Central division
Sales and relationship management team
Retirement plans under $50 million
This sales team—including regional leads who manage and coach the team—specializes in plans under $50 million and includes internal and external sales consultants who will work with you on a daily basis for new opportunities.
Regional leads

Nick McParland
Divisional Vice President
860-539-6294
nmcparland@jhancock.com

Chris Porter
Internal Sales Director
770-350-1996
cporter@jhancock.com
Regional vice presidents and internal sales consultants

Doug Allen
Regional Vice President
Louisianna/Mississippi
617-717-9898
Doug_Allen@jhancock.com
Gracie Carter
Internal Sales Consultant
205-967-6697
graciecarter@jhancock.com

Blake Burkett
Regional Vice President
Arkansas, Oklahoma, and western Tennessee
713-265-7089
bburkett@jhancock.com
Dillon Horak
Internal Sales Consultant
770-350-1935
dohrak@jhancock.com

Bill Cartwright
Regional Vice President
Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakoka
402-913-5535
Bill_Cartwright@jhancock.com
Katie Hanna
Internal Sales Consultant
770-677-7855
Katie_Hanna@jhancock.com

Matt Deno
Regional Vice President
Southern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas
817-966-7987
Matt_Deno@jhancock.com
Sarah Young
Internal Sales Consultant
770-677-7844
syoung@jhancock.com

David Dickens
Regional Vice President
Houston (Less than $2M)
216-543-7315
David_Dickens@jhancock.com
Gracie Carter
Internal Sales Consultant
205-967-6697
graciecarter@jhancock.com

Adam Johnson
Regional Vice President
Arizona and New Mexico
480-658-6149
amjohnson@jhancock.com
Olivia Palmer
Internal Sales Consultant
770-677-6641
opalmer@jhancock.com

Jerry Lopez
Regional Vice President
Texas
512-705-7663
Jerry_Lopez@jhancock.com
Joey Kam
Internal Sales Consultant
770-677-6645
jkam@jhancock.com

Scott Messmer
Regional Vice President
Houston ($2M–$30M)
713-376-1938
smessmer@jhancock.com
Gracie Carter
Internal Sales Consultant
205-967-6697
graciecarter@jhancock.com

Danny Boychuk
Business Development Director
Kansas, Missouri & southern Illinois
817-308-5791
dboychuck@jhancock.com
Austin Hirschman
Internal Sales Consultant
770-677-6653
ahirschman@jhancock.com
Retirement plans over $50 million
This sales team—including regional leads who manage and coach the team—specializes in plans over $50 million and includes an internal and external sales consultant who will work with you on a daily basis for new opportunities.
Regional leads
Regional vice president and internal sales consultant

Shannon Knapp
Regional Vice President
Central
940-390-1046
sknapp@jhancock.com
Jeffrey Farnell
Internal Sales Consultant
781-619-2141
jfarnell@jhancock.com
Business development directors
This group is focused on providing marketing and sales support services to financial professionals and regional vice presidents.
Strategic relationship management team
This service team will consult with you to establish plan objectives and help guide changes and improvements to achieve your goals. Regional leads manage and coach their teams to provide this personalized service and support.
Regional leads

Stephen Schuman
Divisional Vice President,
National Strategic Relationship Management
617-572-1785
sschuman@jhancock.com
Strategic relationship managers
Your strategic relationship manager (SRM) serves as your primary service contact, helping to ensure that our products and services meet your clients’ needs today and in the future. They work with all our partners to help drive better participant outcomes and improve the plan's health.
For Signature contracts, you can find your SRM for each plan under your "Block of business summary" at jh401kadvisor.com.
For open-architecture plans, you can find your SRM for each plan on the homepage of jhplansponsor.com.
You can contact the advisor advocate team at 844-275-5422
or askjhaa@jhancock.com.
This concierge team provides comprehensive, responsive service to all financial professionals and is the primary contact for financial professionals who have emerging books of business with John Hancock.