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Meet Our Staff

As our client, you will have a team of highly qualified professionals working for you to provide you with the best coverage for you, your family, or your business.  Building a long-lasting relationship with our clients is our number one priority.

Alex Batista, CEO

Alex Batista

Co-Founder, CEO & Senior Field Underwriter

NC Lic #9076490
SC Lic #9076490
GA Lic #3590120
FL Lic #P087247
TX Lic #3048590

Helping Families in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Texas.

Alex is the CEO and Senior Field Underwriter of Runway 25, Inc. He is licensed in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Texas. He is a veteran of both the US Navy and the US Air Force and holds a BS in business administration from the University of Miami. He is an active member of the Civil Air Patrol serving as a volunteer pilot. Alex is bilingual; fluent in both English and Spanish. He is a family man currently married to Dana, and they are the proud parents of six children and one adorable granddaughter.

Dana Graham

Dana Graham, BFA-SM, MPA, ICF-CPC

Co-Founder, COO & Financial Coach

NC Lic #18535824

Dana is the creator of our TrueBlue® program, which is designed to help you uncover your most sky-scraping life goals and create a practical plan to make them happen, including a financial plan that supports those goals.

Having traveled the world as an Army brat, Dana continues to travel as often as she can. She is an American by birth, a Puerto Rican by choice, and a Christ-follower by the Grace of God. She received her BFA from UC Christchurch, her MPA from Simon Fraser, and her coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation. Dana and her husband, Alex Batista, are the proud parents of their six children and one adorable granddaughter.

Dustin Spivey

Dustin Spivey

Field Underwriter

NC Lic #20445769

Helping families in the state of North Carolina.

Dustin is a licensed insurance agent and field underwriter in the State of North Carolina. He is a also a certified Debt-Elimination agent. Dustin enjoys his spare time building Classic Hot Rods. He is a Christian family man engaged to Ms. Jessica Heflin, a financial expert, and they are the proud parents of one amazing boy.

Carolina Magarinos

Carolina Magarinos

Field Underriter

FL Lic #W919858
NC Lic #20514363

Helping families in the states of Florida and North Carolina.

Carolina Magarinos is a licensed professional Insurance Broker and Field Underwriter in the state of Florida. She is also a certified Debt-Elimination Executive who has heartily cultivated her Banking Industry background throughout her career. Carolina very much enjoys helping others achieve their financial goals. In her spare time she enjoys researching many topics in-depth. Carolina has very strong convictions in her faith. She’s the proud parent of a beautiful, intelligent, and very dedicated teenager.

Shawn Turner

Shawn Turner

Field Underwriter

NC Lic #19188163

Helping families in the state of North Carolina.

Shawn is a licensed insurance agent and field underwriter in the State of North Carolina. He also holds license certifications in Property, Casualty, and Personal Lines.

Deborah Dickens

Deborah Dickens

Field Underwriter

NC Lic #8058126

Helping families in the state of North Carolina.

Deborah is a licensed insurance agent in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio. She is a graduate of UNC Charlotte with a bachelors in Political Science. Has been in the health and insurance industry for over 30 years. She is a Christian family woman, married to Navy veteran Michael Dickens and they are the proud parents of two daughters.

Bryan Lawson

Bryan Lawson

Field Underwriter

NC Lic #18825331
KY Lic #1010041

Helping families in the states of Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Bryan is a licensed insurance agent and field underwriter in the States of North Carolina and Kentucky. He is a US Army combat veteran, helicopter instructor pilot. He holds a BS in business finance from Cappella University. He became a Christian in 1992 and seeks to serve others according to his faith. He is a devoted father of two rambunctious boys.

Nikki McLean

Nikki McLean

Trusted Real Estate Agent

NC Lic #312278

Nikki is an experienced and successful licensed real estate agent in the state of North Carolina. She currently helps dozens of families find their dream home in North Carolina, in the counties of Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Cumberland, Moore, Hoke, and Robeson. She is a Christian family woman currently married to Derrick McLean.

Visit: NikkiMcLean.FathomRealty.com

Peggy Patterson

Peggy Patterson

Trusted Real Estate Agent

TX Lic #0801588

Peggy is an experienced and successful licensed real estate agent in the state of Texas. She currently helps dozens of families find their dream home. She is known as “Peggyfindit” because she is steadfast in her pursuit and first hand knowledge of the different communities within the DFW real estate market and gladly share that information. She currently lives in Dallas and is a proud mom to a smart, beautiful daughter, Talia Grace.

Visit: PeggyFindIt.com