology undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University.

Current Work
Managing Partner - LeVert Ventures Venture Partner - Pappas Capital

Education
B.S.- Information Technology - Eastern Michigan University
MBA - University of Dayton

Areas of Expertise
Operational Management, Investment Management

Mr. Losee is the recently retired VP of Sales For LCBA. He was responsible for growing sales in all markets LCBA operates in. Building relationships with agent partners and developing new relationships were all part of his responsibility. He understands Insurance operations and finances and is familiar with the mission and operations of LCBA. Prior to his position at LCBA a large portion of his career was spent working for West Publishing as a territory manager selling Legal Research Tools to Attorneys. Walter has also been involved in local government having served as Chairman of the Vernon Twp. Water Authority which spearheaded a multi-million-dollar water project that greatly improved the development opportunities in the township. He is a 1972 graduate of Penn State University. He has also been a High School Sports official for many years and, in his more youthful years, has volunteered as a National Ski Patrol member patrolling most of the local ski hills. Walter has been married for 47 years to his wife Holly and they have 2 Children who have blessed them with 5 grandchildren. He has stated that it would be an Honor and Privilege to serve on the Board of LCBA.

Recent Work
VP of Sales - LCBA (retired 2019)

Education
BS - Rehabilitation Education - Penn State University

Areas of Expertise
Insurance, Sales & Sales Management

Mr. Muth has been a board member of LCBA since 2009, has served three terms as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and currently serves at the Chairman of the Audit/Finance Committee. For the last ten years, he has been the Executive Director of the Meadville Housing Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Allegheny College and a Master of Business Administration from Gannon University. He volunteers at Active Aging, Inc., Crawford County’s agency for the aging, where he has been a board member for more than 25 years and is the current President of the Board. He serves as a Trustee for the John Wright Charitable Trusts. He resides in Conneaut Lake, PA with his wife, Cheryl.

Current Work
Executive Director - Meadville Housing Corporation

Education
B.S. Science- Allegheny College (Cum Laude)
MBA (with distinction) - Gannon University

Areas of Expertise
Investment Management & Fraternal / Non-profit

As Chief Operating Officer for the Diocese of Buffalo, Rick oversees all temporal matters for the Diocese including the navigation of its complex Chapter 11 filing. A former banker, Rick has extensive experience in finance, as well as in estate and retirement planning. That work required the use of life insurance and securities products, so Rick was licensed for insurance and security sales in both New York and Pennsylvania. His experience brings added insight to the LCBA board. LCBA is in Rick’s blood – his grandmother and godmother were directors and instrumental in running the Buffalo chapter. As a third-generation policy holder, he has been proudly associated with the LCBA for 64 years, when his parents purchased an infant policy on his life. Rick and his wife Donna (also a policy holder) are lifelong residents of Buffalo, NY and are the proud parents of three adult children, all of whom are fourth generation LCBA policy holders and who have been beneficiaries of LCBA’s elementary, high school, and camping scholarships. Rick looks forward to a day soon when his grandson can become a fifth-generation member of the LCBA so he too can enjoy the benefits of association with this great organization.

Current Work
Chief Operating Officer - Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Education
B.S. - Finance & History - Canisius College
MA - Economics - SUNY Buffalo

Areas of Expertise
Financial Services/Banking & Sales, Sales Management