John was born and raised in Cleveland, OH and graduated from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Also playing baseball while at Emory, John pursued a career as a professional player before turning to his business acumen. In 2016 he moved into the insurance industry, joining MG Skinner and tasked to increase penetration of Skinner Select products throughout the existing strategic partner base. He has been instrumental in expanding and increasing the profitability of those relationships, while proactively prospecting to seek out new opportunities to drive growth.

Anthony Davila joined MG Skinner on January 2023 as a program manager for the MGA Community Association D&O and Crime program. He brings over two decades of commercial insurance experience, specializing in the community association niche. Anthony began his career at Travelers Insurance in 1999 (Tampa, FL), where he served in various commercial underwriting roles until 2006. In 2006, he joined Kevin Davis Insurance Services, progressing through roles including Senior Underwriter, Marketing and co-managing the Florida Office. By 2012, he became a Program Manager for a Risk Purchasing Group (HARP, a Community Association Umbrella program. He managed the Excess program for the Southeast/East coast regions while supporting the distribution of key wholesale products including D&O, Crime, and Cyber products from Florida. Anthony has built a deep expertise in serving the community association market, his specialized background positions himself as a valuable resource to clients and partners across the insurance industry.

Gus Gallup joined MG Skinner in 2007 after an extensive career in insurance beginning in 1978. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Gus has experience on both the company and brokerage sides of the business and has succeeded in a variety of positions including underwriting, sales, risk management and senior management with a number of large national firms A Senior Vice President at Swett & Crawford by 1987, Gus developed their most profitable branch office in the nation and was also named Broker of the Year. He then was hired to manage the largest office of Alexander Howden, overseeing a team of 45 and successfully launching a National Utility Practice. A final move to Utility Management Insurance Services, saw him market and manage a Risk Purchasing Group for electric, gas and water utility industries from 1994-2002. With a wealth of experience and success under his belt, Gus finally launched a consulting firm, specializing in the formation of Captives, Risk Purchasing Groups and alternative insurance vehicles before being brought on by MG Skinner.

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Joe is a former collegiate golfer and graduate of the University of Southern California. He has been a committed insurance professional since 1982, gaining experience at Jardine Emmitt & Chandler, Alexander & Alexander, IHG and finally AON, before joining MG Skinner in 2001. At first an Account Executive, Joe’s role expanded to service and develop relationships with newly formed broker partners as MG Skinner began to augment it’s traditional distribution channels. In 2007, Joe introduced Ian Graham to Mike Skinner in what would be first step in forming Graham West Insurance Services, and an eventual nearly $20 million book of D&O and Crime business. Since it’s founding, Joe has provided promotional and service support to this program in addition to being a minority partner. He now works to round out the existing community association clients with Property, Liability and Umbrella coverage.

Yvonne joined MG Skinner in 1998, after serving as the Director of Risk Management with AppleOne Employment Services, the nation’s largest, privately-held employment agency – who still remains a client today. Yvonne has worked in the insurance loss prevention service industry for over 30 years and has extensive knowledge in claims and risk management in all commercial lines including Property, General Liability, Employer’s Liability, Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance. Yvonne oversees the Risk Management and Claims department, as well as manage the Workers Compensation and alternative risk programs for our largest and most-seasoned accounts. She recently completed an upgrade of the claims platform, leveraging historical data to guide current and future risk management initiatives.