Deborah is a lifelong learner and teacher. She was a training and development manager for customer service centers for over twenty years. The tech company she worked for in 2001 was part of the tech bubble that burst, so she turned her attention to her lifelong desire to work with children. She took her bachelor’s degree in English and added a year of studying, student teaching, and testing for the Texas teacher certifications (she currently has eight). Deborah immediately started working on her Masters in Literacy, completing it in 2005. When she moved to Amarillo in 2004, she went to work at Amarillo College teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). The following year she began working as an ESL teacher for AISD, first at Caprock High School, then Austin Middle School and Bivins Elementary (two different age groups in one day – which was wild), and finally moving to Tradewind Elementary where she taught for 12 years. She retired from Amarillo College in 2019 and from AISD in 2022. 

Laura presented Deborah with the opportunity to work with her to develop Medicare services for her clients. She had a great time studying for her Life, Health, and HMO insurance license, proving to herself that her 70-year-old brain still worked! Deborah gets to do what she loves: learning and teaching.  Medicare can be a challenge to master, but since she HAS Medicare, Social Security, and TRS, she feels she has the knowledge and experience to help people make the Medicare and retirement decisions that work best for them. She’s so happy to be here, continuing her life of service to her community. 

Deborah is insurance licensed in Texas.

Areas of Focus

• Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing
• Hospital Indemnity
• Cancer and/or Heart and Stroke
• Long-term Care
• Life Insurance Analysis  

Qualifications

• Life and Health Insurance License

• National Social Security Advisor Certificate Holder

   

With over 20 years of experience in coaching and education, Michael’s journey into the financial world is rooted in his passion for teaching and helping others. Starting with a Bachelor's degree in General Business, Michael developed an early love for finance, which was further nurtured as he pursued a Master’s degree in Business Leadership while working as a graduate assistant in collegiate football coaching.

Michael's career in education saw him working at both Amarillo High and Randall High, where he taught Economics and Government, deepening his understanding of financial principles and strengthening his financial acuity. His transition into the financial industry was a natural progression, having worked part-time in the field while coaching, and his transition was motivated by a desire to help individuals and families navigate their financial journeys.

Now being full-time in the profession, Michael combines his coaching mindset with his financial training, offering families help to achieve their financial goals. He is deeply committed to helping his clients make informed decisions for their futures.

Outside of his professional life, Michael is an avid consumer of financial news and investment strategies, staying current with market trends. He enjoys spending quality time with his wife and children, balancing his personal and professional commitments.

Michael is insurance licensed in Texas.

Areas of Focus

• Retirement
• Life Insurance Analysis
• Personal Property Insurance

Qualifications

• Life Insurance License
• Personal Lines Insurance License
• Masters Business Leadership
• Bachelors General Business

Sarah has been in the insurance business since 2016. Originally working for a Leads Company in Austin Texas, she obtained her P&C General Lines Insurance License, while transitioning into a sales agent role. She started working for an independent agency with a primary focus on auto insurance policies in 2017.

Sarah and her family decided to move to Amarillo, TX in 2019 where she continued working remotely selling auto insurance through the same agency until they sold the business in 2021. After taking some time to be with family, Sarah started working with her previous management as an Onboarding Specialist gaining experience in tax forms with small businesses, employee forms, and onboarding new clients. Sarah also has 11 years of experience in customer service work and 1 year servicing commercial policies and handling commercial claims. Her expertise falls in the P&C industry and she loves helping clients find a policy that works for them!

Outside of her professional career, Sarah has been married to her husband Joseph for 8 years and they have a 15 year old son who attends Randall HS. She enjoys volunteering with the marching band family, enjoys traveling with her family, and is an avid reader.

Sarah is insurance licensed in Texas.

Areas of Focus

• Retirement
• Life Insurance Analysis
• Personal Property Insurance
• Commercial Property Insurance  

Qualifications

• Life and Health Insurance License
• General Lines Insurance License
• Bachelor’s of Arts/Mass Communications-WTAMU
• Associate of Science-Amarillo College