Meet The Preferred Bonding Team
Peter Micciche
President
Peter Micciche, President has been around the bond business all his life. His mother, Patricia Zenizo, is the former President of Preferred Bonding and his father is a contractor; thus it was a natural fit for Peter to join the bonding business. Before he started working at Preferred Bonding, Peter worked in real estate for eight years as a mortgage broker. As a mortgage broker, he was able to help many people with all types of credit, from good to bad, refinance and purchase homes. With the downturn in the real estate cycle, he moved onto bonding and has helped several contractors obtain performance & payment bonds. Peter feels that because Preferred Bonding’s niche market offers so many different options, such as standard surety, SBA Program, and specialty surety (collateral, funds control) markets, a contractor will be able to obtain a bond program for his or her needs. Peter is pleased to be helping contractors every day.
Patricia Zenizo
Operations Director
Patricia Zenizo,Operations Director (formerly President of Preferred Bonding & Insurance Services (PBIS) was educated at Pepperdine University where she earned a BA in Sociology and Social Work and an MPA in Public Administration. Her background in social work brings an aspect of compassion and understanding for ambitious construction companies that need assistance in their growth development. Ms. Zenizo began her surety career at Aetna & Casualty Surety Company where she was trained as a Surety Bond Specialist then became a Surety Underwriter for Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. Later she joined the Los Angeles Metropolitan Authority as a Consultant Bond Specialist for minority and disadvantaged construction firms. Preferred Bonding & Insurance Services, Inc. was established in 1994 by Ms. Zenizo; she is the backbone of PBIS and is the final authority in departmental underwriting, administration, and organization. The agency specializes in grooming contractors, who actively seek bonds, for presentation to the standard surety market, with a niche in obtaining bonds for minority, veteran, and 8a firms; they do this by nurturing and guiding their clients through the bond process. Ms. Zenizo is dedicated to servicing the growth needs of contractors and guiding them for success.
Ed Fancher
Bond Producer
Ed Fancher, Producer, has been in the surety business for over 30 years’. Ed started as an underwriter for the St Paul Companies on the East Coast. He worked as a branch manager for a Amwest Surety in the Midwest working with up and coming contractors. Ed also worked for the SBA so he knows how that process works. He has been an agent in the Southwest for over 20 years. He has dealt with contractors with contracts of all sizes as they started and grew and helped them deal with all sorts of situations. He worked construction while in school, so he knows how things are built. He loves to help contractors get the bond backing they need to grow and mature. Ed has an MBA from Texas Tech University, he understands construction accounting very well; he taught aspiring construction students at ASU for 6 years as an adjunct professor, teaching Construction Accounting and Financial Management. Whether you are just starting out or need a professional surety agent to help you grow your business, Ed can help you through the bonding process and will work to find the right market for your company and situation.
Tom C. Ewbank
SBA Account Representative
One of my interests is in promoting SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program Plan A. My firm Tom C. Ewbank Consulting, LLC includes contract work with Preferred Bonding & Insurance Services. PBIS excels at providing all the bonding assistance you will need for your firm’s success, so why not apply today? Tom is a licensed bond agent, former Field Director of the SBA’s SBG Program for 27 years and has a Degree in Business Administration.
