Supporting the Mission
An act of legislation created the IFPA in 1994. Pennsylvania’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act — Act 166 — established mandates for the Authority. One was to provide resources to law enforcement to help them detect, investigate and prosecute instances of insurance fraud. The other was to provide consumers with knowledge about the crime to prevent its commission. A dedicated IFPA Staff and savvy Board of Directors work collaboratively to keep the Authority on task in support of its mission.

Christopher Sloan
Executive Director

Joan Dockery
Associate Executive Director

Christine Vessa
Grants Administrator

Andrea Fury
Chairperson — State Farm, Investigative Supervisor

Diane Svec
Treasurer — Erie Insurance, SIU ISS Manager

Christopher E. Deery
Secretary — Independence Blue Cross, Director of Corporate and Financial Investigations

Robert DiFrancesco
Board Member — NJM Insurance Group, Senior Special Investigator

Mike Nielsen
Board Member — United States Postal Inspection Service, Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Division

John Kitzinger
Board Member — Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, Chief of Criminal Investigations

Mike Ebner
Board Member — Retired