Manny started his insurance career in 1989 in Fort Bragg when the agency was still called NorCoast Insurance. In 1991 he picked up the family and moved to the Ukiah office. Shortly thereafter the name was changed to Northwest Insurance. Five years later he relocated again to Eureka after the acquisition of Earnest Gray Insurance which then became George Petersen. Along the way he’s earned the Certified Insurance Counselor designation and become a Competent Toastmaster. Manny’s a member of the Humboldt County Fire Safe Council and St. Bernard’s Catholic School Board. He’s been happily married for 25 years and has three children.