Leadership

IIANC Board of Directors 

Executive Committee

  • Jack Wingate

    Chairman

    ALLCHOICE Insurance, Greensboro, NC

  • Landon Bentham Headshot
    Landon Bentham, MBA, TRA

    Chairman-Elect

    Callahan & Rice Insurance Group, Inc., Fayetteville, NC

  • Christopher Cook, CRIS

    Secretary/Treasurer

    Alliance Insurance Services, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Don Stroud Headshot
    Don Stroud, CIC, AAI

    Immediate Past Chairman

    Hartsfield & Nash Agency, Inc., Wake Forest, NC

  • Karl Sherrill, CIC, CRM, MBA

    2-year calendar term beginning January 1, 2027

    National Director

    First Security Company, Inc., Hickory, NC

    karl@firstsecuritycompany.com

    828-322-4171 Ext. 113

Directors

  • Adrienne Moore, CIC, API, AINS

    2nd Term 2026-2028

    Director, District 1

    James E. Moore Insurance Agency, Inc., Wilmington, NC

  • Darrin Rankin, CIC, AIS, CPIA, MBA

    2nd Term 2025-2027

    Director, District 2

    Rankin Insurance Group, Huntersville, NC

  • Jessica Yarbrough, CIC, CISR, AFIS

    2nd Term 2026-2028

    Director, District 3

    Johnson Insurance, Mocksville, NC

  • Oliver Connor

    2nd Term 2025-2027

    Director at Large

    Connor Insurance Agency, Inc., Sherrills Ford, NC

  • Chuck Eyler

    1st Term 2025-2027

    Director at Large

    Highstreet Insurance, Boone, NC

  • Daniel Rohrbaugh, TRA

    1st Term 2026-2028

    Director at Large

    Raleigh Insurance Group, Raleigh, NC

  • John Snipes

    2nd Term 2026-2028

    Director at Large

    Snipes Insurance Service, Inc., Morehead City, NC

  • Raquel Tillman, CPCU, ARM, AU

    2nd Term 2026-2028

    Director at Large

    Tillman Insurance Advisors, Charlotte, NC

  • Merritt Tongen, AINS

    1st Term 2025-2027

    Director at Large

    LN Davis Insurance Agency, Waynesville, NC

  • Yancey Hicks

    1st Term 2026-2028

    iLEAD Committee Chairman

    Mountcastle Insurance, Winston Salem, NC

Past Chairmen of the Board

Throughout its 100-plus year history, the association and its Board of Directors have been led by many knowledgeable and well-respected agent members of the North Carolina insurance industry. Because of their commitment and service, the North Carolina Big "I" has become the leader that it is today.

List of Past Chairmen

IIANC District Map

Effective for the 2020-21 membership year, the makeup of IIANC's districts have changed. 

Map of NC Districts