The members of the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (PIIAI) have elected a new slate of executive officers, effective Oct. 1, 2003 until Sept. 30, 2004.
The executive committee now consists of the following:
— Chairman of the board: Kenneth E. Wagler, Wagler Insurance Agency, Inc., Peoria Heights
— President: Brian M. McSherry, Huxtable Insurance Agency, Inc., Flanagan
— President-elect: James W. Ander, Stewart-Keator-Kessberger & Lederer Inc., Burr Ridge
— Vice president: Allen Karch, Chaney and Karch Insurance Group, Mt. Vernon
— Secretary/treasurer: Rick Sutton, Interstate Risk Placement Inc., Peoria
— National director: Dino C. Gavanes, Premier Risk Services Inc., Itasca
The new regional directors are as follows:
— Region 1: Scott Schlenker, Consolidated Insurance Agency, Carbondale
— Region 2: Tammy Dugan, Waggoner Bellm Dugan Insurance Agency, Highland
— Region 3: Bill Ryan, Stoutenborough Insurance Agency Inc., Maroa
— Region 4: Charles B. Farner, Sndyer Insurance, Bloomington
— Region 5: Todd Davis, Davis Insurance Agency, Peoria
— Region 6: Phillip James, Resource Insurance Agency, DeKalb
— Region 7: Robert D. Lagestee, CIC, Lagestee Insurance Agency, Ltd., South Holland
— Region 8: Daniel C. Pancake, USI Midwest, Chicago
— Region 9: Thomas G. Mollenhauer, Pinnacle Insurance Agency, North Aurora
— Region 10: John E. Heil, Major Agency Inc., Libertyville
— At-large directors: Daniel A. Sergi, Wine Sergi & Co. LLC, St. Charles; Michael L. Sullivan, M.L. Sullivan Ins. Agency, Bartlett
The following committee chairs were also named in a PIIAI statement:
— Budget and Finance: Rick Sutton, Interstate Risk Placement Inc., Peoria
— Education: Edward W. Bowman, Stewart-Keator-Kessberger & Lederer Inc., Burr Ridge
— Government Relations: Luke Praxmarer, Corkill Ins. Agency, Mt. Prospect
— Planning and Coordination: Bryce M. Carey, CIC, Bastian Agency, Inc., Hinckley
— Young Agents: Brian Konen, Konen Agency, Aurora; Ken Samson, Dasco Insurance Agency Inc., Northbrook
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