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Urbana - Corporate Office
Brian Loman

Brian started his career in the insurance business in 2000. Raised in Broadlands he now resides in St. Joseph with his children, Blake and Madigan. Brian is licensed in Life, Health, Property and Casualty. His focus is Crop Insurance, Life and Group Health.

Brian Loman
CEO

Keri joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group as a full-time employee in 2022. She brings over 20 years of experience in the crop insurance industry working on both the AIP and agency side. Keri manages the Agricultural division, working with producers to manage their risk through crop insurance products.

Keri Loman
Agriculture Director
Lori Warnes

Lori joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in 2008. She is licensed in Property and Casualty, Life and Health. She specializes in Group Health and Medicare products.

Lori Warnes
Insurance Executive
Matt Albers

Matt Albers
Health Director

Katie joined Loman-Ray in June of 2023 and brings over 10 years' experience in the insurance industry. She is licensed in Property and Casualty. Katie grew up in rural Champaign and currently resides in Foosland, IL with her family.

Katie Hansens
Insurance Executive

Talor joined Loman-Ray in June of 2024, bringing 15 years experience providing estate planning services through annuities, life insurance and short/long-term care insurance solutions. She holds a license in Life/ Health/ Property/ Fire in several states. Talor and her husband, Tim, have called St. Joseph home since 2003.

Talor Ray
Insurance Executive
Ginny Whitlock

Ginny has spent twelve years helping seniors navigate health insurance, a passion inspired by her father’s battle with cancer. She loves getting to know her clients, crafting, and running her small baking business, 4 Friends Baking. Outside of work, she enjoys time with her husband, Randy, their two children, and grandbabies, Adley and Ava.

Ginny Whitlock
Insurance Executive
Melissa Hilliard

Melissa Hilliard
Commissions and Reconciliation Specialist
Emma Avenatti

Emma joined Loman-Ray in October 2025. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Agri-Accounting and her Master of Accountancy degree. Before joining Loman-Ray, Emma built a strong foundation in public accounting, gaining valuable experience in financial analysis, compliance, and regulatory reporting.

Emma Avenatti
Controller
Kendall Heyen

Kendall joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in September 2018. He brings 25+ years Customer Service experience and is licensed in Health, Life, Property & Casualty. Kendall was raised in Broadlands and now happily resides in Sidney with his family

Kendall Heyen
Farm Underwriter
Sydney Dowling

Sydney is originally from Monticello and now lives in Sullivan with her boyfriend and their six dogs. She previously worked as a Multi-Lines Producer with State Farm for over two years and spent several years in banking prior to that. Sydney is excited for this new opportunity and looks forward to growing alongside the Loman-Ray team.

Sydney Dowling
Personal Lines CSR
Tammy Quinlan

Tammy joined Loman-Ray Insurance in September of 2022, bringing over 15 years of commercial lines insurance customer service experience. She is licensed in Property & Casualty. Originally from Rantoul, and after living in beautiful Tennessee for 4 years, she now resides in Champaign. Tammy has a daughter and twin grandchildren, who are are what brought her back to IL.

Tammy Quinlan
Commercial Lines CSR
Carson Robinson

Carson joined Loman-Ray in January 2025, bringing five years of experience in the agriculture industry. A former Ag Teacher, she transitioned to insurance and is licensed in Property, Casualty, and Life, specializing in Crop Insurance. Carson grew up in Sidney, IL, and now lives in Clinton, IL.

Carson Robinson
Crop Insurance Specialist
Marty Wright

Marty joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July of 2023 and brings 5 years of customer facing experience. He is licensed in Property and Casualty, Life and Health, with a focus in Personal Lines and Medicare products. Marty grew up in Ogden, IL and currently resides in Champaign.

Marty Wright
Insurance Executive
Rod Peavler

Rod brings 39+ years insurance industry knowledge and leadership to Loman-Ray. He and his wife Marla live in Champaign and enjoy time with Rod's daughter, Mallory and son Brock and 4 grandchildren. Rod also enjoys golf and cheering for the Dodgers and Vikings.

Rod Peavler
Sales Manager
Kris Elliott

Kris is a registered nurse and comes to Loman Ray with 30 years of healthcare experience. She resides in Savoy with her husband Bill. They have three adult children and six grandchildren.

