Board of Directors

Participating on the Big I NJ Board of Directors is a natural path for active, engaged members who are interested in influencing the future of our organization and the indepedent insurance industry. 

2023-2024 Board of directors

Chairman of the Board
Chris O'Neil, CRIS
Scirocco Financial Group - Associated Insurance Partners
515 E. Grove S., Suite 1c
Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
Ph: 856-547-3900
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Vice Chairman/Treasurer
Kristin Ryan
Hanson & Ryan
87 Lakawanna Ave.
Totowa, NJ 07511
Ph: 973-256-6600
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National Director
Gerald F. Ford III, AAI, CPCU
Allen & Stults Co., Inc.
106 North Main St.
Hightstown, NJ 08520
Ph. 609-448-0110
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Immediate Past Chairman
Hal W. Soden, Jr., AAI, CIC
Oliver L.E. Soden Agency
60 W. Railroad Ave.
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
Ph: 732-521-0001
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Regional Director - Atlantic/
Burlington/Mercer/Ocean
Jeff Wyrsch
The Van Dyk Group
12800 Long Beach Blvd.
Beach Haven Terrace, NJ 08008
Ph: 609-492-1511

Regional Director - Bergen/
Hudson
Open Seat

Regional Director - Camden/
Cape May/Cumberland/
Gloucester/Salem
David Strout
Cettei & Connell, Inc.
135 South Broad St., Suite B
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Ph: 856-848-8898
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Regional Director - Hunterdon/Morris/
Sussex/Somerset/Warren
Robert D. Hess, CRIS
Hess Group Inc.
95 Mount Bethal Rd.
Warren, NJ 07059
Ph: 908-561-0500

Regional Director - Middlesex/Monmouth
Scott Stanford, AAI
Stanford Agency
788 Shrewsbury Ave., Suite 2200
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
Ph: 732-924-6999

Regional Director - Union/Essex/Passaic
Open Seat

Member-at-Large
Scott Caughlan
Nelson-Patterson Agency
746 River Rd.
New Milford, NJ 07646
Ph: 201-262-1431
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Member-at-Large
Jacki Frank, ACSR, CPIW, AAI
Tri-County Agency of Brick
1875 Route 88 East
Brick, NJ 08724
Ph: 732-477-1010

Member-at-Large
Matthew Hill
R. Bruce Hill Agency Ltd.
335 Essex St.
Millburn, NJ 07041
Ph: 973-376-1514

Member-at-Large
Ramiro Martinez-Anillo, CRIS
Fiorentino Anillo Insurance and Financial
PO Box 706
Union City, NJ 07087
Ph: 201-223-2331

Member-at-Large
Jamie Nielsen
Hanson & Ryan Inc.
87 Lakawanna Ave.
Totowa, NJ 07512
Ph: 973-256-6000
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Member-at-Large
Annmarie Westerfield, CRIS
Cupo Insurance Agency
50 Mt. Prospect Ave.
Clifton, NJ 07013
Ph: 973-778-7770
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Member-at-Large
George Zelhof
United Assurance, Inc.
16-00 Pollitt Dr.
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Ph: 201-254-1830

Associate Member-at-Large
Kevin Shannon
Natiowide
355 Maple Ave.
Harleysville, PA 19438
Ph: 856-237-7191
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Associate Member-at-Large
Glenn Watkins
The Cumberland Insurance Group
633 Shiloh Pike, PO Box 566
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Ph 856-391-1233
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