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Lily Schoonover

Lily Schoonover
Investment Planning, Wealth Management
Financial Services Coordinator
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5821
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Lily Schoonover joined Allen Insurance and Financial in 2024 as a financial services coordinator.

A native of Washington, D.C., Lily graduated magna cum laude from Byrn Mawr College in Pennsylvania with a degree in urban planning and architecture. She lives in Rockland.

She says: “Financial planning can be very daunting and complicated, and it's wonderful getting to support our advisors in helping people make sense of their current situation and chart a course for the future. I find that my work is not just intellectually stimulating, but personally rewarding.”

Lily loves being outdoors – hiking, camping, gardening – as well as completing sewing and embroidery projects for friends and family. On her bucket list is visiting all 50 states – she’s at 39 and counting.

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Kerin Lindahl

Kerin Lindahl
Personal Insurance
Assistant
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5101
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Kerin Lindahl joined our company in 2024.

A graduate of Saint Anselm College, her previous experience is in customer service and education. New to the insurance industry, she obtained her Maine property & casualty insurance license shortly after joining us.

Outside of work, Kerin enjoys spending time with family and friends, exploring trails, beaches, walking with her dogs, gardening, baking, reading and attending her childrens’ sporting events.

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Randi Morse

Randi Morse
Employee Benefits
Account Manager
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5845
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Randi Morse joined our company in June 2023 after a decade in the information technology field.

Now a licensed accident & health insurance producer in Maine, Randi is looking forwarding to using her skills to support Allen benefits clients with top-notch service for their accounts.

Outside of work, Randi volunteers with the American Legion, helping those veterans in need because her husband is a military veteran. She also enjoys spending time with family. She lives in Lincolnville.

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Kristen Baker, CISR

Kristen Baker
Personal Insurance
Account Executive
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5746
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Kristen Baker joined our company in July 2023, bringing with her a decade of insurance experience.

“Insurance can be like a puzzle,” she says. “I enjoy the challenge of finding the best coverage for the best price for each client and knowing they have peace of mind that their assets are protected.”

Kristen holds the Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation.

She is a graduate of Rockland District High School (now known as Oceanside) and the New England School of Communications.

Outside of work, Kristen enjoys kayaking, spending time with family and attending her son’s school and extracurricular events. She is a library volunteer and member of the board of the Gibbs Library – the community library in Washington where she lives with her husband, son and their two cats, Skywalka and Perry Winkle.

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Sam Grinnell

Sam Grinnell
Business Insurance
Account Manager
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5824
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Sam joined our company in January 2023.

A graduate of Colby-Sawyer College Sam has worked as a self-employed carpenter, home inspector and aquatics director at the Penobscot Bay YMCA in Rockport. New to the insurance industry, he is looking forward to building a new career as an employee-owner at Allen.

He says: "I like that I can use my experience to provide a critical service to our customers. Having worked for myself, I understand what goes into it and navigating risk is a big part of that. I enjoy working with a group of talented and thoughtful and caring team members, it makes every day more fun and encourages me to be the best I can."

Sam lives in Lincolnville, where outside of work he like to stay busy. He sings and plays guitar in a 10-piece party/dance rock band. He is an avid saltwater fly fisherman and loves getting outside with his family whenever he can to hike, swim or camp.

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Greg Karlik

Greg Karlik
Group Health Insurance, Individual Health Insurance
Producer
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5842
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Greg Karlik joined our company in October 2022 to work with individual and group health insurance clients.

Following a three decades-long career in the television broadcasting industry, since 2019 Greg has been a licensed insurance professional in the individual health insurance market place, helping customers manage and better understand, what, for many, is a stressful decision-making process.

He is a graduate of the University of Vermont and the University of San Francisco, where he earned a Master of Business Administration.

Here at Allen, he plans to provide a consultative service to individuals and small business owners who are seeking guidance on health and benefit solutions.

Greg and his family live in Northport. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, their children and two dogs as well as taking baby steps with home gardening and restarting a long-dormant passion for alpine skiing.

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Susan Howland

Susan Howland
Human Resources, Operations
Senior Vice President
Camden
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Susan Howland joined our company in September 2022, bringing with her two decades of business leadership experience.

A native of Manchester, Maine, Howland has both a bachelor’s degree (international affairs and economics and a master’s degree (economics) from the University of Maine.

Susan has worked as a senior vice president at credit card company MBNA; chief executive officer at Wayfarer Marine in Camden; chief operating officer at the Pen Bay YMCA and as chief financial officer at Maine Sport in Rockport.

Her focus is working with the employee-owners at Allen Insurance and Financial to help us advance our careers and realize our full potential.

She says: “Creating a positive environment where people are empowered to provide outstanding customer service is exciting work. To have the opportunity to work here at Allen with this fantastic team of employee-owners is truly remarkable. I am absolutely thrilled.”

Susan lives in Camden with her husband, their two children and two dogs. Outside of work, she enjoys attending her children’s sporting events. She is a runner and an avid basketball fan.

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Houston McGuirk

Houston McGuirk
Personal Insurance
Account Executive
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5740
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Houston McGuirk joined the personal insurance team at Allen Insurance and Financial in September 2021 and earned her Maine property & casualty insurance license shortly thereafter.

Houston has known and loved Maine for many years, having spent much of her childhood in Spruce Head. She and her family now live in Belmont.

An experienced paralegal before moving to the world of insurance, Houston enjoys knowing that by providing the right insurance products, clients can rest easier in the knowledge that the things that are important to them are protected.

She works with Cale Pickford and Jeremy Pickford to serve the needs of Allen’s Compass clientele.

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Taylor Ankers

Taylor Ankers
Business Insurance
Account Manager
Camden
Direct: 207-230-5812
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Taylor joined our company in March 2021 as a receptionist and quickly became our newest licensed Maine property and casualty insurance producer. She has since moved into the business insurance division, where she is an account manager.

Taylor is a native of Cushing, a graduate of Oceanside High School in Rockland and attended the University of Southern Maine. She is happy to be an employee-owner and is looking forward to building her insurance career.

She says: “What I enjoy most about my work is the positive connections and relationships that I get to build with people in our community. I enjoy working with people and problem solving, and here I feel I have the opportunity to combine them, which to me is really gratifying.”

Outside of work, Taylor enjoys spending time with friends and family in the Maine outdoors.

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Suzanne Gilbert

Suzanne Gilbert
Medicare, Individual Health
Assistant
Camden
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Suzanne Gilbert joined our company in 2020 to help our team provide an extra level of service to our Medicare and individual health insurance clients.

Her previous work experience as a preschool teacher and buyer’s assistant at Reny’s set her up well for the level of care and detail required by her work for Allen.

“I love helping people. It’s that simple,” says Suzanne.

A native of Bremen, Suzanne lives in Damariscotta. When she’s not at work she enjoys spending time with family and friends, doing home improvement or DIY projects, hiking, attending festivals & craft fairs and attending the sporting events of her three grandchildren.