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Past Presidents

NAIFA-MN (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Minnesota) has benefited from the leadership and contributions of its past presidents in various ways -

  • Acting in pivotal roles in advocating for legislative policies that support the insurance and financial industries.
  • Instrumental in creating strategies to increase awareness about NAIFA-MN’s benefits to attract new members while keeping current members engaged.
  • Prioritizing professional development to help members stay competitive in a fast-evolving industry and increase their value to clients.
  • Using their networks to build bridges between NAIFA-MN and other key players in the financial services industry.
  • Provided strategic vision to ensure the long-term health and success of NAIFA-MN.
  • Reinforced the importance of ethics within the financial services profession, promoting NAIFA's Code of Ethics.

Each president has brought unique skills, experience, and focus to their role, shaping NAIFA-MN in ways that reflect the needs and challenges of their tenure. Their leadership ensures that NAIFA-MN continues to serve as a valuable resource for its members.

We thank and appreciate the professional legacy these leaders have created for NAIFA – Minnesota.

Year FirstName MI LastName Designation
2023-2025 Brian D. Fleming CFP, CLU
2022-2023 Joshua A. Haberman RHU
2021-2022 Allison Krause
2020 -2021 Robert Landgraf CFP
2018-2019 Drew DeWitt LACP
2017-2018 Jolene Johannes LUTCF
2016-2017 Scott A. Wolf CLU ChFC CASL
2015-2016 Kyle K. Johnson CFP, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF
2014-2015 Gary T. Havir LUTCF
2013-2014 Brian Emswiler LTCIS
2012-2013 Debra C. Newman CLU, ChFC, LTCP
2010-2012 Douglas K. Flink CLU, ChFC
2010-2010 John Carlson LUTCF
2009-2010 Robert M. Quinlan CLU, ChFC, LUTCF
2008-2009 Kimberly J. Garbers
2006-2008 Thomas K. Kilton CLU, RHU, LUTCF, ChFC, CASL, CSA
2005-2006 Roger I. Grumdahl CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, FIC
2004-2005 Gregory T. Toscano LUTCF
2003-2004 Lawrence L. Kitts CLU, ChFC, REBC
2002-2003 Gregory L. Blaeser CLU, ChFC
2001-2002 Robert G. O'Fallon CLU, ChFC, CFP, LUTCF, CFS
2000-2001 Mark N. Berg CLU, RHU
1999-2000 Steven L. Hammer CLU, ChFC
1998-1999 Diane E. Rook-Johnson CLU, FIC, CFP
1997-1998 Bradley W. Pratt CLU, LUTCF
1996-1997 Terry C. Chick CLU
1995-1996 Vincent P. Troy CLU, ChFC
1994-1995 Arlan A. Burmeister CLU, ChFC
1993-1994 John R. Dean CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, MSFS
1992-1993 Daniel W. Anderson CLU, ChFC
1991-1992 Roger A. Wikstrom CLU, ChFC, AEP, MSFS
1990-1991 Milton L. Edgren CLU, ChFC, MSFS, LUTCF
1989-1990 Curtis L. Johannsen MSM, LUTCF
1988-1989 Mark D. Johnson CLU, ChFC, RHU
1987-1988 Samuel P. Cleveland CLU, ChFC
1986-1987 Roger A. Hubley CLU, ChFC, CFP
1985-1986 Gregory S. Anderson CLU
1984-1985 Jagadish Desai JD, CLU
1983-1984 Eugene H. Storms CLU, ChFC, MSFS
1982-1983 C. Wayne LeNeave CLU, ChFC
1981-1982 Alfred O. Elder CLU, ChFC, MSFS, MSM
1979-1980 J. Beryl Clifford CLU, RHU
1978-1979 Roald J. Knutson CLU, ChFC
1977-1978 Donald C. Wiik FIC, RHU, LUTCF
1976-1977 Thomas V. Lynch CLU, ChFC
1975-1976 Robert D. Labat CLU
1974-1975 Patrick M. Farley CLU, ChFC, CFP
1969-1970 John E. Steger CLU
1963-1964 J. Peter Devine CLU, RHU
1960-1961 Herbert F. Mischke CLU, ChFC
1959-1960 Arthur Gustafson
1949-1950 Donald L. Barnes
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