Susan Brodahl, Portland, is a senior vice president in the Portland office of Heffernan Insurance Brokers as well as an owner of Heffernan Group. Heffernan Group has more than 400 employees, and is ranked in the top tier of all privately held brokerages in the country. Susan believes in a creative approach to insurance using a risk funding model. Her philosophy is “clients for life.” Susan is a frequent featured speaker at regional and national conventions as well as published in various trade and mainstream journals. She has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America, and has an economics degree from Willamette University.