The Dream Team

Adrienne Lamon

Adrienne Lamon

Senior Client Manager
Allyson Smith

Allyson Smith

Client Manager
Amanda McAvoy

Amanda McAvoy

Senior Consultant Leader - Employee Benefits & HR
Angelena McCurry

Angelena McCurry

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Barrow Wade

Barrow Wade

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Accounting
Billy DeBuys

Billy DeBuys

Vice President – Employee Benefits
Brandon Mundie

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 acquisi...

Brendan Reilly

Brendan Reilly

Risk Consultant
Brian Moody

Brian Moody

Client Support Specialist
Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR

Brittany R. Reynolds, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Brooke Bobbitt

Brooke Bobbitt

Lead Account Manager - Employee Benefits & HR
Chanda Hutton, CISR

Chanda Hutton, CISR

Client Manager
Chanel Liveoak

Chanel Liveoak

Commercial Insurance Account Manager
Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA

Charlie Guntharp, Jr., CPIA

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Chris Townes

Chris Townes

Senior Administrative Assistant
Cooper Johnson

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 th...

Craig Helms, Jr.

Craig Helms, Jr.

VP Division Sales
Dan Coulter, CLCS

Dan Coulter, CLCS

Partner, Property & Casualty

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 A...

Danelle R. Stokes, CISR

Danelle R. Stokes, CISR

Senior Client Manager - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA

Deborah Aldrich Wood, ARM, CPCU, CPIA

Senior Client Manager
Dick Fountain

Dick Fountain

Senior VP, Employee Benefits - Huntsville Market Executive
Gordon Walden, CIC

Gordon Walden, CIC

VP - Commercial Risk
Hawkins Tatum

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 emp...

Izabela Carter, PHR

Izabela Carter, PHR

Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Jade Foster

Jade Foster

Senior Marketing Coordinator
Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR

Jennifer Goodall, SHRM-CP, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Joanna Hull

Joanna Hull

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Joy Wellington

Joy Wellington

Client Manager
Juanakee Jones

Juanakee Jones

Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Katelyn Whitt, CISR

Katelyn Whitt, CISR

Client Manager
Katrena Smith, CISR

Katrena Smith, CISR

Claims Coordinator
Katrina White

Katrina White

Client Support Specialist
Kayla Hodge

Kayla Hodge

Assistant Account Manager
Kayla Sosebee

Kayla Sosebee

Senior Client Manager
Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Kelli Bramblett, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Kris A. Kahalley, CIC

Kris A. Kahalley, CIC

VP - Commercial Insurance
Kurt Close

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 set...

Kyle R. Sandlin

Kyle R. Sandlin

VP - Claims Management
La Donna Douglas

La Donna Douglas

Senior Producer - Personal Lines
Lindsey Cook

Lindsey Cook

Senior Client Mananger
Lyndsay Colbert, CISR

Lyndsay Colbert, CISR

Senior Client Manager
Mandy Holderfield

Mandy Holderfield

Client Manager
Maree Milner

Maree Milner

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits
Mark Hamby

Mark Hamby

Vice President - Employee Benefits
Marsha Greene

Marsha Greene

VP - Commercial Insurance & Bonds
Mary Watson

Mary Watson

Client Manager
McLean Allen

McLean Allen

Risk Services Associate
Melissa Thornton

Melissa Thornton

Marketing Analyst - Employee Benefits
Mick Knerr

Mick Knerr

Vice President of Carrier Relations
Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR

Natalie Fowler, CIC, CRM, CISR

VP - Client Management
Nicole Davis

Nicole Davis

Senior Client Manager
Olivia Harbin

Olivia Harbin

Marketing Account Associate
Phillip Moultrie, CPCU, ARM, AIS

Phillip Moultrie, CPCU, ARM, AIS

VP - Client Services
Ray Morring

Ray Morring

Senior VP - Employee Benefits
Rich Sappenfield

Rich Sappenfield

Safety Manager & Loss Control Specialist
Rich Williams, CIC

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, a...

Robert Reich

Robert Reich

Risk Consultant
Robyn Nunley

Robyn Nunley

Accounts Payable
Savannah Hunt, CIC, CISR

Savannah Hunt, CIC, CISR

Client Manager
Seth Stone

Seth Stone

Partner, Property & Casualty

Seth joined Valent Group in 2016 after two years as a risk consultant with Cobbs Allen where he specialized in the public transit space. In fact, Seth was an endorsed broker with the Community Transportation Association of America and worke...

Shelley E. Luck

Shelley E. Luck

Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Sheri Washburn

Sheri Washburn

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Sherri Coker

Sherri Coker

Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Sherrie Faulkner, SHRM-CP, PHR

Sherrie Faulkner, SHRM-CP, PHR

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits & HR
Stefania Holly

Stefania Holly

Client Manager
Stephanie Dye

Stephanie Dye

Client Manager
Tammie Cutchen

Tammie Cutchen

VP - Personal Insurance
Tammy Williams, CISR

Tammy Williams, CISR

VP - Operations & Client Management
Teresa LeMay

Teresa LeMay

Senior Consultant - Employee Benefits
Teresa Smith, CIC

Teresa Smith, CIC

Senior Client Manager
Terry Widman

Terry Widman

VP - Finance
Tiffany Hailston

Tiffany Hailston

Director of People
Trey Caltagirone

Trey Caltagirone

Risk Consultant
Valerie Hughen

Valerie Hughen

Account Manager
Vicky Guin, CPIA

Vicky Guin, CPIA

Senior Client Manager - Personal Insurance
Whitney Pyle

Whitney Pyle

Account Manager
Wilma Caston

Wilma Caston

Client Support Specialist