Faculty and Staff
The Faculty & Staff of Farm Bureau Tech
Meet the Faculty, Staff, and Instructors of Farm Bureau Tech. Our instructional staff brings with it over 300 years of combined experience in claims adjusting, property estimating, auto estimating, management, auto repair, computer skills training, and farming.
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Scott Catington, CPCU, ChFC, ARe AIC, AIM, AU, AIT
Director of Training
B.S., The Citadel
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Patrick Coen, CPCU, AINS, AIC-M, AIS, ICA
Property Estimating Instructor
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi
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Sarah Dantone, AINS
Intermediate Instructional Media Designer
B.A., Mississippi State University
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Brandy Godwin, CPCU, AIC, AINS
Registrar
B.S., University of Alabama
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Trey Perez, AIC, AIS, AINS, A+
Underwriting / Agent Training Coordinator
B.S., Mississippi State University
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Bruce Smith, I-CAR Platinum
Multi-Line Instructor
B.S., University of Mississippi
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Diane Fredericks, MSID
Intermediate Instructional Media Designer
M.S., Grand Canyon University
B.S., San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite
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Mark Poteat, CPCU, AIC-M, API, AINS, INS
Multi-Line Instructor
B.A., University of South Carolina
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Austin Channell, MBA, CPCU, AINS, AIC-M, ICA, I-CAR Platinum
Multi-Line Instructor
M.B.A., William Carey College
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Adjunct Faculty
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Donna Marshall, MS, PHR, SHRM-CP
Vice-President, Human Resources
M.S., Human Resource Training & Development-Amberton University
B.S., Education-Mississippi State University
Kevin Humphreys, J.D., ChFC
Associate Insurance Counsel
B.S., Mississippi College
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law
Jill Schmidt, HIA, MHP, PAHM
Benefits Manager
B.S., Mississippi College
Paul Rogers, CPCU, AIC
Director of Claims
B.S., Mississippi State University
Haylie Hammett, SHRM-CP
MS Director of Human Resource
B.S Mississippi State