The Dream Team
Great teams are built by great people, and we’ve got the best.

Adrienne Lamon

Senior Client Manager

Amanda McAvoy

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR

Angelena McCurry

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Barrow Wade

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Betty Smith

Accounting

Billy DeBuys

Vice President – Employee Benefits

Brandi Woodruff, CIC, CISR

Senior Client Manager


Chief Financial Officer
Brandon works closely with our leadership team and all aspects of the agency—employee benefits, property and casualty and personal lines—to maintain financial and operational due diligence. With a background in mergers and acquisitions and banking, Brandon also leads the agency’s

Brendan Reilly

Risk Consultant

Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR

Brooke Bobbitt


Chanda Hutton, CISR

Client Manager

Chanel Liveoak

Commercial Insurance Account Manager

Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Chris Townes



Partner, Benefits Practice Leader
As our employee benefits practice leader, Cooper oversees the entirety of our benefits practice at all branch locations. Based in Birmingham, he has built a “beyond benefits” approach to solving the most complex people problems through a high-touch, high-results, holistic

Craig Helms, Jr.

VP Division Sales

Dan Coulter, CLCS

Partner, Senior Risk Consulant
Dan joined Valent Group in 2014 after serving in commercial lending with First American Bank. The bank’s insurance division was part of Birmingham-based ANB Insurance Services, which was acquired by Valent in 2007. At the University of Alabama, Dan studied

Danelle R. Stokes, CISR

Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA

Senior Client Manager

Dick Fountain


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Forrest serves as management liaison for Valent Group’s Benefits Practice. His executive leadership experience — serving as a C-Suite player responsible for HR leadership with companies of up to 1,000 employees and his leadership roles in the HR community —

Gordon Walden, CIC

VP - Commercial Risk

Greta Maxime, CPSR

Client Manager


Partner - Employee Benefits
Hawkins brings a wide lens of experience to our Employee Benefits team, having previously managed employer health plans for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and led the corporate HR department for Mrs. Stratton’s Salads. His combined employer and carrier

Izabela Carter

Client Services Specialist

Jade Foster

Graphic Designer

Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Joanna Hull

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Juanakee Jones

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Katelyn Whitt, CISR

Client Manager

Katrena Smith, CISR

Claims Coordinator

Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Consultant - Employee Benefits

Kris A. Kahalley, CIC

VP - Commercial Insurance


Kyle R. Sandlin

VP - Claims Management

Lane Robertson

Risk Consultant

Laura Bullard

Client Services Specialist


Vice President, Human Resources
If employees are an organization’s greatest asset, then Leticia’s desire to cultivate a culture of growth and development inspires our team to “Be the Difference”. Leticia joined Valent Group in 2018 to recruit talented insurance professionals and provide day-to-day strategy

Linda Fetherolf, CISR

VP - Senior Client Manager

Lyndsay Colbert, CISR


Mandy Holderfield

Client Manager

Maree Milner

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits

Marsha Greene

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mary Watson

Client Manager

McLean Allen

Risk Services Associate

Melissa Thornton

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits

Mick Knerr

Vice President of Carrier Relations


Lead Risk Consultant and Vice President of Property & Casualty
Over the past 14 years, Fortune 1000 publicly traded and privately held companies have trusted Mike with their comprehensive risk management programs and relied on his deep technical expertise in cyber and management liability.

Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR

VP - Client Management

Olivia Harbin

Client Manager

Owen Anderson

Risk Consultant


VP - Client Services
Phillip’s mission at the agency is to establish, coordinate and deliver high standards of excellence for our clients through the collaboration of our services teams, including account management, marketing, loss control, claims and other in-house resources. He keeps our clients’

Ray Morring

Senior VP - Employee Benefits

Rich Williams, CIC

Partner, Property & Casualty
Rich came to the insurance industry and Valent Group in 2017 after working for AT&T for about ten years. He has been in several production roles, including sales consultant, application sales consultant and client solutions executive, all with a focus

Robert Reich

Risk Consultant

Robyn Nunley

Accounts Payable

Savannah Hunt, CISR

Client Manager

Seth Stone

Partner, Property & Casualty
Seth specializes in the restaurant space, bringing insights from his time spent working as sales manager and later director of development under well-known restaurateur John Cassimus, who founded Jinsei and Maki Fresh and expanded his parents’ restaurant, Zoe’s Kitchen, from

