Gil Jacobson, Ed.D.,
NYBEST Program Manager.
Gil brings over 25 years of school administration and management skills to NYBEST. He has served as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools in city, suburban, rural and regional school districts. He has been instrumental in bringing school districts together for property, casualty, workers' compensation, life and long-term disability and served on the Board of Directors for both NYSIR and the Southern Westchester Workers' Compensation Consortium. He earned his Doctorate from Columbia University, a Professional Diploma and Master's Degree from Queens College and a Bachelor's Degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Gil was named as one of the top 100 Executive Educators in 1986 and received an Eagle Award for his contribution to the business profession in 1994.

Bill Marvin,
Marketing Representative.
Bill joined WRM in 2004 to promote and market the NYBEST program. He had spent the prior 15 years as a Benefits Consultant and a Benefits Broker for two private companies. Bill also worked for three different insurance companies where he was involved in the underwriting aspects of various Benefits coverages. He has been a licensed NYS insurance broker for the past 18 years and has guided clients from both coverage and budgetary perspectives. Bill earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hartwick College.

Karen Mankowski,
Senior Vice President – NYBEST Agency Director.
Karen is the senior manager at our Albany location and will manage the day-to-day servicing issues for all NYBEST clients.. Karen also manages Wright Employee Services (WESCO) which includes SWSCHP, the State-Wide Schools Cooperative Health Plan, providing comprehensive health benefits coverage and managed care for the staff and dependents of more than 20 school districts. Karen joined WRM in 1988 as a health benefits manager. Prior to joining WRM, she developed her expertise as an employee benefit specialist, working with public and private sector clients. Karen received a Bachelor of Science degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from LeMoyne College. She earned an Associate’s degree in marketing from Russell Sage Junior College.

Richard Hsia,
Executive Vice President and
NYBEST Corporate Counsel.
Admitted to the New York State Bar and the Federal district and appellate courts, Richard is a member of the Federal Bar Council and American Bar, New York County Lawyers, and New York State Bar Associations. He serves as Corporate Council for the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal. In addition to his work at WRM and for the NYBEST program, he is a Partner in the law firm of Congdon, Flaherty, O'Callaghan, Reid, Donlon, Travis & Fishlinger. Richard joined WRM in 1995. Previously, he was the Deputy Superintendent of Insurance for the State of New York. His other experience also included private practice with the Wall Street law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, where he dealt with financial services, multinational commercial transactions, science and technology, and complex litigation. He was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at Columbia Law School, which awarded his J.D. degree, and a Columbia University Seminars Associate on China/International Business. Richard received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College.

Robert Bambino, CPCU,
Vice President - Risk Management.
Bob is responsible for the coordination of risk management projects for NYBEST. He has published several articles in national and state journals, and he has spoken before numerous groups on risk management and insurance related topics. Bob has also served as a consultant to the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, working on projects related to the CPCU program. Bob is an instructor at Hofstra University where he teaches insurance risk management courses in the University College for Continuing Education