Alfa Corp.

Jung is a 1969 graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Before joining Alfa in 1999, he was with California Casualty Management Company in San Mateo, Calif., where he was also chief information officer, and Chubb and Son, Inc. of Warren, N.J., where he held a variety of positions and responsibilities involving the development of computer systems.

A Montgomery native, Ellis joined Alfa in 1975 as an investment officer. Since that time, he has held a variety of positions with the company, including assistant vice president, vice president, senior vice president and chief investment officer, and executive vice president, Investments. During his tenure, Alfa's assets have grown from $726 million in 1978 to $4.5 billion in 2007. Ellis earned a degree in political science from the University of North Carolina. He serves on the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Board and the MidCountry Financial Board.

Watts is a native of Union Springs, Ala. and joined Alfa in 1978 as a District Sales Manager. He earned Alfa’s Top District Manager honors for 15 consecutive years before being promoted to his current position in March 2006. Watts earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in school administration from the University of Montevallo.

Schellhorn joined Alfa in 1999 as vice president of Mergers and Acquisitions and was promoted to his current position in 2006. Before joining Alfa, Schellhorn was vice president of M&A at Caremark Rx. Prior to his business career, he served in the U.S. Army as an officer, commander and attack helicopter pilot. He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Schellhorn is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and earned his M.B.A. degree from Duke University.

Scott joined Alfa's legal team 15 years ago with a background in real estate work and insurance defense litigation. Scott also had prior legal experience as a corporate attorney, served as the Montgomery City Attorney and as a law clerk for an Alabama Supreme Court justice. He is a graduate of Cumberland Law School in Birmingham, Ala., and was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1981. His undergraduate degree is in industrial engineering from Auburn University.

Having joined Alfa 19 years ago as the regional manager for Marketing in South Alabama, Hardy has since been promoted to his current position as a senior vice president. Prior to Alfa, he was employed with Allstate Insurance for 23 years, where he held a variety of positions. A native of Atlanta, Hardy holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgia State University.

Golsan has more than 20 years of experience with Alfa and started in 1981 as an information technician. She has held the positions of life processing supervisor, conservation specialist, Marketing Administration director and vice president. Golsan has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Auburn University and is a graduate of Jones Law School. She holds an FLMI designation from Loma and a LLIF Designation from Limra International in conjunction with the Whorton School of Business/University of Pennsylvania.

A native of Montgomery, Azar began his career as an auditor with Alfa's accounting department in February 1958. He has held a variety of positions with the company since that time, including data processing manager, controller, vice president of Processing and senior vice president and CIO. Azar has a degree in accounting from the University of Alabama.

Johnson joined Alfa in 1980 as an agent and has served in various positions during his 26 years with the company, including claims adjuster, subrogation supervisor, special lines claims supervisor, district manager for Georgia and district manager for the Montgomery area. He became North Alabama regional claims manager in 1999 and served as Northern Alabama and Georgia regional claims manager until his promotion to his current position in 2006. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree in education from Troy University and he is also a graduate of Jones School of Law.

Smith, a native of El Dorado, Ark., graduated from Louisiana Tech University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Before joining Alfa in 2008, he was an associate vice president with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. With Nationwide he also held positions as regional sales officer, regional sales director and district sales manager. Smith also worked in management positions with the Erie Insurance Group and Newcourt Financial.

Robison has more than 28 years of experience with the Alfa companies and was promoted to his current position in 2007. Prior to his promotion, he served as Alfa’s vice president of Business Systems and Development. He has also worked as a programming supervisor and systems manager during his Alfa career. Robison holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Huntington College.

Bryant joined Alfa in 2001 with more than 20 years of leadership in the field of human resources. He formerly served as vice president of Human Resources with American General Life & Accident Insurance Company, based in Nashville, Tenn. Bryant earned his bachelor's degree in English from Davidson College and his MBA with a concentration in industrial and personnel management from the University of Tennessee.

Cabaniss has been a member of the Alfa team for 26 years. Before his current position, he held a variety of positions with the company, including agent, training specialist, director of Marketing Administration and vice president of Property Underwriting. A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., he has a bachelor's degree in management and a master's degree in education administration from the University of Alabama. He holds the CLU, ChFC, and LUTCF professional designations.