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Charles R. Parmele III, CLU. Partner
Charles (Roome) Parmele III received a Bachelors Degree in History from Princeton University , is a Life and Qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table and founded the firm in 1953.
Charles R. Parmele IV, CLU. Partner
Charles (Chip) Parmele began his career in the insurance industry in 1977 and merged his firm with McDermott Planning Associates in 1983. He received a Bachelors Degree in Business from Rider College and is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).
James Parmele joined the firm in 1983 and received a Bachelors Degree in History from Kenyon College. Jim is currently President of the Board of Crawford House Inc. a residential treatment center.
Patrick F. McDermott, CLU, CHFC, Partner
Patrick F. McDermott is the Managing Partner of Parmele, McDermott & Thomas. He began his career with Mutual Benefit Life in 1973 after graduating from St. John's University in Queens , NY . In 1980 he founded McDermott Planning Associates, Inc. He received his CLU designation in 1977 and his CHFC designation in 1983. He is a member of the Association of Health Insurance Agents, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and the American Society of Financial Planners. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Staten Island University Hospital. He also serves as a Trustee and member of Executive Committee of the Board of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, NY. He is a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the national Board of the American Parkinson Disease Association.
Mark H. Thomas became a Partner in McDermott & Thomas Associates in 1982. Mr. Thomas began his career in the insurance industry in 1979 after graduating from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. In 1980 he became Vice President of McDermott Planning Associates, Inc. He is a member of the Association of Health Insurance Agents and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He is a past member of Oxford Health Plans Brokers Advisory Committee. Mr. Thomas is a current member of Aetna/US HealthCare's, HealthNet's and The Guardian Life Insurance Company's Broker Advisory Counsel.