Southern Farm Bureau Tech
Faculty, Staff, and Associate Instructors

Randle C. Waddell, CPCU, AIC
Director of Training
B.B.A. University of Mississippi
21 years of agency, claims, training,
and management experience
John Woods, AIC
Associate Director
B.S. University of Southern Mississippi
24 years of claims, training,
and management experience
Scott Catington, CPCU, AIC
Associate Director
B.S., The Citadel
19
years claims, training
and estimating experience
Billie Smith
Physical Damage Instructor
27 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
28 years of experience in legal, judicial, claims,
and claims management experience

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

Lisa Mims
Secretary
B.S., William Carey College
22 years of mortgage lending and
secretarial experience
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
21 years of underwriting experience
Missy Elam, CPCU, ARe
Regional Underwriting Manager
Underwriting Instructor
B.S. Ed., Mathematics
Delta State University
12 years underwriting experience
Lydia Warren, J. D., CPCU
Vice President, Legal
Senior Insurance Counsel
Legal Instructor
B.S. Murray State University
13 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
17 years of experience in legal, claims,
and management experience
Kirk McDaniel, CFI, CFE
Manager, Special Investigations Unit
Mississippi Farm Bureau
B.S. Mississippi State University
29 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
29 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
25 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
20 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
7 years legal / insurance experience

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


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Management and Professional Development

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