Our Team
Wil Salvador – Principal
Salvador@smins.com
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Alternate Number (773) 447-9885
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Wil Salvador has been in the insurance business for the past twenty years with some of the top insurance carriers in the industry. Wil graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Finance and later received his MBA from Loyola University. Wil is also a Certified Financial Planner, one of the most respected certifications in the financial industry. Wil worked as a financial analyst at Allstate Insurance Company and then as an agent with State Farm Insurance, he was recognized as a top 50 insurance agents in the county out of 17,000 agents. Before joining SMI, Wil was the Vice President of Hispanic marketing for Combined Insurance Company of America.
Jose Melendez – Principal
Melendez@smins.com
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Alternate Number (630) 854-3781
Fax Number (312) 445-3889
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Prior to starting SMI Agency, Jose Melendez Spent over 12 years in various leadership roles that consisted of strategic development, sales, service & operations management in the financial services area. Having most recently served as Vice President at Lasalle Bank/Bank of America in consumer retail banking, Mr Melendez managed a portfolio of over 330 million in deposits, over 20,000 clients & a staff of up to 37 people. Mr Melendez has also worked with companies such as Charter One Bank (AVP of a Regional Firm) and American General Finance a subsidiary of AIG.
Mr Melendez’s current and past business, professional & community involvement has been with the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (member), Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (Past President), Alliance of Latino & Jews (Board Member), East Village Youth Program (Advisory Board Member), ImmigrationPac (Founder & National Board Member) & Finally Mr Melendez serves on a Corporate board called Martingale National Insurance Company (subsidiary of Largest Insurance Co in Puerto Rico)
Mr. Melendez is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago (Finance), Board Room Bound class of 2009 & Metropolitan Leadership Institute Class of 2006. In his free time he enjoys travel, golf, games, reading and spending time with his friends & family. Mr. Melendez lives in Chicago, IL with his Wife Jessica & his daughter Alejandra Lucia.
Edwin Moreno – Account Executive
emoreno@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 777-2092
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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A fluent Spanish and English speaker, Edwin is fully licensed in all insurance lines and has over five years experience in the insurance industry. Edwin specializes in both commercial trucking and contractors insurance.
Marlyn Perez - Account Executive
mperez@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 790-4117
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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Marlyn is a fully licensed agent through the State of Illinois Dept. of Insurance in Casualty, Fire, Accident, Health, and Life Insurance. She has over 15 years experience in Property & Casualty.
Elsa Sosa – Accountant
esosa@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 790-4119
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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Elsa has over 20 years experience with insurance accounting and prides herself in being professional at what she knows best.
Maria T. Rojo – Customer Service Representative
mrojo@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 355-4183
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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Maria has over 6 years experience as a customer service representative, 5 of which have been in the insurance industry. She has been with SMI since summer 2010 and is a full-time college student in addition to her work at the agency.
Oralia Calderon – Customer Service Representative
ocalderon@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 790-4120
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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Oralia has over 10 years experience in customer service.
Zoraida Rivera – Administrative Assistant
zrivera@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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Zoraida has over 8 years experience in office administration.
Anne Sivore – Agent
asivore@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 790-4118
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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As a graduate of Columbia University, Anne has been working as an insurance agent for over two years and is fully licensed in all lines.
Amanda Seaquist – Social Media and Marketing
aseaquist@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 790-4116
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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Amanda graduated from The University of Iowa with B.A. degrees in Cinema & Comparative Literature and Communication Studies, focusing her attention on New Media. She is responsible for SMI’s integrated social media and marketing campaign.
Orlando Rivera – Producer
orivera@smins.com
SMI AGENCY, LLC
Office Number (773) 777-1922
Direct Number (773) 790-4144
Fax Number (773) 777-2088
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With over 25 years in customer service experience, Orlando is licensed in all lines of insurance, specializing in commercial small business insurance.