Mitchell “Mitch” Ostrove CLU, ChFC, LACP serves as the VP of Professional Development on the NAIFA-NY Board and has been a loyal NAIFA member since 1965. He practices with The Ostrove Group, in White Plains, NY, where he specializes in insuring small closely held corporations.

Neil Himmelstein serves as the Vice President of Membership on the NAIFA-NY Board and has been a loyal NAIFA member since 1997. He practices with Main Street Planning Group, in Center Moriches, NY, where he specializes in high-net-worth programs such as Premium Finance and Restricted Property Trust and finding solutions for clients with health impairment needs.

Paul Sciacca has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2009. He currently resides on the board for NAIFA-New York and practices at Long Island General Office in Melville, NY, where he specializes in personal financial planning.

Employers and business leaders must decide how to handle COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. It’s a hot-button issue that’s complicated by an array of factors. And, as with so many issues businesses have faced during the pandemic, there are no easy answers.

Robert Miller, MS, MA, is currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer for NAIFA-New York and has been a loyal NAIFA member since 1983. Since retired, he practiced out of his firm, Miller-Pomerantz where he specialized in corporate selling in New York City.

        Roger Sims CLU, LUTCF has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2001 and currently practices with New York Life in High Point, North Carolina where he specializes in long-term care and retirement. 

          Joshua Shaver, CFP, ChFC has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2008 and is currently a Senior Partner and Wealth Manager at Diamond Financial Group in Newark, Delaware where he specializes in retirement. He graduated magna cum laude from the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware where he was actively involved with the Financial Manager’s Association. Joshua currently holds a series of designations and certificates including his Series 7, Series 66, and Series 24 registrations, as well as his Life, Health and Ethics Insurance licenses.

Vanessa Bucklin is a female advisor based in Conrad, Montana that has built her flourishing practice using a three-pronged approach of trust in self, trust in the process of building relationships, and trust in paying it forward for future advisors.

Trent Bryson has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2002 and manages his own firm, Bryson Financial in Long Beach, California.