Jeremy Merz has joined the American Insurance Association as the Vice President, Western Region in January 2017.  Mr. Merz will be based in the Sacramento, California office. He joins AIA from the California Chamber of Commerce, the largest business advocacy organization in the state, where he worked as a policy advocate representing over 14,000 company members before the California legislature, ...

Jason Schmelzer, Lobbyist at Shaw / Yoder / Antwih, Inc Jason Schmelzer joined the Shaw / Yoder / Antwih, Inc. team as a lobbyist in 2009. Prior to joining the firm he served as a lobbyist for four years, most recently for the California Chamber of Commerce. His primary responsibilities at the California Chamber of Commerce included directing legislative advocacy ...