John Kneisly

Derek joins the team as an Insurance Account Manager. If you have questions about your coverage he’s the person to talk to. He uses his experience in customer service and finance to bring the most critical pieces of insurance coverage to life. He’s most excited about helping people to understand the in’s and out’s of their home and auto policies every day.

He joined the team a year after graduating from Hood College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and marketing. Much of his previous work experience was in banking where he excelled in roles as a teller, loan underwriter and officer.

Derek is from Middletown, MD where he was a three year starter and captain of the Middletown High School Wrestling team. He loves to be outdoors fishing, hunting and kayaking. He has two dogs, Max and Duke, who keep him company on hikes along the Appalachian Trail. When he’s not outside you’ll find him watching sports or in the kitchen cooking up a new recipe.

Teagan serves the team as an Insurance Account Manager. With a background in healthcare, Teagan has seen first-hand the aftermath of accidents and witnessed the relief on people's faces when they have great coverage. She's excited about taking the stress out of your home and auto policies in a way that's fast, efficient and fun!

A native of Erie, PA, Teagan earned a Bachelors Degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. From there, she moved to Baltimore where she became a Registered Chiropractic Assistant for a firm who works with Baltimore area professional sports teams.

Teagan enjoys touring vineyards in her spare time after taking an Introduction to Wine Class in College and names Lingnanore Winery in Frederick, MD as her favorite. You could also find her at one of her favorite sushi spots, Umi in Ellicott City. She has a cat named Winston and most misses going to Country Music Concerts.

Jamie joins The Kneisly Team to handle policy service. She is responsible for premium management, form collection, and change requests.

Jamie comes to us after a successful career as a Quality Assurance Manager for Research USA and a Commercial Real Estate Researcher for CoStar Group. While at CoStar, she and our agent John worked on several research teams together.

In 2015, just five months after being married, Jamie and her husband Tom moved to Maryland from Omaha. In March of 2019 they welcomed a pair of beautiful twins, Adelaide and Oryn.  

Jamie has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism with an emphasis in advertising and public relations. She also attended New York University for a semester-long program called Spring in New York, where she studied communications  

Jamie is licensed in Property and Casualty in Maryland.