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Rhonda Nikunen - rnikunen@otismagie.com
COO, Executive Vice-President
Rhonda began her insurance career in 1987 as a Customer Service Assistance for Insurance Service Agency in Duluth, MN. In 1990, she took a position with RJA Companies in Eden Prairie, MN, as an Account Manager for commercial property & casualty insurance, focusing on marketing and customer relations.
In 1996, she joined Otis-Magie Insurance Agency, and is currently the Commercial Lines Manager. In addition to managing, she continues to focus on large commercial accounts, with an emphasis on marketing, risk analysis, and customer relations.
Rhonda earned her Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 1994.
Continued educational studies relating to insurance and business operations are an ongoing objective for Rhonda to meet the needs of the agency's clients. |
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Pam Smith - psmith@otismagie.com
HR Director, Administrative Manager
Pam joined the Otis-Magie team in 2004. Pam is a graduate of UMD with a major in Political Science. She also holds her Property Casualty License and has received her Human Resource Generalist Certificate from UWS. Pam is responsible for all the day to day operations as well as Human Resource functions for the agency. |
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Judy Davern - jdavern@otismagie.com
Commercial Lines CSR
Judy joined the Otis Magie team in 1993 after 15 years working in a variety of roles for other agencies. Judy holds her CISR designation and works with a variety of risks from ski hill resorts to non-profits and small contractors. She enjoys the friendly atmosphere at Otis Magie, and appreciates being part of a well respected agency. |
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Karen Hurtig - khurtig@otismagie.com
Commercial Lines CSR
Karen joined Otis Magie in 1983 handling claims and moved to commercial lines in 1985. Prior to coming to Otis Magie, she was with Hartford Insurance Group from 1967 to 1983. Karen holds a CISR designation and concentrates on commercial lines. |
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Cherie Leppala - cleppala@otismagie.com
Commercial Lines CSR
With more than 40 years of industry experience, Cherie uses her CISR designation to take great care of her clients. She joined the Otis Magie team in 1990 and focuses primarily on commercial lines. |
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Kim Miles - kmiles@otismagie.com
Commercial Lines CSR & Marketer
Kim began her insurance career in 2001 and spent four years working in commercial lines with another local company before joining the staff at Otis-Magie. She specializes in commercial lines and new business marketing. She appreciates the benefits of working with a large agency like Otis-Magie and the wide variety of markets they serve. |
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Jessa Nevin - jnevin@otismagie.com
Accountant
Jessa earned her Associate Degree from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in 1996. She began her insurance career in 2004 and joined Otis-Magie in 2006 as a Commercial Lines CSR. In 2008 Jessa transitioned to the Accounting Department as an assistant. She was promoted to Accountant in 2011. Jessa enjoys working with a team that has integrity and truly cares about their clients. |
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Nicole (Nikki) Reese - nreese@otismagie.com
Assistant Bookkeeper
Nicole joined the Otis-Magie team in January 2011 after working as a teller at a local community bank. She has a degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a major in Finance and is currently pursuing a second degree in Accounting. As the Assistant Bookkeeper, Nicole’s responsibilities range from data entry into the bookkeeping system to the recording and processing of customer payments , as well as any other duties that help the bookkeeper operate smoothly. She enjoys the atmosphere at Otis and looks forward to learning more about the insurance industry. |
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Linda Nollett - lnollett@otismagie.com
Personal Lines Processor
Linda joined Otis-Magie in 2002, after having worked as a receptionist with another agency. She is currently certified for property and casualty lines of coverage and works with renewals, endorsements and cancellations. Linda thinks the people at Otis-Magie are fantastic to work with and appreciates the support provided by management and her co-workers. |
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Judy Pauling - jpauling@otismagie.com
Claims Processor
Judy's insurance career began in the 1970s in Grand Marais. She has since moved to Duluth and joined the team at Al Robins Agency which ultimately brought her to Otis-Magie. Judy is licensed in Minnesota for property and casualty coverage and currently does claims processing for both personal and commercial lines of coverage. She has enjoyed being a part of the largest insurance agency north of the Twin Cities. She loves the Otis-Magie community and the way that knowledge and expertise are shared to make customer service the top priority. |
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Jen Swor - jswor@otismagie.com
Personal Lines Processor
Jen joined the Otis Magie team in January 2005 and focuses primarily on personal lines processing. She received her property and casualty license in October 2006 and has enjoyed the team atmosphere at Otis Magie. |
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Pamela Carlson
Commercial Lines CSR
Pam has been in the insurance industry for over 15 years and of that 10 have been with Otis-Magie. Pam started in the Personal Lines department in 1998 as a Customer Service Representative and then in 2008 moved into the Commercial Lines department as a processor. Pam is a vital member of her department and provides valuable assistance to our Customer Service Reps in our office and also in Hibbing. She is currently working on obtaining her CISR designation. |
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Jodi Martin
Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Jodi has been a part of the Otis-Magie team since 2004. Jodi is our receptionist and billing clerk. Jodi works in a fast pace office and is responsible for answering the telephones and assisting clients with payment and billing questions. She also performs multiple tasks and helps with special projects in our Personal lines department. |
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Marie McCorkell – mmccorkell@otismagie.com
Commercial Lines CSR/Processor
Marie joined the Commercial Lines department at Otis Magie in 2009 after 16 years at another local agency. Marie has held her Property and Casualty license since 1991 and also holds her CISR designation accreditation. She has a long background in customer service and enjoys working with clients and the team atmosphere in the agency.
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Jennifer Ecklund -
jecklund@otismagie.com
Commercial Lines Processor
Jennifer joined the Otis Magie team in April of 2011 as the receptionist/office assistant. She was promoted in June to the Commercial Lines department as a processor. In this position she works closely with the Customer Service Reps in our office to help meet the needs of our clients.
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Tennille Phelps
Receptionist-Office Assistant
Tennille is responsible for assisting clients on the telephone and who arrive in our office. Tennille performs many functions that help all areas of our agency and also takes on special projects when needed. Tennille's position is very important to our agency as she is the first staff member that a current or perspective client will seek assistance from.
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