The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has announced the formation of its new Florida Chapter as part of the IICF Southeast Division’s expansion. The chapter’s first event will be a volunteer project with Harvest Pack, scheduled for Oct. 9, 2025, at the Tampa River Center.
Based in Tampa, the Florida Chapter will initially focus on local involvement with plans to expand statewide. Its charitable priorities include supporting at-risk teens and children, addressing food insecurity, and promoting disaster preparedness.
According to Founding Chapter Co-Chairs Misty Carson, Business Development Executive at OneDigital, and Maggie Potter, Shareholder at Segal McCambridge, the goal is to unite the insurance community through collective philanthropy. They noted the strong support shown by Tampa-area professionals for the first volunteer event with Harvest Pack.
Founding Board Companies and Members
The IICF Florida Chapter will be led by representatives from 21 companies spanning multiple lines of business. Founding Board Companies and Members include:
- Aflac (Mark Yuhas)
- American Integrity Insurance (Zachary Smith)
- Baldwin Group (Heike Greenspon)
- Brown & Riding (Jessica Cason)
- Compass Building Services (Jaime McComas)
- CNA (Gina Hernandez)
- CRC Insurance Services (Amanda Ruppel)
- Engle Martin (Aimee Hoalt Roger)
- Grindley Williams Engineering (Sarah Rohanna)
- Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions (Evan Kobialka)
- HUB International (Stephanie Taylor)
- Liberty Mutual (Judy Gruchacz)
- Markel (Michele Davis)
- OneDigital (Misty Carson, Co-Chair)
- RT Specialty (Tim Crownover)
- Segal McCambridge (Maggie Potter, Co-Chair)
- The Hartford (Devin Ishak)
- USI Insurance Services (David Eischeid)
- Westchester (Demetrius Alexander)
- Zurich (Jeanne Starr)
Additional companies that join in 2025 will also be recognized as Founding Board Companies.
Event Details
The Harvest Pack Project will be held as part of IICF’s annual Month of Giving, the insurance industry’s longest-running volunteer initiative. IICF Florida aims to engage 100 volunteers from the Greater Tampa area to pack over 20,000 meals for families facing food insecurity.
- Date: Oct. 9, 2025
- Time: 3–4:30 p.m.
- Location: Tampa River Center, 402 West Laurel Street, Tampa, FL 33607
Southeast Division Growth
The Florida Chapter becomes the third in the Southeast Division, joining Georgia and Houston, which were founded in 2014 and 2016. The division has awarded more than $11.5 million in grants to nonprofit partners across the region. Collectively, the Georgia and Houston chapters have distributed over $2.3 million in grants to local nonprofits.
Sarah Conway, IICF Southeast Executive Director, highlighted the contributions of board members across the Southeast, noting their leadership and commitment to philanthropy.
About IICF
Founded in 1994, the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation brings together insurance professionals and organizations in philanthropic endeavors. To date, IICF has contributed $50 million in community grants and over 370,000 volunteer hours from more than 130,000 professionals. The foundation operates four U.S. divisions, along with IICF Canada and IICF UK, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025. The Florida Chapter marks the eleventh chapter overall.
For details on the Florida Chapter or to register for the Harvest Pack Project, contact Sarah Conway at sconway@iicf.org, Misty Carson at misty.carson@onedigital.com, or Maggie Potter at MPotter@SMSM.com.
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