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William
E. Shurley
President
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John
C. Hall
Executive
Vice President
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Thomas
H. Bledsoe
Secretary / Treasurer |
Calvin
F. Hall
President
Emeritus
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William E. Shurley
President, graduated from Florida
State University in 1969. After serving as an officer in the US
Air Force, he passed the CPA exam at first sitting and practiced
public accounting with the international CPA firm of Touche Ross
& Co. (now Deloitte & Touche). Since joining Fortner in
1986, he has earned the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor.
Will is a former member of the Agents Advisory Council for Penn
National Insurance Company. He serves on the Board of Directors
of Spruce Pine Kiwanis Club (past president), Parkway Playhouse,
Spruce Pine Community Hospital Foundation, High Country Youth Ballet
(treasurer), and is former Senior Warden of Trinity Episcopal Church.
John
C. Hall
Executive
Vice President, graduated
from Western Carolina University in 1984 and has been associated
with Fortner Insurance since then. He is a graduate of the Insurance
Executive Program at Appalachian State University, and currently
serves on the Agents Advisory Council of Penn National Insurance
Company. He is a former member of the Agents Advisory Council for
Hanover Insurance Company. John was designated as "Most Valuable
Producer" by Volunteer Firemen's Insurance Services in 1993.
His community activities include Grassy Creek Baptist Church (Deacon,
past chairman of the Deacon Board, Commander of AWANA club, and
Music Director), and Parkway Fire and Rescue.
Thomas
H. Bledsoe
Secretary / Treasurer,
obtained his BA degree in History from Belmont Abbey College. He
immediately joined North Carolina National Bank in Charlotte, later
transferring to Marion and ultimately to Spruce Pine. He joined
Fortner Insurance in 1977 and moved to Avery County in 1986 to manage
the Newland and Banner Elk branch offices. Tom has earned the Chartered
Life Underwriter designation and specializes in commercial property
and casualty accounts. An extremely involved citizen, Tom has served
as President of the Avery County Chamber of Commerce, the Mayland
Community College Foundation, and Banner Elk Kiwanis. He is an active
member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church and is currently chairman
of the Avery Partnership for Children.
Calvin
F. Hall
President Emeritus, has been associated with Fortner
Insurance Agency for more than forty years. A Mitchell County native,
Calvin has a statewide reputation for integrity, consistency, personal
contact and professionalism. Calvin is an active member of Spruce
Pine Rotary Club and Spruce Pine Presbyterian Church, and is an
avid collector of railroad memorabilia and other antiques.
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