Shelley E. Luck

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Sheri Washburn

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Sherri Knotts

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Sherrie Faulkner

Benefits Consultant

Stefania Holly

Client Manager

Tammie Cutchen

VP - Personal Insurance

Tammy Williams, CISR

Teresa Lemay

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Teresa Smith, CIC

Senior Client Manager



Tim Rogers

Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist

Trey Caltagirone

Risk Consultant

Valerie Hughen

Account Manager

Vicky Guin, CPIA

Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Wilma Caston

Client Support Specialist
Great teams are built by great people, and we’ve got the best.


Senior Client Manager


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits


Accounting


Vice President – Employee Benefits


Senior Client Manager


Chief Financial Officer
Brandon works closely with our leadership team and all aspects of the agency—employee benefits, property and casualty and personal lines—to maintain financial and operational due diligence. With a background in mergers and acquisitions and banking, Brandon also leads the agency’s


Risk Consultant





Client Manager


Commercial Insurance Account Manager


VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds




Partner, Benefits Practice Leader
As our employee benefits practice leader, Cooper oversees the entirety of our benefits practice at all branch locations. Based in Birmingham, he has built a “beyond benefits” approach to solving the most complex people problems through a high-touch, high-results, holistic


VP Division Sales


Partner, Senior Risk Consulant
Dan joined Valent Group in 2014 after serving in commercial lending with First American Bank. The bank’s insurance division was part of Birmingham-based ANB Insurance Services, which was acquired by Valent in 2007. At the University of Alabama, Dan studied



Senior Client Manager



Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Forrest serves as management liaison for Valent Group’s Benefits Practice. His executive leadership experience — serving as a C-Suite player responsible for HR leadership with companies of up to 1,000 employees and his leadership roles in the HR community —


VP - Commercial Risk


Client Manager


Partner - Employee Benefits
Hawkins brings a wide lens of experience to our Employee Benefits team, having previously managed employer health plans for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and led the corporate HR department for Mrs. Stratton’s Salads. His combined employer and carrier


Client Services Specialist


Graphic Designer


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits


Client Manager - Personal Insurance


Client Manager


Claims Coordinator


Consultant - Employee Benefits


VP - Commercial Insurance



VP - Claims Management


Risk Consultant


Client Services Specialist


Vice President, Human Resources
If employees are an organization’s greatest asset, then Leticia’s desire to cultivate a culture of growth and development inspires our team to “Be the Difference”. Leticia joined Valent Group in 2018 to recruit talented insurance professionals and provide day-to-day strategy


VP - Senior Client Manager




Client Manager


Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits


VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds


Client Manager


Risk Services Associate


Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits


Vice President of Carrier Relations


Lead Risk Consultant and Vice President of Property & Casualty
Over the past 14 years, Fortune 1000 publicly traded and privately held companies have trusted Mike with their comprehensive risk management programs and relied on his deep technical expertise in cyber and management liability.


VP - Client Management


Client Manager


Risk Consultant


VP - Client Services
Phillip’s mission at the agency is to establish, coordinate and deliver high standards of excellence for our clients through the collaboration of our services teams, including account management, marketing, loss control, claims and other in-house resources. He keeps our clients’


Senior VP - Employee Benefits


Partner, Property & Casualty
Rich came to the insurance industry and Valent Group in 2017 after working for AT&T for about ten years. He has been in several production roles, including sales consultant, application sales consultant and client solutions executive, all with a focus


Risk Consultant


Accounts Payable


Client Manager


Partner, Property & Casualty
Seth specializes in the restaurant space, bringing insights from his time spent working as sales manager and later director of development under well-known restaurateur John Cassimus, who founded Jinsei and Maki Fresh and expanded his parents’ restaurant, Zoe’s Kitchen, from


Client Manager - Personal Insurance


Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits


Client Manager - Personal Insurance


Benefits Consultant


Client Manager


VP - Personal Insurance



Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits


Senior Client Manager




Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist


Risk Consultant


Account Manager


Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance

