Chad’s Favorites

• Color: Purple
• Sports Team: JMU Dukes
• Vacation Spot: Bonefishing Islands in the Bahamas
• TV Show: Yellowstone
• Hobby: Fishing, Hunting & Golfing
• Season: Spring & Fall
• Book: Any of the “Killing” series by Bill O’Reilly
• Music Genre: Country
• Movie: Untouchables
• Food: Steak

Chad’s Fun Facts

1. I married my wife on the 11th time I was with her. I way outkicked my coverage and had to close the deal before she figured that out!
2. My favorite aka’s are Lori’s husband or Cole, Myah, or Abby’s Dad!
3. My superhero power is calling animals. I can communicate with anything in a barnyard and most everything in the woods!
4. My favorite place is my cabin in the woods by a river.
5. I once had the opportunity to dine at a table with my childhood hero Jack Nicklaus. To my dismay at the time, all he wanted to talk about was a recent fly fishing trip to the Bahamas where he caught bonefish. Now thanks to this interaction with Jack and my friend Ernie Benner, I am an avid bonefisherman!!!!
6. My go to Karaoke song is Amarillo by Morning by George Strait.
7. I’m a member of the Ruffed Grouse Society.  Every Fall my friend Travis, his dog Luke, and I drive halfway across the country to chase them!
8. I love sports and being part of winning teams. I have been fortunate enough to be part of a high school state championship, a NCAA tourney qualifying team, and now the best darn Independent Insurance Agency around!!!!

Professional Chad

Chad earned a BA from James Madison University where he studied Business Management and Economics. He has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry focusing primarily on Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, and Life Insurance Sales. Always striving to gain more knowledge so that he may better assist his customers, Chad has a achieved both Certified Insurance Councilor (CIC) and Certified Risk Manager (CRM)  designations. Throughout his career Chad has serviced on various insurance company advisory councils for life insurers, group health insurers, and commercial insurers. These experiences have given Chad the opportunity to provide relevant feedback to company partners and to gain valuable insight about current and future industry trends. A self described avid outdoorsman, Chad enjoys spending time with family and friends at his “cabin in the woods”, in a fishing stream somewhere, or on a golf course.

Personal Quotes

“I love what I do because this career has afforded me the opportunity to work with many successful, entrepreneurial people and to play a small role in helping them manage risks. They have become lifelong friends and mentors. I can only hope I have brought as much joy to them as they have to me.”

“Being Real, and Being Good, makes you Really Good!!!!”