CLARKE & COMPANY EMPLOYER COVID-19 RESOURCES
"Great things in business are never done by one person.
They are done by a team of people."
- Steve Jobs
Meet our team of specialists who provide client-tailored Employee Benefit solutions in and around South Carolina including Columbia, Charleston, Florence, and Greenville. Click on any of the team members below to learn more about each one and to get their contact information.
Norman Clarke
Edwin Croft
- 1997 to 2004 BlueChoice Health Plan Major Group Account Executive
- 2004-2005 CVS/Caremark: Regional Director of Sales (Southeast Region)
- 2005-2016 Clarke & Company Benefits Benefit Advisor
Michael Wolfe
Bob Reynolds
Amy Colgate
- 2002-2013 Carolina Care Plan - Various roles within CCP
- 2002-2005 Self Funded Account representative
- 2006-2013 Account Management
Carolyn Stricklin
Sully DaSilva
Meg Diamond
Norman Clarke
Benefit Advisor & Management
Education
BS in Finance and Insurance, University of South Carolina, Masters in Hard Knocks
Experience
With 19 years in the employee benefits industry, I have witnessed many changes. Something that has been constant in those 19 years is change. As we see a new administration that is ready to alter our industry landscape once again, wouldn't you rather be working with someone who understands not only the cost side but the human capital side? As one of the larger, local independents in South Carolina, we can offer our clients as much as the national firms, as well as provide the in-depth service and tools but on a different hands-on level.
Last Book Read
Fanatical Prospecting, Jeb Blount
What do you do for fun?
Spend time with my kids, fishing, hunting, and attending sporting events
Favorite Quote
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get” - Warren Buffett
Edwin Croft
Benefit Advisor
Education
University of South Carolina (Business School)
Experience
Last Book Read
Fanatical Prospecting and Lone Survivor
What do you do for fun?
Hunting and Coach Little League Baseball
Favorite Quote
"If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" - John Wooden
Michael Wolfe
Benefit Advisor
Education
BS from USC in Political Science, graduated in 2009
Experience
7 years experience in the insurance industry. 2 years in Property & Casualty and 5 in Employee Benefits
Last Book Read
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
What do you do for fun?
Spending time with my wife and son, hunting, fishing, boating, and spending time at the beach
Favorite Quote
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi
Bob Reynolds
Benefit Advisor
Education
Graduated from Porter Gaud School in Charleston in ’72. BA, Economics, Wofford ‘76
Experience
29 years in the Life Insurance Business
Last Book Read
“How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling” by Frank Bettger
What do you do for fun?
Hunt and fish and go to Edisto Beach with family and friends
Favorite Quote
“People of integrity expect to be believed and when they are not, they let time prove them right.”
Amy Colgate
Account Manager
Education
Midlands Tech – Cardinal Newman HS, Midlands Tech College Paralegal Studies 97-98
Experience
Last Book Read
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
What do you do for fun?
I enjoy cooking, college football/tailgating, being at the beach and spending time with my family
Favorite Quote
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
Carolyn Stricklin
Client Service Representative
Education
BA in Mass Communications, Winthrop University 1992
Experience
10 Years in radio sales; 10 plus years in the fitness industry teaching Pilates
Last Book Read
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What do you do for fun?
Travel with my husband and children, concerts with friends, soaking up the sun on the beach!
Favorite Quote
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Sully DaSilva
Operations
Education
University of South Carolina, BS in Marketing & Business Management, 2011
Experience
Intern with Clarke & Company from 2009-2011 and came on full-time upon graduation from USC in 2011.
Last Book Read
Educated by Tara Westover
What do you do for fun?
Travel with my husband, spend time at the beach with friends & family, relax!
Favorite Quote
"Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved." — Pooh, Winnie the Pooh
Meg Diamond
Individual Benefit Specialist
Education
Attended University of South Carolina studying Studio Art and English Language and Literature
Experience
Mad Platter for 9 years as assistant & manager, After School Director at Child Development Center
Last Book Read
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell and The Interestings by Meg Wurlitzer
What do you do for fun?
Head to the beach, spend time with family and friends, paint
Favorite Quote
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” - J.M. Barrie in Peter Pan