The Team
Who We Are
Nevaeh Ortiz
Agent
​Nevaeh Ortiz was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Soon after High School, it wasn't long before Nevaeh got into the Insurance business. Her family had been in the industry for 20+ years so it wasn't much of a surprise when she followed in their footsteps. Nevaeh believes that building relationships with clients is one of the best ways to ensure they have someone to trust when it comes to protecting their family and belongings. She aims to help customers with questions and provide the products and knowledge that can serve them best.
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Queenie Brown
Agent
Queenie Brown was born and raised in Riverside, California. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in her young adult years. Queenie attended the University of New Mexico where she earned her BA in communication and also studied psychology. Queenie is fluent in Spanish and goes above and beyond to make sure her clients understand their insurance needs and are covered for any situation.
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Aliyah Martinez
Agent
Aliyah is no stranger to insurance, as she finished up her teenage years working as a customer service representative in her father's insurance agency. She took on the ropes of something she did not know, nor understand, and learned at a running pace. Fast forward 4-years (2023), Aliyah joined the SIG team and continues to give impeccable customer service in a very demanding and fast-paced atmosphere. Aliyah's willingness to go above and beyond, along with her knowledge of the complicated subject matter of insurance, makes her an absolute asset to this team.
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Jonathan Martinez
Agent
Born and raised in the small Northern NM town of Las Vegas, Jonathan learned the value of small town friendships. This was indeed useful in building long lasting relationships with clients and referral partners. Having owned a captive insurance agency and discovering the huge limitations within, Jonathan chose to venture out to the much larger and limitless independent insurance world. This has allowed much more opportunities for success in helping his customers with their unique personal and business insurance needs. His years of experience with customer service, insurance industry experience, ability to think creatively and critically, and relationship building make Jonathan an exceptional asset to the team!
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Candice Blea
Customer Service Representative
Candice signed up to work for SIG as a Customer Service Representative in March 2023 after being a stay-at-home mom for 10 years.
At the time, she knew next to nothing about this crazy, competitive industry, but was ready for the challenge. It was all Benito's idea, really. After offering Candice the opportunity to get back out there professionally.
She took the opportunity to dive back into Customer Service. She had previous experiences such as a Sales Representative and Office Manager that helped her to navigate this role at SIG. Her goal is to bring distinguished service to all our customers. She believes Customer service representatives are the salt of the earth for businesses in all industries.
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Maria Rico
Customer Service Representative
Maria Rico was raised in Socorro,NM and was brought up on small town values.
Her family is big on volunteering in the community and gave her the heart to serve her community.
Being a Customer Service Representative for Strategic Insurance gives her the opportunity to bring the small town experience to each customer and personalize what we do for each person.
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Benito Ortiz
Founder & CEO
Benito Ortiz opened an insurance agency for a captive company and became one of the top new agents in the country. Seeing the massive opportunity to provide more value to his clientele by offering multiple companies, Strategic Insurance Group was born. Benito's dedication to doing the right thing for the customer and providing value in every interaction sets him apart in the industry.
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