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Dan Carothers
Receives Outstanding Service Award
Dan Carothers was the recipient of the
2014 National Crop Insurance Services Outstanding Service Award in recognition for
outstanding service and outreach to small,
limited resource, and socially disadvantaged
farmers. Tim Weber, Chairman of the National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) Board
of Directors, and Tom Zacharias, President of
NCIS, presented the award at the 2014 Crop
Insurance Industry Annual Convention.
Mr. Carothers served in the U.S. Army
from 1970 to1975, and then obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from
California State University Chico. He was a
County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency from 1980 until 1988. In 1988 he
formed Personal Ag Management Services
in order to assist farmers in dealing with the
USDA. In 1998 Mr. Carothers saw a need for
professional crop insurance representation in
Kern County, California, and started his career in crop insurance. With his expertise in
farm programs he was in a unique position
to provide comprehensive guidance for his
farmer clients in all aspects of USDA farm
programs.
Mr. Carothers has served on the American Association of Crop Insurers (AACI)
PAC Committee, the AACI Agent Advisory
Committee, and as the Affiliate Representative on the AACI Board of Directors. During
his many trips to Washington D. C. Dan has
met with members of the House and Senate
Ag Committees as well as with members of
Congress from California.
Narinder Dosanjh, Ron Cruz, Kathy
Medina, and Todd Snider are all California-based crop insurance agents who are employed by Personal Ag Management. These
agents were originally recruited, in part, to
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Tim Weber, Chairman of the NCIS Board of Directors, Dan Carothers, and Tom Zacharias,
President, NCIS
effectively reach out and provide service to
the diverse farming community in California.
Narinder Dosanjh and Ron Cruz are both bilingual. Mr. Dosanjh is fluent in Punjabi and
specializes in reaching out and servicing the
Indian farming community. Mr. Cruz is fluent in Spanish and is able to reach out and
communicate with the Mexican farming
community. Kathy Medina is able to relate to
and provide service for women in California
agriculture. Todd Snider provides service to
limited resource and underserved growers
and all four agents routinely attend the various RMA-sponsored outreach seminars for
underserved and minority growers. In addition, Personal Ag Management has customer service representatives that are fluent in
Spanish and Punjabi.
Congratulations to Dan Carothers on receiving the NCIS Outstanding Service Award.
Congratulations!
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crop Insurance Today May 2014
“...Where to now, St. Peter?”
2013 Year In Review
NCIS Celebrates Silver Anniversary
2014 Annual Convention Draws Record Numbers
Four Industry Stalwarts Presented Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dan Carothers Receives Outstanding Service Award
Kenny Shock Receives NCIS Industry Leadership Award
Tom Vetter Receives NCIS Industry Leadership Award
Committee Chairs Ready for the Year
Jo Anne Baker Retires Leaving NCIS
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