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An advisor for more than 30 years, Christie Mueller is Council President and top agent at New York Life. Since 2001 Christie has been ranked among the top 50 agents every year, in a field force of more than 12,000. More importantly, she has earned the trust and loyalty of hundreds of clients who praise her passion, commitment, and winning approach to doing business. Before joining New York Life in 1985, Christie worked as a television news anchor and reporter for ten years at CBS television stations on the west coast. During that time, she won a news and documentary Emmy for her breaking news story about flooding in Portland, Oregon. She is a graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara with a degree in English Literature. Born in Des Moines, Iowa and raised in Southern California, Christie now lives in a waterfront home on Lake Washington, just a short commute to her offices in Renton and Bellevue, WA. She was featured on the cover of Washington CEO magazine in connection with an article entitled, “Million Dollar Women.” She also appeared on the cover of Life Insurance Selling Magazine for a story about her successful strategies on retirement planning for baby boomers and was a finalist for the “Nellie Cashman” award, the prestigious Women Business Owner of the Year honor presented by the Women Business Owners organization.

http://www.christiemueller.com

Robert Gibson is a top producer and insurance agency owner in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Robert became an agent with Farmers Insurance Group in 1985. Since then he has qualified for 7 President Councils, 4 Championships and 28 Toppers Clubs. A primary focus of his business these past 30+ years has been on Commercial Insurance. His staff consists of 2 Customer Service Representatives and 2 Agency Producers. His agency has just over 4,000 policies with 1,200 of them Commercial Insurance Policies. Robert is also one of the original founders of the Colorado Agent Conference which is now the Rocky Mountain Agent Conference which is held annually. It is a conference by agents, for agents, to share best practices. Robert and his wife Kathy, have 5 children, 3 grand kids and more on the way.

https://agents.farmers.com/co/wheat-ridge/robert-gibson

Braden Draggoo has built a successful business providing insurance, estate planning and financial strategies to business owners, farmers, and families. His most valuable client service is developing a roadmap for each client to help them navigate the potential financial risks that could prevent them from achieving their critical financial goals – for business and family. Professionally he has been honored locally as the New York Life Agent of the Year and nationally as a member of the Chairman’s Council. He is a member agent of the Nautilus Group of elite producers and the Million Dollar Round Table. He serves on the Board of numerous Academic and Community Association groups. Braden graduated from Wenatchee Valley College and Montana State University where he played basketball and studied Political Science and History. An outdoor enthusiast he and family live in the central Washington community of Wenatchee.

http://www.draggoofinancial.com

Steve Kaneski, MSFS, and the financial professionals at Kaneski Associates have a combined 50 years of financial expertise in meeting the financial services needs of physicians and other members of the medical community. Steve is a highly sought after speaker. His financial acumen and presentation style have garnered him invitations to address audiences across the country, and he has been interviewed by and featured in multiple financial publications including Smart Money, BNET/CBS Market Watch and Life Insurance Magazine, and the NYLife Review. He has personally conducted hundreds of financial education workshops and presented to well over 10,000 medical professionals in the U.S. and abroad. Steve is currently in his third consecutive term as Chairman of Advisory to the Board of Directors with New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC), a Lifetime Member, Top of the Table of the Million Dollar Round Table, Member Agent of the Nautilus Group, an exclusive planning service for the top performing agents of NYLIC, a Registered Representative with NYLife Securities LLC, and a part of New York Life Chairman’s Cabinet. Behind this finance expert and business guru lies a devoted family man, history buff and gardening enthusiast. Steve resides in Loomis, CA.

http://www.kaneskiassociates.com

Dagon L. Garris, Jr. has been a member of the Chairman’s Council of New York Life Insurance Company. Members of the Chairman’s Council rank in the top three percent of New York Life’s elite sales force of more than 12,250 licensed agents. Mr. Garris has been a NYL agent since 2005, in Houston, TX. He is a LUTCF with The American College of Insurance, a member of the Houston chapter of The Society of Financial Service Professionals, and a member the insurance industry’s Million Dollar Round Table. He received his B.A. Degree from Upsala College and a MBA degree from Rutgers University, Graduate School of Management. He resides in Spring, Texas with his wife, Patricia.

