UTICA, N.Y. — Tiffany L. Hawkins, COO of Momentum Advisors and founding partner of the Franklin Morgan Private Equity Fund, has been elected to the board of directors of Utica Mutual Insurance Company, the lead company of the Utica National Insurance Group. Hawkins joined the minority-owned wealth-management firm Momentum Advisors in 2014 as managing director […]
UTICA, N.Y. — Tiffany L. Hawkins, COO of Momentum Advisors and founding partner of the Franklin Morgan Private Equity Fund, has been elected to the board of directors of Utica Mutual Insurance Company, the lead company of the Utica National Insurance Group.
Hawkins joined the minority-owned wealth-management firm Momentum Advisors in 2014 as managing director and was named COO in 2020. She directed the launch of a sister organization, a full-service, minority/women-owned insurance brokerage firm in 2019, serving as COO.
For the past three years, Hawkins has also served as co-host of Momentum Advisors, a SiriusXM radio show covering diversity in wealth and entrepreneurship.
She holds dual undergraduate degrees in communication studies and biological research and statistics from Morgan State University. Earlier in her career, Hawkins served in strategy, marketing, public relations, and business-development roles in a range of industries.
Hawkins has served as a board and committee member for multiple diverse organizations across financial advisement, diversity in the creative and technology sectors, social development, and franchisor advisory support. She is an investment manager for an organization supporting multicultural professionals and finance business manager for a social-justice media outlet. She is also an owner/franchisee of nine ZIPS Dry Cleaners and two fitness gyms.
Utica National Insurance Group is a group of insurance companies providing personal and commercial insurance products sold through more than 2,500 independent insurance agents. Utica Mutual Insurance Company, the lead company of the group, was founded in 1914. In addition to its New Hartford headquarters, the company has offices in Woodbury as well as Marlborough, Massachusetts; Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Duluth, Georgia; Richardson, Texas; and Des Plaines, Illinois.
