The Insurance Record - November 29, 2012

Published Since 1934 • Dallas, Texas
November 29, 2012 • Vol. 78 No. 24

JoAnna Ringel is Elected New FIWT President

FIWT officers, from left, include Sharon Foster, Vanessa Torres, JoAnna Ringel, Gigi Heffernan, Debbie Johnson, and Conya Harris.

DALLAS — As part of its 2012 annu-
al meeting held in October in Dallas,
the Federation of Insurance Women
of Texas elected its 2012-13 president:
JoAnna Ringel, of Bliss and Glen-
non. Ringel is a member of the Insur-
ance Women of Corpus Christi. Her
theme for the year is “Cruising New
Horizons.”
Other newly-elected officers include
President-Elect Vanessa Torres, of Li-
tchfield Special Risks Inc., Insurance
Women of El Paso; Vice President
Gigi Heffernan, ACSR, of Heffernan
Insurance Agency, Insurance Profes-
sionals of Galveston County; Record-
ing Secretary Sharon Foster, PIWT,
ACSR, ANIS, of Barnard Insurance
Group, North Texas Insurance Profes-
sionals; and Corresponding Secretary
Debbie Johnson, DUAL ACSR, Bor-
den Insurance, Insurance Associates of
Corpus Christi.

Immediate Past President Conya Harris, CIC, ACSR, CISR, of Johnston Fiss Insurance, serves as the chairman of the executive committee. She is a member of Insurance Women of the Metroplex.

Frisco-based Kristie Gray is FIWT executive director. Her contact information is 800-856-6677, 469-362-5777, fiwt@msn.com.

Education &
Community Service

Each year the Federation holds two major events to provide education, establish industry relationships, raise money for state community service continued on page 13