Joey O'Connor, III, CIC, is a Trusted Choice insurance advisor for Insurance Underwriters Ltd. in Metairie, La. He serves as treasurer of his local association, the Independent Insurance Agents of Greater New Orleans and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana.
Rick Dinger is the president of Crescenta Valley Insurance in La Crescenta, Calif. He has been an active member of his community, and in 1999 former U.S. Rep. James Rogan asked him to testify in Washington, D.C. before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary in support of the Small Business Liability Reform Act.
Mike Emery is manager of learning services for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets in Boston, Mass., and responsible for training and talent management initiatives for employees and agency partners. A major emphasis of his work is developing and implementing solutions to filling the talent pipeline for both the carrier and independent agency communities.
