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Tom Ashley, AIAM, AIP, Instructor

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In 1987, Tom obtained his property-casualty and life & health life insurance licenses and worked as an agent in Vero Beach, Florida. In 1994, he moved to Tallahassee and joined the staff of the Florida Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (FAIFA), serving as VP of Communications and Professional Development and later as senior vice president. Tom served as FAIFA's primary CE instructor where he developed, wrote, and oversaw Department of Financial Services (DFS) approval of FAIFA's CE classes offered to members throughout the state. As FAIA insurance instructor, Tom's life and health insurance background adds another dimension to FAIA's Education Department as he assists FAIA members with life and health issues and provides top-notch life and health insurance education. In addition, Tom oversees coursework for the AIAM (Associate in Insurance Account Management) designation and provides assistance with the AIP (Associate in Insurance Production) sales training courses. Prior to his insurance and association experience, Tom served as public relations director of Vista Properties, a developer of condominium and golf communities in south Florida. He is a 1978 graduate of the University of Florida where he majored in Public Relations. He is married to wife Laurie, a licensed building contractor who owns Design Point Homes in Tallahassee. They have three daughters: Katie (a student at American University's Washington College of Law), Meredith (FSU), and Elizabeth (Lawton Chiles High School).

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