2011 Leaders Take Office

September 1 marked the day that MDRT's 2011 leadership took office. The Executive Committee, Management Council and committees all have new members who are poised to work hard on behalf of their constituents.

President
Julian H. Good Jr., CLU, ChFC, of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 27-year MDRT member with three Court of the Table and three Top of the Table honors. He has served in many leadership positions within MDRT, including as Divisional Vice President of Communications, Membership Administration, and Business and Educational Services. Good has also spoken at several MDRT Annual Meetings and is a Diamond Knight and Steward of the MDRT Foundation. Locally, he is past president of the New Orleans Estate Planning Council, the Greater New Orleans Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and the New Orleans chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. He is also a member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU).

Read more about Good in this issue's story "Leading Into Change."

Immediate Past President
Guy E. Baker, MSFS, CLU, of Irvine, California, is a 40-year MDRT member with 32 Top of the Table qualifications. He has served in numerous MDRT leadership positions, including twice as a member of Management Council and as a member of the Top of the Table Advisory Board. In addition, he is an Excalibur Knight of the MDRT Foundation and served as its President in 2000. Also an industry leader, he served as a member of the board of directors of AALU and is a past president of the Orange County Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Baker has presented at the MDRT Annual Meeting and Top of the Table Annual Meeting numerous times, and has written several books and hundreds of articles for industry publications. Worth magazine has recognized Baker as one of the top 250 advisors in America.

First Vice President
Jennifer A. Borislow, CLU, of Methuen, Massachusetts, is a 22-year MDRT member. Her commitment to the Round Table is evident in numerous distinctions and volunteer positions. A qualifier of one Court of the Table and 12 Top of the Table honors, in 2005, she became the first woman to serve at the helm of Top of the Table. She is a frequent MDRT Annual Meeting speaker, and has served as Divisional Vice President of Finance and Communications. Other distinctions include past Chair positions of the Media Task Force and Public Relations Committee. In addition, she is a Platinum Knight of the MDRT Foundation. In the industry, Borislow is a recognized expert and well-known speaker, addressing audiences throughout the world.

Second Vice President
D. Scott Brennan of South Bend, Indiana, is a 27-year MDRT member with one Top of the Table and six Court of the Table qualifications. A dedicated MDRT leader, Brennan has served twice as Divisional Vice President and five times as a committee Chair. Brennan has spoken at eight Annual Meetings and is a Platinum Knight of the MDRT Foundation, serving on its board 2004–2006. In the industry, he is a member of the AALU, a past board member of the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) and past president of the International Forum. In his community, he has served as president of several organizations, including the St. Anthony Parish Council, the Rotary Club of South Bend and the Scholarship Foundation of St. Joseph County. Brennan's industry awards include the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Indiana Life Underwriter of the Year, the South Bend Agent of the Year, and the MassMutual Indiana Agent of the Year.

Secretary
Michelle L. Hoesly, CLU, ChFC, of Norfolk, Virginia, is a 31-year MDRT member with three Court of the Table and seven Top of the Table qualifications. Her commitment as a volunteer with the Round Table began in 1983, and is highlighted by her leadership in three Divisional Vice President roles: 1996 Annual Meeting Program Development Committee, 2003 Communications and, most recently, 2009 Top of the Table Chair. She has attended 30 Annual Meetings and is a Platinum Knight-level donor to the MDRT Foundation, serving as a member to its Board of Trustees 2005–2007. Hoesly is an internationally recognized speaker who has spoken at several MDRT Annual Meetings, as well as MDRT's Boomertirement Industry Summit in 2007, and has appeared on CNN. She is frequently quoted on financial issues by major publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's and the Financial Times. In 1985, she joined three other MDRT members in establishing the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern Virginia and served as president of the founding board.

Management Council
Joining the Executive Committee on Management Council are the following Divisional Vice Presidents:

Ralph Antolino Jr., J.D., CLU
Top of the Table
(effective October 2010)

David Eric Appel, CLU, ChFC
Membership Standards

Robert L. Avery II, CLU, ChFC
Annual Meeting Program General
Arrangements (PGA)

Caroline A. Banks, APFS
Special Projects

Rudi Thomas Floyd, CLU, ChFC
Finance

H. Larry Fortenberry, CLU, ChFC
Annual Meeting Program
Development Committee (PDC)

Alphonso B. Franco, RHU, RCIS
Membership Communications

Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC
Best Practices, Section 1
(Canada, USA, Caribbean, Latin America)

Kenichi Ibuki
Best Practices, Section 2
(China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau)

Helen A. Jenkins, Dip PFS
Best Practices, Section 3
(India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Oceania, Europe, Middle East, Africa)

Committees and Task Forces Leading MDRT's committees and task forces are the following Chairs:

Brian H. Ashe, CLU
Ambassador Advisory Task Force

Anthony J. Carlyon, FAFA, F Fin
Sales Ideas Committee, Best Practices, Section 3

Asvin Chauhan, Cert PFS, MIFP
Young Advisors Committee

Lee N. Clarke, Cert PFS
Ethics Committee

Jason J. Dudum
Top of the Table Program Committee

Robert N. Garneau, CLU, ChFC
Whole Person Committee, Best Practices, Section 1

Mark J. Hanna, CLU, ChFC
MDRT Partnership Committee

Brian D. Heckert, CLU, ChFC
Membership Committee

Peter Hill, ChFC
Public Relations Committee, Best Practices, Section 1

Michael M. Kaleel, CLU, RIA
Top of the Table Governance Task Force

Walter E. Katz, CLU, CFP
Member Expert Identification Committee

Caroline Kheng, ChFC
PGA, Member Enhancement Committee

Scott Roger Lebin, RFC
PGA, Member Services Committee

Anne-Marie Lee, ChFC, CLU
2011 MDRT Experience Task Force

Laurie A. Leja, CLTC
Content Development Committee, Best Practices, Section 1

Andrew C. Lord, CLU, ChFC
Leadership and Volunteer Development Committee

L.C. Maharaj, CFP, BAHonsEco
Content Development Committee, Best Practices, Section 3

Jennifer P. Mann, MBA, CLU
Product Development Committee

William M. McNamara, CLU, ChFC
PGA, Member Logistics Committee

Timothy Wayne Murphrey
Top of the Table Partnership Committee

Steven A. Plewes, CLU, ChFC
PDC, Main Platform and Special Events

Ann Baker Ronn, LUTCF
Sales Ideas Committee, Best Practices, Section 1

Richard W. Sawyer, CLU, ChFC
Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Randy L. Scritchfield, CFP, LUTCF
Top of the Table Special Forces Task Force

Roger A. Seim, MSFS, CLU
PDC, Focus Sessions

Niti Sharma, LUTCF
Whole Person Committee, Best Practices, Section 3

Radhakrishna K. Shetty, LUTCF
Public Relations Committee, Best Practices, Section 3

Hiroki Shima
Content Development Committee, Best Practices, Section 2

Sung Ho Shin
Public Relations Committee, Best Practices, Section 2

Marc A. Silverman, CLU, ChFC
Mentoring Committee

Seung Hyun Won
Sales Ideas Committee, Best Practices, Section 2

Pecky Wong So Ping, FChFP, RFC
Whole Person Committee, Best Practices, Section 2

E. Dennis Zahrbock, CLU, CFP
Top of the Table Member Connections Committee