ERIE, Pa., Dec. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Insurance is
pleased to announce the promotion of Dionne
Wallace Oakley to executive vice president of Human
Resources & Strategy. In this role she will expand her
oversight to include several strategic functions.
Wallace Oakley came to Erie
Insurance in 2011 as vice president, HR Business Partners,
following a 22-year career at State Farm where her responsibilities
included commercial lines service, personal lines underwriting,
auto claims, corporate public affairs, agent recruiting and human
resources.
At Erie Insurance, Wallace Oakley
has enhanced efforts to deliver contemporary human resource
practices. She has led ERIE's Great Place to Work initiative since
2012 and is the sponsor of ERIE's
Workforce of the Future priority initiative.
Wallace Oakley earned a dual
bachelor's degree in marketing and business from Delaware State University and a master's in human
resource development from Towson
University in Baltimore. She is active in the
community, serving on the boards of the Erie Community Foundation,
Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board, Team Pennsylvania, United
Way of Erie County, the Resources
Committee and the Erie Zoo.
The appointment is effective Jan. 1,
2018.
About Erie Insurance
According to A.M. Best Company,
Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 10th largest homeowners
insurer and 11th largest automobile insurer in the United
States based on direct premiums written and the 15th largest
property/casualty insurer in the United States based on
total lines net premium written. The Group, rated A+
(Superior) by A.M. Best Company, has more than 5 million policies
in force and operates in 12 states and the District of
Columbia. Erie Insurance Group is a FORTUNE 500 company.
News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group
are available at www.erieinsurance.com.
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