I’m passionate about helping my members determine their financial goals. We work together to help create a plan based on their unique needs.

central Florida, from Melbourne to Orlando. However, I do have members throughout the U.S.

life insurance, annuities, stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds and variable annuities.

families -- helping them plan their financial future; helping them insure their life against unanticipated tragedy and for peace of mind; helping plan their savings for emergencies, kids education and retirement; and helping them to not outlive their retirement savings.

Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where I graduated cum laude. I majored in operations management. In my senior year, I was presented with The Wall Street Journal Award for being an outstanding senior in management.

having trained about 25 new Modern Woodmen agents over the years as a managing partner. In my first year with Modern Woodmen, I was awarded the Rookie Agent of the Year Award in the central Florida region. In 2014, I was presented the Jim Dearth Memorial Award as the agent/manager who had done the most in the region fraternally. I personally run four chapters and have started two new chapters in my district.

was a financial advisor for A.G. Edwards/Wachovia. Prior to that I had my own transportation business for nearly 17 years.

it was a breath of fresh air in the financial industry. I had recently gone through the recession in 2008 and had seen how banks and brokerages handled their clients. They seemed to be more worried about the shareholders than the clients. At Modern Woodmen, the members are the owners, and our organization is more concerned for them than anybody else. The organization gives back to its members and the community.

helping members realize that they have to control their financial futures. There is no magic genie out there looking out for them. It makes me feel good by making a positive impact in their lives.

I delivered a check to a mother who had lost one of her sons when he was 19. She was financially strapped and needed an operation that she could not afford due to a lack of health insurance. Her sister had been paying the premium because she was unable to pay. She did not realize his coverage was still in place. She was able to have the operation.

Another favorite moment was when I did a fundraiser for a six-year-old boy with terminal brain cancer. Even though I spent five Saturdays and Sundays standing out in front of Publix selling raffle tickets, it was a joy to deliver a check for $6,000 to his mother. Unfortunately, London Peoples passed away several months later. Our organization does good for people. How can you beat that?