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KNIGHT INSURANCE GROUP
Employee Owners
Leadership Team
Bud Bonner
Chief Executive Officer
Bud began his career as a police officer for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he served the community for 12 years.
Greg Corbit
Chief Sales Officer
Serving as the Chief Sales Officer at Knight Insurance, Greg is responsible for the organic growth of the agency.
John Gage
Chief Information Officer
As Chief Information Officer, John takes great pride in implementing and maintaining technology that helps the Knight Insurance team work as efficiently as possible.
Sam Hammons, III, ARM, CIC
President / Risk Consultant
Sam graduated from Muskingum College with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He soon realized that working with people in a sales capacity was his strength.
Diane Keil-Hipp, Ph.D., CPRM
Chief Operations Officer
Diane’s employment resume is short. She has worked her entire career at Knight Insurance Group, starting in 1985. As such, she has worked in nearly every capacity of the agency except sales.
Ken Knight
Chairman of the Board
Ken was raised in insurance. His father, Keith Knight, owned Knight Insurance Agency until 1977, when Ken and his brother, KC (now deceased) purchased it.
Personal Insurance Team
Grace Anderson
Account Manager
Grace Anderson brings over 20 years of experience in customer service, investments, life insurance, and private client banking to her role as an Account Manager at Knight Insurance.
Tracy Barber, CPRM, CISR
Senior Account Manager
Tracy Barber is a Senior Account Manager for personal lines at Knight Insurance Group, bringing a wealth of experience since 1985.
Michelle Crosley
Account Manager
Michelle Crosley is an Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group, specializing in Personal Lines insurance.
Stephanie Ehman, CIC, CPRM, CISR, CPSR
Risk Consultant
Stephanie Ehman, an Risk Consultant at Knight Insurance Group, has dedicated 38 years to the insurance industry.
Heather Gaisie, CISR
Account Assistant
With over 10 years of experience in Personal Lines Insurance, Heather is a dedicated Account Assistant at Knight Insurance.
Dorian Harmon, CPRM, CISR
Account Manager
Dorian Harmon, an Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group, has been part of the insurance industry since 1994 after completing her studies at Monroe Community College.
Marlene Levengood
Team Leader
Marlene Levengood, a Team Leader at Knight Insurance Group, has been an insurance industry veteran for 35 years.
Linda Lopez, CISR
Senior Account Analyst
Linda Lopez, Senior Account Analyst. She has over 20 years in the insurance industry.
Monica Romstadt, CPRIA
Account Manager
Monica Romstadt, an Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group, helps clients with policy, pricing, and claim questions as well as policy changes.
Selena Stagnolia, CPRM, CISR
Risk Consultant
Selena Stagnolia, a Risk Consultant at Knight Insurance Group, has been in the insurance industry for 19 years and joined Knight Insurance in 2014.
NaJiya Whitman
New Account Administor
NaJiya Whitman is a New Account Administrator at Knight Insurance. She specializes in the initial stages of setting up new personal insurance clients.
Destiny Olmstead
Private Client Advisor
Destiny Olmstead is a Private Client Advisor at Knight Insurance. She graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with an MBA in Business Administration/Organizational Leadership.
Commercial Insurance Team
Nicole Bowles
Event Coordinator / Account Analyst
Nicole Bowles is the Event Coordinator and Business Marketing Assistant, where she plays a key role in planning internal events and assisting the Business Marketer in securing the best insurance programs for clients.
Phil Bowles
Risk Consultant
Phil Bowles is a Risk Consultant at Knight Insurance Group. He specializes in working with contractors, equipment dealers & manufacturers, and other businesses in the construction industry.
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Jane Crispen, CIC, CISR
Senior Account Manager
Jane Crispen, an Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group, has been serving the insurance industry since 1979.
Ron Carter, CPCU, AFSB, ARM
Bond Manager
Rick Diegel
Account Executive
Rick Diegel is an Account Executive with Knight Insurance Group. He has been an insurance professional in the Toledo area since 2002.
Nick Etter, TRIP
Account Manager
Nick Etter is an Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group. He specializes in developing risk management strategies, including insurance solutions, to create tailored programs for a diverse range of clients, with a particular expertise in the transportation and trucking industries.
Mitchell Fink
Risk Consultant
Mitchell Fink is a Risk Consultant Manager at Knight Insurance Group. He has been with the agency since 2020 after earning a bachelor’s degree from BGSU in Business Administration specializing in Insurance and Risk Management.
