Our Team
Agency Principals
Jeff East
Agency Principal
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Kevin Greenwell
Agency Principal
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Executive Team
Nate Touchette
Sr. Agency Manager – Collier County
Jason Rogers
Sr. Agency Manager – Lee County
Jeanna Hendrickson
Agency Operations Manager
Brandy Colas
Office Manager
Carissa Russell
Customer Relationship Manager
Our Estero Office
Bryan Schwartz
Agent
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Timothy Summers
Business Development
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Kristin Shimko
Customer Experience
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Brooke Caliguire
Customer Experience
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Our Naples Office
Vera Gilbert
Sr. Agent
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Tiffany Mitchell
Sr. Agent
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Brandon Thoman
Business Development
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Coy Nuzum
Agent
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Karissa Moore
Customer Experience
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David Neiman
Agent
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Our Fort Myers Office
Melissa Berkofsky
Sr. Agent
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Amanda Bongioanni
Customer Experience
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Andrew Meulenberg
Business Development
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Stephen Iglesias
Agent
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Melissa Berkofsky - Sr. Agent
Melissa is a licensed 2-20 and 2-15 agent. She was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in Cape Coral. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Psychology and has an Associate Degree in Radiologic Technology from Florida Southwestern University.
Before joining the insurance industry, Melissa worked as a counselor for the local Crisis Unit working with kids in an inpatient drug treatment program AND a visual manager for Kate Spade. She has always had a passion for helping people and loves talking and getting to know her customers.
In her spare time Melissa enjoys spending time with her two dogs, a mini Dachshund and an Australian Shepard. She loves to shop and spend time with her family and friends and has recently taken up playing pickleball.
We’re happy to have her on the team!
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Jason Rogers - Sr. Agency Manager
Fax: (239) 362-0011
He hopes to thrive in the world of insurance and foster many great relationships within the community and abroad!
“I’m here to go the distance for our customers”
Jason enjoys enjoying many of Florida’s outdoor activities including surfing, fishing, and biking.
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Jeff East - Agency Principal
Fax: (239) 362-0011
Jeff & Allison came to Florida after living in several states while Jeff was with Sears. He was promoted multiple times and as a result they lived in KY, DC, IL, TN, WV & IL. It was while running the Sears Grand store in IL that he was recruited by WCI to Florida. Jeff spent 5 years with WCI until all sales operations were suspended, which gave him a chance to reflect.
Shortly after leaving WCI, Jeff spoke with Kevin about opportunities with Allstate. He joined Allstate and shortly after was asked to take over the Sales Management and Marketing roles. This gave him a great opportunity to learn the industry. It is with that knowledge and confidence he and Kevin decided to open their own Agency.
Florida is now home and the East family loves the weather and everything the Florida lifestyle offers. Jeff enjoys running and spending time at the beach with Allison and the kids. Their kids don’t know what cold, gray days are and he hopes to keep it that way.
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Nate Touchette - Sr. Agency Manager
Fax: (239) 362-0011
Born in Michigan, Nate settled in Florida twelve years ago and likes to take advantage of the many beautiful outdoor activities that South Florida has to offer. On the weekends you will often find him around town with his wife Lindsey, chasing their twin toddlers Gavin and Addisyn – and in the free time that does come his way he enjoys fishing the backwaters, landscaping or riding his bike along the Collier and Lee county roads.
A graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert College of Business, Nate built a successful family business before returning to his roots. After watching his father’s loyal thirty-five year career with , Nate decided to follow in his father’s footsteps – and joined the East & Greenwell team to become the area’s expert in property and casualty insurances.
Working with Nate you can rest assure you will also be In Good Hands!
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Vera Gilbert - Sr. Agent
Born in La Isla De la Juventud, Cuba, Vera moved to the United States in 2000 where she met her husband. When not at work, Vera enjoys spending her free time with her two boys, friends and family.
She loves working in insurance because she is passionate about helping people… “Insurance is about protecting your most important assets. Let me show you how!”
Hiendo en su decimo ano en la industria de seguros, Vera cuenta con la experiencia y el conociminto. es asesora bilingüe para satisfacer las necesidades de seguro de los clients, Nacida en La Isla de La Juventud Cuba, Vera se mudó a Estados Unidos en el 2000, donde conoció a su esposo.
Cuando no está en el trabajo, a Vera le gusta pasar su tiempo libre con sus dos hijos, amigos y familiares. A ella le encanta trabajar en el seguro porque ella le apasiona ayudar a la gente….”El seguro es para la protección de su familia y sus bienes más importantes. ¡Déjame enseñarte como!”
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Jeanna Hendrickson - Sr. Agent
Jeanna was born in Fort Myers, Florida and began her career in the insurance industry in February 2007 during her senior year in high school. She diligently worked in the insurance field while attending Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert College of Business and graduated in 2011.
She married into the United States Army in 2012 and has lived in New York, Arizona, Tennessee and currently resides at West Point, NY with her husband, son and newest son born September. She is a 2-20 General Lines, 2-15 Life Insurance Agent and works remotely for us as a Review Specialist.
