Marty Karriker

Marty Karriker
President & CEO

Office: South Boulevard Office
E-mail: Marty@CharlotteInsurance.com

Marty Karriker, who is the President & CEO of Charlotte Insurance, and a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, started in the insurance business in 1990. He began his insurance career selling Life & Health Insurance while still attending N.C. State University on a Football Scholarship. Upon graduating NCSU wih a B.A. Degree in Business Management, Mr. Karriker, along with Vice-President Sean Hertel, purchased an existing Auto Insurance Agency. They then began opening Agencies across the State of North Carolina. However by the end of 1999 they consolidated all of their far reaching locations and began focusing on the local market. Charlotte Insurance has Branches located in the Greater Charlotte Area where it is one of the largest personal lines Agencies in Premium Volume and Customer Base in North Carolina. Mr. Karriker was also a leader in seeing the need to embrace Agency Automation and Internet Capabilities, which is much attributed to the success of the company. Today, he mostly oversees business infrastructure, marketing, development, and implementation. Mr. Karriker has been married since 1992 to his wife, Marcela. They have beautiful fraternal twin Daughters.

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Marcela Karriker

Marcela Avila Karriker

Vice President of Business Development

Office:  South Boulevard Office
Email: ma@charlotteinsurance.com

Marcela Avila Karriker is an owner of Charlotte Insurance and is Vice President of Business Development.   She is a Native of Tegucigalpa, which is the capital of Honduras.  Fully bilingual in Spanish, she has a diversified cultural background while growing up as her family was heavily involved in government and diplomatic professions.  Marcela was granted her Bankers license by the State of North Carolina in the late 90's where she owned and operated a successful Mortgage Company, enjoying a mortgage career in the financial industry.  Marcela is married to Marty Karriker who is her business partner, but more importantly her life partner and Father of their twins daughters.  Arriving to Charlotte North Carolina in 1985, she fell in love with the city and its' community where she studied International Business and Marketing with a minor in German.

Aside from Insurance, Marcela is also a Certified Ballroom Dance Instructor and competitive National Champion.  As an Independent Contractor, she works as a fashion consultant and stylist for Randall Designs who is the exclusive ballroom gown and costume designer/provider for ABC's TV show Dancing with the Stars.  From Dancing, to Mortgages, to Insurance, Marcela often tells us, “Be in the business of happiness if you want to be a driver of success.  Make your clients happy and love what you do so you can serve them well”.  When asked if she can do something she states, "I'm a Mother, I can do anything!"  

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Markos Keller

Markos Keller
Commerical Agent

Office: South Boulevard Office
E-mail: mkeller@charlotteinsurance.com

Markos Keller a native of Mooresville, joined Charlotte Insurance in April of 2009. He graduated from Gardner Webb University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Markos is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and enjoys riding his 2002 Harley Davidson. Besides motorcycle riding he also enjoys traveling, snow skiing, and Nascar among other various outdoor sports. Markos is a single Farther with four grown daughters.

Send an Email | Phone #: 704-945-2320 | Fax #: 704-990-7132

Mariela Cruz

Mariela Cruz
Commercial CSR / Bilingual Agent

Office: South Boulevard Office
E-mail: mCruz@CharlotteInsurance.com

Mariela is a Puerto Rico native, but was raised in Massachusetts and moved to the Carolinas in 2003. Before coming to Charlotte she worked with a life and disability insurance company where she realized she enjoyed working in the insurance business. She joined Charlotte Insurance's team on March 2005. Mariela has been married since 2004 and loves spending time with her husband, family, and friends.  She enjoys meeting people of diverse backgrounds and nationalities.  And although she is a Carolina resident, her heart remains with the Patriots!

Send an Email | Phone #: 704-945-2306 | Fax #: 704-554-1063

Makeda Brooks

Makeda Brooks

Personal Lines Agent

Makeda Brooks, originally from Brooklyn, NY joined the Charlotte Insurance team in October 2012. She is a graduate of CUNY and has a Bachelor of Technology and an Associates in Applied Science. She strives to provide great customer service as a licensed personal lines agent. In her spare time, Makeda enjoys doing community service and spending time with her family.

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Michael McGee

Michael comes to Charlotte Insurance with 25 years experience in the Insurance Industry.  He has experience in all lines, but now focuses on personal lines for our clients.

He is a native of Batavia, NY and graduated from Thiel College in Western PA. He spends his spare time on or around Lake Norman with his wife, four children and 3 grandchildren.

Send an Email | Phone #: (704) 945-2303 | Fax #: (704) 554-1063

Mark Zabinksi

Mark brings over 22 years of business and leadership experience to Charlotte Insurance. He graduated from Penn State in 1990 with a B.S in Business. His consultative approach captures the needs of his clientele and results in overwhelming satisfaction for customers and their referrals.  Mark believes that service must be as strong as the product and his unparalleled follow-up is critical to his success.

Mark's ability to spot and capitalize on new and unique market trends is incomparable and always keeps him ahead of the curve.  When it comes to cutting edge financial consulting, he believes in nothing less that maximum growth and productivity. 

Send an Email | Phone #: (704) 945-2334 | Fax #: (704) 357-0522