Background: Hickok & Boardman of Stowe was opened in 1988. We specialize in helping clients throughout Vermont with their personal and commercial insurance. We are a Main Street agency with all the resources of one of Vermont's largest agencies.
Our staff of professionals are also all community members. We understand the importance of providing "our neighbors" with the most competitively priced comprehensive insurance program available. Hickok & Boardman of Stowe works with all the lead carriers in Vermont to offer innovative solutions to all your insurance needs.
Please call us or fill out the on-line applications to provide you a quote on your homeowners, auto or business insurance
Management & Account Executives
Rich Smith, President
rsmith@hbinsurance.com
Rich has been employed as a producer and manager for Hickok & Boardman since 1986. Previously he was employed as a large account underwriter for AIG and prior to that he worked in staff underwriting positions for The Hartford Insurance Company in New Orleans,Bridgeport and Rochester. Rich is currently a Board Member for Stowe Performing Arts and has served as Treasurer for the Vermont Lodging and Restaurant Association, State Board Member with Banknorth Vermont,Trustee for the Stowe Education Fund,Secretary for the Stowe Rotary Club,Director for Copley Hospital Foundation, Director for the Lamoille County United Way and Trustee for the Stowe Area Association. Rich is a 1981 graduate of the University of New Hampshire receiving a B.A in Economics and Business Administration.
Emile Willett
ewillett@hbinsurance.com
Emile has been employed as an Account Executive at Hickok & Boardman of Stowe, Inc since February of 2000. He is a 1992 graduate of Johnson State College where he earned is B.S. Degree in Health Sciences with an Allied Medical concentration. Emile has served as Trustee of the Bishop John A Marshall School since 2004 holding offices of Treasurer and Chair of the Board. He is active in supporting the school and including participation in the Bishop Marshall School, Men’s Booster Club. He resides in Morrisville with his wife and two children and enjoys hunting, softball, golf and spending time with his young family.
Stacie Deason
sdeason@hbinsurance.com
Stacie joined Hickok & Boardman in 2008 as a Commercial Account Executive specializing in Main Street Business. She is a graduate of Colorado College, where she received a B.A. in Biology and also attended a Sea Education Association Program that taught sailing and marine science with ports of call in Cuba and The Dominican Republic. From 2002-2003 while serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, she worked with Elder Services and the Senior Environmental Corps of South Dennis, MA. After completing the VISTA program, she became Office Manager for a well-known Sports Medicine Practice at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY. Stacie currently lives in Stowe and has worked for the Mount Mansfield Winter Academy and most recently The Farmers Insurance Group. She enjoys ice hockey, snowboarding, and farmers markets and is a member of The Burlington Business and Professional Women and Stowe Women’s Hockey.
