Scott Schumacher

A few months after proposing to my college sweetheart Amanda, I found myself searching for a job that with pay higher than the group home I was working for in Sonoma County. So I met with a friend who was an Underwriter for State Farm Insurance He raved about the company and talked me into applying for a Fire Claims Adjuster position. What I thought would be a decent paying starter job turned into an incredibly rewarding career and here I am 28 years later still loving this company.

I worked my way thru the ranks as a Claim Adjuster, Supervisor and Team Leader handing property damage claims for homeowner insurance, renters insurance and business insurance. During these 8 years, Amanda and I had bought our first house, we started a family and decided to make a change. We wanted to grow our family in a thriving community which would meet our needs for financial stability, adventure and community. Our boys who were 2 and 4 years old at the time. It was hard to move to a city where we did not know a single person but we strongly felt God calling us to relocate to Redding.

It’s been incredible. I love being a State Farm Agent and active member of our community. Over the years, we’ve hired incredible employees who we consider family. We have amazing customers whom we have shared some of life’s greatest joys and heaviest sorrows. We’ve experienced the loss of life, the birth of new life, a financial crisis, catastrophic fires, snow and hail storms, a global pandemic and much more. I love being there for my customers. It’s my passion and purpose and it would not be possible without State Farm keeping our customer’s needs the primary focus. And for this I am so grateful.

Amanda and I just became Empty Nesters, celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary and are looking forward to this next season. We are so fortunate and grateful and will continue to strive hard for our employees, our customers and our community. My goal is simple and it is: To be the "best" thing, on your "worst" day.