Meet Our Team

A Message From Our Executives

Let us introduce you to the talented and experienced group of professionals who represent BHC INSURANCE.

Our primary goal is to PARTNER with our clients to understand their business and provide value beyond just the purchase of a product. We want to understand what drives and concerns our clients and provide them a competitive package of protective insurance coverages that helps them position their company best for long-term growth and stability.

Just like you are proud of the company you have built, we are also proud of the reputation we’ve built. You can trust our team, having earned the reputation as one of the region’s most sought-after agencies by many of our carrier partners. We know that if we do right by our customers- every single day- that this is the framework of a lasting, mutually beneficial business relationship.

You have our assurance that our company will relentlessly strive to serve your company by abiding by our guiding principles: Trust, Professionalism, Positivity, and Teamwork.

We appreciate you considering BHC INSURANCE and offering us the opportunity to work with you.

Commercial Insurance

President

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Marty C. Clark, CIC
Shannon Schmidly

Executive Vice President

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Shannon C. Schmidly, CIC
Scott Clark

Vice President

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Scott R. Clark, CIC
Gary Schaefer

Risk Management Advisor

Sallisaw, OK

(918) 775-4421

Gary Schaefer, CIC
Tona Tincher-Wahl

Risk Management Advisor

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Tona Tincher-Wahl, CIC
Kirby Cockrum

Risk Management Advisor

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Kirby Cockrum, CIC
Lauren Edington

Risk Management Advisor

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Lauren Edington
Paxton Clark

CFO / Risk Management Advisor

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

Paxton Clark
John Catsavis

Risk Management Advisor

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

John Catsavis
Graves Schmidly

Vice President / Risk Management Advisor

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

Graves Schmidly
Zack Schaefer

Vice President, Oklahoma / Risk Management Advisor

Sallisaw, OK

(918) 775-4421

Zack Schaefer
Josh Tritt

Risk Management Advisor

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

Josh Tritt, CIC
Grant Pickle

Risk Management Advisor

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

Grant Pickle

Life & Employee Benefits Consultants

James D. McMillan

Vice President-Employee Benefits / Life & Group Benefits Consultant

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

James D. McMillan
Shawn K. Owen

Life & Group Benefits Consultant

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Shawn K. Owen

Sr. Account Executive, BHC Elevate Division

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

John Paul Jamison, ChHC
John C. Teagle

Life & Group Benefits Consultant

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

John C. Teagle
Corry Hull

Life & Group Benefits Consultant

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

Corry Hull
David Garner

Life & Group Benefits Consultant

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

David Garner
Rian Baker

Life & Group Benefits Consultant

Lowell, AR

(479) 878-1896

Rian Baker
Piper Seiter

Director of Business Development

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Piper Seiter

TEAM LEADERS

CLAIMS

David Wiggins

Director of Claims

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

David Wiggins

COMMERCIAL LINES

Tonya Wennberg

Commercial Lines Manager

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Tonya Wennberg, CIC

COMMERCIAL LINES MARKETING TEAM

Heather Ketter

Director of Commercial Insurance Marketing

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Heather Ketter, CPSR

Personal Lines

Chanda Shirley

Personal Lines Manager

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Chanda Shirley

Benefits

Pamela Miesner

Employee Benefits Manager

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Pamela Miesner

ADMINISTRATION

Kathy Schaefer

Chief Operating Officer

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Kathy Schaefer
Beth Solomon

Chief Administration & Culture Officer

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Beth Solomon
Jessica Hearne

Director of Human Resources

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Jessica Hearne
Ashley Fleetwood

Director of Innovation and Development

Fort Smith, AR

(479) 452-4000

Ashley Fleetwood, CIC

ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA INSURANCE LOCATIONS

NORTHWEST, AR
BHC Insurance
1626 Empire Street, Suite 201
Lowell, AR 72745

Tel: (479) 878-1896
Fax: (479) 878-1880

Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Closed for lunch Noon-1pm
FORT SMITH, AR
BHC Insurance
5500 Euper Lane
Fort Smith, AR 72903

Tel: (479) 452-4000
Fax: (479) 484-5185
Email: Send Email

Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Closed for lunch Noon-1pm
SALLISAW, OK
BHC Insurance
1000 South Kerr Blvd.
Sallisaw, OK 74955

Tel: (918) 775-4421
Fax: (918) 775-4907

Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Closed for lunch Noon-1pm
POTEAU, OK
BHC Insurance
801 North Broadway
Poteau, OK 74953

Tel: (918) 647-2323
Fax: (918) 647-8244

Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm