TSLA Announces Election of Officers & Directors at Annual Meeting

The Texas Surplus Lines Association, Inc. announces the election of the following Officers and Directors at its 69th Annual Meeting held at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin on November 11, 2024.

President – Robert McEwen, MBA, CIC, The Parks Group, Inc. President, Austin, Texas

Vice President – Terence Babler, Vice President, Property Broker Brown & Riding, Dallas, Texas

Secretary/Treasurer – Billie Gorrell, President Ashley Wholesale Brokerage, Conroe, Texas

New Directors (3-year terms):

Director: Sharif Azim, Allied World Insurance Company, Dallas, Texas

Director: Jennifer Brecht, Brecht & Associates, Inc., Grapevine, Texas

Director: Lindsey Burton, Risk Placement Services, Inc., Austin, Texas

Director: Robby Moore, Towerstone, Inc., Austin, Texas

Current Directors:

Director: Zac Crosley, CRC Group, Dallas, Texas

Director: Karen Kingston, Quirk & Company, San Antonio, Texas

Director: Hardy Nix, Amwins, Dallas, Texas

Director: Randy Doss, CRC Group, Houston, Texas

Director: Joe Taylor, RT Specialty, Houston, Texas

Director: Morgan Whitt, Towerstone, Inc., Dallas, Texas

The TSLA Executive Committee consists of the current Officers and the immediate Past President, Kimmi Cantwell, MDO.

During the business meeting on November the “Joe Howse President’s Award” was presented to Kathryn Noser, Chairperson, Host Committee for her outstanding work on this committee.

The “Don King Committee Member of the Year” award was presented to Denise Hudson, Amwins, Social Media Committee and to Cenea Reese, R.E. Chaix & Associates, Education Committee for all their hard work on their respective committees.

The TSLA Texans Under Forty collected toys for Blue Santa, a charitable program sponsored by the Austin Police Department this year. The toys were delivered to a fire house. TSLA would like to thank all members for their donations of toys.