Company and Mission
Life Happens is a nonprofit organization with 27 years of experience helping consumers take personal financial responsibility through the ownership of life insurance and related products.
We know that these products are “sold, not bought,” so Life Happens furthers that mission by making its resources customizable and putting them directly into your hands! No one else does that for you!
Life Happens was formed in 1994 (as the LIFE Foundation) by seven leading insurance producer organizations, which recognized the need to better educate the public about important insurance planning topics. To help Life Happens deliver its educational messages, it receives financial support from more than 140 of the nation’s leading insurance and financial services organizations.
Life Happens is governed by an 18-member Board of Directors, comprised of representatives from five of the industry’s leading producer organizations and eight of Life Happens’ member companies.
Staff
John Flatley
Interim President and CEO
Maggie Leyes
Chief Creative Officer
Josh Dunham
Chief Relationship Officer
Ric Pratte
Head of Product
Julie Holsinger
Content Strategy Director
Jeremy Vaught
Director of Engineering
Devin Pascoe
Marketing Director
Andrea Englert
Manager, Consumer and Industry Programs
Erik Svensson
Director of Customer Success
Connor Dolby
Video Producer and Editor
Josh Dunham
Sales Development Representative
Corey Goodburn
Social Media Specialist
Jessi Barnes
Graphic Designer
Clayton Wear
Digital Marketing Associate
Natalie Chambliss
Design and Marketing Consultant
Board of Directors
Officers
Erik Miller
CLU
Barbara A. Pietrangelo
CFP, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, RFC, CLTC
Mark J. Hanna
CLU, ChFC, AIF
Michael Weintraub
Treasurer
Erik Svensson
CFP, CLU, CLTC
John Flatley
Interim President & CEO
Directors
Kari Axberg
Kevin Brayton
MBA
Brent M. Bynum
Paul Dougherty
LUTCF, FSS, HIA
Bengie Goff
LUTCF, CLF
Jennifer Halloran
R. Jan Pinney
CLU, ChFC, CPCU
David Rosuck
Ted Rusinoff
Ryan Schwingler
CFP, ChFC, CLU