News & Updates

Best Places to Work in Dubuque

The Telegraph Herald and Dubuque Chamber of Commerce named Kunkel & Associates, Inc. as one of the Top 13 workplaces in the city, and we placed 1st of the Top 13.

Iowa Top Workplaces

The Des Moines Register named Kunkel & Associates, Inc. as one of the 139 Top Workplaces in the state of Iowa, and we are in the Top 20 amongst Small Businesses! This is our 9th year in a row receiving the Iowa Top Workplaces Award. The companies nominated have been recognized solely on surveys about the workplace completed by their employees. Our organization wouldn’t be where we are today without our amazing employees. At Kunkel & Associates, Inc., culture and employee engagement are our top priority!

2025 Tim Kunkel Award

Kunkel & Associates announced Diane Biddick as the recipient of the Tim Kunkel Character Award for 2025. This award recognizes exemplified professionalism, leadership, compassion, hard work, and a great sense of humor.

The Tim Kunkel Award is presented to a Kunkel & Associates employee who portrays closely to Tim’s character. Congratulations, Diane!

Kunkel & Associates Awarded Agency of Excellence

We’re thrilled to announce Sentry has named Kunkel & Associates, Inc. as a 2023 Agency of Excellence. Sentry also awarded our own Producer Gary Kunkel with the Producer of Excellence award. These awards reflect our commitment to the trucking industry and the relationships we’ve built and strengthened over the past year—and we’re just getting started!

New Hires

Kunkel & Associates has recently hired Tanner Meier as an Account Executive, Ashley Freymiller as a Transportation Account Manager, Nikki Hunt as Commercial Account Manager, Sam Gratton as an Personal Lines Support Specialist, Dan Kieffer as an Account Executive, Peerson Kephart as an Account Executive, Clayton Kolmer as an Account Executive, Jack Gilligan as an Account Executive, Becca Link as an Account Manager, Alexis Woltman as an Customer Service Representative.

Promotions

Shelby Middendorf has been promoted to Senior Account Manager. Kim Esser has been promoted to Development Associate. Liz Seyer has been promoted to Benefits Service Team Supervisor. Andrea Weede has been promoted to Client Service Manager. Taya Cota has been promoted to Account Manager. Jess Wall has been promoted to Benefits Manager. Irleand Quinn has been promoted to Account Service Representative. Molly McCullough has been promoted to Account Manager.