Directors & Officers
Our Leadership
NORCAL’s Board of Directors and Corporate Officers are committed to guiding NORCAL on behalf of our policyholders.Board of Directors
David R. Holley, MDChairman
Radiation Oncology
David R. Holley, MD has been a Director since 1995 and Chairman of the Board since January 2008. He was Secretary of the Company from May 1996 until June 2007 and Vice Chairman from June 2007 through December 2007. He currently serves as a California delegate to the American Medical Association and also serves as Vice Chair of the AMA Section Council on Radiology. He is a director of PMSLIC Insurance Company, a subsidiary of NORCAL. He has been engaged in the practice of Radiation Oncology in Monterey County for over thirty-three years.
Harry B. Richardson, Jr., MDVice Chairman
Hematology/Oncology
Harry B. Richardson, Jr., MD has been a Director since May 1995 and Vice Chairman since January 2008. He was engaged in the practice of Hematology/Oncology in Sonoma County for twenty-nine years. He is a director of PMSLIC Insurance Company, a subsidiary of NORCAL. He currently serves as the Medical Director of a blood bank.
William R. Vetter, MDSecretary of the Board
Cardiology
William R. Vetter, MD has been a Director since May 1996. He has been engaged in the practice of Cardiology in Sacramento County for more than thirty-six years. He is a director of PMSLIC Insurance Company, a subsidiary of NORCAL. He was President of the NORCAP Council from 1991 to 1993 and President of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society in 1995.
Patricia A. Dailey, MDAnesthesiology
Patricia A. Dailey, MD has been a Director since January 2004. She has served as President of the California Society of Anesthesiologists. She has been engaged in practice as an Anesthesiologist in San Mateo County for more than nineteen years. She is a director of Mills-Peninsula Medical Group.
Candace L. Dyer, MDSurgery
Candace L. Dyer, MD has been a Director since January 2003. She has served as the President of the Rhode Island Medical Society. She has been engaged in practice as a Surgeon in Warwick, Rhode Island for over twenty-two years.
Steven S. Fountain, MDOrthopedic Surgery
Steven S. Fountain, MD has been a Director since July 1987 and was Chairman of the Board from May 1996 through December 2007. He was Vice Chairman of the Company from May 1991 until May 1996. He is the Vice Chairman of the Board of PMSLIC Insurance Company, a subsidiary of NORCAL. He was a practicing Orthopedic Surgeon in Santa Clara County for more than twenty-five years. He is currently engaged in the practice of Administrative Medicine and acts as an Orthopedic Consultant.
Roger M. Hayashi, MDVascular Surgery
Roger M. Hayashi, MD has been a Director since 2004. He has served as a surgical consultant to the Claims Advisory Subcommittee since 1996. He has been a Vascular Surgeon in Santa Clara County for twenty-five years.
W. James MacGinnitieActuary & Consultant
W. James MacGinnitie has been a Director since October 1999. He is an independent actuary and consultant. He has over forty-six years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. He has served as President of the American Academy of Actuaries, of the Casualty Actuary Society, of the Society of Actuaries and of the International Actuarial Association. He is a director of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and of Trustmark Insurance Company.
Michael D. StephensPresident & CEO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Michael D. Stephens has been a Director since May 1996. He is a retired hospital chief executive officer with thirty-five years executive management experience. He is a Life Diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a past member of the board of the American Hospital Association and past chair of the California Hospital Association.
Corporate Officers
James SunseriPresident & Chief Executive Officer
Daniel A. Corrado
Senior Vice President, Insurance Operations
Katherine H. Crocker
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Philip R. Hinderberger
Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Michael L. Pautler
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Stephen M. Farber
Vice President, Risk Management/Continuing Medical Education
Paul R. Gabel
Vice President, Claims
Mark L. Gire
Vice President, Information Technology
John E. McClain
Vice President, Human Resources
Sharon A. Mullen
Vice President & Controller
Jane M. Tishkoff
Associate Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
Bruce Williams
Associate Vice President & Actuary

