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
