Tom P. Ellis, III CPCU CLUTom Ellis graduated from Hillcrest High School in Dallas and received a BBA from SMU in 1964. He joined Ellis and Smith Inc. and continued there until its sale in August of 1984. Tom operated Ellis Insurance and Bonds for 10 years. In 1994 Tom merged his agency with Charlie Sammon’s agency to form Sammons & Ellis Incorporated. In 1998 he joined McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP as a partner.In the tradition of his father and grandfather before him, Tom works exclusively with commercial construction companies of all types on their risk management, insurance, bonding and employment benefit needs. He has earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Chartered Life Underwriter, CIC, and CRM designations. In 2010 he completed the Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist designation.Tom has served as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas, Chairman of the Dallas Insurance Placement Board, President of the Dallas Society of CPCU, and an Elder at Northwest Bible Church. He is an active member of the Associated General Contractors, the American Subcontractors Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, the National Association of Surety Bond Producers, and the Independent Insurance Agents of America. He has served on many committees of AGC, ASA, ABC, CPCU, IIAD, and IIAT.After Peacemaker Ministries helped Northwest Bible through a difficult time when Tom was on the Elder Board, he joined the Peacemaker Board and served until 2012.Tom and Ann Day, have two daughters, Jennifer Newman and Leanne DiLeo, and two granddaughters, Taylor Wright and Anna Grace DiLeo and a grandson, Porter James Newman.Specialties: Risk ManagementInsuranceConstruction Insurance & BondsEmployee Benefits