Meet the Team

Sam Massey
President

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With almost 40 years of experience in sales and management, Sam Massey has made a career of working with agents in establishing new markets, expanding client base, and maximizing production.  Sam blends his knowledge of the industry with a unique ability to develop mutually beneficial relationships with those he serves.

Sam is a graduate of Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia. He established The Agents’ Marketing Group in Athens in 1984 and has been a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He can be reached at smassey@amgida.com.

Sam Massey, Jr.
Vice President

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Sam Massey, Jr has been with The Agents' Marketing Group since January of 2003. He has learned the inner workings of the organization by working in every department throughout his career. He currently holds the position of Regional Sales Director and works with our other RSDs and producers in the field.

He is married to Morgan Massey and they live in Athens, GA with their daughter (Lucy), son (Tripp), and two dogs, Riley and Abby. He can be reached at smasseyjr@amgida.com or 706-995-5048.

Our Regional Relationship Directors

Dale Stephens
Regional Sales Director

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Dale began his insurance career in 1976 as a personal producing agent. He moved into a home office-based marketing position for a major life and disability carrier in 1979, where he worked with agents from all 50 states.  In 1984 he moved to Atlanta and was promoted to Regional Vice President for the southeast.  From 1984 to 2005 he was responsible for the marketing of Life, disability and annuity products through the recruitment and management of relationships with independent producers in as many as 7 southeastern states for two different major carriers. 

​Dale joined Agents' Marketing Group as a recruiter/marketer in 2005. He can be reached at dstephens@amgida.com.

Charlie Nash
Regional Sales Director

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Charlie Nash has been with The Agents' Marketing Group for over 10 years. Currently he is a Wholesale Marketer & Recruiter. Prior to joining AMG, he spent 31 years with the University System in Georgia. He has a BBA from UGA. He has his Life & Health licenses. He is married to Melanie and has two children. He enjoys an occasional round of golf, traveling with the "Bloom Group", any sports event the DAWGS play in, and of course, watching his grand kids grow up. He is a member of First Baptist Church, Classic City Kiwanis, Athens Area Insurance & Financial Advisors, and Georgia Retired Educators Association. He can be reached at cnash@amgida.com. 

Willie Jester
Regional Sales Director

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Willie Jester cut his teeth in the insurance and real estate business early on as his parents owned Jester Realty and Insurance, in Franklin, VA. 

A Virginia Tech graduate, class of 1988, Willie began with American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC) in the Northern Virginia area. His passion for motivating, teaching and mentoring never waned, as he began teaching and training others.  

Virginia Tech recognized his success and brought Willie in to teach students from a real world perspective. He taught “Quick Start to Business” to 520 Pamplin College of Business freshmen and also empowered Juniors and Seniors by teaching them a measurable skill – Selling - via his “Buyer-Seller Relationships” class. In his spare time he writes. You can find his work on Amazon, or visit his LinkedIn Profile for his latest posts. 

Willie resides in Blacksburg, VA with his wife, Leslie.

Case Design & Case Management

​Crystal Fletcher
Case Manager

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​Crystal Fletcher joined AMG as a Case Manager in December of 2020. Prior to joining the Agents’ Marketing Group, Crystal worked as the Deputy Clerk for the State Court of Jackson County. She received her Bachelor degree in Finance from the University of North Georgia in Gainesville.
Crystal resides in Jefferson, GA with her husband Jon, and two children.
You can reach Crystal at 706-995-5051 or cfletcher@amgida.com

Austin Peek
Marketer and Case Designer

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​Austin joined The Agents’ Marketing Group in October 2019 as a Marketing Intern and came aboard full time in May of 2020.
 
Austin is a graduate of The University of Georgia where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management and Insurance with a certificate in Entrepreneurship. In his free time, Austin enjoys playing drums, playing tennis, and woodworking. Austin also attends Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Athens.

He can be reached at austin@amgida.com or 706-995-5044

Hannah Asbell
Marketer and Case Designer

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​Hannah joined The Agents’ Marketing Group in May 2021 as a marketer/case designer. 
 
She can be reached at hasbell@amgida.com or 706-995-5057

Megan Gibbs
Case Manager

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Megan joined AMG as a Case Manager in October of 2021. Previously Megan worked in the Medical Billing Department at a local physician’s office.

She was raised in the Metro-Atlanta area but moved to Athens in the summer of 2016. She currently resides in Hull, GA with her husband, Brian, and their black lab named Bo.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends. 
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She can be reached at mgibbs@amgida.com or 706-995-5045.

Sally Sadler
Case Manager / Marketer

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Sally joined The Agents’ Marketing Group October 2012.  She previously worked as the office manager in the Atlanta Transamerica career agency / Brokerage General agency  for 30 years.  In addition to the day to day office management functions at Transamerica she also worked with producers assisting with illustrations and  new business processing.  She now works with Dale Stephens and Susan Sadler as new business case manager and assisting with illustrations and case design. She can be reached at sally@amgida.com.

