About PIIAC

Our Approach

At PIIAC, we are here for our members.

PIIAC Board of Directors

Meet PIIAC’s current Board of Directors!

ASC Board of Directors

Meet ASC’s current Board of Directors!

PIIAC Team

Meet the team behind it all, the PIIAC Team.

Our Mission

The Mission of Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC) is to advance, foster and protect Independent Insurance Agents throughout Colorado. Working with them to achieve their professional development goals, advocacy, and regulatory goals, and to provide their Independent Insurance Agency with a suite of products and services that will create a mutually beneficial environment for members while maintaining the highest ethical business standards.

PIIAC affiliates with the National Big I, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA/Big “I”).

Our Values & Beliefs

PIIAC has the tools to help you build your independent insurance agency. We offer P&C pre-licensing courses, new hire training, E&O insurance, market access, discounted software tools and a roadmap to help you get your Independent Insurance agency up and running.

As your agency evolves and grows, PIIAC’s resources will provide you all the tools to ensure you are meeting all the business needs of your clients. PIIAC has discounts on a handful of products and services as well as a full suite of market access to give you the ability to maintain your independence.

In order to create enduring value for our members, our education offerings, market access, and industry partnerships/networking opportunities are continually growing to ensure that we can offer new benefits to our members that will help their agencies continue to thrive in an ever-changing environment.

PIIAC Approach

At PIIAC, we are here for our members. Our goal is to build trust and confidence among our membership by offering them the tools they need to succeed. Protecting not only their industry but small businesses with legislative advocacy at the State and National level. We offer our members the opportunity to network with other Independent Insurance Agents and the company partners that generously support our mission. We utilize a proactive approach to supporting Independent Insurance Agents enabling our members to provide unmatched value and customer service to their clients.

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PIIAC Board of Directors

Kim Burkhardt

PIIAC Board Chair
Moody Insurance Agency
8055 E Tufts Avenue, Suite 1000
Denver CO 80237
(303) 824-6600

Kim’s Bio

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Mike McCarron

PIIAC State National Director
Lakeside Insurance Center
7728 Vance Drive
Arvada, CO 80003 
(303) 421-8590

Mike’s Bio

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Eric Johnson

PIIAC Board Director
CRS Insurance Brokerage
9780 S Meridian Blvd Suite 400
Englewood CO 80112

(303) 996-7800

Eric’s Bio

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Whitney Shupe, CIC, CISR

PIIAC Board Director
Flood & Peterson
4687 W 18th Street Greeley CO 80634

(970) 356-0123

Tony Fernandez

PIIAC Board Director
Affordable American Insurance
2090 E 104th Avenue, Suite 300
Thornton CO 80233
(303) 451-8100

Tony’s Bio

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Andy Allan

PIIAC Board Director
Waterton Insurance Group
7600 E Orchard Road, Suite 260
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 331-4331

Andy’s Bio

Dan Young

PIIAC Board Director
Madison Insurance Group
7600 E Eastman Avenue, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80231
(303) 636-6185

Dan’s Bio

Andrew Fritzler

PIIAC Board Director
PFS Insurance Group
201 S 3rd Street
Sterling, CO 80751
(970) 522-8888

Andrew’s Bio

Ashley Canny, CIC, AINS, CISR, CRIS

PIIAC Board Director
Moody Insurance Agency
8055 E Tufts Avenue, Suite 1000
Denver CO 80237
(303) 824-6662

ASC Board of Directors

Mark Sodden

ASC Board President
All Colorado Insurance Services Inc
9725 E Hampden Avenue #330
Denver, CO 80231
(303) 481-8177

Bryan Bernier

ASC Board Secretary/Treasurer
PIIAC
8354 Northfield Blvd, Suite 2710
Denver, CO 80238
(303) 512-0627

Lori Ashley

ASC Director
CRS Insurance Brokerage
9780 S. Meridian Blvd, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80112
(303) 996-7863

Susy Fischer

ASC Director
Freeman Insurance West Inc
12600 W Colfax Avenue Ste A-260
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 962-0811

Brad Colling

ASC Director
Colling Insurance Services Inc
777 S Wadsworth Boulevard #1-100
Lakewood, CO 80226
303-987-3331

Jim Howes

ASC Director
Western Group Inc
6425 W 44th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 202-0082

Andrew Fritzler

ASC Shareholder
PFS Insurance Group
201 S 3rd Street
Sterling, CO 80751
(970) 522-8888

PIIAC Team

Amanda Dorsett, MBA, CPCU, ARe

Field and Operations Director
amanda@piiac.com
(303) 512-0627

Amanda’s Bio

Rachel Paradise

Membership Director
rachel@piiac.com
(303) 512-0627

Rachel’s Bio

Skylar Shull

Marketing & Communications Coordinator
(303) 512-0627

Skylar’s Bio

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Erin McCarty

Project Manager
erin@piiac.com
(303) 512-0627

Erin’s Bio

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Levi Carpenter

Account Manager – ASC
levi@piiac.com
(303) 512-0627

Levi’s Bio

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Jennifer Bejarano

Director, Consulting Services
(303) 512-0627

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Carey Wallace

Agency Finance and Valuation Consultant
carey@agency-focus.com
(614) 657-2674

Carey’s Bio

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Ashley Gold

Legal Counsel

Ashley’s Bio

Carey Wallace