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Paul M. Mazonson, CPCU
President & CEO
A resident of Marblehead, Paul has lived on Massachusetts’ North Shore his entire life. After graduating from the University of Vermont in 1975, Paul entered the family insurance business. Established by his great uncle in the 1930s and later operated by Paul’s father for nearly forty years, Paul acquired the business in 1986.
Paul seeks challenge and inspires others to do the same. Mazonson LLC’s success can be attributed in great part to this characteristic. Examples include Paul ’s unique hiring and management approach, which began in 1980 with his strategic selling approach; his many breakthrough projects for the organization over the years and his numerous personal and highly successful fundraising efforts for causes in which he strongly believes.
Paul is committed to a business environment that fosters personal growth and development for its employees and to providing staff with state-of-the-art tools and resources to support their work. With this in mind, the organization’s relocation in 2006 to it’s current Wakefield offices was effected to support the company’s ambitious long term goals for growth.
Paul’s professional affiliations include being a member on the board of directors of Hoffman Institute, San Anselmo, CA, and being a member of the Board of Trustees, Cohen Hillel Academy. In addition he is past president, Cohen Hillel Academy; a board member of both the Jewish Federation of the North Shore and the Jewish Community Center of North Shore. Paul graduated with a BA in Psychology from the University of Vermont. He is also a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).
781.224.5701 direct
pmazonson@mazonson.com
Mary E. Lamberti, ARM
Chief Operating Officer
Recognition of Mary Lamberti’s professionalism and executive ability have led to her rapid rise through Mazonson’s ranks.
Mary’s career with Mazonson began in 1999 when she joined the firm as Sales Executive, a position she held until 2001. At that time she was promoted to Commercial Lines General Business Manager. Then, in 2004, Mary was elevated to Senior Vice President and became a key member of the management team. As a management team member she demonstrated exceptional leadership, team building and decision-making skills, and further solidified her reputation of personal and professional integrity. Today, as C.O.O., Mary is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of day-to-day operations as well as for strategic planning and leading the organization’s business development.
Prior to joining Mazonson, Mary’s twenty-seven years of insurance experience encompassed positions with leading insurance brokers and culminated in her position with a noted Boston broker as Vice President of Regional (New England) Broking and Director of Customer Risk Management. Before joining the broker side of the business, Mary was the Branch Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager for a large national insurance company. As a veteran in the insurance brokerage industry, Mary's experience and emphasis on risk management, client service standards and her team approach to client service ensure that Mazonson will continue on its path as a leading provider of the highest quality insurance services and products.
Mary’s educational background includes the State University of NY at Stonybrook, Stonybrook, NY and various management training programs, including The MIT Sloan Executive Education Program. Her professional affiliations includes Associate Member of the National & Massachusetts Chapters: RIMS. Mary is an Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designee from the Insurance Institute of America. She is a past member on Agency Councils for Acadia, Crum & Forster, Hanover, Hartford, Kemper, Royal, St. Paul, Travelers, Wausau. Mary is both a Licensed Insurance Broker and a Licensed Surplus Lines Broker in the State of New Hampshire.
781.224.5730 direct
mlamberti@mazonson.com
Kenneth B. Rosenberg, CPA
Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Ken joined Mazonson in 1999 as Controller. He was previously employed by the international independent accounting firm, KPMG. For over twenty years, he was associated with Eastern Smelting & Refining Corp, which became a Mazonson client. During Ken's career with this precious metals refinery, he held titles of President/CEO, CFO and Treasurer and was responsible for the management of the business which included sales, marketing, production, commodity futures trading, plant security and insurance.
In 2004, Ken’s dedicated service and commitment to Mazonson’s team effort to achieve outstanding financial growth and performance, along with his interpersonal and management skills, led to his expanded role as Senior Vice President and Controller.
Ken earned his BS in Accounting from Bentley College, Waltham, MA, where he graduated with honors. He is a Board Certified CPA, Member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the MA/RI User Group of Applied Systems, Inc. In addition, he is a past member of the Board of Directors of International Precious Metals Institute (National & New England chapters).
781.224.5722 direct
krosenberg@mazonson.com
David Bardelli, CPCU, AU
Vice President, Client Services, Commercial
As Vice President of Commercial Lines, David oversees operating activities of the department, manages service/quality standards and develops strategies to accomplish the department’s business plan objectives.
David has twenty-eight years of insurance underwriting experience. Before joining Mazonson LLC, David was a Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager whose territory included Massachusetts and Northern New England for a large national insurance carrier. Most recently he participated in and was a founding member of the Technology Practice Group at The Hartford Insurance Group in Boston, Massachusetts. David’s emphasis was on risk assessment in the Life Science, Hardware, Software, and Telecommunications industry groups.
David’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science Degree from Boston College. Within the insurance industry David has received the following designations; Chartered Casualty Property Underwriter (CPCU) and an Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU) from the Insurance Institute of America.
781.224.5736 direct
dbardelli@mazonson.com
Gracinda Pereira, AIC, ARM
Vice President, Client Services, Private Client and Claims
Gracinda joined Mazonson in 1986 as Claims Manager. Gracinda’s leadership and unparalleled commitment to understanding, addressing and servicing the unique exposures of Mazonson clients with complex insurance needs led to her recent appointment as Vice President, Client Services, Private Client Group & Claims. Gracinda has over thirty years of insurance experience, much of which has been dedicated to serving the needs of individuals during a claims process. In actions and words, Gracinda conveys to both staff and clients deep care and concern for their welfare. Within the organization, her attitude of caring inspires her staff.
In her position as Vice President, Gracinda diligently works with clients and staff to ensure that each client implementation and subsequent review is executed to the highest industry standards. These unrivaled standards include that every PCG client receive personal attention and customized recommendations based on the work of a thorough risk assessment. Gracinda includes a comprehensive program of regular, on-going stewardship as an integral component of the PCG’s client services with the goal that every client have full knowledge on which to base informed decision that affect their plan. Gracinda states, “The PCG takes care of people in a way that makes each client as pleased to be with Mazonson after a claim as they were before.”
Within the insurance industry Gracinda has received the following designations; Associate in Claims (AIC) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) from the Insurance Institute of America. Gracinda is currently working towards her Chartered Casualty Property Underwriter (CPCU) designation.
781.224.5734 direct
gpereira@mazonson.com
