Toops Scoops: Proud as a Peacock

I'm taking a break from the unrelenting bad news to brag about the culmination of something we have been working on for awhile: the establishment of an American Agent & Broker editorial advisory board.

Now that everyone is finally committed and onboard, I wanted to share the list. They are:

Bart Anderson, SVP, members, NAMIC
Ted Besesparis, SVP Communications, PIA National
Richard M. Bouhan, executive director, NAPSLO
Anita Bourke, executive VP, AICPCU
Ken A. Crerar, President, CIAB
Tim Cunningham, president, OPTIS Partners
James Hackbarth, president and CEO, Assurex Global
Bernd G. Heinze, executive director, AAMGA
Demmie Hicks, president and CEO, DBH Consulting
Gregory Maciag, president and CEO, ACORD
Deb Ropelewski, director of education, PLUS

I'm looking forward to working with this prestigious list of industry experts. Members have agreed to help us develop our editorial direction and help us keep our content accurate and pertinent. We will be spotlighting each member in our print publication beginning in May, and will be making their blogs and Web pages available on our new-and-improved Web page, which we'll be introducing later this month.

I'm proud to be involved with such a knowledgeable crew of recognized experts and wanted to share the news with AA&B readers as soon as the metaphorical ink was dry on the deal.

Please join me in welcoming them!