NAILBA Perspectives - July 2016 - 22

nailba charitable foundation Meet Your Foundation Leadership T MICHAEL T. SMITH PRESIDENT, NAILBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 22 perspectives JULY 2016 he beginning of this year saw some changes to the NAILBA Charitable Foundation Board of Directors, and it occurred to me that it was high time to make some introductions. This dynamic group of people directs the Foundation's activities in brainstorming fundraising and outreach to donors. In the words of Foundation Secretary/Treasurer Robin Landers, "We raise money so we can give it away." Simple, right? Not always the case, however. Fundraising, like sales, is about relationship-building. The Foundation Board "gets" our mission, and helps to get the word out at every opportunity, at their marketing group meetings, as well as very significantly at the NAILBA Annual Meeting. Being on the Foundation Board is a significant commitment of time. Directors are elected to a three-year term, with the possibility of a second three-year term if nominated. Officers are in their chairs for twoyear terms. We meet via conference call six times per year, and meet once face-to-face at the NAILBA Annual Meeting. This year the Board voted to expand by two Director's seats, increasing our outreach possibilities. Without further ado, please allow me to provide brief introductions of this illustrious group (please visit the Foundation's website at www.nailbacharitablefoundation.org for more details on each Board member). I'll kick this off by starting with myself. Mike Smith "I'm Mike Smith (that's my picture to the left!), current President of the NAILBA Charitable Foundation, and President of CPS Horizon Financial in Hales Corner, WI. I am also the current Member Benefits Chair for NAIFA at the national level. I'm married to Pamela, and have two daughters, Stephanie 17, and Hannah 15. My hobbies include travel, going to Packer games, collecting sports memorabilia, playing basketball, and trying to communicate with my teenage children. Alan Protzel In addition to being the Foundation's Vice President, Alan Protzel is Senior Vice President at the Marketing Alliance, Inc. based in St. Louis, MI. Alan has been involved in many aspects of the industry and has significant accomplishments in all phases of wholesale and retail distribution, marketing, Advanced Sales, product development, illustration system development and implementation, incentive program development and implementation, and orphan marketing. Married to Joanie since 1977, Alan has two adult children (Mac and Erica), a daughter-in-law (Rachel) and two grandchildren (Eli and Ayla). His hobbies include charitable fundraising, volunteering, being a grandfather, and stocking shelves at the family deli in St. Louis. Robin Landers Robin Landers is the Foundation's Secretary/Treasurer, and a principal at LandersStein & Associates, Inc., a Miami-based agency founded in 1959 by Bernie Landers and Marty Stein. She has been president of both the Miami SFSP (CLU) and NAIFA-Miami. In addition to serving on the NAILBA Charitable Foundation Board, she also serves on the NAILBA Marketing Committee and works on NBA's Nomination and Bylaws committees. Along with her volunteer commitments to the insurance community, Robin has served on the board of The Heart Association and the Women's Fund. She is the wife of a prizewinning journalist, and is the proud mother of five children and grandmother of five grandchildren. John Rippinger John "Ripper" Rippinger, the Foundation's Immediate Past President, is a successful multipreneur, and president and CVO of The Rippinger Financial Group of Companies, founded in 1984, which was named as one of the top twenty "Best Places to Work in Illinois" for many years. Ripper, the founding president of the Northwest Branch of the Chicago Association of Life Underwriters (CALU), was also past president of CALU as well as director of the North Branch. The association awarded Ripper its highest honor in 1992, the http://www.nailbacharitablefoundation.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NAILBA Perspectives - July 2016

NAILBA Perspectives - July 2016
Contents
Chairman’s Corner
CEO Insights
Mooers Award Nominations
Cyber Liability/Cyber Security
NAILBA 35 Program Preview
NAILBA Charitable Foundation
Life Happens
Member Profile
Agency Successor Networking Group
Calendar of Events
Brokerage in Motion
Index of Advertisers

NAILBA Perspectives - July 2016