Meet the Team

Meet the IA Magazine team.

Will Jones

Will Jones

Editor-in-Chief

william.jones@iiaba.net

Phone: (703) 706-5438

Will graduated from Coventry University with a BA in English and Journalism in 2010. Before joining the Independent Agent Magazine team in 2017, he gained exposure to the insurance industry while working for an insurance brokerage based in Portland, Oregon, where he currently lives with his wife, two children and border collie.

AnneMarie McPherson Spears

News Editor

annemarie.mcpherson@iiaba.net

Phone: (703) 706-5428

AnneMarie graduated from Thomas Edison State University with a BA in English in 2017, and served as a writer and editor for organizations ranging from lifestyle magazines to social justice nonprofits before joining Independent Agent in 2019. She lives in northern New Hampshire with her husband and two cats.


Olivia Overman

Content Editor

olivia.overman@iiaba.net

Phone: (703) 706-5394

Olivia is a writer and editor with a Masters Degree in Journalism from American University. She has worked in the insurance industry in both the U.K. and U.S., including the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking in Washington, D.C., and the Financial Services Authority in London. She lives with her family in Virginia.