Representatives from PIANJ, NJYIP honor Andy Harris at community event

May 22, 2025

PIANJ and NJYIP officers and directors attended an event earlier this week to honor the legacy of PIANJ past President Andy Harris.

IEP Youth Services Inc. hosted the 2025 Andy Harris Memorial Evening of Spirits & Cigars on May 21, 2025, at the Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, Farmingdale, N.J. PIANJ also sponsored the event.

During the event, Andy’s son Andrew Harris Jr., CIC, AAI, CIRS, current president of PIANJ, accepted an honor on his father’s behalf. Andy Harris, who served as PIANJ president in 1998-99, and as PIA National president in 2012-13, passed away in January 2024.

PIANJ President Andrew Harris Jr., speaks at event to honor his father.

IEP Youth Services, which provides residential, social, and psychological services to youth as a means to aspire toward success for the future, was a charity that Andy Harris supported.

PICTURED IN PHOTO IN THE RIGHT CORNER: (L-R) PIANJ Past President Anthony Bavaro, CIC, CRM; NJYIP Second Vice President Walter Conroy; PIANJ Treasurer Lisa Hamm, CIC; PIANJ Past President Steven C. Radespiel; PIANJ President Andy Harris Jr., CIC, AAI, CIRS; PIANJ Member Hal Soden, CPCU, AAI, CIC, CMIP, CRM, CWCA; PIANJ Director Bill McMahon III, CIC, CWCA; PIANJ Vice President Aaron Levine, CIC; and Pat Doherty, AINS, AIS, of Andover Insurance Co.

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Jaye Czupryna is publications manager for PIA Northeast and editor-in-chief of PIA Magazine. She started her career in public relations, and she has been with PIA for more than 20 years. She has overseen PIA Northeast’s various publications, including the award-winning magazine since 2009. Jaye graduated cum laude from Siena College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Communications.

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