John Mullen And Company

Our-Team

The company has adopted Kina’ole as our daily mission– the Hawaiian word for “doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, for the right reason, the first time.” Another word – Aloha – captures the company values and Mullen employees embrace the “aloha spirit” in all of their day to day activities with each other – and with our customers. John and Terry Mullen believe that the staff has built and retained the good reputation of the company. In return, our employee welfare and security is a primary business goal.

We are sincerely proud of our staff. They are well-trained, have great work ethics and because of this are actively recruited by the rest of the local industry.

	Leadership Executive Team
	J. Terrence Mullen President Terry graduated from the University of Victoria, B.C. He has been with John Mullen & Company since 1974. Originally trained as a multi-line adjuster, he later managed the Workers’ Compensation Department for 10 years before becoming president in 1990. He is a licensed general agent in the State of Hawaii. Terry serves on the Hawaii Insurers Council, the Claim Managers Association, was a charter member of the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council, has served as the director of the Hawaii Insurance Guaranty Association and is a gubernatorial appointee to the Hawaiian Medical Privacy Task Force.
	Sara Mullen Chief Operating Officer With over 15 years of experience, she has taken the lead in organizational development and strategic planning efforts to increase the organization's effectiveness and efficiency and to support the organization in achieving its strategic goals. She has a reputation for securing and maintaining long-standing relationships with corporate clients, is considered an expert at designing intrapersonal training content for achieving successful workplace habits, and has led interactive training workshops around the world for thousands of participants. She was awarded a Community Service Award through her involvement with working with homeless children. Sara received her BA in International Political Economy and MA in International Affairs/Economics with a focus on Conflict Management which allowed her to travel to over 60 countries.
	Laurie Hagedorn, PHR Human Resources Manager Laurie graduated with an A.S. degree from Kapiolani Community College. She worked for John Mullen & Company from 1993 to 2008 and rejoined us in October 2014. She began as an HR Assistant and after 7 years was promoted to a Senior HR Assistant. In 2004 she was again promoted to a Senior HR Specialist. Laurie went on to work at Pacific Guardian Life as an HR Assistant Manager for 6 years. Laurie holds the Professional in Human Resources certification through the Human Resources Certification Institute. She has over 21 years in the industry.
	James A. Granata General Manager Jim received his B.A. from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California and his M.A. from California State University at Hayward. He was formerly Vice President of Production for Oahu Publications (Honolulu Star-Bulletin and MidWeek) from August 2004 – March 2006. Prior to that, he held the position of Plant Director at the San Francisco Chronicle for over 7 years (April 1997 – August 2004). There he was selected by the Hearst Company for national recognition as an Eagle Award winner given only to 20 employees within the Hearst organization for his work on improving communications and changing the culture at the San Francisco Chronicle Union City facility which Jim headed. Jim was initially in Hawaii in the ‘90s where he was Vice President of Production for the Hawaii Newspaper Agency (March 1994 – May 1996). And previous to that he was the Director of Production for the Monterey Herald in California (Nov. 1990 – March 1994). Jim joined John Mullen & Co., Inc., in April 2006 as General Manager. Jim has a broad financial background and is strong in budgets and forecasting.
	Cyndy Knudson Senior Director Finance and Information Systems Cyndy received her B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting major, from the Philippine School of Business Administration in Manila. Before joining John Mullen & Company she worked in Accounting at Grand Pacific Life Insurance Company. Cyndy joined John Mullen & Company in January 1989 in the Accounting Department and became Corporate Financial Analyst in 2003. In 2014, she was named Director, Finance and Information Systems.
	Jim Warneck Property Claims Manager Jim joined John Mullen & Company in 2015 with over 13 years of experience in the insurance and claim industry. Prior to joining John Mullen & Company, Jim worked at Allstate Insurance for 12 years. At Allstate Insurance, he held numerous positions including Claims Service Adjuster, Frontline Performance Leader, Sales and Agency Operations Manager, Product Manager, and Territorial Product Manager. He most recently returned to his role of Frontline Performance Leader where he supervised the property team (inside and field) for the last 4 years. Active in the community, Jim has received several awards from United Way and was Allstate's 2013. Volunteer Recognition Award Winner. He received his BA in Business Management and MA in Organization Management. Jim earned his SCLA from the American Educational Institute. He is also Haag Certified for wind, hail and lightening.
	Christina Griffin Workers' Compensation Claims Manager With over 12 years of experience in the Insurance industry, Christina's career began in agency where she served as a Marketing Sales Specialist for State Farm Insurance in Honolulu and was a licensed as a Producer in all lines. She later went into claims as a Medical Claims Specialist for Progressive Insurance. Christina then moved to Oregon where she worked as a Resolve Application Specialist for Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates. In this role, Christina worked with patients, providers, hospitals, the Social Security Administration, Medicare and Medicaid offices throughout the Pacific Northwest to represent patients with disabilities through Reconsideration and Hearing for Social Security and Medicaid. After joining John Mullen & Company as a Claims Adjuster in 2013, Christina was promoted to Auto Supervisor in 2014, and became Supervisor of the both the Auto and Appraisal Units in 2015. In 2016, Christina was promoted to Claims Manager. Christina has served as a Subject Matter Expert for the State of Hawaii, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division for the 2017 Adjuster Exam Review. Christina is active with the Hawaii Claim Association and has been on the Board of Directors since 2014. During this time, she has served as Secretary, Vice President and is currently the President of the Hawaii Claim Association for her second term.
	Patrick Nii Casualty Claims Manager Patrick started with John Mullen & Company in 2016 and has 27 years in the industry. His career started at Industrial Indemnity Company/Crum & Forster Insurance Company as a Senior Claims Adjuster. He later went to work at Safeway Store, Inc. as a Risk Manager. Patrick then became the Vice President of Acclimations Insurance Management Services (AIMS), Hawaii Division, for 14 years. Prior to joining the company, he was the Vice President at King & Neel, Inc. He is currently the Secretary/Treasurer of the Hawaii Insurance Claims Managers Association. Patrick has completed the CIC Commercial Casualty course through The National Alliance and he also received the Property Adjuster Certification from Vale National Property School in Arlington, Texas. He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a BA in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications.