Cheryl L. Koch, CPCU, CIC, ARM, AAI, API, AAM, AIM, AIS, ARP, AFIS, AINS, ACSR

Ms. Koch is an agency management consultant, educator, and frequent speaker at various industry meetings and events nationwide. She is president and CEO of Agency Management Resource Group, a training, education, and management consulting firm serving various facets of the insurance and financial services industries. She devotes most of her time to teaching those who are new to the insurance industry, including producers, account managers, and underwriters, and considers herself an "evangelist" for Independent Insurance Agents, their insurance company partners, and all that is good about the profession of insurance.

Ms. Koch served on the national advisory committee for the Insurance Institute of America's Accredited Adviser in Insurance program and has authored and edited textbooks for that program. She served as a part-time faculty member at Sacramento State University for over 10 years, teaching courses in the school's risk management and insurance program.

She holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), AAI, Associate in Personal Insurance (API), Associate in Automation Management (AAM), Associate in Management (AIM), Associate in Insurance Services (AIS), Associate in Research and Planning (ARP), Associate in Insurance (AINS), and Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) designations and the Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist (AFIS^®) certification, which she conceived and created in conjunction with Dr. Emmett J Vaughan.