Meet Cindy Fortman, CIC, CPCU, CPIW
Cindy is a licensed agent specializing in property and casualty, life, health, and annuity insurance. She is the co-owner of Everett Schmenk Insurance of Ottawa, Erhart-Stechschulte Insurance of Kalida, and Grove Insurance Services of Columbus Grove. She is a graduate of Ottawa-Glandorf High School, has a bachelor’s degree in insurance from Bowling Green State University, and has a master’s in business administration from Ashland University. She obtained her Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 1991 and her Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter degree in 2002.
She joined her father, Robert Schmenk, and grandfather, Everett Schmenk, at the agency in 1984. She is a member of the Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio, a past president of the Ottawa-Glandorf Rotary Club, a treasurer of Ottawa-Glandorf Athletic Boosters, a treasurer of Oh Gee Mother’s Club, and a member of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce. She is also a member of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the Lima Elks Lodge 54.
Cindy and her husband Fred “Fritz” have three children, Kayla, Ashley, and Fred “Brook”. She enjoys traveling, camping, and spending time with her grandsons, Grayson, Leo, and Cyrus.

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