NAIFA National Council Elects
Officers, Trustees to Board
Taggart Succeeds Davidson as President
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September 20, 2007 (FALLS CHURCH, VA) — The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors' (NAIFA) representative governing body, the National Council, has elected new officers and trustees at the 2007 NAIFA Convention and Career Conference.
NAIFA’s new President is Jeffrey J. Taggart, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, general agent Union Central/UNIFI in Cody, Wyo. In his address, Taggart said NAIFA’s focus will be on initiating the benefits outlined in the NAIFA 21 strategic plan to enhance the value of NAIFA membership. "My hope in the coming year is that we will become more fully invested in NAIFA as we work to further its mission because it is through our collective strength that we will be able to brand NAIFA as 'The Association,' " he said.
See also
NAIFA Marks Another Successful Day on the Hill
More than 1,200 Insurance Agents and Financial Advisors Sit Down with Their Representatives in Congress.
NAIFA Members Vote to Support NAIFA 21 Initiatives
NAIFA’s National Council has given its support to NAIFA 21 strategic plan and the Connections that Count program by approving four bylaws amendments, including funding for several exciting new initiatives.
Joining Taggart as NAIFA officers are President-elect Cliff F. Wilson, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, of Southeast Arizona Insurance Services Ltd./The American National Cos. in Chandler, Ariz., Secretary Tom Currey, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, owner of TDC Financial Services in Mansfield, Texas; and Treasurer Peter C. Browne, LUTCF, principal of Price, Raffel and Browne/Union Central/ UNIFI in New York, N.Y.
After serving his one-year term as president, John Davidson, LUTCF, a field representative with New York Life based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., becomes immediate past president.
Elected to the board for the first time was Jules O. Gaudreau Jr., CIC, ChFC, owner of The Gaudreau Group, Inc. in Wilbraham, Mass.; John F. Nichols, CLU, DIA, founder and president of Disability Resource Group, Inc. in Springfield, Ill.; Robert O. Smith, JD, CLU, ChFC, a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; Robert Weigner, CLU, CFP, CFS, CIC, LUTCF, owner of Weigner Agency; and Susan D. Wier, CFP, ChFC, LUTCF, co-owner and Executive Vice President of First American Trust LLC in Bloomington, Ind.
Remaining on the board to complete the second year of their term as trustee (NAIFA staggers elections so half of the trustees are elected each year) are Terry Headley, LUTCF, LIC, of The Principal Financial Group in Omaha, Neb.; Glenn Malcolm, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, RHU, an agent with Monumental Life in Miami, Fla.; Roger S. McCullough, CLU, an associate with AXA Advisors in Fort Dodge, Iowa; and Russell A. Smith, CLU, ChFC, CSA, a regional director with Genworth Financial in Canyon Lake, Calif.
Re-elected as a trustee to the board for another two-year term was Robert A. Miller, principal of Miller and Associates in New York, N.Y.
About NAIFA: Founded in 1890 as the National Association of Life Underwriters, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors comprises 800 state and local associations representing the business interests of 225,000 members and their employees nationwide. Members focus their practices on one or more of the following: life insurance and annuities, health insurance and employee benefits, multiline, and financial advising and investments. NAIFA's mission is to advocate for a positive legislative and regulatory environment, enhance business and professional skills, and promote the ethical conduct of its members. NAIFA's website can be accessed at www.naifa.org.
