Shumate, Minerva was born on March 20, 1949 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Everett Lee and Arthurine S. Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Northern University, 1972. Commercial lines underwriter Home Insurance Company. New York City, 1972-1974, Chicago, 1974-1975.
Senior marketing specialist Corroon and Black of Illinois, Incorporated., Chicago, 1975-1977. Risk analyst Reed Shaw Stenhouse, Incorporated., Chicago, 1977-1978. Senior property analyst Aetna Life & Casualty, Cleveland, 1979-1980.
Supervising senior analyst Aetna Life & Casualty, Cleveland, 1980-1983, supervisor, 1983-1984, underwriting unit manager, 1984-1989.
Underwriting specialist Kemper Insurance Group, Mansfield, 1990-1993. Risk management coordinator Picker International Incorporated., 1996-1998, risk management analyst, Highland Heights, Ohio, 1998.
Owner Avrenim Funding Group, Hudson, Ohio, 1993.
Commercial lines underwriter Home Insurance Company, New York City, 1972-1974, Chicago, 1974-1975. Senior marketing specialist Corroon and Black of Illinois, Inc., 1975-1977. Risk analyst Reed Shaw Stenhouse, Inc., 1977-1978.
Senior property analyst Aetna Life & Casualty, Cleveland, 1979-1980, supervising senior analyst, 1980-1983, supervisor, 1983-1984, underwriting unit manager, 1984-1989. Underwriting specialist Kemper Insurance Group, Mansfield, 1990-1993. Risk management coordinator Picker International, Inc., 1996-1998.
Risk management analyst Philips Medical Systems, Highland Heights, Ohio, 1998—2002. Owner Avrenim Funding Group, Hudson, since 1993.
Member community advisory board Northeastern Educational television of Ohio, 1980-1984, secretary, 1981-1983. Reader Cleveland Society for Blind, 1980-1984. President Ohio Northern University Minority Alumni Advisory Board, 1990-1995.
Member Mansfield branch Quality Initiative Task Force, 1991-1993. Member Hudson Municipal Planning Commission, 1995-2000. Active Hudson Local Public Schools Endowment Fund, since 1996, Hudson Public School Endowment Fund.
Member Insurance Women Cleveland, Insurance Women of Orange County, National Association Insurance Women, Ohio Insurance Institute, Insurance Women Orange County (president-elect 1988-1989), Western Insurance Information Service, Hudson Heritage Association, Links Club, Ohio Northern University Alumni Association (board directors 1992-1995 ).
