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DUANE ZAPPITELLI, FIC
President
Vice president, sales and distribution
Serenia Life Financial
300-470 Weber Street North
Waterloo, ON N2L 6J2
Phone: (519) 886-4610 x338
Email: dzappitelli@serinialifefinancial.ca
JASON NICKLES
Board Member
Chief Fraternal Officer
Modern Woodmen of America
1701 1st Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: (309) 793-5581
Email: Jason.nickles@modern-woodmen.org
CHARLES R. DRIFFILL JR., FICF
Secretary and Treasurer
Vice president, sales
WoodmenLife
1700 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: (402) 271-7263
Email: CRDriffill@woodmen.org
CARMEN K ENGLERT, FIC
Immediate Past President
Field Leadership Business Consultant
Thrivent Financial
625 Fourth Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665
Phone: (612) 844-5786
Email: Carmen.Englert@thrivent.com
RICHARD L. GASKELL, CLU, FICF
Board Member
Vice President, Agent Compliance & Special Advisor
Knights of Columbus
1 Columbus Plaza
New Haven, CT 06415
Phone: (203) 752-4376
Email: Richard.gaskell@kofc.org
JANET FRIESENHAHN, FIC, LUTCF
Board Member
Vice President/ Director of Agencies
Catholic Life Insurance
P.O. Box 659527
San Antonio, TX 78265-9527
Phone: (210) 828-9921 ext. 169
Jeffrey M. DeSantes, FEPS, FIC
Board Member
Field Development Manager
NSS Life
1301 Ashwood Drive,
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Phone: (412) 585-2204
Email: jdesantes@nsslife.org
Geno J. Turek, FLMI, ChFC, CLU, RICP
Board Member
Vice President field Distribution Services
Catholic Forester
355 Shuman Boulevard
Naperville, IL 60563-1270
Phone: (630) 983-4950
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