Kris Elliott
Nurse Navigator
Jake Wendling

Jake joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group after earning his MBA from Illinois State University. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Media with a focus in Promotion and Sales. Based in the Urbana office, Jake leads the social media and digital growth efforts for the agency.

Jake Wendling
Marketing Coordinator
Broadlands
Steve Lyons

Steve joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group on August 1, 2021. He began his insurance career on July 1, 1978 and is licensed in Health, Life, Property & Casualty, Farm, and Crop Insurance with emphasis on Life Insurance. Steve lives in Sidell with his wife Sandy.

Steve Lyons
Insurance Executive
Michele Christman

Michele worked in the insurance field for eight years before joining Loman-Ray Insurance Group in 2013. She’s licensed in Property and Casualty.

Michele Christman
Customer Service Representative
Cissna Park
Lynn Bell

Lynn joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group, LLC in February 2019. She brings 25+ years experience in the insurance industry. She is licensed in Life, Health, Property & Casualty. Lynn specializes in personal lines and resides in the Sheldon area.

Lynn Bell
Personal Lines Lead
Clifton
John Caspary

John brings over 20 years of financial and insurance experience to the Loman-Ray team. His background is focused around Life, Property and Casualty, and Commercial Lines. He resides in Clifton with his wife, Becky, and have 2 children, James and Mikayla.

John Caspary
Operations Manager & Investments Director
Dale Weaver

Dale comes to Loman-Ray with 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. He is licensed in Property & Casualty, Life, and Health, and he specializes in Crop and Farm Insurance. Dale has two grown sons and two granddaughters and lives in rural Ashkum with his wife, Kerry.

Dale Weaver
Crop Insurance Executive
Becky Caspary

Becky joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in March 2021. She brings over 15 years of customer service experience. Becky is licensed in Property and Casualty, and specializes in crop insurance.

Becky Caspary
Crop Underwriter
Jessica Ward

Jessica joined Loman-Ray Insurance in January 2023. She joins Loman-Ray from the banking industry with 10+ years of customer service experience. She is licensed in life and health as well as property and casualty. Jessica is a dog lover with two of her own, Buddy and Addy.

Jessica Ward
Customer Service Representative
Danville

Adam comes to Loman-Ray Insurance Group, LLC with 16 years experience. He specializes in commercial and life insurance.

Adam R. Grimes
Insurance Executive & Business Development

Chris joined Loman-Ray in August of 2023. He applies his diverse experiences from prior roles as a firefighter/EMT as well as small-business owner. He is licensed in Property & Casualty as well as Life & Health. Chris lives in Covington, IN with his wife and two children.

Chris Dukes
Insurance Executive
Elizabeth Martinez

Elizabeth joined Loman-Ray in 2023 after more than a decade in healthcare business management and billing. She is licensed in Life, Health, Fire, and Casualty. Elizabeth lives in Milford, IL and enjoys spending time with family and friends, volunteering at her church, and attending her niece and nephews’ sporting events.

Elizabeth Martinez
Customer Service Representative
Hoopeston
Todd Harris

Todd comes to Loman-Ray Insurance Group, LLC with 35 years of experience in all lines of insurance. He specializes in commercial, farm and crop insurance.

Todd Harris
CFO
Erica Tuttle

Erica joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group, LLC in February 2019. She brings 5+ years insurance experience and specializes in personal lines, small business, and farm insurance. Erica loves being outdoors and enjoys country life with her husband David and son Gage.

Erica Tuttle
Insurance Executive
Travis Field

Travis joined Loman-Ray in November of 2024. He brings over fifteen years of agribusiness experience with him, which serves him well on the Loman-Ray Ag Team. He lives on the family farm with his wife and two sons near Wellington, IL.

Travis Field
Insurance Executive
Mary Funk

Mary joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group, LLC in February 2019. She brings 20+ years experience in Customer Service and has been serving the insurance industry since 2018. Mary is licensed in Property & Casualty, specializing in Crop Insurance.

Mary Funk
Customer Service Representative
Maddie Ravens

Maddie joined Loman-Ray in October 2024 as a Crop Underwriter. She brings five years of agribusiness experience. Maddie grew up outside of Cissna Park, and her family farms in the East Lynn and Hoopeston area. She currently resides near Goodwine with her husband.

