Community

Our agency believes strongly in supporting the local community and civic causes. We are active participants in the Amherst, Franklin, and North Quabbin Chambers of Commerce, chair key Amherst Chamber committees, volunteer for United Way, belong to Rotary Club, and serve as advisory board members of two major health insurance carriers.

Amherst Chamber Health Insurance Program

We currently serve as the source for the Chamber Health Insurance Program and provide for the healthcare insurance needs of over 250 member businesses.

Annual Chamber Golf Tournament

Jim Conlon chairs the popular Annual Chamber Golf Tournament, which is held every July. The tournament, now in its 9th year, is strongly supported by the local business community and annually contributes an increasing amount of it’s proceeds to the business education program at Amherst Regional High School. Additionally, the tournament funds two (2) scholarships to deserving seniors pursuing business-related studies at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst.

We are proud to be a part of the local community we serve. We participate with and support key organizations and initiatives, including:

Amherst Regional High School: Hurricane Boosters and Education Foundation
Amherst Rotary
Amherst Survival Center
Autism Speaks
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Derrill's Race
Friends of Amherst Recreation
Institute of Black Invention & Technology
Mass. Association of Health Underwriters (MASS AHU)
Pan-Mass Challenge/Jimmy Fund
Springfield Boys & Girls Club
The Hitchcock Center
The Tara Fund
United Way of Hampshire County

From The Executive Director Of The Amherst Area Chamber Of Commerce

"For more than a decade, the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and J.F. Conlon and Associates have been as perfect a combination as peanut butter and jelly.

The agency manages the group health insurance needs for over 250 of our member businesses. Our members rave about the service and knowledge that Jim Conlon and his staff provide. J.F. Conlon & Associates prides itself on its exemplary commitment to service and works with each client individually to find the best possible fit.

J.F. Conlon is a business that gives back to its community. Jim and his staff have integrated working with the Chamber and our community into their work plan and the Amherst area is better for it. Jim and April both chair important Chamber committees. The agency has sponsored health and insurance related seminars. And Jim has merged his two great passions – community and golf – in his expert management of the Chamber’s golf tournament over the past eight years.

The passion and pride that the agency shows in its work shines through in each interaction. I am proud that we have J.F. Conlon and Associates as friends, colleagues, and Chamber members."

Tony Maroulis
Executive Director