Tom Little:
tlittle@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line: 443-595-3108
Agent since 1989. Tom graduated from Towson University in 1983. After working in a family business for several years, Tom began his insurance career in 1989 as an agent and then owner of a local agency for a major multi-line insurance corporation. In 1989 Tom joined an independent insurance agency as an independent contractor producer where he worked until joining Ridgebrook Insurance Group. Tom specializes in personal and business insurance.
Steve Morgan:
smorgan@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line 443-595-3131
Agent since 1990. Steve graduated from Towson University in 1981 with a degree in business administration and has worked in various accounting positions as a CPA until he began his insurance career in 1990. Steve owned and operated a local insurance agency for a major multi-line insurance corporation until joining Ridgebrook Insurance Group. Steve’s extensive insurance experience, combined with his skills as a business manager makes him a highly successful independent agent.
Emme Szot:
eszot@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line: 443-595-3116
Agent since 1986. Emme graduated from Towson University in 1982 with a BA in business and accounting. She worked in accounting and auditing for four years. Emme began her insurance career in 1986 as an agent and then as an owner of a local insurance agency for a major multi-line insurance corporation, with full managerial responsibilities. In 1999 Emme joined an independent insurance agency as an independent contractor producer where she worked until joining Ridgebrook Insurance Group. Emme specializes in personal and business insurance.
Peter Walten:
pwalten@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line: 443-595-3107
Agent since 1980. Peter graduated from Towson University in 1980 with a BS degree in Sports Management. Since 1981, Peter has worked as an independent contractor producer with two multi-line property and casualty insurance agencies before joining Ridgebrook Insurance Group. Peter specializes in personal and commercial automobile, property, liability, life, health, and related insurances.
Scott Graham:
sgraham@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line: 443-595-3120
Scott was born and raised in Baltimore. He grew up in the city and went to Gilman School and later on to Washington and Lee University, where he studied German Literature. His love of basketball actually landed him his first job in the insurance business. A fellow hoop player was working at USF&G and needed someone to work for him. He was a broke and an unemployed liberal arts major so he was glad to oblige. He stayed at USF&G for four great years. Along the way, he earned the CPUC, AI, and AAI designations, and specialized in insurance management information and programming. In 1990, Scott and his wife, Beth House, started an insurance agency and enjoyed that side of the business for 10 years. His favorite things in life are his family and playing basketball, piano, gardening, computer programming, and movies!
Diane Peters:
dpeters@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line: 443-595-3110
Diane has been with Ridgebrook Insurance Group since May 2013 as an independent contractor/producer specializing in personal insurance (auto, home, etc.) Prior to RIG, she worked at two independent insurance agencies as support staff and has held a P&C license since 1998. She graduated from Parkville High School and was an executive assistant to a corporate secretary at a large insurance brokerage firm before she was a stay at home mother to her wonderful daughters. She is married to a Federal law enforcement officer of Customs and Border Protection, Dept of Homeland Security. She enjoys time with her family and friends. Diane is thorough and detail-oriented in designing customized coverage for her clients’ insurance policies and really enjoys working with the amazing people at Ridgebook!
Dawn Auffarth
dauffarth@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line: 443-595-3122
Raised in Baltimore, Dawn graduated from Notre Dame Preparatory in Towson in 1990. She received her B.A. in politics from Wake Forest University, with a minor in Spanish. In 1994, she entered the political world and worked for the late Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley, then later the late Carolyn T. Burridge, a lobbyist in Annapolis. She left politics thereafter and took a sales position with Diamond/Triumph auto glass where she oversaw multistate expansion in sales and marketing. She received her Master’s in International Management from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management in 1998 and was recruited by Ford Motor Company where she spent the next 5 years working in Sales and Marketing for the Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. districts. In 2005, Dawn launched Auffarth & Associates LLC a Nationwide Agency and later in 2011 Maria’s Tag & Title in Fells Point. She has her LUTCF, halfway through her CPCU, and is fluent in Spanish and Italian.
James Schmelzer:
jims@ridgebrookins.com
Direct Line 443-595-3101
Jim started in the Insurance business in August of 1990 as a sales producer for Allstate. He then became the agency manager, running two different locations, before becoming a part owner of the agency. In June, 2007, Jim opened up All Maryland Insurance LLC, an independent insurance agency in the Timonium/Lutherville area. In an effort to offer his clients more options with more insurance carriers, Jim moved his business to Ridgebrook Insurance in January 2012 where he continues to serve his clients with the coverages they need at a cost they deserve. When not working, Jim likes to spend time with his wife and two kids taking in baseball games and watching the children play football and golf for their school. When asked what he likes about Ridgebrook Insurance, Jim says, “It’s a nice family-style business where agents and staff care about their clients and the products they can offer them.” Being an independent insurance agent representing many large insurance carriers allows him to meet the insurance needs of all of his clients.
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