Meet Our Team

Alan Jannett

President

Al is the President of First State Insurance Agency, and has nearly 40 years of insurance experience. At this point in his career, he uses the knowledge he has amassed over the years to manage a successful agency and grow the skills of his agents.

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e:ajannett@fsia.bz

Patti Hensler

Vice President of Operations

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e:phensler@fsia.bz

Kyle King

Vice President - Employee Benefits

Vice President Kyle King is a part of our Employee Benefits Department. He is nearing 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, and his focus is on assisting business owners and organizations in developing group health insurance coverage.

Kyle has three young children, and when he's not working he enjoys spending time with them and his wife of 13 years. They love sports, and Kyle enjoys coaching all of his kids as they grow. He has even started a golf program for his children's grade school.

p:573-705-3437

e:kking@fsia.bz

Michelle Woodland

AVP - Accounting Manager

Michelle Woodland is our Accounting Manager. She specializes in management and administration.

p:573-705-3380

e:mwoodland@fsia.bz

Viola Anderson

Personal Lines Account Manager

Viola is our Personal Lines Account Manager, and has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry. She has been with our agency for some time.

When she's not at the agency, Viola enjoys riding her Spyder motorcycle and traveling. Viola is married and has one son, one daughter, three granddaughters, and a grandson.

p:573-705-3387

e:vanderson@fsia.bz

Ashley Daugherty

Accounting Department

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e:adaugherty@fsia.bz

Lana Durham

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:ldurham@fsia.bz

Cory Herzog

Employee Benefits Account Manager

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e:cherzog@fsia.bz

Laura Laramore

AVP - Senior Account Manager

Laura is a pillar of our agency, with over 20 years' experience in the insurance industry and nearly all of them with First State Insurance Agency. Her focus in in commercial lines products and accounts.

Outside of the agency, she enjoys being with her family, and takes pride in cooking for them. She loves to cook, read great books, and spend time outdoors.

p:573-705-3381

e:llaramore@fsia.bz

Alyssa Linze

Accounting Department

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e:alinze@fsia.bz

Debra Lyerla

Commercial Lines Account Manager

Account Manager Debra Lyerla has over 20 years of insurance industry experience. Her focus lies in commercial lines insurance.

p:573-705-3382

e:dlyerla@fsia.bz

Julie McCorkle

Benefits Department - Life and Health Account Manager

Julie is a part of our Benefits Department, and focuses on group and senior benefits. She has over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry.

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e:jmccorkle@fsia.bz

Rachel Nash

Commercial Account Manager

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e:rnash@fsia.bz

Julie Nephew

Receptionist

When you enter the agency, you'll be greeted by Julie's smiling face. She's got a good deal of insurance industry experience, and is skilled at handling client, agent, and carrier interactions smoothly.

Julie enjoys the outdoors, hiking, fishing, swimming, and spending quality time with her husband and family.

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e:jnephew@fsia.bz

Linda Peine

Accounting

Linda is an Accounting Assistant with over 10 years in the industry, and she's been with First State Insurance Agency just as long.

Outside of the agency, Linda enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

p:573-705-3379

e:lpeine@fsia.bz

Mike Zaricor

Vice President - Producer

Mike is a producer with nearly 10 years' experience in the insurance industry.  His focus is on personal lines, and he values the opportunity to help local business owners protect their livelihood.

p:573-705-3384

e:mzaricor@fsia.bz

Kari Murphy

Account Manager

Kari is an Account Manager with a focus in personal lines insurance and over 20 years' experience in the insurance industry. 

p:573-358-5547

e:kmurphy@fsia.bz

Ruth Heffner

Commercial Lines Account Manager

p:573-324-9848

e:rheffner@fsia.bz

Brenda Miller

Agent

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e:bmiller@fsia.bz

Angela Smith

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:asmith@fsia.bz

Sharon Blow

Personal Lines Account Manager

Personal lines Account Manager, Sharon Blow, brings to our agency 20+ years of insurance industry experience and knowledge. She is a great asset to First State Insurance Agency's personal lines clients.

p:573-290-3777

e:sblow@fsia.bz

Tara Fischer

Commercial Lines Account Manager

Tara is a Commercial Account Manager who is closing in on 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She is a helpful resource for our business clients and does an excellent job supporting commercial accounts.

p:573-290-3776

e:tfischer@fsia.bz

Brad Johnson

Vice President

Brad Johnson has over 20 years of insurance industry experience. He focuses on insuring local businesses, large and small.

p:573-290-3773

e:bjohnson@fsia.bz

Linda Johnston

Location Manager - Commercial Lines Account Manager

Linda earned her insurance licensure in 1980, and has been with our agency for a number of years. Her focus is on commercial lines insurance, and she makes sure to handle her accounts with attention and care.

p:573-290-3774

e:ljohnston@fsia.bz

Marsha Morgan

Commercial Lines Account Manager

Marsha is a Commercial Lines Account Manager who has over 20 years in the insurance industry. We are happy to say that she has spent the majority of those years with our agency.

p:573-290-3775

e:mmorgan@fsia.bz

Cindi Pruitt

Personal Lines Account Manager

Cindi is an Account Manager with over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She has dedicated a significant amount of time to helping FSIA clients with their personal lines insurance.

p:573-290-3778

e:cpruitt@fsia.bz

Curtis Anderson

Vice President

Vice President Curtis Andreson has been in the insurance industry for over 10 years, and has been with our agency for a short time. We have been lucky to bring him onto our team.

p:636-392-5074

c:314-210-7228

e:canderson@fsia.bz

Teddy Byers

Producer

Ted has recently started working with our agency, and we are happy to have acquired his 20+ years worth of industry knowledge. His focus is in personal lines insurance.

p:573-454-3066

e:tbyers@fsia.bz

Ginger Jones

Account Manager

Jennifer, or as we know her, "Ginger" as a seasoned account manager with a good deal of knowledge of both commercial and personal lines experience.

