The Dream Team

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

All
Bay Minette
Birmingham
Decatur
Huntsville
Mobile
All
Employee Benefits
Human Resources
Leadership
Operations
Personal Insurance
Property & Casualty

Adrienne Lamon

Senior Client Manager
Adrienne Lamon

Senior Client Manager

Birmingham

Amanda McAvoy

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Amanda McAvoy

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR

Birmingham
Amy Harris

Amy Harris, CISR

Client Manager
Amy Harris
Amy Harris, CISR

Client Manager

Mobile

Angelena McCurry

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Angelena McCurry

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Barrow Wade

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Barrow Wade

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Betty Smith

Accounting
Betty Smith

Accounting

Birmingham
Billy DeBuys

Billy DeBuys

Vice President – Employee Benefits
Billy DeBuys
Billy DeBuys

Vice President – Employee Benefits

Brandi Woodruff, CIC, CISR

Senior Client Manager
Brandi Woodruff, CIC, CISR

Senior Client Manager

Birmingham

Brandon Mundie

Chief Financial Officer
Brandon Mundie

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

Birmingham

Brendan Reilly

Risk Consultant
Brendan Reilly

Risk Consultant

Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Brooke Bobbitt

Brooke Bobbitt

Chanda Hutton, CISR

Client Manager
Chanda Hutton, CISR

Client Manager

Decatur

Chanel Liveoak

Commercial Insurance Account Manager
Chanel Liveoak

Commercial Insurance Account Manager

Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mobile

Chris Townes

Chris Townes

Cooper Johnson

Partner, Benefits Practice Leader
Cooper Johnson

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

Birmingham

Craig Helms, Jr.

VP Division Sales
Craig Helms, Jr.

VP Division Sales

Bayminette

Dan Coulter, CLCS

Partner, Senior Risk Consulant
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

Decatur
Danelle Stokes

Danelle R. Stokes, CISR

Senior Client Manager - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Danelle Stokes
Danelle R. Stokes, CISR

Senior Client Manager - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mobile

Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA

Senior Client Manager
Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA

Senior Client Manager

Birmingham

Dick Fountain

Senior VP, Employee Benefits - Huntsville Market Executive
Dick Fountain

Senior VP, Employee Benefits - Huntsville Market Executive

Huntsville

Forrest Cook

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Forrest Cook

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 —

Birmingham

Gordon Walden, CIC

VP - Commercial Risk
Gordon Walden, CIC

VP - Commercial Risk

Birmingham
Greta Maxine

Greta Maxime, CPSR

Client Manager
Greta Maxine
Greta Maxime, CPSR

Client Manager

Mobile
Hawkins Tatum Portrait

Hawkins Tatum

Partner - Employee Benefits
Hawkins Tatum Portrait
Hawkins Tatum

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

Birmingham
Izabela Carter Headshot

Izabela Carter

Client Services Specialist
Izabela Carter Headshot
Izabela Carter

Client Services Specialist

Jade Foster

Graphic Designer
Jade Foster

Graphic Designer

Birmingham

Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Huntsville

Joanna Hull

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Joanna Hull

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Juanakee Jones

Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Juanakee Jones

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Birmingham

Katelyn Whitt, CISR

Client Manager
Katelyn Whitt, CISR

Client Manager

Birmingham

Katrena Smith, CISR

Claims Coordinator
Katrena Smith, CISR

Claims Coordinator

Birmingham

Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Consultant - Employee Benefits
Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Consultant - Employee Benefits

Huntsville

Kris A. Kahalley, CIC

VP - Commercial Insurance
Kris A. Kahalley, CIC

VP - Commercial Insurance

Mobile

Kurt Close

President
Kurt Close

President

Kurt is a transformational executive who brings both deep technical experience and keen leadership that touches all aspects of the agency’s sales, customer service, carrier marketing and value added teams across all branches. He sets and executes vision and culture,

Kyle R. Sandlin

VP - Claims Management
Kyle R. Sandlin

VP - Claims Management

Birmingham

Lane Robertson

Risk Consultant
Lane Robertson

Risk Consultant

Laura Bullard

Laura Bullard

Client Services Specialist
Laura Bullard
Laura Bullard

Client Services Specialist

Leticia Tatum

Vice President, Human Resources
Leticia Tatum

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

Birmingham

Linda Fetherolf, CISR

VP - Senior Client Manager
Linda Fetherolf, CISR

VP - Senior Client Manager

Birmingham

Lyndsay Colbert, CISR

Lyndsay Colbert, CISR

Mandy Holderfield

Client Manager
Mandy Holderfield

Client Manager

Maree Milner

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits
Maree Milner

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Mark Hamby

Vice President - Employee Benefits
Mark Hamby

Vice President - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Marsha Greene

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Marsha Greene

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mobile

Mary Watson

Client Manager
Mary Watson

Client Manager

McLean Allen

Risk Services Associate
McLean Allen

Risk Services Associate

Birmingham

Melissa Thornton

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits
Melissa Thornton

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Mick Knerr

Vice President of Carrier Relations
Mick Knerr

Vice President of Carrier Relations

Mike Roman, CIC, CRM

Lead Risk Consultant and Vice President of Property & Casualty
Mike Roman, CIC, CRM

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.

