Van Wechel marks 30 years with RIS [UPDATED]

Published 9:33am Monday, January 21, 2013 Updated 11:40am Monday, January 21, 2013

Jan Van Wechel is celebrating 30 years with Rohde Insurance Services in Fergus Falls.

Van Wechel first started with RIS on Jan. 19, 1983. Since then her responsibilities have grown from receptionist/bookkeeper to agent.

In 1986, she obtained her Agent license and in 1990 she became a Certified Insurance Service Representatiave (CISR). She was among the first agents in Minnesota to obtain that designation.

Jan has always been a warm, friendly and welcoming face at Rohde Insurance Services no matter what her career path has been. She is a very dependable, loyal, valuable and wonderful employee. Every company would love to have a Jan said RIS co-owner Dianne Rohde-Szarke.

Jan’s philosophy of good customer service is “With my many years of service, my priority is to always give my clients the best service available. Co-owners Dianne and Mickey say “thank you, Jan, for a job well done”.

Jan and her husband Tim live in Fergus Falls and have 2 daughters, Tanya (Mike) and Melissa (Brian) and 4 grandchildren, Cole, Cadin, Piper and Addisyn.

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