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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

KEVIN COLLINS

Board Member

Executive Secretary and COO
First Catholic Slovak Union

6611 Rockside Rd, Suite 300
Independence, OH 44131
Phone: (800) 533-6682 ext.120
Email: kcollins@fcsu.com

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

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 

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

JASON NICKLES

Vice President

Chief Fraternal Officer
Modern Woodmen of America
1701 1st Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: (309) 793-5581
Email: Jason.nickles@modern-woodmen.org

LESLEY MANN

Board Member

Chief Marketing & Distribution Officer
GBU Life
4254 Saw Mill Run Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
Phone: (412) 884-9854, (917) 565-3171
Email: Lesley.Mann@gbu.org

2025 NAFIC Convention

Sept. 24-26, 2025 | San Antonio, TX