New NAIFA member Gerard “Jerry” St-Cyr resides in Long Branch, N.J., and is a financial advisor with Eagle Securities, a subsidiary of New York Life. Jerry is not only new to the association, but he is also relatively new to the industry.

Before his career in financial services, he built an impressive resume featuring leadership roles in a collection of successful businesses and philanthropic endeavors and organizations. Previously, Jerry was the CEO of a dental startup company, as well as the Director of Sales and sommelier for a wine import company, Select Fine Wines. He is also the author of "Womanity" and "My Wine Guide." He is the founder of the non-profit organization benefiting at-risk women, WOMANITY4WISE.

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