Welcome to the team, Rene Sanchez!

We’re excited to announce that we have a new family member amongst us in Fresno.  Rene Sanchez will be working with Dirk and team in the P&C Marketing Department.

Prior to joining the DiBuduo & DeFendis family, Rene Sanchez worked for over 15 years at Van Beurden Insurance Services, Inc. and their subsidiary, Inter-Pacific Insurance Brokers, Inc.  During his tenure he earned the trust to be responsible for workers compensation claims as a consultant, MGA program broker/manager, and E&S broker/underwriter/manager, and Commercial Lines Marketing Manager. He also worked for State Compensation Insurance Fund for 6 years as a Workers Compensation Claims Adjuster / Workers Compensation Claims Liaison. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration from St. Mary’s College of California in 1994. He has been designated a PWCA (Professional Workers Comp. Advisor) and CWCA (Certified Workers Comp. Advisor)

He married his beautiful wife, Luisa Parra-Sanchez, on December 16, 2000. They have two daughters. Evania is 19 and is a Freshman who plays volleyball at CSU Dominguez Hills. His youngest daughter, Sofia, is 16 and a Sophomore at Clovis North High School. She also plays volleyball for her school and Valley Volleyball Academy. His wife is an MFT and has been working for the County of Fresno Children’s Behavioral Health Division for the last 24 years.  

Rene enjoys spending his free time enjoying quality time with his wife and daughters. His family loves to take vacations in Mexico to enjoy the food, culture, and beaches!

Please say hello to him at the Fresno office, thanks!

Exciting Medicare News

Last week Executives from Blue Shield were here to recognize D&D as their top Medicare Producer for Northern California. This is a great honor and we want to recognize Catherine Lumsden and Linda Hoang-Chao for their tireless work in this area. Thank you very much ladies for your incredible work. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Thank you.

Matthew DeFendis

Fresno Office: New Phone System Update 

We are pleased to announce that Eric Rushing has joined our Company and we’ll be heading up all telecommunications.

As many of you know, Eric has worked with us in a consultant capacity over many years.  We recognize that we have had phone issues over the last several months in all offices. We are preparing to make a substantial investment in the technology infrastructure of our Company that will address many issues, including phones. This will also pave the way for a new phone system for us in 2024. We trust that Eric will be instrumental in this transition.

In the interim, all phone related problems should be directed to Eric at eric.rushing@dibu.com, 559-437-6868. Thank you!

Matt DeFendis

Fresno Office: Valentine’s Bake Sale

See below for information on our Valentine’s Bake Sale! If you wish to donate, please bring your baked goods on Monday or Tuesday and give them to any D&D project member.

Happy 60th Birthday, Mike DeFendis!

Happy Birthday to the Principal of D&D, Mike DeFendis! Wishing you a memorable birthday shared with loved ones. Thank you for all that you do for the D&D family – we’re lucky to have a leader like you!

See the photos below of his office decorated today!