Employee Directory
 Agency Principals
Steve Johnson
  Title : Chief Executive Officer / President
  Email : sjohnson@mjai.com
  Bio : Upon earning his degree at Indiana State University, Steve took a management position with Delco Remy in Anderson, Indiana. It was there, in 1974 that he heard the calling and came to work for his parents.

Steve is the Chief Executive Officer for Marvin Johnson & Associates, heavily involved in both the day-to-day operations and the long term planning. In addition, he is a salesman, having closed the sale on many of the agency’s biggest accounts. Steve belongs to the American Trucking Associations, the Interstate Truckload Carrier Conference, and the state trucking associations in Illinois, Indiana, (serving on the Board of Directors), Kentucky and Ohio. He has been on advisory boards for many of the insurance companies the agency represents.

Retiring with the rank of Captain in the Indiana National Guard, Steve and his wife live in Columbus. They have two children.
 
Roger Johnson
  Title : Secretary / Treasurer
  Email : rjohnson@mjai.com
  Bio : Roger started with the agency in 1979 working small account renewals. Today he acts as a producer / manager of the midsize fleets(20 - 50 power units)group, he also serves as Secretary/Treasurer for Marvin Johnson & Associates. A member of the Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio Trucking Associations, Roger and wife have three children. They live in Columbus.
 
Roger Tucker
  Title : Member of the Board
  Email : rtucker@mjai.com
  Bio : Upon graduating from Indiana University in 1982, Roger joined the staff at Marvin Johnson & Associates. He is one of the leading agents for the firm. In addition, Roger has served the Indiana Motor Truck Association as chairman of Safety Council, Truck Driving Championship, and Driver of the Year committee. Roger, his wife and their two children live in Columbus, Indiana.
 
Ed Donovan
  Title : Member of the Board
  Email : edonovan@mjai.com
  Bio : Ed has been with our agency since 1991. Prior to that, he gained valuable experience as an insurance underwriter and producer. Ed specializes in larger fleet business, particularly those fleets with 30+ power units. He is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Trucking Association’s Safety Council. A Bowling Green State University graduate.
 
 Agents
Russ Shreiner
  Email : rshreiner@mjai.com
  Bio : In 1981, Marvin Johnson & Associates decided to expand into Ohio. Russ was hired to head up that expansion. He was the first non-family member to join the agency. A graduate of the University of Akron, Russ has been in the truck insurance industry since 1977. He is a member of the Ohio Trucking Association.

Russ and his wife, reside in Barberton, Ohio with their two daughters. He is currently a member of the Barberton School Board.
 
Jim Arthur
  Email : jarthur@mjai.com
  Bio : Jim began his career with Marvin Johnson & Associates in 1988, after spending three years as the director of the local Boys Club. He is a graduate of Purdue University, and is a member of both, the American Trucking Associations and the Indiana Motor Truck Association. A resident of Columbus, Jim and his wife, have two sons.
 
Woody Atwood
  Email : watwood@mjai.com
  Bio : A Franklin College graduate, Woody joined Marvin Johnson & Associates in 1995, bringing with him over 15 years of insurance experience. Woody works with larger fleet accounts, specializing in SIRs and large deductible programs. He is a member of both the Indiana and Kentucky Motor Truck Associations. Woody, his wife and their two children reside in Franklin, Indiana.
 
Don Doty
  Email : ddoty@mjai.com
  Bio : Don has been affiliated with the agency since 1981. He currently heads up the Owner/Operator Department. A member of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, Don has served as a judge in the Truck Driving Champioships for many years. He and his family live in Scipio, Indiana.
 
Mike Johnson
  Email : mjohnson@mjai.com
  Bio : Mike has been with Marvin Johnson & Associates since 1972. He was the first of Marvin and Fran’s sons to join the organization. He currently holds the position of President. Mike also sells-he has been the leading sales producer 10 of the past 15 years. He is affiliated with the Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio Trucking Associations and the Interstate Truckload Carrier Conference.

He also serves as an active liaison with our insurance company partners. Mike and his wife have raised three children and make their home in Columbus.
 
Tom Shaw
  Email : tshaw@mjai.com
  Bio : Tom joined Marvin Johnson & Associates in January 1998 after six years with Johnson-Witkemper Insurance, our multi-line agency. He has been in the insurance business for 10 years and has received his CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) designation. Tom is part of our Owner/Operator- Small Fleet division. Tom is a grauduate of Purdue University and lives in the Columbus area with his wife and three children.
 
Tony Johnson
  Email : ajohnson@mjai.com
  Bio : Tony Johnson was hired on with the Marvin Johnson family in May of 2001. He has been a licensed agent since February of 2002. He earned his bachleor's degree from the University of Indianapolis, graduating in 2001. He was a letterman with the Universtiy of Indianapolis mens football program, under coach Joe Polizzi. He is the grandson of Marvin Johnson, and the son of Stephen Johnson. Tony has grown up in the agency, and will continue the tradition of selling insurance with the Marvin Johnson family. He resides in Columbus, IN.
 
Lance Riegle
  Email : lriegle@mjai.com
  Bio : Lance Riegle joined The Marvin Johnson Family in the spring of 2003. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Indianapolis. Lance was a 4 year letter winner in football and also participated in student teaching for the university. Lance is part of the owner operator small fleet division of Marvin Johnson and resides in Indianapolis.
 
Josh Wigginton
  Email : jwigginton@mjai.com
  Bio : Josh joined the Non-Fleet Division of Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc. in late November of 2004. He obtained an Associates Degree in Elementary Education from Lincoln Trail College in 1999 before transferring to the University of Indianapolis where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Administration in 2002. Josh played baseball at each school for 2 years, obtaining many awards and titles in the 4 year span.

