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