Please join us for a 4th of July luncheon on Monday, July 3rd in the Main Kitchen
Lunch will be pizza and salad from DiCicco’s. We will have Raffle Prizes and you will receive a raffle ticket at the door. You must be present to win.
We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Steve Gutilla Jr, Sam Eknonian, Clint Lucas, and Daniel Whittemore for being featured in the latest issue of The Business Journal (TBJ).
TBJ’s People on the Move section highlighted their outstanding growth within the company, and welcome some new faces to the brokerage, too!
Full bios and feature attached below.
See details below:
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!
Reminder that this Friday for St. Patrick’s Day we will be playing Bingo! See below for more information.
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.
See below for information on our luncheon happening this Friday, February 10th, hope to see you all there!
Congratulations to Sue Hong, Chief Operating Officer, Chip Holden, Vice President of Major Accounts, Steve Gutilla Jr., Account Executive, and William Brenner, Manager of Workers’ Compensation Marketing for being featured in The Business Journal’s recent issue for their recent accomplishment and leadership changes within the D&D company.
We’re honored to have them all as vital parts of our D&D family and look forward to much more growth in the new year. Check out the attached articles below from The Business Journal.
Chip Holden joins D&D as Vice President of Major Accounts, Sue Hong elevated to Chief
Operating Officer, Will Brenner assumes the manager role for Workers’ Compensation Marketing, and Steve Gutilla Jr. transitions to an Account Executive role.
We’re all very excited about these new roles and positions for Chip, Sue, Will, and Steve. Please congratulate them if you see them.
Each year on Halloween, our Fresno office gets in the spooky spirit – dressing themselves and their workspaces up and entering their pets in a fun costume contest.
Congratulations to this year’s pet Halloween costume contest winner, Bumper!
D&D hoped you all had a happy and safe Halloween!
