Floyd is vice chairman of Field & Main Insurance in Henderson, Ky. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and earned her Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 2018. Floyd served as a member of BIG I KY’s Emerging Leader, Industry Partner, and Trusted Choice committees. She is co-founder and previous president of The Henderson Rotaract Club, previous treasurer and board member of Henderson Community College Foundation and previous membership chair and secretary of Friends of Audubon.
Yount serves as principal of Mountain Valley Insurance in London, Ky. She is a graduate of the UK and holds Certified Insurance Representative and Certified Insurance Counselor designations. She has served on BIG I KY’s Emerging Leaders, Events, Government Affairs and Membership Services committees. Yount is an energetic member of Forward Community Church and a volunteer with the Angel Tree Program and the native homeless shelter.
Wiseman serves as vice chairman of Houchens Insurance Group in Bowling Green, Ky. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. He started his insurance coverage profession with Progressive. Wiseman is a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
Other board members put in on the assembly embrace:
- Daniel Greene, Foundation Risk Partners, NKy: Emerging Leader chair
- Jared Pursley, ISU Pedigo Lessenberry Insurance Agency, Glasgow, Ky.
- Adam Sheridan, Reed Brothers Insurance Services, Somerset, Ky.
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The group additionally acknowledged Bart Rowland with the E. Starling Holloway Insuror of the Year Award and John Funkhouser with the Be Like Mike Award.
Rowland is the proprietor of Rowland Insurance in Tompkinsville, Ky. He has been a member of BIG I Ky for 23 years, serving on the Emerging Leader Committee. He additionally served for 10 years within the Kentucky House of Representatives.
The Be Like Mike Award is known as in honor of the late Michael Johnson, who served as BIG I KY’s Emerging Leader chair in 2009 and board chair in 2018.
Funkhouser, who works at Johnson-Pohlmann Insurance Agency in Danville, Ky., was given $1,000 from Arlington Roe to donate to the charity of his selection as a part of the award. He donated the funds to Heart of Kentucky United Way.
“Like Mike, John is bigger than life,” Yount stated. “He throws himself at whatever he gets involved in – whether that’s his business, his personal life, his friends or his outside interests. John never fails to show up. He is the hardest worker I know, loves the association and does so much for so many people inside and outside of the industry and his community.”
Other award winners included:
- Customer Service Representative of the Year: Lyn Murphy-Carter – Byrne Insurance Group, Louisville
- Michael D. Hepp Emerging Leader of the Year: Brittney Stinnett, Benton, Ky.
- Buford C. McIntosh Company Person of the Year: Lisa Switzer – Secura