Kent started his insurance career with Farm Bureau in 1977 and came to Sterling in 1981 to manage the agency. Kent has obtained the professional designations of Certified Insurance Counselor, Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor, and Registered Financial Consultant. He is also a National Faculty instructor for the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research and teaches insurance courses all over the United States. Kent works with commercial insurance and financial products.

Sharlyn was the bookkeeper for the agency in 1969-71. She put her job on hold to stay home with her family until 1984 when she rejoined the agency in the same capacity. Sharlyn became a licensed insurance agent in 1986 and has had her Certified Insurance Service Representative designation for over 15 years. She sells personal lines products including home, flood, autos, and boats. She is also one of our crop hail specialists.

Shane Elwood
Farm Agent/Crop Specialist
s-elwood@insurewithus.net

Shane joined First Group Insurance in May 2008. He is a 2003 graduate of Sterling College, and has worked full-time as an assistant football coach at Sterling College since 2006. Shane is married to the former Kim Kramer of Junction City, KS. They have a two year old son and are expecting another in July 2008. Shane will be concentrating his efforts on commercial and agricultural insurance including multiple peril crop insurance.

DaRynda "Gail" Ahnert
Commerical Lines Agent
g-ahnert@insurewithus.net

Gail, a Texas native started her insurance career in 1991 with the Jim Calfee Insurance Agency out of Broomfield, CO. The Calfee agency specialized in writing camp grounds, hotels, bowling centers and other hospitality and leisure accounts nationwide. Gail lived in Florida and wrote business for the agency in Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina. She moved to Kansas in 2001 and to her current home in Nickerson in 2006. Gail joined our staff in February 2008 as one of our Commercial Lines Agents.

Treasure Yost
Customer Service Representative
t-yost@insurewithus.net

Treasure joined First Group Insurance in February 2008. Prior to joining our agency she lived in Carrefour, Haiti for 3 months doing non-profit work in a girl's orphanage. Treasure has been a Sterling resident since 1993. After high school she attended the Floral Design Institiute in Seattle, WA to be certified in Floral Design. Treasure is our Receptionist and Customer Service Representative.

Kay Kennedy, LUTCF
k-kennedy@insurewithus.net

Kay started her insurance career with Farm Bureau in 1982 in McPherson, KS. She was Agency Manager for Shelter Insurance for 13 years in Lyons, KS. She is writing auto, home, business, as well as life and health in our Lyons location. Kay has obtained her professional life designation of L.U.T.C.F