Nielson, Ward, Gann & Associates

Audria is an Account Manager/Contract Bond Specialist with the Nielson Hoover organization. She is a licensed agent with over 25 years of experience in the surety business. She spent nine years underwriting and managing a surety company’s regional office and over 15 years on the agency side writing and servicing surety accounts. She gained her initial underwriting training through her previous employer and has since honed her skills through Nielson, Ward, Gann & Associates. 

Audria is a graduate of Emory University with a BBA in Finance. She is actively involved in the National Association of Women in Construction and served as past Treasurer and Director of the Atlanta Chapter. She was awarded NAWIC Atlanta - Member of the Year 2016. She is currently a member of Bridge Builders - Carroll County Leadership Academy Alumni Association. 

Through her leadership, the Nielson, Ward, Gann & Associates’ office was elected Business of the Month by Carroll County Chamber of Commerce in 2016. She is the current the Treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 138. 

Audria and her husband Ed live in Carrollton, GA and have three children.

Danny joined Nielson, Hoover & Company in 2007 after spending 30 years in senior management positions with some of the largest surety providers. His duties prepared him for his role with NHC. His primary responsibilities include soliciting and establishing relationships with companies that need surety credit in both the public and private arena for the successful operation of their company. Danny works closely with various accountants, bankers and surety representatives to successfully provide the product his customers need.

Prior to joining Nielson, Hoover & Company, Danny was a Southeastern Regional Vice President with various National and International surety providers. He, along with seven other senior executives, started one of the top surety companies that currently operate today. All administrative, legal and staff facets of this operation were written, developed and implemented by these seven managers. In the first year of operation, this surety was one of the top ten providers of surety bonds and now is one of the top three.

Over the years, Danny has worked with both domestic and international companies with sales ranging from less than one million to over several billion dollars. Danny utilizes the knowledge he has gained over his 40-year career to guide and direct effective communication between his contractor clients and their surety provider. He also is a Vietnam Era and Desert Storm Era Veteran having spent nearly 24 years in the United States Air Force and Georgia Air National Guard. He retired as a Major from a Civil Engineering Unit where he was the Disaster Preparedness Officer in charge of the management and clean-up of disasters as well as Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare.

He attended San Antonio College, Kennesaw State University and graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree.

He is heavily involved with the Lion’s Organization having served as the Charter President of his Club for two terms. He is a member of the Retired Military Officers Association and has been active in charities like Ovarian Cancer Research with MD Anderson and Juvenile Diabetes Association. He is an active member on a contractor’s board.

His hobbies include, but are not limited to: Airplanes, Old Cars, All Sports, Reading, and Hiking.

Ed joined the Nielson, Hoover & Company organization in 2002 with the opening of Nielson, Ward & Associates. This was one of the first steps in establishing the NHC footprint outside the state of Florida. With the successful expansion of this regional office, the organization has become Nielson, Ward, Gann & Associates, the Atlanta area office of Nielson, Hoover & Company.

In addition to his daily management duties, Ed is a Surety Bond Specialist. In his role, he is responsible for producing new business for the agency while managing existing contractors and helping them to succeed in today’s construction industry. With 38 years of experience in the industry, he began his career with The Hartford. His background on the surety carrier side spanned 23 years where he held various underwriting and management positions. 

Ed received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Risk Management and Insurance from Florida State University. His professional affiliations include the Surety Association of Georgia where he serves on the Surety Advisory Committee (Past Chair) and is a member of AGC of Georgia and the Georgia Underground Contractors Association (GUCA). In addition, he holds the Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designation through IRMI. Ed is also involved in various community activities including the Carrollton Rotary Club where he is a Paul Harris Fellow and Past Board Member.   
He is heavily involved with the Boy Scouts of America serving as the Charter Organization Representative for Troop & Pack 138 through Carrollton First United Methodist Church. 

Ed and his wife Audria live in Carrollton, Georgia and have three sons and a Golden Retriever. He is an extremely proud father, as his two older sons are Eagle Scouts and his youngest son is currently advancing toward his Eagle rank.