C&D INSURANCE SERVICE - Key Persons


Clint A. Knox

Job Titles:
  • Agent
  • Producer
Clint has been with C&D since September of 2004. Prior to joining C&D, Clint worked as an agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group. He holds a resident NC broker's license as well as licenses for Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Clint works as an independent producer for C&D and writes insurance for Commercial lines, Personal lines and Life & Health lines.

Clint Mason

Clint holds a resident NC license for Property & Casualty, Life & Health, and Long Term Care. Joining C&D in September of 2015, he is a recent Campbell University graduate receiving his MBA and Undergrad in Wealth Management. Prior to joining C&D, Clint worked in commercial banking. Clint specializes in reviewing, servicing, and writing business in Commercial Lines, Life & Health, Annuity, and Long Term Care products.

Emily M. Barefoot

Emily holds a NC Broker's license for Property & Casualty. She joined C&D in February 2012 and has 30+ years experience in the insurance industry. She reviews, services and places personal and commercial lines business for clients as an in-house producer. She is also a licensed NC Real Estate Broker and a Notary Public. She is a member of the Harnett County Board of Health and the Dunn State Employees Credit Union advisory board.

James A. (Jim) Burgin - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • the Agency Principal
Jim is the Agency Principal and manages the agency on a day-to-day basis. He has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Jim holds a resident North Carolina broker's license as well as licenses for Property & Casualty and Life & Health. He also holds a non-resident South Carolina broker's license.

Jamie Billingsley

Jamie holds a resident NC Property & Casualty license, and also holds the CRIS & CBIA commercial insurance designations specializing in construction. Jamie joined C&D in April of 2013, has been in the insurance industry since 2005. He manages the Commercial Lines book of business, as well as marketing and placing new business for the agency, in-house producers, and agents within the Insurance Network Group. Jamie writes all types of Business & Professional Liability insurance for any size.

Kammy B. Ricker

Job Titles:
  • Personal Lines Agent
Kammy holds a resident NC Broker's license as well as a license for Property & Casualty. She has been with C&D since August of 2008 and has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry. She reviews, places and services business for clients of C&D, in-house producers and external producers including agents in the Insurance Network Group. Prior to joining C&D, Kammy worked for other local agencies as a Personal lines agent.

Marsha M. Hriz

Marsha is from Arkansas where she started her insurance career in 2012. She moved to NC in 2017, and lives in Dunn, NC.

Shelby Shi-Ann Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Personal Lines Agent
Shelby joined C&D in May of 2018 as an administrative assistant/receptionist for our Lillington location. She obtained her Property and Casualty license in December 2018 and has since moved to our Angier location to be a full-time agent. Her duty is to assist clients with obtaining insurance for their personal assets, and to service our current clientele. Shelby holds an Associate's degree in Office Administration and is a licensed Notary Public. She lives in Fuquay-Varina with her husband.

Stephanie Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service / Administrative Assistant
Stephanie assists our clients at the front desk with payments, as well as acting as Administrative Assistant for our team of agents. She retired form Harnett County Government with over 26 years of dedicated service. Not wanting to give up her passion for customer service, Stephanie decided to re-enter the workforce and joined the C&D Insurance staff in April, 2021. She enjoys traveling and fishing at the beach with her family.

Thomas J. Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Personal Lines Manager / Agent
Tom holds a resident NC license for Property & Casualty. Tom has been with C&D since March of 2006. He manages the Personal Lines book of business. He also reviews and places business for clients of in-house producers as well as for external producers including agents in the Insurance Network Group. Tom is also a Notary Public.