In her free time, Jeanna enjoys being outdoors and exploring new, but is always eager to travel home to Southwest Florida. Additionally, she has spent countless hours plugged into their military unit, working with the USO and supporting single soldiers upon their returns from deployment.
Jeanna enjoys being a part of the East & Greenwell team and always looks forward to helping the current clients review their insurance and building relationships with new ones.
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Andrew Meulenberg - Agent
He spent 11 years with Verizon Wireless, where he learned a lot about creating a positive customer experience. He now applies those skills at East & Greenwell by establishing relationships with his team, the community, and most importantly his clients.
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Bryan Schwartz - Agent
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Kristin Shimko - Customer Experience
Kristin graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Supervision and Management from Florida Southwestern State College. She was an associate manager at Regal Cinemas before joining the team at East & Greenwell. She enjoys working with customers to help make their experience as worthwhile and enjoyable as possible.
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David Neiman - Agent
David is originally from Chicago and has a Bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago. He made the switch into the insurance industry in 2015, joining East & Greenwell February 2020. Before making the transition to the insurance industry, David had a fulfilling twenty-year career raising funds for various non-for profits. When not helping those in need but, now as a volunteer David enjoys spending time in the Florida sun with his rescue dogs and newfound Florida friends. He has happily left the winters off the shores of Lake Michigan far behind.
Along with his three children he is an avid Chicago Cubs fan, he even was fortunate enough to meet “Mr. Cub” himself Ernie Banks many, many years ago.
David is ready to assist you with your insurance needs, while throwing in humor too!
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Carissa Russell - Customer Concierge
Fax: (239) 362-0011
It was at Sprint that Carissa met her husband, Jeff. Carissa and Jeff have been married for 11 years and have two children, Kileigh 10 and Kaeden 4. As you can imagine, two kids keep Carissa very busy, but in her free time she likes to read and spend time on the water.
Carissa was recruited to in 2008. She is an expert in Property and Casualty insurance and has been extremely successful. Carissa’s success stems from her passion for learning and the ability to build relationships with her clients. Most recently Carissa completed the 2013 Dale Carnegie Training Program.
Carissa is thrilled to be part of the East & Greenwell team and looks forward to working with our current & future clients. Her goal of providing the expert advice you’ll only find in a local agent is evident in every conversation.
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Brandy Colas - Office Manager
Fax: (239) 362-0011
She has worked in the insurance industry since 2005 and has been the Office Manager for East & Greenwell from the start since December 2012. “I’m a multi-tasker and I like to leverage my unique accelerated skills to overcome any obstacles immediately.” Brandy has established many relationships while working with East & Greenwell and is always eager to take on the next task.
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Sandy Montoya - Customer Experience
Sandy was born in Guatemala and moved to Florida in 2006. Sandy has been working in customer service for more than 3 years and is looking forward to applying the skills she has learned to help clients. She is very happy to have joined East & Greenwell Agency and being able to help the team provide the best customer service to their clients. She is also bilingual in English and Spanish. On her free time she loves being outdoors, taking her dog to the park and spending time with her boyfriend and family.
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Paige Daugherty - Customer Experience
Paige was born and raised here in Southwest Florida. She received her Associate of Arts Degree from Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville. After graduation, she moved back to Naples and attended Florida Gulf Coast University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Paige started working in the insurance industry in 2011 and brought that experience to East and Greenwell Insurance in 2017. Paige enjoys working as a team to provide the best customer experience possible to our customer.
In her downtime, Paige likes to spend time with family and friends. She also enjoys watching Gator football and basketball on the weekends.
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Brooke Caliguire - Customer Experience
Brooke was born and raised in Syracuse, New York and moved to Estero, Florida in 2014. She started working part-time for the agency in July 2018 as she pursues a Marketing degree at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert College of Business with plans to graduate in December 2018 and transition to a full time employee. In her free time, Brooke enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as traveling.
She appreciates that the East & Greenwell team strives to deliver clients with decisions that are best suited for their needs. She is very passionate about making sure they have an all-around amazing customer service experience.
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Amanda Bongioanni - Customer Experience
Amanda was born and raised in upstate NY. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of New York in Albany. Following college, her career progression was anything but traditional as her husband was an active duty Marine Officer. She was an active military spouse and stay at home mom and was involved within HUD communities and volunteered for multiple organizations such as the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society and the American Cancer Society until her husband left active duty in 2017. They settled to Fort Myers to raise their two sons. In her free time, she enjoys going to beach and hanging out on the boat and fishing with her family.
Amanda looks forward to building her career within East & Greenwell now that her family is settled and not moving around the country. We are happy to have her apart of our team!
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Danny Bennett - Business Development
Danny was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Naples, Florida in 1993 where he has spent the majority of his life. Prior to transitioning to East & Greenwell, he spent nearly 10 years with AT&T. He was able to successfully perfect his craft on giving all of his clients an extraordinary experience. Even though he moved away from Detroit at a young age, he is a die-hard Detroit Lions fan, hasn’t missed a game since 2002 and dreams to be a season ticket holder someday.