Anna Gehring, AINS
Account Manager
Anna Gehring is an Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group. Anna graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Insurance and Risk Management as well as Sales and Service Marketing.
Crystal Gleason, CISR, AU
Assistant Account Manager
Crystal Gleason is an Assistant Account Manager at Knight Insurance. Crystal has 10 years of experience in insurance and got her start in the industry working for an administrator of Ohio Workers’ Compensation.
Becky Goodrich CIC, AIS, AINS
Senior Account Manager
Becky Goodrich serves as a Senior Account Manager at Knight Insurance Group. She delights in assisting customers with policy information, changes, premiums, and claims, and is dedicated to fostering long-term relationships.
Natalie Grieser
Risk Consultant
Natalie Grieser is a Commercial Lines Risk Consultant. She specializes in client risk assessments, with a focus on conducting policy reviews to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement in coverage.
Allison Hammons, CIC, CPIW
Risk Consultant
Allison Hammons is a business risk consultant with over twenty years of experience. She holds two advanced insurance designations (Certified Insurance Counselor and Certified Professional Insurance Woman.)
Wendy Harris, CRIS
Account Manager
Wendy Harris is a Commercial Account Manager at Knight. Since she entered the insurance industry in 2010, Wendy has built a reputation for being a knowledgeable and trusted partner for businesses, especially in the construction sector.
Aliya Knight
Accounting Assistant
Alya Knight is an Accounting Assistant at Knight Insurance Group. She grew up around the agency so it became a natural direction for her career path.
Michele Merritt, CIC, CISR
Commercial Marketing Leader
Michele Merritt is the Commercial Marketing Leader at Knight Insurance Group, with over two decades of experience in the insurance industry.
Natalie Messenger
Account Analyst
Natalie Messenger is an Account Analyst. She supports commercial lines account managers by processing policies and endorsements, generating coverage summaries, issuing certificates and much more
Holly Reif
Team Leader
Carl Richardson, CIC
Risk Consultant
Carl Richardson is an Risk Consultant at Knight Insurance Group focusing on the restaurant, contractor, wholesale and manufacturing markets.
Michelle Roberts
Account Manager
Evan Rosplohowski
Risk Consultant
Travis Spitnale
Risk and Surety Consultant
Travis Spitnale is a Risk and Surety Consultant at Knight Insurance Group. He specializes in the construction industry providing contract bonds, both performance and payment bonds.
Del Vath
Resource Manager / Risk Consultant
Del Vath is a Commercial Resource Manager / Risk Consultant specializing in casualty-driven risks, particularly in the trucking, manufacturing, and service industries.
Ross Villella
Account Analyst
Ross Villella is an Account Analyst who supports commercial lines account managers by processing policies, generating coverage summaries, issuing insurance certificates, and handling cyber coverage quotes and proposals.
Matt Werner, CIC
Business Insurance Consultant
Michelle Willard
Director, Employee Benefits
Michelle Willard is the Director of Employee Benefits at Knight Insurance. Michelle began her career in insurance consulting and benefits management, building a reputation for operational excellence and team development.
Hannah Zapiecki
Marketing Assistant
Hannah Zapiecki is a Commercial Marketing assistant at Knight Insurance. Hannah graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Administrative Team
Michelle Bowe
Information Specialist
Michelle Bowe is an Information Specialist in the IT Department at Knight Insurance Group. She specializes in providing technical support to staff members, ensuring seamless operations across the organization.
Tom Daniels
Director, Talent Management
Tom Daniels is the Director of Talent Management at Knight Insurance Group. He specializes in talent acquisition and learning and development.
Bridgett Purpich, CIC, CISR, CAB
Talent Development Leader
Bridgett Purpich is our Talent Development Leader at Knight Insurance Group and has been with the company since 2000. Over the years, she has worked in Personal Lines and Commercial Lines, making it a perfect history with the agency.
Brenda Robinson
Director of First Impressions
Brenda has been with the Knight Insurance Group for ten years. She is the first one you see when walking in the door and the first one you talk with when you call the office. She greets and welcomes visitors, clients and employees in a warm and professional manner.
Lauren Roe
Digital Media Specialist
Lauren Roe is a Digital Media Specialist at Knight Insurance Group. She specializes in video creation, photography, social media, and graphic design. She is responsible for creating communication materials aimed at clients and carriers, managing the agency's social media messaging, and developing video content for internal and external use.