Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:06:05 GMT Server: Stronghold/1.3 Ben-SSL/1.3 Apache/1.1.1 Content-type: text/html Content-length: 5479 Last-modified: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 19:57:33 GMT Frontier Adjusters of America, Inc. - Annual Report Officers

Officers and Directors

Frontier Adjusters of America, Inc. and Subsidiaries

WILLIAM J. ROCKE
Chairman of the Board & CEO & Director

Mr. Rocke is the founder of the Company and served as President of the Company and its predecessor entities from 1957 until January, 1993, at which time he was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Rocke has been in the insurance adjusting business since 1952. He has a law degree from the University of Denver and is a member of the Colorado Bar Association. Mr. Rocke is the father of James S. Rocke.

JEAN E. RYBERG
President & Director

Mrs. Ryberg has been employed by Frontier Adjusters and its predecessors for 34 years. She has held several positions with the Company and was the Secretary and Treasurer of the Company and its predecessor entities from 1975 until January, 1993, at which time she was elected President of the Company. She also manages the Company's insurance adjusting operations in Phoenix, Arizona.

FRANCIS J. LaPALLO
Executive Vice President & Director

Mr. LaPallo joined the Company on June 24, 1996 as Executive Vice President and has been a Director since July 31, 1996. From 1977 until joining the Company he practiced law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and California. From 1990 until joining the Company he was a partner with the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles, California. He represented the Company in various legal matters from 1994 until joining the Company.

GEORGE M. HILL
Vice President & Director

Mr. Hill has been associated with the Company in an advisory capacity for more than 25 years, has been a Vice President of the Company since 1985 and has been the Assistant Secretary of the Company since 1990. He has been a senior partner in the Phoenix law firm of George M. Hill & Associates for over 30 years. Mr. Hill is a Director and Secretary of National Car Rental, Phoenix, Denver and Colorado Springs, and Director and Vice President of Precise Metal Products Co., Phoenix and Salt Lake City.

WILLIAM W. STRAWTHER, JR.
Vice Chairman of the Board & Director

Mr. Strawther was the President and principal shareholder of Continental American Securities, Inc., located in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1970 through 1982. He is a former member of the National Board of Governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. He has been an independent business consultant since 1982.

JAMES S. ROCKE
Secretary/Treasurer & Director

Mr. Rocke has been employed by the Company since 1982 and currently is an adjuster in the Company's Phoenix office. Mr. Rocke was appointed as a Director and elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Company on January 29, 1993. Mr. Rocke graduated from Arizona State University in 1991 with a B.S. degree in Finance. Mr. Rocke is the son of William J. Rocke.

PATRIC R. GREER
Director

Mr. Greer is a certified public accountant and has been with the Company as the Controller since 1985. Mr. Greer was appointed a Director of the Company in October 1994. Mr. Greer graduated from Northern Arizona University with a B.S. degree in accounting.

LOUIS T. MASTOS
Director

Mr. Mastos has been the President of Louis T. Mastos & Associates, Inc., a managing general agency located in Reno, Nevada, since 1971. He is past President of the American Association of Managing General Agents. He was the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Nevada from 1965 to 1971.

MERLIN J. SCHUMANN
Director

Mr. Schumann joined Frontier Adjusters as a Director in 1985. Mr. Schumann has been a certified public accountant with the firm of Murray & Murray, P.C., located in Phoenix, Arizona, for over 20 years. Since December, 1990, Mr. Schumann has also held the position of General Securities Representative with H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc., a stock brokerage and investment counseling firm located in Irving, Texas.

R. SCOTT YOUNKER
Director

Mr. Younker became a Director of Frontier Adjusters in 1992. Mr. Younker has been an adjuster with Frontier for 30 years and has owned and operated the Frontier franchise in Prescott, Arizona for 15 years.

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