​Staff Directory​​
Life, Accident and Specialty Reinsurance​

James Rathburn

Senior Vice President and
Head of Life, Accident and Disability Reinsurance
jrathburn@rgare.com

Alden Skar FSA

Vice President and Managing Actuary
askar@rgare.com

Paul Kersten

Vice President
Marketing and Underwriting
pkersten@rgare.com

Melissa Tilford

Vice President
Marketing and Underwriting
mtilford@rgare.com

John Ghilardi ACS

Regional Vice President
Marketing and Underwriting
jghilardi@rgare.com

John Mayberry

Regional Vice President
Marketing and Sales
jmayberry@rgare.com

Daniel Hayde FLMI, CLU, HIA

Regional Vice President
Marketing and Underwriting
dhayde@rgare.com

Carol Muncil

Senior Underwriting Consultant, Life Products
cmuncil@rgare.com

Megan Vesaas

Senior Marketing Underwriter
mvesaas@rgare.com

Dawn Kraemer

Relationship Manager
dkraemer@rgare.com

Taren Weyer

Relationship Manager
tweyer@rgare.com

Trisha Rasmussen FSA

Senior Actuarial Associate
trasmussen@rgare.com

Michelle Haines ASA

Senior Assistant Actuary
mhaines@rgare.com

Cristine Dahl

Lead Account Manager
cdahl@rgare.com 

Deb Cyr

Account Manager
mailto:dcyr@rgare.com

Sara Will

Account Manager
swill@rgare.com

Jill Schroeder

Account Manager
jschroeder@rgare.com

Diane Weisman ARA, ALHC

Manager
Life and Health Claims
dweisman@rgare.com

Jaime Backhaus

Senior Claims Analyst
jbackhaus@rgare.com

Marie Hebert

Senior Claims Analyst
mhebert@rgare.com

Sharon Scheuermann

Administrative Assistant
sscheuermann@rgare.com