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Marc Fuhrman, from Simpson College and a master’s degree in business
Burns & administration from the University of Iowa. Jessica holds
Wilcox the CPCU and Certified Insurance Counselor CIC
designations.
Marc Fuhrman
is the Corporate
Senior Vice ★★★★
President, National
Retail Relations Amanda
at H.W. Kaufman K. Monroe,
Group where he Michelman &
is responsible for Robinson, LLP
managing retail relationships for all companies within Amanda Monroe is
the Kaufman network. He also works to identify and a senior associate in
satisfy client needs through cross-company collaboration. M&R’s Los Angeles
With more than 30 years of financial services and sales office and member
experience, Marc is known for his ability to build strategic of the firm’s Labor &
relationships – both internal and external – that materially Employment Practice
impact the company’s mission and growth strategy. Group. A seasoned
Since joining the team in 2016, he has helped bring in litigator, Amanda is best known for her work defending
more than 30 of the company’s current national retail single plaintiff and collective actions (class action and
relationships. He also helped the company achieve a PAGA claims) involving alleged wage and hour violations.
20-percent growth with its national retailers in 2023.
In these cases—venued in state and federal courts across
the U.S., as well as at mediation and arbitration—Amanda
★★★★ has compiled an extraordinary record of victories. In
addition, she litigates a range of other employment-
Jessica related disputes and handles administrative matters before
Hendricks, the California Labor Commissioner, Department of
MBA, CPCU, Fair Employment and Housing, Department of Labor,
CIC, AU, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the
EMC Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Insurance
★★★★
Jessica joined
EMC in 2007
as Commercial
Underwriter in
the Des Moines
Branch. In 2010, she moved into a field marketing role,
then in 2014, she transitioned to the Corporate Office
in a product research and development role, then joined
the Corporate Marketing department in 2017. Jessica
was named Assistant VP in 2018 and VP of Agency
Development in 2020. She received a bachelor’s degree
in business administration and sports management

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