Our Staff

Don Blackburn has been with ACS with since 1995. He handles property and casualty losses.

Lisa Chapman has been with ACS since 2006. She handles workers’ compensation, subrogation and serves as backup to the IT Administrator. Prior to her employment by ACS, Lisa was employed by a criminal defense and personal injury attorney for 6 years.

Jim Huddleston, AIC, RPA has been with ACS since 1990. He handles auto liability, general liability, property adjustments and appraisals, auto appraisals and heavy equipment appraisals. He is licensed in Kentucky and North Carolina and has his Associate in Claims and Registered Professional Adjuster designations. Jim also has a Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing (OMSL) certification.

Carol Jarnigan has been with ACS since its founding in 1977. She is the office manager.

Barrett Leslie is the son of ACS founder, C. Vaughn Leslie, and has degrees in Film, Communications and Applied Mathematics. He handles cargo losses, scene investigations, videography and subrogation.

Vickie Kimberlin, AIC, RPA, CWCP has been with ACS since 1985 and has 39 years of experience as a claims adjuster. She handles primarily workers’ compensation. She is licensed in South Carolina and has her Associate in Claims, Registered Professional Adjuster and Certified Workers Compensation Professional designations. Vickie has worked as both an independent and staff adjuster, having worked for Crawford and Company, Aetna Insurance and Cigna Insurance Company.

Don Makins has been with ACS since 2006 and has many years experience in auto body repair. He handles auto appraisals and heavy equipment appraisals. ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified; I-CAR (Inter-industry Conference on Automobile Repair) certified.

Marty Newman, AIC has been with ACS since 1999. He handles auto liability, general liability, workers’ compensation, as well as auto appraisals and property appraisals. Marty is licensed in Texas and has his Associate in Claims designation.

Jeff Richards has been with ACS since 1984. He handles physical damage appraisals and heavy equipment.

Charlie Stevens has been with ACS since 2013 and has 32 years of claims experience. He handles auto liability, general liability, auto appraisals and heavy equipment appraisals. Charlie He is licensed in North Carolina and Georgia.

Ernie Stinnett has been with ACS since 1988 and has 36 years of claims experience. He handles physical damage appraisals and heavy equipment, including construction equipment, farm equipment, mining equipment, motorcycles, RVs, boats and personal watercrafts.

Carolyn Polson has been with ACS since 2000 and is an administrative assistant.

Jim Wills, AIC, RPA has been with ACS since 1983. He handles auto liability, general liability, property appraisals and large property losses. Jim is licensed in Kentucky and North Carolina and has his Associate in Claims and Registered Professional Adjuster designations. He is also a Supreme Court listed Rule 31 General Civil Mediator. Jim has worked both as an independent and staff adjuster. Jim has 44 years of experience as a claims adjuster.

Russell Byrge is ACS’s IT Administrator. He has been with ACS since 2008. He has an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Science in Information Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science in Network Security and Forensics.

Elizabeth Wrede, AIC has been with ACS since 2013 and has 32 years of experience. She handles workers comp, auto liability, general liability and subrogation. Elizabeth is licensed in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.