Q: Please tell us a bit about yourself.
Hi there! I am a resident of Holland PA and have been for the past 7 years. I had been employed by AAA since I was a college student in 1999. In 2018 I became the first independent AAA insurance broker on the east coast offering Property and Casualty, Life and small business Insurance. My husband joined me to help the business grow and now we are known as AAA Richboro!
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
I am a mom of 3 boys, Caiden 12, Maxwell 10 and Logan 7. My husband is Rick, and we have a Mini-Bernedoodle named Coco who likes to bark and is not yet a year old. Our younger sons attend Rolling Hills Elementary, and our oldest son is moving on to Holland Middle school this year! We love sports especially soccer so you will likely run into us at some type of sporting event in the neighborhood!
Please tell us about your current, past, or future career.
Q: What do you love most about what you do?
Most of my career has been in property and casualty insurance with AAA. I did have various other roles with AAA before I got my licenses in 2002. My favorite part of my job is really the relationships I get to make with my customers. Insurance is obviously not the most exciting business, so my customers are the ones who keep it interesting. I also enjoy helping people who are relying on me to the expert and get a job done that they can’t do themselves. I want to make sure like they feel accomplished and satisfied with their experience. These days making a phone call can yield hours of your time on the phone. When you call our office, you get a person, or you can leave a message and a real person will call you back in a timely manner! I also love to paint and draw and sell some of my paintings as a hobby.
Q: Please tell us a bit about your business.
One thing that most people don’t know about our business is that we are a broker. AAA is not just the name of the Insurance company. AAA is a branded insurance company, but we also act as an agency that works with many other A rated carriers in the market. We shop the insurance to find the right fit and price for the customer and if the price goes up, our customers can give us a call and we can look for other options. We have products for all types of needs. Auto, Home, Umbrella, Rental Properties, Watercraft, Motorcycles, Term Life Insurance, High Net Worth, Small Business and the list goes on. If we don’t have it we will refer you to a trusted source that does! Rick and I constantly strive the do the best thing for our customers and sometimes that means finding them what they need elsewhere. We want our customers to come to us as a trusted friend, not just a business.
Q: What are a couple of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Auqua y Farina, Jerseys Pizza, Aldos, and Almshouse. we frequent these places! Also, there is a new bakery in Village Shires called Sweet Rhythm Bakery and they have the most amazing Baklava!
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
Rick and I have lived in Holland for the past 7 years. We opened the doors to our business in October 2018. We are coming up on our 4-year anniversary there.
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
I meet interesting people all the time in my business. And if you get to talking, most people are interesting. I love talking to seniors and hearing their stories and what careers they had and how they lived compared to life now. I also admire all the parents in our community who run the Athletics and Parent school associations, they volunteer their time for all of our kids, and I think it’s invaluable.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
Italy or the Mediterranean, I just think both look so beautiful and want to see all the sights and eat all the food!
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Favorite Movie is the original Vacation when they go to Wally World. Favorite show right now is Downton Abbey. I just completed the whole series and now need to watch the movie.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Try to be present in every day. Check in with yourself each day and see if your thoughts are negative or positive, if they are negative try to reframe the thinking. Life easily get overwhelming and we need to check in.
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
More travel with my husband and kids. I want my kids to see the world and I would love to do it with them.
Q: What is your go to band when you can’t decide what to listen to?
Janet Jackson
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
I love that our community has everything, especially so many resident owned businesses. It’s beautiful and It’s a wonderful place to live.. I wish everyone had a chance to live in a town like Holland. Our kids are lucky.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
I see our business flourishing and maybe with a few more employees which will give us time for more travel!
Q: What is something interesting that even your friends of family may not know about you?
I’m not sure. I’m kind of an open book. 🙂
Q: What is the most beautiful place you have ever been?
Ireland and Scotland
Q: Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
December, and Christmas
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Auqua y Farina’s Tartufina pizza…..Amazing!!!!!!!
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My husband. Each and every day. He is the most supportive and understanding person I know.
Q: What is one or two of your favorite smells?
Coffee
Q: What 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
my husband, my children and my bed.
Q: Where can people find you and your business?Â