Crescenta Valley Insurance announced that Jim Sayre has joined its La Crescenta insurance agency. Sayre relocated to the Crescenta Valley from New Mexico.

Sayre has been working in the insurance industry for over 14 years with Farm Bureau Financial Services; prior to that he was in the banking industry. His main focus will be life insurance along with auto and home.

The Sayre family relocated to La Crescenta after son, Russell, was accepted into the Advanced Media Vocational Academy which is a program offered by Actors for Autism in Glendale.

Sayre is a graduate of New Mexico State University and is also a certified high school referee and umpire. Sayre’s wife, Jayna, who is also a New Mexico State graduate, is a credentialed school teacher. Daughter Katy will be enrolling in Crescenta Valley High School in the fall.