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Daniel E. Church Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer |
William E. Ver Planck, CPCU Vice President |
| Dan joined The Rowley Agency in 1970. During his career at the agency, he has worked in every phase of the business with concentration on handling bond programs for contractors. In 1987, founder Joseph E. Rowley retired and Dan was named to succeed him as President. Prior to joining the agency, Dan spent four years in the United States Navy serving two tours in Vietnam. Dan is a 1966 graduate of the Hartford Institute of Hartford, Connecticut with an Associate's Degree in Accounting. He is a past Chapter President of AGC of New Hampshire, and past Chapter President of New Hampshire Good Roads Association. He is a former Member of the Board of Directors for Primary Bank of Peterborough, New Hampshire and is an active member of the Independent Insurance Agent of America and The National Association of Surety Bond Producers. |
Bill has been in the surety business since 1976. He joined the agency in 1985 after serving seven years as the Hartford Insurance Company's Regional Bond Manager for the Northern New England territory. He is a 1973 graduate of Cornell University with a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations. He earned his CPCU designation in 1992 from the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Bill is past President of New England Surety Association and currently serves on the Board of Directors for AGC of New Hampshire and as the Finance Committee Vice Chairman for the National Association of Surety Bond Producers. He also serves on the Board of Directors for CASA of New Hampshire. |
John P. Timmeny Account Executive |
John Whiting Account Executive |
| John's surety career began in 1974. He joined The Rowley Agency in 1991, after nine years as a contract underwriter with Fidelity & Deposit Company and Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. He was an account executive for a bond-oriented New Hampshire Insurance Agency from 1983 to 1991. John graduated with a B.A. in History from Tufts University in 1972 and an MBA from Suffolk University in 1988. He has been active as a Director on the boards of Associated Builders & Contractors, Londonderry Rotary, Massachusetts Surety Association and Tufts Jumbo Club. John is President of New England Surety Association. |
John started his career with the Hartford Insurance Company in 1973 and worked for eleven years for several insurance companies before joining a New England-based insurance agency in 1984. John graduated from Hobart College in 1972 with a BA in history. He is a member the New Hampshire Good Roads Association, National Association of Surety Bond Producers, Surety Association of Massachusetts, a past board member of the Construction Financial Management Association, Associated General Contractors where he has been a member of several committees, and the Associated Builders and Contractors, where he served on the board of Directors for ten years. John joined The Rowley Agency in March, 2005 as a Bond Account Executive. |
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Michael P. O’Brien Account Executive |
 Paula J. Cantara Senior Account Manager |
| After graduating from Fairfield University with a BS in Management, Mike began his surety career with The Aetna Bond Department’s Home Office in 1988 and managed numerous field office locations across the country. During this time he worked with accounts ranging from the local contractor to large national firms. From there he moved to the Houston, Texas field office, then to Portland, Maine when Aetna was acquired by Travelers. Mike accepted the Bond Manager position for The Hartford Bond Department in Hartford, CT in 2001 where he worked for several years prior to moving back to Maine to join a local general contractor as their CFO. Mike is active in several local Maine charity and volunteer organizations, a member of CFMA, AGC, ABC and past president of the Houston, TX Surety Association. |
Paula joined The Rowley Agency, Inc. in 1976 and worked in a variety of positions until she joined the Bond Department in 1980. Her responsibilities include preparing bid and final bonds and assisting with the marketing and maintenance of our clients' bond programs. Paula graduated from Concord High School in 1976 as a member of the National Honor Society and in 1987 graduated with honors from Hesser College with a degree in business. |
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Christine Hosmer Account Manager
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Cary Chapin Account Manager
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| Christine joined The Rowley Agency in January 2005. She comes to us with a strong background in Banking. She received her Teller/Customer Service degree from the Center for Financial Training. Christine is working in our Bond Department. |
Cary graduated from New Hampshire College in 1980 with an Assoc Deg. in Merchandising and earned a Paralegal Degree from NHTC in 1993. She comes to Rowley Agency with a strong customer service background having recently sold a business that she owned for the past 5 years. |
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