Centers of Excellence - The American College

Welcome, New Board MembersFoundation DirectorsSalvatore F. Farina, MSM, CLU ® ,ChFC ® , CLF ®Salvatore F. Farina, MSM, CLU ® , ChFC ® ,CLF ® has joined The American CollegeFoundation Board of Directors.Sal previously served as President of theAlumni Association and currently volunteers as nationalPresident’s Circle co-chair and the Joseph/Liddy Chair inPractice Management at The College. He is ManagingPartner with New York Life Insurance Company in LongIsland.TrusteesDebra Boblitt, CLF ®Debra Boblitt, CLF ® has joined TheAmerican College Foundation Boardof Directors. In 2007, Debra served asnational President’s Circle co-chair andwas named Alumna of the Month at TheCollege. She is Senior Vice President, Mid-America Zone,at State Farm Insurance.Wendy A. BensonWendy A. Benson has joined The AmericanCollege Board of Trustees. Wendy joinedMassMutual in 2009 as the Vice Presidentof Architecture and Infrastructure-MMLInvestor Services, LLC at MassMutualFinancial Group in Springfield, MA. Prior to joiningMassMutual, Wendy was President of Signator Investorsand Chief Operating Officer at John Hancock FinancialNetwork.John Haver, JD, CLU ® , ChFC ®John Haver, JD, CLU ® , ChFC ® has joinedThe American College Board of Trustees.He serves as Senior Vice President, IndividualProducer Sales, at Mutual of OmahaInsurance Company. John manages anddirects all sales activity for the company’s brokerage andagency divisions. He joined Mutual of Omaha in 1997.Terri R. Kallsen, CFP ®Terri R. Kallsen, CFP ® has joined TheAmerican College Board of Trustees. She isExecutive Vice President at First CommandFinancial Planning in Fort Worth, Texas. Shepreviously worked as Senior Vice PresidentWealth Management at USAA and earlier was VicePresident at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.Deanna M. Mulligan, CLU ® , ChFC ®Deanna M. Mulligan, CLU ® , ChFC ® hasjoined The American College Board ofTrustees. She is President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of The Guardian Life InsuranceCompany of America. Deanna joinedGuardian in 2008 as Executive Vice President in charge ofthe company’s Individual Life & Disability business. Shewas appointed President and Chief Operating Officer ofGuardian in 2010 and named Chief Executive Officereffective July 1, 2011.Randy F. Wallake, CLU ® , ChFC ®Randy F. Wallake, CLU ® , ChFC ® has joinedThe American College Board of Trustees.In 2007 Randy was named President ofSecurian Financial Group, responsible forall aspects of the company’s insurance andannuity business. He also serves on the Finance Committeeand as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors forMinnesota Life, a Securian affiliate, and is Chairman of theBoard of Securian Trust Company.Robert “Bucky” Wright, Jr.Robert “Bucky” Wright, Jr., has joined TheAmerican College Board of Trustees. He isExecutive Vice President, AXA EquitableLife Insurance Co., and Vice Chairman andChief Sales Officer, AXA Advisors, LLC.Bucky joined AXA Advisors in 2004 after spending the first28 years of his career with MONY Life Insurance Company.25