Susan Sadler
Case Manager

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Susan joined Agents’ Marketing Group in January of 2010.  She began her career in the life insurance business in 1984.  She has worked for personally producing agents and in the southeastern regional sales offices of two major life insurance carriers.  Susan began working with Dale Stephens in 1988.  She functions as case manager for all agents in Dale Stephens’ production group. She can be reached at ssadler@amgida.com.

Annuities Division

Megan Pfeiffer
Annuities Sales Director

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Megan has over 20 years in the Financial Services Industry.  Her experience includes wholesaling products at both the individual advisor level as well as to Broker Dealers to establish Selling Agreements and grow overall product distribution. Megan's experience includes annuity sales as Regional Sales Director for  Nationwide Financial and National Key Account Manager with USAllianz.  She was integral in building their current distribution from the ground up. Megan served as Vice President Advisory Services for FSC Securities in Atlanta and promoted Alternative Investments for Walton International.   

Megan attended Miami University (Oxford, OH) and grew up in Roswell.  She can be reached at megan@amgida.com or 678-951-7917.

Dana Leyva
Annuities & Securities Internal

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Dana started with AMG in August of 2015.  She has 15+ years’ experience in marketing, financial services, business analysis, and administration.
Prior to working for AMG, Dana spent 13 years as a business analyst for AIG Advisor Group in their fee-based division.

Dana is an Annuities Internal and specializes in helping agents navigate the administrative side of annuity products.  From product illustrations to application submission and issue, she is focused on getting your business approved as quickly and painlessly as possible.  

Dana grew up in Michigan and attended Delta College and the University of Michigan. She lives in Georgia with her husband and two children. She spends her free time reading and picking up after her children.
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You can reach Dana at dana@amgida.com or 706-995-5056.

Contracting & Licensing

Tabatha Fleming
​Contracting Coordinator

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Tabatha joined The Agents’ Marketing Group in June 2021.

She can be reached at tfleming@amgida.com or 706-995-5054

Operations

Tracy ​​Zeilenga
Vice President of Operations

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Tracy Zeilenga joined AMG as Operations Coordinator in March of 2013. Prior to joining The Agents' Marketing Group, Tracy worked as Office Manager at a healthcare technology company based out of Roswell, GA.

Tracy was raised in a small town in Northwest Indiana, near Chicago, and now resides in Watkinsville, GA with her husband, Mark, and four children.

You can reach Tracy at tracy@amgida.com or 706-995-5042.

Jordan Armour
Assistant of Operations

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​Jordan joined The Agent's Marketing Group in September 2019 as the Operations Assistant.

Jordan is a graduate of The University of Georgia where she obtained her degree in Business Administration.

​In Jordan’s free time she enjoys cooking, hiking and shopping. ​She currently resides in Athens, GA with her dog, Nellie. 

You can reach Jordan at
706-543-1376 or
jordan@amgida.com

Julie Jenkins
Insurance Advisor

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​Julie has been with AMG since 1986.  She has worked in almost every department of AMG as well as the DI department at Protective Life’s home office.  She currently assists Sam with policyholder service and personal sales.

Julie attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Georgia College. She is married to Michael Jenkins and they have two cats, Buster and Butterbean, and one dog, Benjamin. 
You can reach Julie at julie@amgida.com.

Tricia Massey
Chief of Everything

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Tricia Massey has been with The Agents' Marketing Group since 1984. She works in the Accounting Department alongside Emily Green and Lynn Jones. Tricia mostly works with production and convention points. She is the wife of Sam Massey, Sr. and enjoys traveling with friends and family.

​She can be reached at tmassey@amgida.com.

Morgan Massey
Operations Consultant

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​Morgan Massey graduated from Georgia College & State University in 2006 with a B.A. in Business Administration. She has been with AMG since Spring 2009 and helps Sam Massey, Jr. with his personal clients. She and Sam live in Bogart with their children, Lucy and Tripp, and dog, Abby.

Administrative 

Kayla Webb
Administrative Assistant 

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​Kayla joined the Agents’ Marketing Group in April of 2021 as the Administrative Assistant for Sam E. Massey, Jr. 
​Kayla is a student at The University of Georgia where she is obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Sports Management. Kayla was raised in Ringgold, GA but now resides in Athens, GA with her dog, Remi. 
You can reach her at 706-995-5046 or kwebb@amgida.com

Accounting Department

Angela Brown 
Director of Finance 

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Angela Brown is a Navy Brat and Army Vet (Desert Storm) from Athens, Ga. She has lived in Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas but calls Georgia her home. After working twenty years in the accounting field, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Colorado Technical University Online in 2018 and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Accounting and Financial Management from DeVry’s Keller Graduate School of Management online. She currently resides in Athens with her husband and three children. 

You can reach her at 706-995-5041 or abrown@amgida.com

Lynn Jones
Production Specialist

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Lynn Jones works in the Accounting Department alongside Angela Brown. She is primarily responsible for verifying commissions and tracking production for our Premier Partners Program.

She can be reached at lynn@amgida.com.

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