Our Staff
As an Insurance Center client, you will have a team of highly qualified insurance professionals working for you to provide the best insurance coverage for your home, family, or business. Building a long-lasting relationship with our clients is our number one priority.
Agency Principals

Tommy Bennett
Personal & Commercial Insurance
Office: (252) 639-9584
Fax: (252) 636-1664
tbennett@ticnc.com
Aran Kagan
Hospitality Specialist
Office: (252) 639-9591
Fax: (252) 636-1664
akagan@ticnc.com

Judson McAden, AINS
Account Executive
Office: (252) 639-9582
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jmcaden@ticnc.com

Mike McAden
Account Executive
Office: (252) 639-9598
Fax: (252) 636-1664
mmcaden@ticnc.com

Nan McAden
Benefits and Personal Insurance
Office: (252) 639-2409
Fax: (252) 636-1664
nmcaden@ticnc.com

Bill Willis
Hospitality Specialist
Office: (252) 639-9590
Fax: (252) 636-1664
bwillis@ticnc.com
Administrative Staff

Ed Taggart
Office Manager
Office: (252) 639-9593
Fax: (252) 636-1664
etaggart@ticnc.com

Sheri Zerby, AAI, CISR
Claims Manager
Office: (252) 639-9597
Fax: (252) 636-1664
szerby@ticnc.com

Beth McCandless
Receptionist
Office: (252) 637-4173
Fax: (252) 636-1664
bmccandless@ticnc.com

Jen Roughton
Accounting / Office Administration
Office: (252) 637-0433
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jroughton@ticnc.com

Melissa Sellers
Accounting / Office Administration
Office: (252) 639-2407
Fax: (252) 636-1664
msellers@ticnc.com
Commercial Insurance Team

Rebecca Barber
Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-8058
Fax: (252) 636-1664
rbarber@ticnc.com

Trish Davis
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9586
Fax: (252) 636-1664
tdavis@ticnc.com

Amy Heidt, AAI, AIS, CBIA, CISR
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9587
Fax: (252) 636-1664
aheidt@ticnc.com

Tracey Lane
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-2414
Fax: (252) 636-1664
tlane@ticnc.com

Scott McCoy
Account Executive
Office: (252) 639-2403
Fax: (252) 636-1664
smccoy@ticnc.com

Tienne Partee
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9588
Fax: (252) 636-1664
tpartee@ticnc.com

Stephanie Pohoresky
Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-8053
Fax: (252) 636-1664
spohoresky@ticnc.com

Lisa Price
Account Manager – Assistant
Office: (252) 637-4921
Fax: (252) 636-1664
lprice@ticnc.com

Jennifer Riggs
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9583
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jriggs@ticnc.com
Hospitality Insurance Team

Jessica Donnell
Hotels Account Manager – Assistant
Office: (252) 639-9599
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jdonnell@ticnc.com

Joel Fickling
Hospitality Specialist
Cell: (252) 414-3729
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jfickling@ticnc.com

Christine Foy
Hotels Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9594
Fax: (252) 636-1664
cfoy@ticnc.com

Emily Fulcher, CISR
Hotels Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-2404
Fax: (252) 636-1664
efulcher@ticnc.com

Ashley Gonzalez
Hotels Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-8055
Fax: (252) 636-1664
agoodrich@ticnc.com

Maddie Holton, CISR
Hotels Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-2418
Fax: (252) 636-1664
mholton@ticnc.com

Ashley Wood, CISR
Hotels Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-1265
Fax: (252) 636-1664
awood@ticnc.com

Sharlene Miller
Hotels Account Manager – Assistant
Office: (252) 637-8060
Fax: (252) 636-1664
smiller@ticnc.com

Karla Powell
Hotels Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-2411
Fax: (252) 636-1664
kpowell@ticnc.com

LeeAnn Preston, CISR
Hospitality Specialist
Office: (252) 639-9595
Fax: (252) 636-1664
lpreston@ticnc.com

Ali Willis, CISR
Hospitality Specialist
Office: (252) 639-2415
Fax: (252) 636-1664
awillis@ticnc.com
Life & Health Insurance Team

Toni Carr
Benefits Consultant
Office: (252) 639-9592
Fax: (252) 636-1664
tcarr@ticnc.com

Bridget McCall
Benefits Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-8057
Fax: (252) 636-1664
bmccall@ticnc.com
Personal Insurance Team

Brooke Bullock, QPLS
Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-8056
Fax: (252) 636-1664
bbullock@ticnc.com

Ali Cox
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-2405
Fax: (252) 636-1664
acox@ticnc.com

John Finlayson
Account Executive
Office: (252) 639-2401
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jfinlayson@ticnc.com

Jordan Gauta, CISR
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-2416
Fax: (252) 636-1664
jgauta@ticnc.com

Stella Marshall
Account Executive
Office: (252) 639-9589
Fax: (252) 636-1664
smarshall@ticnc.com

Brittany Montes
Assistant Account Manager
Office: (252) 637-8054
Fax: (252) 636-1664
bmontes@ticnc.com

Elizabeth Snider, QPLS
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9585
Fax: (252) 636-1664
esnider@ticnc.com

Brittany Sugg, QPLS
Account Manager
Office: (252) 639-9581
Fax: (252) 636-1664
bsugg@ticnc.com
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