Josh now resides in New Whiteland with his wife and at this time has one son, Cayden.
 
Mike Bonham
  Email : mbonham@mjai.com
  Bio : Michael R. Bonham; born in Ohio, attended and graduated from Bowling Green University for both undergraduate and graduate schools. Has over 20 years experience in the insurance business begun insurance career with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance before moving to the property & casualty business. Worked with a large Independence agent for 13 yrs in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Joined Marvin Johnson& Associates, Inc. In 1997. Recently completed year as president of the professional insurance agents of Indiana, has served on the board of directors for the PIA for 8 years.
 
 Workers Compensation
Shannon Johnson Smith
  Email : ssmith@mjai.com
  Bio : Prior to coming to MJAI in December of 1998, Shannon attended Tri-State University and Indiana University with a major in Sociology and a Minor in Business Law. She then attended nursing school in which she graduated in 2000 with a 3.5 G.P.A. with an Associates in the Science of Nursing. With her key background factors being Medicine and Business Law, the field of Workman’s Compensation was a natural fit.

Since coming to MJAI, Shannon and her department have implemented a number of programs which have been proven to be very beneficial to MJAI’s clients. Shannon has been able to construct a Workman’s Compensation Cost Reduction Plan, bring to the table new and competitive Work Comp Markets, Review and Supervise all work comp losses and loss ratios for any trends for corrective actions.

Shannon is the daughter of Steve Johnson and granddaughter of Marvin Johnson. Shannon and her family reside in Columbus, Indiana.
 
 Employee Benefits
W. Andrew Denny , CLU, ChFC
  Email : adenny@mjai.com
  Bio : After graduating with from the University of South Alabama with a Master’s degree in Education, Andy began his career as a coach and teacher in Birmingham, Alabama. But in February of 1976, Andy came home to Seymour, IN, and started his own life and health insurance business as Denny & Company, which quickly grew to include employee benefits, estate planning and securities sales as an Investment Advisor Representative. In June of 2003, Denny & Company joined Marvin Johnson and Associates.

Andy stays busy with such activities as being the former State Director of the Indiana Life Underwriters, Rotary – Paul Harris Fellow, Past Chairman for the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Community Foundation of Jackson County, a life member of MDRT and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Additionally, Andy was elected to the University of South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Silver Anniversary Team in 1993. He currently serves on the Alumni Board of Directors at the University of South Alabama.

An avid golfer, Andy resides in Seymour, Indiana, with his wife, Carol. They have two grown children; Drew who also works with Marvin Johnson and Associates, and Tricia, a pharmaceuticals sales representative in Indianapolis.
 
Andrew C. Denny
  Email : ddenny@mjai.com
  Bio : Upon graduating from Indiana University in 1996 with a accounting degree, Drew began his career in the insurance business with Mass Mutual. A year later, he was hired as director of operations for a brokerage firm in Indianapolis that specialized in selling life insurance and financial planning products to independent financial advisors and registered representatives. In August 2001 Drew moved back home and joined his father in their family insurance and financial services agency “W. Andrew Denny & Company, Inc”. Drew is also a registered representative and investment advisor associate with Transamerica Financial Advisors. He resides in Columbus, IN.
 
Julie Oliver
  Email : joliver@mjai.com
 
 Safety and Claims
Michelle Fouch
  Email : mfouch@mjai.com
  Bio : Michelle joined Marvin Johnson & Associates in November 1999. Michelle processes claims and maintains files on claims. She also originates necessary correspondence to aid in the settlement of claims and files certificates of compliance and crash reports to appropriate departments. Michelle is also responsible for the video library and loss analysis.
 
Diana Mayer
  Email : dmayer@mjai.com
  Bio : Diana has over 15 years of transportation management experience with two of Indiana's largest carriers. Her expertise falls in the areas of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations compliance and liability and workers' compensation claims loss control. Her knowledge is continually updated by attendance at courses such as those presented by the National Committee for Motor Fleet Supervisor Training and Certification. A member of the Indiana Motor Truck Association Safety Management Council since 1984, she served as chairman of that council for the 1991-1992 year. She was honored by the IMTA as the Safety Professional of the Year in 1993. In 1995 she was chairman of the Indiana Professional Driving Championships. Diana has received commendations from the governor of the State of Indiana for her participation in evaluating truck driver training schools. She is available to present training classes to drivers or supervisors on topics such as drug and alcohol awareness, hazardous materials transportation and hours of service rules compliance. However, customizing training programs to fit a specific need is always a welcome challenge.
 
Les Nugen
  Email : lnugen@mjai.com
  Bio : Les is graduate of Indiana State University. In his present position Les conducts safety meetings for drivers, assists the Safety Department with DOT regulations, driver qualifications with DOT regulations, loss analysis and accident prevention.
 
John Gregory Varn
  Email : gvarn@mjai.com
  Bio : A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Greg came to Marvin Johnson & Associates in 2001, after working for 32 years in all phases of management in the trucking industry. This valuable hands on experience has allowed Greg to make the transition to both the Safety and Sales Departments within our agency. Greg spends most of his time in sales but also conducts Safety Meetings for motor carriers insured by our agency.

Greg is a long time member of the Ohio Trucking Association, works out of the Ohio office, has two children and resides in Canton, Ohio.
 
 Senior Management
Steve Johnson
  Title : Chief Executive Officer / President
  Email : sjohnson@mjai.com
 
Mark Thayer
  Title : Chief Financial Officer
  Email : mthayer@mjai.com
 
Mike Bonham
  Title : Director of Sales and Marketing
  Email : mbonham@mjai.com
 
Diana Mayer
  Title : Director of Underwriting
  Email : dmayer@mjai.com
 
  Diana Mayer
  Title : Director of Safety and Claims
  Email : lnugen@mjai.com
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