Municipal Workers Compensation Fund (MWCF)

Richard Buttenshaw

ARM-P, CIC, CSP
President, MWCF
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Richard Buttenshaw is the President of the Municipal Workers Compensation Fund (MWCF). Prior to being named President in October 2022, Richard served as the Operations Manager from July 2016, Assistant Operations Manager from December 2014 and in the Loss Control Division for 11 years as AMIC/MWCF's South Alabama Loss Control Representative. He earned his Associate in Risk Management for Public Entities (ARM-P) in 2005 and was subsequently honored with an ARM-P Award for Academic Excellence in 2007. He also received his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation through The National Alliance in 2007. In 2010, he graduated 2nd in the Basic Claims Adjuster course offered through the Southern Farm Bureau Tech in Jackson, Mississippi, and in 2013, Richard achieved the prestigious Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, a nationally accredited non-profit corporation that establishes standards for and verifies minimum competency in professional safety practice. Richard also took the lead for several important advancements in the Loss Control Division, including a dedicated Loss Control website (losscontrol.org), a specialized, internal app used by each Loss Control Representative in their site report process and an innovative, online professional development/training program via LocalGovU with courses on a variety of risk management and safety topics.

Originally from England, Richard earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Kingston University in England and was employed by Logica UK, Ltd in London as an Analyst Programmer where he worked with various governmental agencies. He also spent eight years working throughout the United States and the Caribbean in the scuba diving industry. He and his wife, Amanda, reside in Montgomery.

Greg Cochran

ARM-P, CIC, CSP
Secretary/Treasurer, MWCF
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Greg was named Executive Director of the Alabama League of Municipalities in July 2020 after serving the League's membership since 1996 as Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs and then Deputy Director and Interim Executive Director. With more than 30 years' experience in governmental affairs, he has developed crucial relationships at every level of government and has served as the League's lead lobbyist for more than two decades. 

Barry Crabb

Finance Director, MWCF
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Barry Crabb joined the League as its Deputy Finance Director in January 2020. Barry has more than 30 years of experience in his field. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Alabama. He began his career in 1983 with Ernst & Young, an international public accounting firm. He then worked for Weil Brothers Cotton where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the League staff, Barry served as the Finance Director for the City of Montgomery where he spent six years providing management, control and administration of all fiscal operations of the City, including development of long-range financial planning. In his spare time, Barry has served as a board member and past treasurer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the River Region. He is married to the former Marie Rene` (Rennie) Jordan. They have a son, Brent, a daughter, Jordan, and two grandchildren. Barry enjoys golf, running and reading.

Melissa Chapman

Accounting Manager, MWCF
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Born and raised in Selma, Melissa received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Faulkner University in Montgomery in 1998. She worked in the banking industry for 15 years before staying home with her son a couple of years while working part-time for the League. In September 2012, Melissa joined the League full-time as the Accounting/Member Services Assistant where she provided support for the Member Services and Finance departments. In November 2016, she moved into a new position with the Finance Department to become the League's Accounting Coordinator and was promoted to Accounting Manager in May 2018 for the League and for the Municipal Workers Compensation Fund.

Melissa currently resides in Prattville. She and her son, Tolan, are huge Golden State fans and enjoy watching NBA basketball. In her spare time, Melissa enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching Alabama Football and hanging out at the lake.

Terry Young

Marketing Manager, MWCF
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Since 1985, Terry has been involved in multiple capacities of Risk Management and Insurance. He is insurance licensed in more than 30 states and has earned Risk Management designations in three programs: Certified Risk Manager (CRM), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Certified Real Estate Executive (CRE). Terry is fully licensed in the state of Alabama in all lines of insurance and has participated as a student as well as a speaker in all areas of insurance. He has spoken on insurance, self insurance and insurance related topics all over the United States and has acquired an in-depth knowledge of workers compensation insurance covering traditional insurance contracts, self insurance contracts and workers comp pool programs.