Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith - KGS Insurance Services, L.L.C.
Owner, KGS Insurance Services, LLC and Partner/Director of Operations for AmeriBen Alliance, LLC. Kelly founded KGS Insurance Services, LLC in 1998 after working in the Employee Benefits field for many years. She has over 15 years of experience in this field and her name is synonymous with Employee Benefits in Middlesex County. Aside from being a business owner and working in her chosen field, Kelly is very active in various civic organizations within the community. Kelly sits on the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and chairs the Insurance Committee. She is also a member of the Chambers’ Healthcare Council and Young Professionals Alliance. Kelly is the current President of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Middlesex United Way. Throughout her tenure as a United Way member, she has held positions on many boards and subcommittees. Some of the most recent being Vice President of Board and Executive Committees, Chair of the Nominating Committee, Chair of the Personnel Committee and Chair of the Community Impact Council. Kelly’s other civic involvement is with Middlesex Hospital. She is a Corporator, member of the Philanthropy Council and has also served as President and Vice President of Community Council where she still is a council member. Her professional organizations include the National Association of Health Underwriters, Connecticut Benefit Brokers, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Kelly’s distinctions include the Hartford Business Journal’s 2001 and 2002 Forty Under Forty Award, and a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. She is a graduate of Middlesex Community College and has also attained credits towards a Registered Employee Benefits Consultant and Registered Health Underwriter at the American College, affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Kelly resides in Haddam with her husband Gregory and two children.

Rob Thomson - Thomson Financial Services, L.L.C.
Rob Thomson is a graduate of Southington High School and Syracuse University. He served as captain of their football team his senior year as well as being named team MVP and Scholar Athlete. Following college, he had a brief stint with the New England Patriots. He joined a Travelers subsidiary, Bankers & Shippers Insurance Company, for the next three years. With Bankers & Shippers, he held the position of Senior Territory Manager that included working with over 400 insurance agencies throughout New England. He was responsible for marketing and agency development with their Property & Casualty products. His background of agency management was natural fit for Thomson Financial Services along with a strong working knowledge of insurance. Rob joined Thomson Financial in 1995. His a former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce where he was Chairman of the Apple Harvest Festival. He also is a member of The Connecticut Underwriters Association and a member of the Connecticut Benefit Brokers. Rob is the former head football coach at Bristol Central High School. Rob and his wife, have two sons and reside in Southington.

Paul E. Smith - Paul E. Smith Insurance
Paul Smith, Vice President of Sales for AmeriBen Alliance, LLC, started in the insurance business in July of 1973 as an agent for the Prudential Insurance Company of America; he was then promoted to Sales manager four years later, where he managed a sales staff of ten people. In this position, Paul and his staff qualified for the company's top honors with sales results placing them in the top 10% of the company. He was promoted to Regional Vice-President covering the Massachusetts and Connecticut territories and later promoted to District Manager of the Connecticut area. In 1986, Paul joined Connecticut National Life as Regional Vice President promoting product and sales for New England. In 1989 he started his own business concentrating on group health and life insurance. Paul is involved in the community and currently serves on the board of Connecticut Chapter of the March of Dimes; he has served as President of the Chapter and is currently Vice President of Fundraising. He is past President of Granby Chamber of Commerce and Granby Lions Club, and he served on the Governors advisory council. Paul is currently President of the Berlin Chamber. In addition, Paul is past President of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Health Underwriters and is a member of the Connecticut Benefit Brokers. Paul currently lives in Berlin with is wife, Patti. He has a Golf Handicap of 18.

John Parker