Maddie Ravens
Crop Underwriter
Mascoutah
Katy Cafferata

Katy Cafferata
Personal Lines CSR
Monticello
Janet Roy

Janet began her insurance career in the Monticello CF&H office in 1995, joining Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July 2021. As an all lines agent, she is experienced with health insurance, life insurance, and commercial. She loves being outside and working on her many flower gardens.

Janet Roy
Insurance Executive

Jennifer joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July of 2021. She brings 20 years of Commercial Sales & Support experience and specializes in commercial insurance. Jennifer resides in Monticello with her family.

Jennifer Perry
Insurance Executive
Justin Carr

Justin brings 15 years of commercial sales and account management to Loman-Ray Insurance. Raised in Villa Grove, he now resides in Bloomington with his wife Abbi and their two boys, Easton and Elliott. Justin is Licensed in Property and Casualty, Life, and Health.

Justin Carr
Insurance Executive
Kira Bosch

Kira joined Loman-Ray Insurance in January 2023. She transitioned from banking to insurance in 2021, where she built an extensive background in customer service and administration. She is licensed for Property & Casualty in IL, WI, and IN. Kira and her two children and reside in Monticello.

Kira Bosch
Personal & Commercial Director
Justin Shaw

Justin joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July, 2021. Starting his insurance career in 2006, as an agent, he brings 15 years of experience to his role as the Personal Lines Manager in the Monticello office. He and his wife Tricia, along with their two kids, Mason and Norah, have called Monticello home since 2014.

Justin Shaw
Insurance Executive
Sky Staszak

Sky joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July 2021. She brings 10+ years Customer Service experience and is licensed in Property & Casualty, Life and Health. Sky lives in Monticello with her family.

Sky Staszak
Commercial Lines CSR
Candy Loyd

Candy joined Loman-Ray in January of 2025. She brings with her 30 years of insurance experience and is licensed in Property & Casualty, Life, and Health. Candy obtained her Associates in Underwriting in 2010 and Associates in Insurance in 2011.
She has called Monticello home since 2008 and resides in a rural neighborhood with a high energy labradoodle.

Candy Loyd
Customer Service Representative
Austin McConaha

Austin joined Loman-Ray in 2026 with three years of insurance industry experience. He graduated from Illinois State University and grew up in St. Joseph and Monticello, IL. Austin enjoys golfing, working out, and spending time with friends and family.

Austin McConaha
Insurance Executive
Okawville
Greg Toensing

Greg joined Loman-Ray in December of 2024 following a merger with IPM Insurance. He has enjoyed every minute of his 48 years in the industry, primarily writing Commercial, Life & Health, and Farm. He and his wife, Darla, have 4 children, 3 grandchildren, and reside in Okawville where he was born and raised.

Greg Toensing
Personal Lines CSR
Jennifer Clary

Jennifer joined Loman-Ray in December of 2024, having worked in the insurance industry since 1999. She specializes in commercial exposures and holds Auto, Home, Life, and Health licenses. Jennifer is a mother of two, a grandmother to four, and resides in Okawville.

Jennifer Clary
Commercial Lines CSR
St. Joseph
Brady Smith

Brady brings over 12 years of combined experience as a teacher, educational leader and administrator. He is licensed in Life, Health, Property and Casualty. He resides in St. Joseph with his wife Mary and two children Lucas and Kyler.

Brady Smith
Insurance Executive
Alex Meyer

Alex joined Loman-Ray Insurance in 2021, bringing 26 years of law enforcement experience as a patrol officer, investigator, and administrator. Alex lives in St Joseph with his wife Beth, and they have two children. He is licensed in Property and Casualty, Life, and Health.

Alex Meyer
Insurance Executive
Linda Miezio

Linda joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in March of 2017. She is a licensed Property and Casualty agent with over 30 years of experience in the insurance business, specializing is commercial lines.

Linda Miezio
Commercial Lines Underwriter
Lynn Hardimon

Lynn joined Loman-Ray Insurance in May 2017. Her background includes over 17 years in the managed care health industry as a Provider Relations Representative. Lynn specializes in group and individual health insurance.

