Starke Agency Announces New Employee Benefits/Life Consultant
Starke recently brought on Josh Dudley to help the Agency be more client focused. Starke Life handles complex life insurance, health insurance, alternative risk transfer, PEO and other non-traditional methods to help customers protect their assets individually and corporately. Dudley will help Starke expand its footprint in helping local businesses with their health insurance and employee benefits solutions.
Tanner Hicks Joins Alabama Wildlife Federation
Tanner Hicks joined Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) as Community Relations/Development Assistant. Hicks’ responsibilities will focus on strategic assistance to AWF’s Wild Game Cook-off Series, relationship building with corporate entities, supporting the organization’s conservation education partnership, and fundraising assistance to the Executive and Development Director.
McClinton Adds Residential Real Estate Platform
Kathi Little has been tapped to lead McClinton’s expansion of Residential Real Estate sales and services for Fine Homes and Signature Properties throughout the River Region. David McClinton, CCIM, MBA is proud to expand service offerings with the new McClinton Residential Real Estate platform. This, along with the McClinton Commercial division, and the McClinton Land & Farm brand, will continue providing top tier service to a broader client base.
Mayor Steven Reed Appoints Chief of Staff
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced the appointment of Chip Hill as his Chief of Staff. Hill began coordinating with retiring Chief of Staff Mac McLeod and assumed full duties of the office on March 1. Hill and Mayor Reed began working together in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office in 2008, during which time Hill served as the Director of External Affairs.
Paige Hawks Joins Palomar Insurance
Paige Hawks joined Palomar in November 2019 as an Account Executive for the Aesthetisure division. A division of Palomar Insurance Corporation since 2004, Aesthetisure is the premier provider of complications insurance following elective cosmetic procedures. Hawks is licensed in Property & Casualty Insurance and focuses on complication insurance for board-certified plastic surgeons.
Central AlabamaWorks! Names Workforce Program Coordinator
Central AlabamaWorks! has announced Sabrina Wood as Workforce Program Coordinator. Central AlabamaWorks! is a nonprofit organization established to work throughout 13 counties in conjunction with the statewide AlabamaWorks! system to provide business and industry with a high-quality, qualified workforce. Wood will be responsible for coordinating programs that will help meet the region’s current and future workforce needs.
Foster Named Employee Communications Director for Alfa
Alfa Insurance and the Alabama Farmers Federation named Brooke Foster Employee Communications Director effective March 2. Foster will facilitate and strengthen relationships across departments to bolster employee communications and various marketing initiatives. She will also develop and implement a streamlined internal communications strategy.
BB&T Announces New Wealth Advisor
Antonio Fortson has joined BB&T as a Wealth Advisor. In this role, Fortson will help his clients take a comprehensive, strategic approach to financial planning. Utilizing an in-depth financial needs assessment and in partnership with BB&T specialists in banking, strategic credit, risk management, investments and trust and estate planning, he develops recommendations tailored to his clients’ needs, priorities and preferences.
Harmon Dennis Bradshaw Promotes Bobby Trott as Shareholder
Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc. (HDB) announced the promotion of Bobby Trott as a Shareholder of the agency. Trott has experience in property and casualty insurance as well as group benefits. With more than 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, Trott joined HDB as a Commercial Benefits Risk Advisor in 2016.
Wetumpka Native Joins Alabama Farmers Federation
Kaelin Lockhart started work March 9 with the Alabama Farmers Federation as an Administrative Assistant in the Governmental and Agricultural Programs Department. Previously, she worked with the company as a Customer Service Representative for Alfa Insurance. Lockhart will work alongside commodity directors in the Federation to ensure agricultural issues are managed appropriately and promptly.
