PIANJ elects four to board of directors, officers for 2022-23

PIANJ elects four to board of directors, officers for 2022-23

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey elected four independent insurance agents from around the state to its board of directors. Newly elected to serve on the board for a three-year term expiring in 2025:

•Daniel Tague, of N2G Worldwide Insurance Services. Tague is SVP of Underwriting and the agent of record at N2G Worldwide Insurance Services. He is a former YIP Treasurer and Secretary and is a major supporter of PIANJ, his active participation with the association includes his service as chairperson of the YIP Membership Committee.

The following individuals were re-elected to serve for a three-year term, expiring in 2025:

• Thomas Wilkens, of Belford, N.J. Wilkens is branch manager and director of McGowan Risk Specialists in Eatontown, N.J.

• Lydia Bashwiner, Esq., CWCP, NJWCP, of Verona, N.J. Bashwiner is general counsel/claims manager for Otterstedt Insurance Agency Inc., in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Active in PIANJ, Bashwiner is a member of the Government Affairs Committee, the Legislative Legal Review Subcommittee and Bashwiner is on the Board of NJPIAPAC.

• Lisa Harrington Hamm, CIC, of New Providence, N.J. Hamm is president and owner of Clyde Paul Agency Inc. in N. Arlington and Summit, N.J. An active member of the association, Hamm serves as The Chair of the PIANJ’s Conference & Membership Committee as well as the Women’s Leadership Alliance.

Officers Elected

Officers of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey for 2022-23 were elected during the association’s annual business meeting, June 11, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J.

• Thomas Wilkens, of Belford, N.J., was elected president. Wilkens is branch manager and director of McGowan Risk Specialists in Eatontown, N.J.

• Constance Mahoney of Westfield, N.J., was elected president-elect. Mahoney is agency manager of Mark Anthony Associates in Mountainside, N.J.

• Andrew Harris Jr., CIC, AAI, of Jackson Township, N.J., was re-elected vice president. Harris is president of Liberty Insurance Associates Inc., in Millstone Township, N.J.

• Roger Butler, CIC, of Cinnaminson, N.J., was elected vice president. Butler is vice president of The Barclay Group in Riverton, N.J.

• Aaron Levine, CIC, of Monmouth Beach, N.J., was elected secretary. Levine works at L.G. Insurance Agency in West Long Branch, N.J.

• Beth Frederickson, CPIA, of Montville, N.J., was elected treasurer. Frederickson is the principal of Voluntary Risk Managers, An Independent AFLAC Agency in Fairfield, N.J.

• Michael DeStasio Jr., TRIP, of Bridgewater, N.J., will serve as immediate past president. DeStasio is senior vice president of AssuredPartners of New Jersey in Cranford, N.J. [IA]