Mary Katharine Croley Lawler is President of Doug Croley Insurance Services. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Risk Management and Insurance from Florida State University – one of the top ten insurance programs in the country. Mary Katharine also holds the distinguished Associate in Risk Management designation (ARM) from the Insurance Institute of America. Early in her career, she worked as an insurance broker for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the world. While at Gallagher, Mary Katharine won the Quality Producer Award. She has also taught at Florida State University as an adjunct professor in the Risk Management and Insurance department. Mary Katharine currently serves as a board member of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents.

In addition to her work in the insurance industry, Mary Katharine is involved in the Tallahassee community. She is a member of Leadership Tallahassee Class 28, Tallahassee Entrepreneurs Organization, and the Florida Association of Insurance Agents. She participated in the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ Florida Future Insurance Leaders program, Young Agents Council, and Legislative Committee, where she has served as chair of the committee. Mary Katharine sits on the boards of several area non-profit organizations and was a Girl Scout troop leader for many years. She is still a Girl Scout volunteer. Mary Katharine is married to William (Will) Lawler. They have two daughters.

Will is Vice President of Doug Croley Insurance Services. He is a graduate of Flagler University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Prior to joining the agency in 2012, Will Croley served in the United States Marine Corps, where he did two tours in Iraq. Will is active in the local business community. He has served on a variety of citizen boards, including boards focused on improving business relations with the local government. He is a two-time past president of Tallahassee’s Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates, a Guardian for the local Honor Flight Network, and a mentor for the Leon County School System. Will participated in the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ Florida Future Insurance Leaders program. He is married to Laura Beth (Gholson) Croley and together they have two children.

Angela “Angie” Hearl is the Senior Vice President of Doug Croley Insurance Services and has been an associate with the agency for over 30 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Florida State University. In addition to working as an active insurance agent, she also served as an instructor of Life, Health and Variable Annuities for individuals seeking their 2-15 License in the State of Florida. Angie has been involved with numerous outside organizations. She served as Secretary/Treasurer for the War and Reconstruction Krewe with Springtime Tallahassee, participated in the 2nd Leads Group established by the Chamber of Commerce, served as a Board member for the North East Business Association and was a member of the Tallahassee Economic Club. Angie is an active golfer and member of the Havana Golf Club. She is a member of the Cairo First Baptist Church and has served as a Guardian Ad Litem. Angie is married to Michael “Mike” Mathers.

Douglas “Doug” Croley founded our agency in 1978. He built the agency from an empty file drawer to a multimillion-dollar organization. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from the University of Florida and a Master of Science degree from Florida State University. He holds the prestigious Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designations.

Doug began his insurance career in 1978 when he was hired as a new agent by Nationwide Insurance. He quickly became a top agent for Nationwide Insurance, winning Nationwide’s highest honor of President’s Club in his second year as an agent. Doug has earned the President’s Club award seventeen times, and numerous other insurance awards. In 2009, Doug Croley Insurance Services became an independent insurance agency. Although Nationwide Insurance is still one of the agency’s primary insurance markets, Doug Croley Insurance Services represents many other top insurance companies.

Active in the community, Doug served as a County Commissioner in Gadsden County, Florida. Doug is a long-time member of The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Club of Florida, and the Tiger Bay Club. When he is not busy at the agency, Doug enjoys running Croley Cattle Company and working with his herd of Angus cattle. He is married to Dianne Montague Croley (who retired from the agency in 2014). Together they have one child, Mary Katharine (Croley) Lawler, who is married to William Lawler, and has blessed Doug and Dianne with two granddaughters.