Birmingham

Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR

VP - Client Management
Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR

VP - Client Management

Birmingham

Olivia Harbin

Client Manager
Olivia Harbin

Client Manager

Birmingham

Owen Anderson

Risk Consultant
Owen Anderson

Risk Consultant

Phillip Moultrie, CPCU, ARM, AIS

VP - Client Services
Phillip Moultrie, CPCU, ARM, AIS

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’

Birmingham

Ray Morring

Senior VP - Employee Benefits
Ray Morring

Senior VP - Employee Benefits

Huntsville

Rich Williams, CIC

Partner, Property & Casualty
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

Birmingham

Robert Reich

Risk Consultant
Robert Reich

Risk Consultant

Robyn Nunley

Accounts Payable
Robyn Nunley

Accounts Payable

Birmingham

Savannah Hunt, CISR

Client Manager
Savannah Hunt, CISR

Client Manager

Birmingham

Seth Stone

Partner, Property & Casualty
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

Birmingham

Shelley E. Luck

Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Shelley E. Luck

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Birmingham

Sheri Washburn

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Sheri Washburn

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham

Sherri Knotts

Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Sherri Knotts

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Mobile

Sherrie Faulkner

Benefits Consultant
Sherrie Faulkner

Benefits Consultant

Stefania Holly

Client Manager
Stefania Holly

Client Manager

Bayminette

Tammie Cutchen

VP - Personal Insurance
Tammie Cutchen

VP - Personal Insurance

Birmingham
Tammy Williams

Tammy Williams, CISR

VP - Operations & Client Management
Tammy Williams
Tammy Williams, CISR

VP - Operations & Client Management

Mobile

Teresa Lemay

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Teresa Lemay

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Huntsville

Teresa Smith, CIC

Senior Client Manager
Teresa Smith, CIC

Senior Client Manager

Terry Widman

VP - Finance
Terry Widman

VP - Finance

Terry is more than our numbers wizard — she’s a trusted advisor and partner to each of our producers. Having been

Birmingham

Tim Rogers

Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist
Tim Rogers

Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist

Birmingham

Trey Caltagirone

Risk Consultant
Trey Caltagirone

Risk Consultant

Valerie Hughen

Account Manager
Valerie Hughen

Account Manager

Vicky Guin, CPIA

Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Vicky Guin, CPIA

Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Birmingham

Wilma Caston

Client Support Specialist
Wilma Caston

Client Support Specialist

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

 

All
Bay Minette
Birmingham
Decatur
Employee Benefits
Human Resources
Huntsville
Mobile
All
Employee Benefits
Human Resources
Leadership
Operations
Personal Insurance
Adrienne Lamon
Senior Client Manager
Adrienne Lamon

Senior Client Manager

Birmingham
Amanda McAvoy
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Amanda McAvoy

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR

Birmingham
Amy Harris
Amy Harris, CISR
Client Manager
Amy Harris
Amy Harris, CISR

Client Manager

Mobile
Angelena McCurry
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Angelena McCurry

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Barrow Wade
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Barrow Wade

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Betty Smith
Accounting
Betty Smith

Accounting

Birmingham
Billy DeBuys
Billy DeBuys
Vice President – Employee Benefits
Billy DeBuys
Billy DeBuys

Vice President – Employee Benefits

Brandi Woodruff, CIC, CISR
Senior Client Manager
Brandi Woodruff, CIC, CISR

Senior Client Manager

Birmingham
Brandon Mundie
Chief Financial Officer
Brandon Mundie

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

Birmingham
Brendan Reilly
Risk Consultant
Brendan Reilly

Risk Consultant

Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Brooke Bobbitt
Brooke Bobbitt

Chanda Hutton, CISR
Client Manager
Chanda Hutton, CISR

Client Manager

Decatur
Chanel Liveoak
Commercial Insurance Account Manager
Chanel Liveoak

Commercial Insurance Account Manager

Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA
VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mobile
Chris Townes
Chris Townes

Cooper Johnson
Partner, Benefits Practice Leader
Cooper Johnson

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

Birmingham
Craig Helms, Jr.
VP Division Sales
Craig Helms, Jr.

VP Division Sales

Bayminette
Dan Coulter, CLCS
Partner, Senior Risk Consulant
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

Decatur
Danelle Stokes
Danelle R. Stokes, CISR
Senior Client Manager - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Danelle Stokes
Danelle R. Stokes, CISR

Senior Client Manager - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mobile
Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA
Senior Client Manager
Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA

Senior Client Manager

Birmingham
Dick Fountain
Senior VP, Employee Benefits - Huntsville Market Executive
Dick Fountain

Senior VP, Employee Benefits - Huntsville Market Executive

Huntsville
Forrest Cook
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Forrest Cook

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 —

Birmingham
Gordon Walden, CIC
VP - Commercial Risk
Gordon Walden, CIC

VP - Commercial Risk

Birmingham
Greta Maxine
Greta Maxime, CPSR
Client Manager
Greta Maxine
Greta Maxime, CPSR

