Skills
Insurance Broker
Insurance Agent
Risk Management
Team Building
Finance
About
In 2003, I joined the family firm, continuing the tradition of a third generation organization. I"m a graduate of Cornwall Central High School, and Wake Forest University. Professionally, I spent 10 years with Kemper Insurance as a commercial Underwriter and 5 years with Computer Sciences Corporation selling software, outsourced services and consulting to the insurance industry. I'm now the President of the firm, and professionally my continuing education includes the CPCU, CIC and ARM professional designations. These are all Insurance Industry courses that span several years and test to accomplish. I'm also a proud 2008 Leadership Orange Graduate!
Personally, I've involved with coaching a number of youth sports including: CYO Basketball, Youth Soccer, and Little League Baseball in the Town of Poughkeepsie and Travel Baseball. He also served as an assistant coach for both Modified Football and Varsity Basketball at Cornwall High School after his college graduation.
He sits on the Mid Hudson Discovery Museum Board, and have also served on the St. Luke’s/Cornwall Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, Board of the YMCA of Dutchess and Eastern Orange County, including having been a past Chairman. Professionally, I've been a member of our State Trade Association Board, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of NY (now called the BIGINY) board of directors as the Chairman, in addition to other positions along the way. I was also the President of the Town of Poughkeepsie Little League. Jack is a 2008 Leadership Orange Graduate. Jack has also served on the Family Services board and the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club board.
Jack and his wife have 2 children and he resides in Dutchess County. He works with businesses of all types, including Not for Profits, Social Service Entities, Churches, Law Firms, Breweries, Community Banks, Contractors, and many other industries. He works with all lines of Property and Casualty business including Management Liability and Cyber Insurance, workers compensation, and all types of property and liability insurance coverages.
Jack
Smith
Alumni
President
William A. Smith & Son, Inc.
Jack Smith here, I was born in Orange County, moved away for 20 years and then came back with my family. I am the President of our Third Generation Independent Insurance Agency that has locations in Orange and Dutchess County. Our main office however is in the City of Newburgh for almost 100 years.