In his spare time, you can listen to Danny’s podcast called “Squared Circle DNA” which has accumulated over 3 million downloads, at the gym with his fitness competitor fiancée, or just hanging out at the house playing video games. Danny is very intertwined within the community of Collier County, so you may find him out and about at different events, whether it’s awareness walks, fundraisers, or high school sports, so make sure you stop by and say “Hi!”
Danny has said that his goal is to be one of the most recognized faces in Naples when it comes to insurance, and will make sure that everyone is in good hands and knows that the East & Greenwell Insurance Agency is the place that will make that happen! “Make today your best day.”
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Timothy Summers - Business Development
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Viana Polanco - Sr Agent
Viana has been recognized and granted with a special citizenship for the humanitarian work she did for 2 years for the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking and for her accomplishment in the Spanish music industry. For the past 5 years, she has been working for the 2 largest insurance companies in the United States under personal lines, commercial lines and life insurance. She has helped hundreds of families to be protected in the event of unexpected accidents, lawsuits and financial uncertainty.
In her free time, she enjoys playing keyboard and guitar, writing, exercise and cooking.
We are happy to have Viana on the team!
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Madison Walker - Customer Experience
She enjoys working with a team that strives to deliver clients with decisions that are best suited for their needs. Madison is dedicated to making sure our customers have an exceptional customer service experience. Madison enjoys being a part of the East & Greenwell team and always looks forward to helping the current clients review their insurance and building relationships with new ones.
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Tiffany Mitchell - Sr Agent
Tiffany has worked in the insurance industry for several years before joining the East & Greenwell team. She enjoys helping others and making sure they are properly protected.
In her free time, she hangs out with her son, William. She enjoys the going to the beach, pool and just doing whatever her son wants to do.
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Kevin Greenwell - Agency Principal
Fax: (239) 362-0011
Kevin considers himself a Floridian at this point, as he has been here for over 26 years. The Greenwell family loves the quality of life in Southwest Florida especially the water and the beach. They enjoy spending time with family and friends as well as watching Gator Football on the weekends.
Kevin left Sprint over 10 years ago to join one of the largest personal lines Insurance Agencies in the Country. It was a wonderful opportunity for him to learn the insurance business. After having success and being recognized, he was afforded the opportunity to have his own Agency.
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Brandon Thoman - Business Development
Brandon was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He left Florida to attend Lewis University in Chicago where he graduated with a Business Management degree. During his time at Lewis not only was he a full-time student but a full-time athlete on the swim team, even a NCAA National Champion.
After graduation, he began working with Allstate in 2016 where he specialized in business insurance and personal insurance for customer’s needs. Brandon joined our team in September 2019 and is very dedicated to helping and serving every customer that comes his way. We are happy to have him on the team at East & Greenwell and we look forward to him growing with us in supporting our customer’s needs.
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Tonda Humphrey - Customer Experience
Tonda was born in Peoria, Illinois and owned restaurants and worked as a cosmetologist before transitioning into the Insurance field. Before moving to Florida to be closer to her mom & son, she began her career in insurance and has 7 years’ experience total. She has 3 adult children and enjoys spending time with them. In her free time, she goes to the beach for sun rays and likes going shopping at all the outdoor malls in Southwest Florida.
We are lucky to have Tonda join the team with her insurance experience and we know she is going to handle our customers with great care!
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Karissa Moore - Customer Experience
Karissa is originally from Trinidad & Tobago and moved to Florida in 2004. Karissa spent the majority of her career in the dental industry as a dental hygienist and as an assistant office manager. She joined E&G in September 2020 and she is excited to bring the same level of care and compassion that she had for her patients to the clients at the East & Greenwell Agency.
She married her wonderful husband in 2013 and is a proud mom to her beautiful dog.
In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, friends and large family, taking her dog to the dog park, traveling, and watching a variety of sports.
Like all our staff, Karissa is licensed and looks forward to serving her customers as she learns the insurance industry.
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Coy Nuzum - Agent
Coy was born and raised in Venice, FL and relocated to Naples in 2012 after meeting his wife, Chelsey. They now have two children; Andrew and Lilly.
Coy joined the East and Greenwell team in August 2020, bringing over five years of prior Allstate insurance experience. He studied at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL where he earned his degree in Business Administration.
Outside of work, Coy enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His kids keep him very active and busy but he loves to get out and try new culinary experiences with his wife and play a round of golf or go fishing whenever possible. He also doesn’t mind being dragged to Disney World every now and then.
He is a big supporter of the Tampa Bay Lightning and enjoys helping his wife cheer on her hometown Pittsburgh Steelers.
Coy is eager to help with your insurance needs. Please feel free to reach out to him with any questions or concerns
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Stephen Iglesias - Agent
Stephen was born and raised in Virginia. He decided to move to sunny Florida in 2018. His family is from Spain and Jamaica but they lived in South Florida making the transition south easy. He attended Germanna Community College for Business Administration. He started his E&G journey in March 2020 bringing 8 years of insurance experience.
He enjoy photography, video games, going to the gym and playing with his dog, Cooper. His favorite teams are LA Lakers and Miami Dolphins.
Stephen is eager to grow and assist his customers with their insurance needs.