About

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

Foundation Associate Member

Sally G. Hudson

Ex-Officio Member

Sean F. O’Donnell