Here at The Whorton Agency, we take pride in being a local, family-owned business, and that extends to our employees that truly feel like family. Take a few minutes to get to know our talented team.

ABIGAIL WHORTON

Chief Operating Officer

Abigail Whorton graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Journalism, Public Relations in 2014. In the years before joining our team in July 2018, she worked in public relations at a boutique beauty and lifestyle firm in New York, in digital marketing at a global healthcare company in Alpharetta and with web services at The University of West Georgia right here in Carrollton. And if you hadn't guessed, she's the oldest daughter of our agency's Founder, Bill Whorton.

In her two years with the team prior to his passing, she worked closely with her father as both the Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator and a fully licensed Insurance Specialist to best prepare for the future of The Whorton Agency, Inc., which will remain largely unchanged. Our promise of Better Service, Better Value and Better Choice remains the same. For now and for years to come, she and our entire team will continue to honor his legacy with the work that we do for you, our clients.

On a lighter note, she has a mild obsession with her Chihuahua, Roo, reads all the books she can, travels as often as her time and wallet allow, and loves any opportunity to make a difference, big or small, in the lives around her.

ERIC H TARPLEY

Insurance Specialist

Eric H Tarpley joined the team in February 2008 after years of owning his own commercial refrigeration company. His desire to help people on a personal level first drew him into the insurance industry, and it's that same desire that keeps him here with us today. He constantly looks to sharpen his skills and has recently completed the Dynamics Series through the National Alliance for Insurance Education.
 
He and his wife, Carrie, who is currently pursuing her Masters, have two daughters, Allyson and Erin. Their family enjoys grilling out, Friday night football games, bicycling and time well-spent with friends and family.

GALEN HOBBS III

Insurance Specialist

Galen Hobbs III, a Carrollton native, graduated from The University of West Georgia in 2015 with a BBA in Business Management from the award-winning Richards College of Business. Before graduating, he spent a year working with a local Certified Public Accountant (CPA) keeping up financial records for the firm’s clients. Upon graduation, he spent two years in outside sales for a national pest control company, and after a successful tenure there, eager to return to his hometown, he joined our team in August 2017.
 
He’s an avid outdoorsman who likes hunting and fly-fishing. In 2016, he married his wife Beth, an elementary school teacher in Carroll County. They have two rambunctious Labrador Retrievers, Remi and Gauge, and enjoy traveling and spending free time with friends and family.

MINDI LONG PATE

Client Relationship Specialist

Mindi Long Pate, a Carroll County native and Central High School graduate of the Class of 1992, joined our team in May 2019. She studied Marketing at West Georgia Technical College before beginning her career in the furniture industry and quickly rose to Sales Trainer and Operations Manager. After a successful tenure there and missing her hometown, she moved back to Whitesburg to pursue a new career in Insurance.

She enjoys spending time with her family, and her hobbies include porch-sitting, working in her flower garden and watching the Atlanta Falcons.