CO-FOUNDERS
John M. Word III
CO-FOUNDER
The Word & Brown Companies
Edward J. "Rusty" Brown, Jr.
CO-FOUNDER
The Word & Brown Companies
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Jessica Word
President
The Word & Brown General Agency
Marc McGinnis
Senior VP of Sales and Strategic Client Management
The Word & Brown General Agency
Scott Diehl
Vice President of Product & Digital Strategy
The Word & Brown General Agency
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Marc A. McGinnis
Interim RVP
Orange County
Cindy West
Regional Vice President
Los Angeles
Daniel Pierce
Regional Vice President
Inland Empire
Darrell F.H. Smith
Regional Vice President
Nevada
Matt Leslie
Regional Vice President
Northern California
Vanessa Benitez
Regional Vice President
San Diego
LEADERSHIP
Dientre Le’on
Director of Broker Resources
Proud Employee Since 1989
Karen DeFazio
Director of Plan Maintenance
Proud Employee Since 1984
Ken Venier
Director of Product Management
Proud Employee Since 1993
Lydia Robledo
Director of Underwriting, IFP, and Broker Resources
Proud Employee Since 2004
Paul Tran
Senior Director of Business Development
Proud Employee Since 2008
Emily Crognale
Director of Account Management
Proud Employee Since 2014
Paul Roberts
Director of Education and Market Development
Proud Employee Since 2006