Don Wilson is a Partner at Capital Insurance Group LLC a full service insurance agency located in downtown Charleston, WV. Don has nearly 10 years of experience in the insurance industry and has specialized in home, auto and business insurance for the past 6 years. He holds seats on the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley, Eastend Main St, Fesitvall Charleston, Keep Your Faith Corporation and African American Philanthropy in Action. He is the proud father of Gabrielle (Gabby) and Jonathan (Jman) and is married to Victoria L. Wilson an attorney in Charleston.
Adam Daugherty is the personal lines account executive for Capital Insurance Group where he specializes in all personal lines of home and auto insurance. He is a lifelong resident of Belle, WV and graduated from West Virginia University’s School of Business & Economics in May of 2015. After graduation, Adam spent a year in Southern California which deepened his commitment to return to and help the residents of his home state. In his free time, Adam enjoys spending time downtown Charleston getting to know the local businesses and the wonderful people that come along with it.
Christopher Spangler is a Licensed independent agent for Capital Insurance Group, LLC in Huntington, WV. Chris grew up in Monroe County, learning the value of hard work and helping other by working side by side with his family on their farm. Chris graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College with a Bachelors Degree is Business Administration and now resides in Huntington with his best friend and wife, Kayla Spangler. When Chris isn’t helping clients, he serves on the Advisory Board and Youth Mentorship Program for Cabell County 4-H and as a Camp Staff volunteer at Monroe County 4-H and West Virginia State Dance Weekend.
Rafael Barker is a Sales Manager at Capital Insurance Group LLC, a full service insurance agency located in downtown Charleston, WV. Rafael has nearly 12 years of experience in the insurance industry and has specialized in home, auto and life insurance during that time. He holds seats on the board of directors of Generation Charleston, Create West Virginia, and the West Virginia International Film Festival. He also serves in the contract employee role of Volunteer Coordinator for FestivALL Charleston, and is a volunteer DJ at WTSQ-LP 88.1FM. He earned his EMBA from The University of Charleston in 2013, and also pursues his creative interests as a Portrait/Headshot photographer.
Lizzy Karsten is the Marketing Coordinator for CIG's Charleston Location. Lizzy is originally from Rochester, NY and came to Charleston 5 years ago to attend the University of Charleston for an undergrad degree in Business Administration and MBA. She also played golf for UC all 5 years. In her free time Lizzy enjoys playing golf, drawing/painting, hiking, longboarding and spending time with her friends.
Aakash Vaghela is an agent at Capital Insurance Group LLC, a full-service insurance agency located in downtown Charleston, WV. Aakash brings with him six years of sales expertise. He specializes in personal lines of home and auto. You may have seen him previously in his time as a journalist for a local news station. He earned his degree from West Virginia University in 2011. When he isn’t working you can find him walking his dog, Dexter, all over the city.
Shawna is our Office Manager and Account Executive at Capital Insurance Group in Charleston, WV. She studied Retail and Fashion Merchandising at Marshall University and has over 15 years of customer service experience. Her career in insurance started over 2 years ago with CIG. When she isn’t helping our clients, Shawna is spending time with her family and favorite girl, her daughter Skylar.
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Karsten is the new Graphic Design & Marketing Intern for CIG's Charleston Location. Lizzy is originally Rochester, NY and came to Charleston 4 years ago to attend the University of Charleston for an undergrad degree in Business Administration. She also played golf for UC, and is now continuing her education at UC in the MBA program and working as a Graduate Assistant for the Men's and Women's Golf teams. When Lizzy isn't busy with her two jobs and school, she enjoys playing golf, drawing/painting, hiking, longboarding and spending time with her friends.
Karli Elkins is a new face to Capital Insurance Group, Llc. Karli leads our inside sales team through the quoting process for auto, home umbrella and landlord insurance, and specializes in quoting with State Auto, Progressive & Nationwide. She grew up in Cabin Creek, Wv and graduated from Riverside High School in 2016, where she went on to continue her education at Glenville State College and join the Acro & Tumbling team. She has been in the customer service industry for 5 years; she is a new face to insurance but is quickly learning with the business. Karli is an avid outdoors man and spends all of her free time bass fishing. She is excited to grow with the company!
Michael Perry is an agent at Capital Insurance Group LLC, located in downtown Charleston. Michael is new to insurance, but he has 11 years of preaching and ministry experience. Along with being an agent here: Michael is married to his wonderful wife Vanessa, expecting a child in August of this year, currently serving as the Assistant Pastor at North Hills Baptist Church in Sissonville WV, serves as a firefighter on both Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department and East Bank Volunteer Fire Department, and currently working on his Masters in Divinity. In his free time, he enjoys family movie night with his wife and dog Benny, and you can find him at Nautilus gym lifting.