Her focus is on personal lines, farms, and small businesses. She's been a resident of De Soto for over 50 years, and has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry.

p:636-565-3227

e:jjones@fsia.bz

Clare Zanger

AVP - Agent

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e:czanger@fsia.bz

Stephen McGregor

AVP - Commercial Markets

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e:smcgregor@fsia.bz

Tara Albright

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:talbright@fsia.bz

Sharon Beardsley

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:sbeardsley@fsia.bz

Brenna Brocaille

Benefits Account Manager

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e:bbrocaille@fsia.bz

Betty Harris

Receptionist

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e:bharris@fsia.bz

Carla Meyers

Agent - Employee Benefits & Senior Benefits

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e:cmeyers@fsia.bz

Neal Minor

Agent

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Richard "Dick" Minor

Agent

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Dora Rothweiler

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:drothweiler@fsia.bz

Jamie Ruggles

Accounting Department

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e:jruggles@fsia.bz

Rebecca Weed

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:rweed@fsia.bz

Dustin Merrill

Agent

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e:dmerrill@fsia.bz

Chris Meckem

AVP - Marketing Manager

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e:cmeckem@fsia.bz

Bob Coffey

Agent

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e:bcoffey@fsia.bz

Paul Daniels

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:pdaniels@fsia.bz

Patricia Dietiker

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:pdietiker@fsia.bz

Regina Lumpkin

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:rlumpkin@fsia.bz

Bruce Meckem

Agent

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Max Meckem

Agent

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Michelle Newell

Account Manager

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e:mnewell@fsia.bz

Deborah Potman

Benefits Account Manager

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e:dpotman@fsia.bz

Cheri Ruble

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:cruble@fsia.bz

Chad Sherrer

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:csherrer@fsia.bz

Lindsey Slavens

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:lslavens@fsia.bz

Tammy Wheeler

Receptionist

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e:twheeler@fsia.bz

Paul Frankenbach

Agent

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e:pfrankenbach@fsia.bz

Denny Yeater

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:dyeater@fsia.bz

Ellen Emmendorfer

Location Manager - Commercial Lines Account Manager

Ellen is new to First State Insurance Agency, and we are happy to have her management skills and 20+ years of insurance experience on hand. She is an invaluable resource to our commercial accounts.

p:573-547-6513

e:eemmendorfer@fsia.bz

Rachel Emmendorfer

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:remmendorfer@fsia.bz

Mandy Seabaugh

Personal Lines Account Manager

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e:aseabaugh@fsia.bz

Diana Brand

Personal Lines Account Manager

Diana is an Account Manager with a focus in personal lines insurance products. Clients benefit from Diana's 30+ years of experience in the insurance agency. 

p:573-438-2631

e:dbrand@fsia.bz

Erin Tanner

Agent

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e:etanner@fsia.bz

Erin Hamra

Commercial Lines Account Manager

Erin spends her time at the agency managing our commercial lines accounts, and is closing in on 15 years in the insurance industry. We are happy to have her on our team, and so are our clients.

Outside of the agency, Erin is still a busy woman. Her daughter participates in a number of sports and extra curricular activities. When Erin does have downtime, she loves spending time with her daughter and family; watching Cardinals baseball; boating; and is a big fan of football season.

p:636-377-8500

e:ehamra@fsia.bz

Greg Horton

Producer

Greg brings over 20 years of experience to our agency and clients. He focuses on creating commercial lines packages for the construction, distribution, and manufacturing industries. He also writes workers compensation, environmental insurance, cyber liability insurance, and contract surety.

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e:ghorton@fsia.bz

Sherry Jehling

Commercial Lines Account Manager

Sherry is an Account Manager with over 20 years experience in the insurance industry. Her focus is on customer service for our commercial lines accounts.

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e:sjehling@fsia.bz

Sally Roettger

Personal Lines Account Manager

Sally is a Commercial Account Manager with over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She focuses on providing excellent customer service to our commercial accounts.

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e:sroettger@fsia.bz

Brian Chorley

Commercial Lines Account Manager

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e:bchorley@fsia.bz

Dawn Jones

Commercial Lines Account Manager

Dawn is one of our Commercial Account Managers. Her focus is on providing insurance to local businesses, as she has been doing with our agency for over five years.

p:573-818-3783

e:djones@fsia.bz

Ron Scott

Producer/Account Executive

Ron has over 20 years in the insurance industry, and has been with First State Insurance Agency for a good many of them.

His focus is in commercial lines insurance products, particularly restaurants and non-profit organizations.

p:636-392-5091

e:rscott@fsia.bz

Karen Swederska

Personal Lines Account Manager

Karen is an Account Manager with over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Her focus lies in personal lines products and accounts.

p:636-392-5075

e:kswederska@fsia.bz