Brett Bauer, Partner & Senior Vice President, Pacific Northwest Practice Leader (Woodruff Sawyer)

As Pacific Northwest Practice Leader, Brett drives the direction and development of that Practice and has strategic oversight of our service to clients. Brett is a founding member of our Oregon office and has been instrumental in its growth. With 25 years of experience in the industry, he also serves as Partner In Charge on accounts and has particular expertise in insurance and risk management services for manufacturing companies in the food and industrial sectors. He is an expert in evaluating risk, designing and negotiating insurance programs, and managing overall client service.

Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer in 2002, Brett was a vice president and sales leader for a global brokerage firm. Prior to 1995, he was a field claims adjuster with Wausau Insurance Companies, where he managed claims for many prominent companies in the Pacific Northwest.

Brett is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in finance. He holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation.

Aaron Casey, Senior Account Manager (Woodruff Sawyer)

Aaron has seven years of experience specializing in cyber liability. Aaron’s background also includes three years working for the law firm of Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt. Aaron works with some of Woodruff Sawyer’s most complex Cyber/E&O clients. He helps identify exposures and negotiates coverage and pricing options to protect the quickly evolving exposures of our clients. Aaron is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in Legal Studies.  He continually seeks new designations and certifications, most recently completing the Cyber COPE Insurance Certification delivered by Chubb and Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Policy & Information Systems to further his understanding of industry best practices in cyber security risk management, governance and operations.

 Jeanna Madlener, Vice President Propert & Casualty (Woodruff Sawyer)

Jeanna has more than 17 years insurance industry experience including management and administration of large, complex manufacturing accounts spanning food processing and heavy industrial equipment. She’s knowledgeable in loss sensitive program design, alternative risk financing strategies, and international placements for property and casualty, cargo, and marine related exposures.

Jeanna becomes an extension of her client’s team to better understand culture, risk tolerance, goals and objectives to design and implement successful risk management and insurance programs.

Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Jeanna worked for another large national brokerage as a senior vice president for 14 years. Jeanna obtained a bachelor’s degree in Insurance & Risk Management from Indiana State University.