Southern Farm Bureau Tech
Faculty, Staff, and Associate Instructors

Randle C. Waddell, CPCU, AIC
Director of Training
B.B.A. University of Mississippi
20 years of agency, claims, training,
and management experience
John Woods, AIC
Associate Director
B.S. University of Southern Mississippi
23 years of claims, training,
and management experience
Scott Catington, CPCU, AIC
Associate Director
B.S., The Citadel
18
years claims, training
and estimating experience
Billie Smith
Physical Damage Instructor
26 years
body shop, training,
insurance experience

John S. McInnis, J. D.
Instructor
B.A. University of Southern Mississippi
J.D. University of Mississippi School of Law
27 years of experience in legal, judicial, claims,
and claims management experience

Brandy K. Scott
Registrar
B.S., University of Alabama
7 years of environmental
professional services and
administrative support experience
Certificate in General Insurance

Lisa Mims
Secretary
B.S., William Carey College
21 years of mortgage lending and
secretarial experience
George L. Pink, II
Regional Underwriting Manager
Underwriting / Loss Control Instructor
B.S., Master of Science - Education,
Florida State University
22 years of underwriting, training,
and management experienc
e
Jonene Sartin, CPCU, ARe, AMIM
Vice President Underwriting
and Reinsurance
Underwriting Instructor
B.B.A. in Risk Mgmt./Insurance,
Magna Cum Laude - Univ. of Georgia,
M.B.A., Millsaps College
20 years of underwriting experience
Missy Elam, CPCU, ARe
Regional Underwriting Manager
Underwriting Instructor
B.S. Ed., Mathematics
Delta State University
11 years underwriting experience
Lydia Warren, J. D., CPCU
Vice President, Legal
Senior Insurance Counsel
Legal Instructor
B.S. Murray State University
17 years of legal experience
Baxter Jones, J. D., CPCU, ARe
Regional Claims Superintendent
DCM Training Instructor
B.A. University of Mississippi
J.D. Mississippi College School of Law
16 years of experience in legal, claims,
and management experience
Paul Rogers, CPCU
Regional Claims Superintendent
DCM Training Instructor
B.A. Mississippi State University

20 years of experience in legal, claims,
and management experienc
Janell Belton
Structured Settlement Supervisor /  Instructor
B.A. Mississippi College
18 years of insurance experience
Certificate in General Insurance
Kirk McDaniel, CFI, CFE
Manager, Special Investigations Unit
Mississippi Farm Bureau
B.S. Mississippi State University
28 years of experience with emphasis
on fire and fraud investigations
Certified Fraud Examiner
Certified Fire Investigator

E. Frank Dunton, CFI, CIFI
Director,
Investigation Department

Virginia Farm Bureau
Graduate of Chowan College
28 years of fire investigation and forensic experience
Certified Fire Investigator
Certified Forensic Expert

Rodger Smith, AIC, CFI
Fire Specialist
Arkansas Farm Bureau
B.S. Arkansas Tech
24 years of experience in claims and fire investigations
Certified Fire Investigator

 

Kevin Humphreys, J.D.
Staff Attorney
B.S., Mississippi College (with honors)
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law
19 years experience - legal research,
claims, litigation management, underwriting

 

 Johnny V. Sargent, Jr., J.D.
Staff Attorney
B.B.A., Jackson State University
M.B.A. & J.D., University of Mississippi
6 years legal / insurance experience

 Laura Watkins, CEBS, SPHR
(Certified Employee Benefits Specialist)
Vice President, Human Resources
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi
20 years insurance experience specializing in employee benefits / human resources

 


Kenneth S. Finley, CFI

SIU Investigator
Texas Farm Bureau

26 years experience in fireand arson investigations
Certified Fire Investigator



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