John has worked 54 years in the insurance business including time as a Claims Representative, Systems Procedures Analyst, P&C Agent; and Independent Insurance Agency Owner/Officer. Currently, John is an insurance consultant/broker/teacher who works as an insurance broker/agent for a medium sized law firm and a large school district. He also provides a wide range of insurance continuing and professional education courses.
In 2012-2013, John served as the insurance consultant to the Colorado Springs Together Waldo Canyon Wildfire recovery team. In that capacity, he not only worked with the team managing the overall recovery process but also provided individual claim mentoring to approximately 200 residents of the Mountain Shadows neighborhood who either lost their homes or suffered partial losses. More recently, he has counseled approximately 150 survivors of the Black Forest Fire.
In addition to his regular day job, John has served:-Two terms as the president of Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado;-Two terms as a national director of the Independent Insurance Agents andBrokers of America;-One term as a director of Pinnacol Insurance; and-One term as the president of the Pikes Peak Chapter of CPCU.