http://www.dagongarris.nylagents.com

Michele Guerin is a second generation agent who has been with New York Life Insurance for over 30 years. She has earned numerous credentials such as CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, and industry awards including Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Round Table and company recognition as Chairman’s Council Member in 2014. She has previously been selected as an honoree for the Money Makers program presented by New Orleans CityBusiness, which honors the area’s top financial providers, and was also chosen to lobby Washington DC on behalf of New York Life. Michele holds a BS in Management from Louisiana State University, and a BS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism from the University of New Orleans. She belongs to the New Orleans Estate Planning Association, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Rotary Club of New Orleans, New York Life Agent’s Reinsurance Company and Executive Women International. Michele is also a volunteer for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association, Junior League Chamber of Commerce, Young Leadership Council, and New Orleans Opera Association.

http://www.micheleguerin.com

Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation. Joseph Brady is the Executive Director the NASAA (North American Securities Administrators Association). NASAA is the association of state, provincial, and territorial securities regulators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. NASAA and its members are committed to protecting investors from fraud and abuse in securities transactions, and their activities focus on licensing, enforcement, and investor education. As Executive Director, Mr. Brady is responsible for oversight of it’s century-old mission of investor protection across North America. Mr. Brady’s responsibilities have included supporting it’s representative on the Financial Stability Oversight Counsel and various committees including the Broker/Dealer and Investment Adviser Section Committees and CRD/IARD Steering Committee. He has led several initiatives to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act affecting the regulation of investment advisers. Prior to joining NASAA, Mr. Brady served as chief counsel to the Securities Division of the Mississippi Secretary of State. In this role he managed enforcement cases brought by the division and represented the Secretary of State in matters before state courts and administrative tribunals. Mr. Brady is admitted to the bars of Mississippi (inactive) and the District of Columbia and is a graduate of the Mississippi College School of Law and the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Robert Strauss, JD is the Founder and CEO of Lifester Corporation, creators of Lifester.com, a web-based, software platform that makes it easier for consumers to make decisions about buying life insurance, while at the same time addressing many of the challenges producers have communicating the many complex product features, proposals and strategies. Lifester.com is expected to launch early in 2017. Mr. Strauss is also the Founder and CEO of the Disciplined Advisor Network, a consulting firm specializing in leveraged transactions with a focus on early exit strategies to minimize the durational risk of borrowing. He is an honors graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and received his Juris Doctor degree at the Boston University School of Law.

http://www.lifester.com

State Farm Agency in Olathe, Kansas. Harlan C. Parker, CLU, ChFC began as a scratch agent with State Farm Insurance in March of 1979.  He is a veteran of the United States Army; his service included two tours in Vietnam. After leaving the service, Harlan attended and graduated from Kansas State University. Harlan is a lifetime member of President’s Club, including being Trophy recipient. He is a 36 year life traveler; a member of Chairman’s Circle and is a recipient of the National Sales Achievement, National Multi-Line Sales and National Quality Award as presented by the National Life Underwriters Association. Harlan has a staff of sixteen full and part-time associates. The agency services over 17,000 policies representing more than 4,700 households. Harlan is active in his community and church.  He has been a consistent sponsor of countless youth activities throughout the community.

http://www.harlanparker.com

Author Angela Johnson obtained a BA in Literature in 1996 and after working in mid-level management with a major phone company, started her career as a Farmers Insurance Agent in Friendswood, TX. Angela started a scratch agency in 2005 with zero sales or insurance experience and currently has approximately 5,000 policies in force. She has achieved multiple Achievement Clubs and honors, including being selected 3 times to Presidents Council which recognizes the top 1% of producers with Farmers Insurance. Angela has been honored to address her fellow Agents at many events, including many social media seminars around the United States and Antalya, Turkey. Angela is the co-Author of ‘Going Tradigital: Social Media Made Easy for Insurance Agents’.

http://www.ajohnsonins.com