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title: Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS) Celebrates 85th Anniversary
description: NAIFA's Advocacy Partner, Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS) celebrates its 85th Anniversary at Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.
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# [Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS) Celebrates 85th Anniversary](https://at.naifa.org/women-in-insurance-financial-services-celebrates-85th-anniversary)

 Written by [Emily Cabbage](https://at.naifa.org/author/emily-cabbage) | 10/14/21 10:58 PM

[Women in Insurance & Financial Services](https://wifsnational.org/) (WIFS) is a proud NAIFA Advocacy Partner. 2021 marks their 85th anniversary and NAIFA members and staff joined WIFS for their annual conference and celebration in Indianapolis. The theme for this special anniversary conference was "Shine: The Spark to Ignites at 85." 

We are #NAIFAproud of our members who are actively leading within WIFS. Especially, [Toni Gonzales, LACP](https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-gonzales/), loyal member since 2017. Toni was elected 2021-22 WIFS Vice President during the conference.

NAIFA was pleased to participate as a partner by exhibiting at the conference. All attendees were invited to stop by the booth for their NAIFA "Taxation Needs Representation" t-shirt. As an advocacy partner, we need to unite the voices of NAIFA and WIFS to ensure that our lawmakers are making informed decisions on legislation impacting the industry and our clients. Now, more than ever, we need more females voices telling their stories.

WIFS guests were invited to join NAIFA staff and fellow members from the Indiana chapter to a pre-conference happy hour at Punch Bowl Social. Participants were able to network, bowl, play a few games of cornhole, and even karaoke. 

We would like to recognize NAIFA members achieving the 2021 WIFS Circle of Excellence.

Diamond   
[Ellie Mills, CLU, LUTCF,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gotmills/) Loyal Member Since 1993  
[Karen Poore, ChFC,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/karendpoore/) Loyal Member Since 1992

Ruby  
[Ellen Donahue, ChFC, ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-donahue-chfc-82507a8/)Loyal Member Since 2017  
[Yuka Nakahara-Goven, CLU](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ynakaharagoven/), Loyal Member Since 1985

Topaz  
[Ginny Fallon,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyfallon/) Loyal Member Since 2015  
Darlene Hanes, CLU, ChFC, Loyal Member Since 1981

Pearl  
[Lel Arandela, LUTCF, ChFC, CLU, CASL](https://www.linkedin.com/in/larandela/), Loyal Member Since 1996  
[Courtney Cuykendall, LUTCF,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-spencer-cuykendall-476a8b10/) Loyal Member Since 2006  
[Lori Niermann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-niermann/), Loyal Member Since 2020  
[Kathleen Owings, LACP, ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-owings-6b42663/)Loyal Member Since 2011  
[Angie Ribuffo, CFP, ChFC, RICP, CDFA, CLTC,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-ribuffo-cfp%C2%AE-ricp%C2%AE-chfc%C2%AE-cdfa-cltc-96868330/) Loyal Member Since 2013

 

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