Mills & Sons Insurance Commercial Lines Staff
Mitchell Mills
President
Mitchell attended and graduated from Clinton High School. In 1983, he graduated from Drury College with a BA in Business Administration. In 1983 Mitchell returned to Clinton and joined his brother Milton and father Harry in the Agency. He was in charge of operations and service from 1988 to 1997. Mitchell became President in 1997 and the sole owner in 1998.
Over the years, Mitchell has been a director of Clinton Chamber of Commerce, Twin Lakes Hospice, United Way, Clinton School Committee 2000, Clinton Rotary Club, and Clinton Main Street.
Currently he is State National Director for the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents and serves on the Board of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association. He is also a director for First National Bank, Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc as well as a member of the, Clinton Rotary Club, Masons, Scottish Rite Shrine and Elks Club.
David Walker, CIC
Commercial Lines Sales
A native of Clinton, Missouri, David graduated from CMSU in 1967 receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He has served on the board of United Way, the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, chaired the G.S. Wetzel Memorial Boy Scouts of America Golf Tournament, a member of the Clinton Rotary Club, and past president of the Club.
David began his insurance career in 1968 holding several positions including Personal Lines Underwriter, Claims Adjuster Trainee, Subrogation, Underwriting Manager, Commercial Lines Underwriting Supervisor, Field Agent and Marketing Representative. In 1979, David joined Mills & Sons, Inc. For the last 29 years, he has been responsible for sales and production, primarily commercial and farm accounts.
David received the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) certificate in 1979 and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1984. He served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents. He continues to be active in the State Agents Association serving on various committees. David also served on an Agents Advisory Council for St. Paul Insurance Companies.
R. Stephen Myers
Commercial Lines Sales
Steve is a lifelong resident of Kansas City. He graduated from Kansas State University with a B.A. in Business Administration.
Steve joined Mills in 1992 and formed Mills Insurance Services, Inc. with Mitchell Mills, operating in Overland Park, KS.
Over the years, Steve has been a Boy Scout Leader, Little League Coach, a Director of the local YMCA, Big Brother & Sisters, Plaza Optimist Club and various other organizations.
Teresa Bollenbach, CIC
Commercial Lines Sales
Teresa began her insurance career in 1988. She joined Mills Insurance in July 2008 and operates out of the Camdenton location at Lake of the Ozarks. Her primary focus being business insurance she can customize all insurance needs for any type of business.
Teresa received her Certified Insurance Counselor Designation in 1994. She has served on a number of committees for the Missouri Independent Insurance Agents Association including Chairing the Young Agents Committee and most recently the Membership Committee. In 2000 she was awarded Young Agent of the year. Up until her position with us she was a member of the Board of Directors of Missouri Independent Insurance Agents.
Teresa continues to serve on the Legislative Committee for the Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Dogwood Animal Shelter in Osage Beach.
Matthew Cox
Commercial Lines Sales
Matthew Cox is a lifelong resident of Clinton, MO. He graduated from Clinton High School in 2001 and continued his education at the University of Missouri for two years before transferring to the University of Central Missouri where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in December of 2005. Matthew worked in the fields of banking and accounting before finding his home in the insurance industry.
Matthew is a board member of the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, and he and his wife, Stephani are members of the United Methodist Church in Clinton.
Parker Mills
Commercial Lines Sales
Parker graduated from Clinton High School in 2003. He then earned a BS in Business Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia in December of 2006. Upon graduation, Parker took a job with Allied Insurance in Des Moines, Iowa. Parker returned home and joined Mills and Sons in July of 2008. He is eager to carry on the family name by joining his uncle, Mitchell Mills, and actively participating in all aspects of the business.
Parker obtained his insurance license in September of 2005. Currently he is a member of the Clinton Elks lodge, Ducks Unlimited, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and various other community functions.
Natalie S. Sperry, CISR
Commercial Lines Manager
Natalie began her career in the insurance industry with Mills & Sons, Inc., in 1991. She is currently the commercial lines service manager. Prior to joining the Mills & Sons staff, she was a customer service supervisor for a label manufacturer in North Kansas City, Missouri for several years.
She is a member of the Independent Insurance Agents and the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents. Natalie has completed her designation for Certified Insurance Service Representative.
Natalie is a native of Clinton. She briefly moved to Northwest Missouri where she graduated from Hopkins High School as valedictorian of her class.
Patricia (Patti) Ann Sell, CISR
Account Representative
Patricia (Patti) Ann Sell was raised in Clinton, Missouri and graduated in the top ten percent of her class from Clinton High School in 1982. She was married to Rodney Sell in June of 1983. They are the parents of two boys, Tyler and Wade.
Patti entered the insurance field in January of 1995 and joined the team of professionals at Mills & Sons Insurance in August of 1997. She completed her Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation of August of 1998 after only 1 year of employment with this agency. This shows the dedication to knowledge instilled by the agency of Mills & Sons. She works in the Commercial Department as a Customer Service Representative.
Patti always has a smile on her face and is very pleasant to talk to on the phone. She is always willing to assist her customers with their insurance needs.
Leta Blevins
Account RepresentativeLeta has over 37 years of experience in Commercial Property Casualty Insurance. She spent 30 years working in Kansas City for Insurance Companies and Agencies ranked in the top 10 in the United States. Her experience has ranged from rating to management in Commercial Lines.
After working six years in the Springfield area, Leta joined the staff at Mills & Sons Insurance in 2006.
Roberta A. McKinley, CIC
Account Representative
Roberta joined the Mills & Sons team in 1981 as a personal lines service representative and bookkeeper. In 1982 under the guidance of Harry Mills, she began her career as a Commercial Lines Service Representative. She became Commercial Lines Manager in 1987. In 1997 she completed the five institutes required to receive her Certified Insurance Counselor designation. In 2000 she became Vice President of Marketing and Sales then in 2003 Roberta accepted the position of Accounting Manager and is also responsible for Company Appointments, Licensing and Systems Automation. In 2007 she once again changed positions within the Agency, and is currently servicing Commercial Lines Accounts.
Carla Hill, CISR
Account Representative
After living in Kansas City, MO for 5 years & attending Dickinson Business College, Carla moved back to the Golden Valley Area in 1992. She began work at Wetzel Clinic assisting Dr. Timothy Gabbert until 1995. Carla was the Missouri State Secretary for Ducks Unlimited from 1997-1999. She began her insurance career with Mills Insurance in January of 2000. Carla obtained her Insurance Agents License in February of 2001 and is currently a Commercial Lines Servicing Agent. In less than a year, she completed her Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation in April 2003.
She has a wonderful 13 year old daughter who is busy with many activities & is a member of the Clinton United Methodist Church.
She is a member of the Independent Insurance Agents, Missouri Association of Insurance Agents and the Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives.