Thomas B. Henderson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Greater Chicago Area

• Leadership role for the last 11 years with the 24-year-old Chicago chapter of a national nonprofit organization striving to improve the quality of life and enhance the educational opportunities of African American.
• Serving as lead on health and wellness initiatives and working with community partners to sponsor health fairs, an annual expo, and in-service training and programs for area youth
• Secured attendance of valuable community, governmental and civic leaders and celebrities for the regional gala event, driving awareness and involvement with the organization
• Through term as chair of the fundraising event, the primary funding source for all programs, increased sponsorship level by 35%, driving the most profitable event in the organization’s history

Greater Chicago Area

• Grew a highly successful insurance agency - Thomas B. Henderson Insurance Agency - providing a broad spectrum of insurance products and financial services for clients in an extremely competitive market. Recruited.
• Increased customer growth on average by 15% over three years, maintaining an average of 8% - 10% lapse/cancellation rates
• Developed business goals and marketing strategies to capitalize on client opportunities for vertical product sales
• Established valuable relationships with community and business leaders to promote the brand
• Consistently qualified for Life Honor sales and underwriting profitability

Novi, MI

• Directed all aspects of marketing, training, and recruiting to cultivate a robust and diverse base of 350 professional insurance agents and 50 sales managers dedicated to the success of the organization for the largest.
• Assumed lead role in managing all State Farm agents throughout the Greater Detroit region including agency operations and marketing leadership functions
• Developed valued relationships with internal national leaders and external partners in the broader business and civic communities
• Created and implemented training programs to improve performance and increase revenue across eight previously underperforming agency teams
• Drove multicultural market development in underserved urban territory
• Partnered with key federal, state and local regulatory officials to assure adequate pricing

Greater Chicago Area

• Selected for the Vice President development program to journey and learn from senior-level leaders in preparation for assuming the VP role. Learned management of a large, multi-state regional agency, charged with.
• Championed executive decision making through presentations, analysis and reporting
• Managed policy growth, revenue, and personnel development

Greater Chicago Area

Valued role on board identifying and advocating for issues, monitoring pending legislation, and setting legislative priorities. Also, built strong relationships with and educated state legislators, providing counsel on community association issues. Managed issues of concern, including new construction warranties, dispute resolution processes, preserving.

Mt. Prospect, IL

Serving a community north of Chicago with 54K+ residents, contributed to the management of issues and passing policies related to emergency preparedness in case of a catastrophic event.

Central role on community chamber focused on promoting, supporting, and enriching the local business, through the delivery of quality services, and establishing valuable partnerships with other community organizations, governmental bodies, individual and business leaders.

Drove membership donations and strategic community outreach to successfully raise funds for the area’s first trauma center for youth suffering from much gun violence.

Greater Detroit Area

Pivotal role on council driving initial phases of redevelopment of commercial – retail – residential riverfront area of Detroit, leading an increased tax base for the city, and vibrant destination area that continues to serve as an excellent example of private-public partnership redevelopment achievement.