Leadership & Staff
Our association wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated leadership and staff who guide our mission and serve our members every day. Meet the IIABAZ team, officers, board members, and committee chairs working together to support and strengthen our industry.
Officers & Board
Officers and Directors of the IIABAZ are volunteer independent insurance agents/brokers and current members of the Association who are elected and/or appointed to serve a one-year term.
President
Zach Burton
LeBaron & Carroll Insurance
1350 E Southern Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (480) 464-3491
President-Elect
Sarah Mitchell
Ideal Insurance Agency
7121 W Bell Road, Suite 240
Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone: (602) 938-7579
Vice President
Kimberly Adams, CPRIA, LUTCF
Remy Grey LLC
7702 E Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 205-1783
Secretary/Treasurer
David Seidman, Esq.
The Mahoney Group
2625 W Geronimo Place, Suite 350
Chandler, AZ 85224-4938
Phone: (480) 730-4920
State National Director
David Cummard
The Mahoney Group
2625 W Geronimo Place, Suite 350
Chandler, AZ 85224-4938
Phone: (480) 730-4920
Immediate Past President
Mike Gallaugher
Toro Insurance Group
931 E Southern Ave, Suite 203
Mesa, AZ 85204-5042
Phone: (602) 345-0360
Elected Directors
Phillip Drachman, CLCS
Drachman Insurance Services, Inc.
6300 E El Dorado Plaza, Suite A220
Tucson, AZ 85715
Phone: (520) 382-0350
Brenda Johnson, CIC, CRM
Marsh McLennon Agency
8605 E Raintree Drive, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (602) 377-6682
Anthony Hill
Hayden & Hayden Agency, Inc.
5225 S McClintock Drive, Suite C
Tempe, AZ 85283
Phone: (480) 345-7226
Ryan Soffer, MBA, SHRM-CP, QCLS
The Arizona Group
1125 E Southern Avenue, Suite 101
Mesa, Arizona 85204
Phone: (480) 584-4513
Appointed Directors
Jaxon Gallaugher
Toro Insurance Group
931 E Southern Ave, Suite 203
Mesa, AZ 85204-5042
Phone: (602) 345-0360
Tatiana Johns, CISR
HUB International Southwest
6245 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 310
Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: (520) 524-1820
Shane Opdahl
Corporate Insurance Solutions LLC
8080 E Gelding Drive, Suite 110 Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 590-5188
Lisa Hankal, CISR
Crest Insurance Group
100 S Mill Road, Suite 930
Tempe, AZ 85281-3391
Phone: (480) 689-5342
Carson Nelson
LeBaron & Carroll Insurance
1350 E Southern Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (480) 962-4214
Committee Chairs
Committee Chairs of the IIABAZ are volunteer independent insurance agents/brokers and current members of the Association who are appointed by the IIABAZ President to serve a one-year term.
AAPAC/INSURPAC Committee Chair
David Cummard
The Mahoney Group
2625 W Geronimo Place, Suite 350
Chandler, AZ 85224-4938
Phone: (480) 730-4920
AUTOMATION/TECHNOLOGY/FORMS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Brenda A. Johnson, CIC, CRM
Marsh McLennon Agency
8605 E Raintree Drive, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (602) 377-6682
BUDGET/FINANCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR
David Seidman, Esq.
The Mahoney Group
2625 W Geronimo Place, Suite 350
Chandler, AZ 85224-4938
Phone: (480) 730-4920
CONSUMER PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Steve Brown, CRIS
Westpac
10106 W San Juan Way, Suite 100
Littleton, CO 80127
Phone: (303) 904-3777
Anthony Hill
Hayden & Hayden Agency, Inc.
5225 S McClintock Drive, Suite C
Tempe, AZ 85283
Phone: (480) 345-7226
EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Angela Gentry, TRIP, CRIS, CLP, ARM, DAE, AFIS, ACSR, CPIW, AINS
Reliable Risk Management
42104 N Venture Drive, Suite D122
Anthem, AZ 85086
Phone: (480) 813-3415
Jakki Swicegood
Insurors Indemnity Companies
225 S 5th Street
Waco, TX 76701
Phone: (254) 759-3703
GRASSROOTS/LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Lisa Hankal, CISR
Crest Insurance Group
100 S Mill Road, Suite 930
Tempe, AZ 85281-3391
Phone: (480) 689-5342
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR/PAST PRESIDENT
Mike Gallaugher
Toro Insurance Group
931 E Southern Ave, Suite 203
Mesa, AZ 85204-5042
Phone: (602) 345-0360
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
David Mitchell, MBA, MA.HR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CIC, CPCU
Ideal Insurance Agency
14239 W Bell Road, Suite 205
Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: (623) 933-8263
MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIRS
Clebe C. Best, AINS
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Arizona
333 E Flower Street
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 956-1851 ext 104
Gene Knippers, JD
Ironpeak
35 W Main Street
Allegany, NY 14706
Phone: (602) 653-5104
WHOLESALE/MGA
Konnie Keaschall-Kiser, CIC, ASLI, RPLU
Burns & Wilcox Ltd.
14631 N Scottsdale Road, Suite 150
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-2784
Phone: (480) 296-7100
WOMEN IN INSURANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Deanna Chew, CPCU, ARM, CRIS
Willis Towers Watson
16220 N Scottsdale Road, Suite 600
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Phone: (602) 787-6137
Alyson Hutchins
BBSI
8840 E Chaparral Road, Suite 105
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Phone: (480) 819-9023
YOUNG INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Carson Nelson
LeBaron & Carroll Insurance
1350 E Southern Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (480) 962-4214
IIAB OF EAST VALLEY
Matt Snowden, CIC, CLCS, CRIS, MWCA
The Mahoney Group
1835 S Extension Road
Mesa, AZ 85210
Phone: (480) 730-4920
msnowden@mahoneygroup.com
Meetings: Quarterly
IIAB OF GREATER PHOENIX
Clebe C. Best, AINS
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Arizona
333 E Flower Street
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 956-1851 ext 104
clebe@iiabaz.com
Meetings: Quarterly
IIAB OF TUCSON
Angela Siewert, CISR
Selective Insurance
Tucson, AZ
Phone: (520) 710-8772
angela.siewert@selective.com
Vincent “Vince” Gonzales
Insurance Professionals of Arizona LLC
7650 E Broadway
Tucson AZ 85710
vince@insuranceproaz.com
Meetings: Quarterly
IIABAZ Staff



Joni R. Fairbrother, CIC, RPLU
E&O Administrator
Assistant Vice President of Insurance Agents Services, Inc.



