PIA Western Alliance Board
PIA Western Alliance Officers
and Directors
The Professional Insurance Agents Western Alliance Board of Directors is composed of experienced industry leaders representing ten western states. The Board provides strategic leadership and governance to advance the success and sustainability of independent insurance agents, ensuring the Association delivers meaningful value to its members and the broader industry.
It establishes the organization’s vision and priorities, safeguards financial and organizational integrity, and oversees key areas including membership growth and engagement, high-quality professional education, impactful events and networking opportunities, and effective advocacy that protects and promotes the independent agency system.
Through their dedication, knowledge, and expertise, the Board helps guide the Western Alliance in fulfilling its mission to maintain and expand the independent agency system.
Our Mission Statement
The Professional Insurance Agents Western Alliance is a membership organization promoting and enhancing the success of independent agencies seeing to grow, learn, and be heard within the industry.
Western Alliance Executive Committee

President
Don Williams
D.L. Williams Agency
223 E Main Street
Missoula, Montana 59802

President Elect
Rich Biggs
Biggs Insurance Services
916 Main Street
Vancouver, WA 98665

Vice President
Position open

Secretary/Treasurer
Wendy Abel Hatzel, AAI,
CIC, CPIW, CRM, DAE
Abel Insurance Agency
PO Box 1780
Coos Bay, OR 97420

Immediate Past President
Doug Hartley, CIC, CPIA
Hartley Insurance
308 N 1st Street
Silverton, Oregon 97381
Directors

Director
Christopher Federici
MAPS Insurance
451 Division Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
Director
Tyler Holland, AFIS
Novich Insurance Agency
104 West 4th Avenue
Twin Bridges, MT 59754
Director
Amy Perkins, AIS, CISR
D.W. Ferguson & Associates
PO Box 1835
Kingston, WA 98346

Director
Suzanne Rogers - Garn
Delta Insurance
125 W Calle de Las Tiendas
Green Valley, AZ 85614

Director
Wayne Wehr
Brown & Brown
700 Bishop Street, Ste 1400
Honolulu, HI 96813

Director
Scott Welch
D.L. Williams Agency
223 E Main Street
Missoula, Montana 59802