Client Manager

Mobile
Hawkins Tatum Portrait
Hawkins Tatum
Partner - Employee Benefits
Hawkins Tatum Portrait
Hawkins Tatum

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

Birmingham
Izabela Carter Headshot
Izabela Carter
Client Services Specialist
Izabela Carter Headshot
Izabela Carter

Client Services Specialist

Jade Foster
Graphic Designer
Jade Foster

Graphic Designer

Birmingham
Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Huntsville
Joanna Hull
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Joanna Hull

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Juanakee Jones
Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Juanakee Jones

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Birmingham
Katelyn Whitt, CISR
Client Manager
Katelyn Whitt, CISR

Client Manager

Birmingham
Katrena Smith, CISR
Claims Coordinator
Katrena Smith, CISR

Claims Coordinator

Birmingham
Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Consultant - Employee Benefits
Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Consultant - Employee Benefits

Huntsville
Kris A. Kahalley, CIC
VP - Commercial Insurance
Kris A. Kahalley, CIC

VP - Commercial Insurance

Mobile
Kurt Close
President
Kurt Close

President

Kurt is a transformational executive who brings both deep technical experience and keen leadership that touches all aspects of the agency’s sales, customer service, carrier marketing and value added teams across all branches. He sets and executes vision and culture,

Kyle R. Sandlin
VP - Claims Management
Kyle R. Sandlin

VP - Claims Management

Birmingham
Lane Robertson
Risk Consultant
Lane Robertson

Risk Consultant

Laura Bullard
Laura Bullard
Client Services Specialist
Laura Bullard
Laura Bullard

Client Services Specialist

Leticia Tatum
Vice President, Human Resources
Leticia Tatum

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

Birmingham
Linda Fetherolf, CISR
VP - Senior Client Manager
Linda Fetherolf, CISR

VP - Senior Client Manager

Birmingham
Lyndsay Colbert, CISR
Lyndsay Colbert, CISR

Mandy Holderfield
Client Manager
Mandy Holderfield

Client Manager

Maree Milner
Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits
Maree Milner

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Mark Hamby
Vice President - Employee Benefits
Mark Hamby

Vice President - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Marsha Greene
VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Marsha Greene

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds

Mobile
Mary Watson
Client Manager
Mary Watson

Client Manager

McLean Allen
Risk Services Associate
McLean Allen

Risk Services Associate

Birmingham
Melissa Thornton
Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits
Melissa Thornton

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Mick Knerr
Vice President of Carrier Relations
Mick Knerr

Vice President of Carrier Relations

Mike Roman, CIC, CRM
Lead Risk Consultant and Vice President of Property & Casualty
Mike Roman, CIC, CRM

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.

Birmingham
Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR
VP - Client Management
Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR

VP - Client Management

Birmingham
Olivia Harbin
Client Manager
Olivia Harbin

Client Manager

Birmingham
Owen Anderson
Risk Consultant
Owen Anderson

Risk Consultant

Phillip Moultrie, CPCU, ARM, AIS
VP - Client Services
Phillip Moultrie, CPCU, ARM, AIS

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’

Birmingham
Ray Morring
Senior VP - Employee Benefits
Ray Morring

Senior VP - Employee Benefits

Huntsville
Rich Williams, CIC
Partner, Property & Casualty
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

Birmingham
Robert Reich
Risk Consultant
Robert Reich

Risk Consultant

Robyn Nunley
Accounts Payable
Robyn Nunley

Accounts Payable

Birmingham
Savannah Hunt, CISR
Client Manager
Savannah Hunt, CISR

Client Manager

Birmingham
Seth Stone
Partner, Property & Casualty
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

Birmingham
Shelley E. Luck
Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Shelley E. Luck

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Birmingham
Sheri Washburn
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Sheri Washburn

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Birmingham
Sherri Knotts
Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Sherri Knotts

Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Mobile
Sherrie Faulkner
Benefits Consultant
Sherrie Faulkner

Benefits Consultant

Stefania Holly
Client Manager
Stefania Holly

Client Manager

Bayminette
Tammie Cutchen
VP - Personal Insurance
Tammie Cutchen

VP - Personal Insurance

Birmingham
Tammy Williams
Tammy Williams, CISR
VP - Operations & Client Management
Tammy Williams
Tammy Williams, CISR

VP - Operations & Client Management

Mobile
Teresa Lemay
Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Teresa Lemay

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits

Huntsville
Teresa Smith, CIC
Senior Client Manager
Teresa Smith, CIC

Senior Client Manager

Terry Widman
VP - Finance
Terry Widman

VP - Finance

Terry is more than our numbers wizard — she’s a trusted advisor and partner to each of our producers. Having been

Birmingham
Tim Rogers
Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist
Tim Rogers

Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist

Birmingham
Trey Caltagirone
Risk Consultant
Trey Caltagirone

Risk Consultant

Valerie Hughen
Account Manager
Valerie Hughen

Account Manager

Vicky Guin, CPIA
Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Vicky Guin, CPIA

Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance

Birmingham
Wilma Caston
Client Support Specialist
Wilma Caston

Client Support Specialist