Lynn Hardimon
Insurance Executive
Tina Peeler

Tina joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group, LLC in December 2022 with 18 previous years in the insurance industry. She specializes in personal lines, licensed in Property & Casualty. Tina enjoys spending time with her two grown children and five grandchildren. She and her cat, Lacey, reside in St. Joseph.

Tina Peeler
Customer Service Representative
Kathy Hug

Kathy joined Loman-Ray with a strong background in customer service, events, and business administration, and specializes in commercial lines. She earned both her Business degree and MBA, and resides in St. Joseph with her husband, Casey, and their dog Bailey. They also have a daughter, Taylor.

Kathy Hug
Customer Service Representative
Sullivan
Danielle Finn

Danielle joined Loman-Ray in July 2021. She has been in the insurance industry for 7 years. She is licensed in Health, Life, Property & Casualty with a focus on group health and life. Danielle and her kids are happy to be active residents in Sullivan, enjoying the small town community.

Danielle Finn
Insurance Executive
Lisa Wigness

Lisa joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July, 2021. She brings 10 years of experience and offers all lines of insurance, with a focus on Health and Medicare. Lisa was raised in Shelbyville, but has called Bethany home for 20 years.

Lisa Wigness
Insurance Executive
Cindy Guin

Cindy joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July of 2021, bringing 20 years of insurance experience. She is licensed in Life, Health, and Property and Casualty. She was born and raised in Sullivan where she resides with her husband Bret and their dog Duncan. In her spare time she enjoys visiting her four grown children, their spouses, and three amazing grandkids.

Cindy Guin
Customer Service Representative
Jamie Minor

Jamie joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group with seven years of experience in the agriculture industry, where she worked as a dispatcher. She is currently licensed in Property and Casualty insurance. Jamie lives in Sullivan with her two children, and together they enjoy going on adventures and spending time outdoors.

Jamie Minor
Personal Lines CSR
Aleta Crouch

Aleta Crouch
Personal Lines Assistant
Villa Grove
Amy Fredrick

Amy joined Loman-Ray Insurance in August of 2013. She does Personal and Casualty, Commercial, Farm and Crop Hail Insurance. She also has her Series 6 & 63 licenses.

Amy Fredrick
Farm Underwriting Lead
Kelly Webb

Kelly joined Loman-Ray Insurance Group in July of 2020, bringing 25+ years of insurance personal lines customer experience. She is licensed for Life, Health, Property & Casualty.

Kelly Webb
Customer Service Representative
Tara Behrend

Originally from Dewey, Tara grew up in the country and now lives in Villa Grove with her spouse and two children. She began her insurance career in November 2024 and looks forward to continuing to grow in the industry. Outside of work, she enjoys horses and reading, and hopes to one day move back to the country and own farm animals.

Tara Behrend
CSR
Petersburg
Rick Allen

Rick Allen specializes in all lines of insurance, focusing on crop and farm coverage. Now in his 35th year, he’s motivated by helping clients and serving the Petersburg community he’s lived in his whole life. Outside of work, Rick enjoys golfing, boating, playing guitar, and working on old cars, and says his family always makes his day better.

Rick Allen
Insurance Executive
Cassie Bennett

Cassie Bennett is an Insurance Advisor in the Petersburg office, specializing in auto, home, life, health, commercial, and crop insurance. She began her career in 2003 and loves serving the community she was born and raised in. Cassie values the loyal clients who’ve become friends over the years, and outside of work she stays busy with her five daughters’ activities.

Cassie Bennett
Insurance Executive
Ty Fornoff

Ty Fornoff handles crop insurance for the Petersburg office. A former Loman-Ray student employee, he’s motivated by giving clients peace of mind, especially in difficult seasons. Originally from Havana, he’s long been connected to Petersburg through its golf course. Outside of work, Ty enjoys golfing, hunting, and spending time with his yellow lab, River.

Ty Fornoff
Insurance Executive
Hailey Bennett

Hailey Bennett is a lifelong Petersburg resident who comes from a big family with four sisters and three spoiled pups. She’s excited to begin her journey at Loman-Ray and is grateful for the opportunity to grow in the insurance industry.

Hailey Bennett
Personal Lines
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104 N Main St, St. Joseph, IL, 61873
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