Ming-Fen Wang, Thrivent Financial For Lutherans - Vice President for Information Technology Architecture and Engineering Services

Ming-Fen Wang serves as vice president for information technology (IT) architecture and engineering services for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. In this role, she is responsible for maturing the architecture management discipline, managing information and data services, providing application engineering and integration services, and designing Web solutions for members, field, and corporate employees. Ms. Wang joined Thrivent Financial in 2006. 

9/98 Mark Zesbaugh, CEO LifeUSA

11/98 Sue Lindgren, Sue Lindgren & Associates “Why can’t we just get along?”

2/99 Ada Alden, Director, Family Educational Services for Eden Prairie Schools,
“Simplifying your life and taking time for what’s important”

5/99 Jason Lewis, KSTP, “The proper role of government in a free society”
James A. Brown, President, American Financial Marketing, “Relationship of the
Agency and the Home Office”

James Briol, Attorney, “Compliance Issues from and Attorney’s point of view”
Kate Soucheray, Working Family Resource Center, “How to stop worrying and start living”
Norman Barnhart, “The magic of teamwork”

9/99 Silver Anniversary, Past Presidents

11/99 Al Parsons, Insurance Federation of MN, “Industry’s Future”

2/00 Stave Brantner, MN Life, “A man and her wedding”

5/00 Maggie Hughes, President, CEO Allianz Life, “My beliefs in business”
Joan Andrew, Edward Jones, “Investing”
Steve Klyoda, “How to become a Telemaster”
MN Department of Commerce, “The changing insurance industry”

Kathy Brown, “The future starts with you”

9/00 Susan Oberman Smith, VP, Lutheran Brotherhood, “Benefits of FLMI”

11/00 Dr. Bill Warner, PhD, President, Prism Media Agency, “Leadership”

2/01 Patrick McGowen, Sheriff, Hennepin County, “Make a difference in your
community”

5/01 Gary Fields, LOMA
Candace Fancher, MS, CCC, Speech Pathology, “Staying afloat in the stresspools of life”
Sr. Bill Warner, “E-commerce and its strategic role in society”
Thomas Rucke, Postal Inspector, “Mail fraud and postal scams”
Northern Stars Comedy Troupe, “Communication scenarios”

9/01 Mr. Robert Senkler, CEO MN Life (Sheraton Midway?)

11/01 Grant Engelmann, “Communication”

2/02 David Brueshoff, Working Family Resource Center, “Change, it’s not just in your pockets…Managing life’s stress” (Bloomington?)

5/02 Gareth Hiebert, “Oliver’s Towns” (Zurah Shrine Center)
Suzanne Ketcham, “Resume and cover letter preparation”
Laurie Kimball, RN, “Learning styles: See, say or do, Which are you?”
Kaki Stein, “I’d never want to be caught dead in there (Toastmasters)”, “Improve your concentration”
Jill Spiegel, “Flirting for success”

10/02 Christopher Graham, VP, Chief Underwriter, Hartford Life, “Benefits of education” (Jax, Mpls)

2/03 Gary Dunn, AVP, Special Investigations Unit, Allianz, “Fraud” (Jax, Mpls)

5/03 Dennis Olson, Catholic Aid, “Importance of industry education” (Zurah Shrine Ctr.)
Jim Vetsch, Training by Finesse, “Job enrichment”
Michelle Neijahr, “Being excellent”, “Selling myself”

10/03 John Gilbert, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Thrivent Financial, “LOMA” (Jax)

2/04 Nan Gesche Larsen, “Strategic thinking”

5/04 Steve Klyoda, Telemasters, “Phone techniques” (Zurah Shrine Center)
Al Parsons, Insurance Federation of MN “Legislative Update”
DuWayne Kilbo, “Telecommuting”

9/04 Robert Senkler, CEO, Minnesota Life (Sheraton Four Points, St. Paul)

3/05 Laurie Kimball “Mazimizing Your Concentration & Communication” (Sheraton 
  Four Points, St. Paul)

5/05 MN Rep. Paul Kohls, Allianz Life “Legislative Update” (Zuhrah Shrine Center)
Laurie Kimball “Depression in the Workplace”
Mike Rieth & Todd Petit, Actuaries, Allianz Life and Anthony Plampton, President,
  Re-Solutions Intermediaries, LLC “Reinsurance overview: Life, Health & Long Term Care”

9/05 Robert Ehren, Minnesota Life, “Work Relationships & LOMA”

Al Parsons joined the Insurance Federation of Minnesota as its president & chief executive officer in July 1994. He came to the Federation with many years of experience in the insurance industry. Al worked in Washington, DC, as vice president of a consulting firm and senior vice president of a major national insurance trade association. Prior to his work in Washington, he was a second vice president and director of corporate communications for Lincoln National Corporation in Fort Wayne, Indiana, then the nation’s 15th largest diversified financial service company and among the nation’s largest health and life insurers.

Steve Kloyda founded Telemasters, Inc. in 1990. Since 1990, Steve has listened to and analyzed more than 25,000 telephone sales and customer service calls. Applying the knowledge gathered, he created The Telemasters System, a unique process for achieving superior results on the telephone. Steve Kloyda began his sales career in 1980 as a stockbroker. In a highly competitive business where the telephone can often lead to frustration, Steve learned to develop the skills and disciplines needed to produce phenomenal results. In only eight months, he had opened 180 new accounts from cold calls, along with setting a company record of nine in one day! In 1989, Steve joined a local sales training organization as Vice President of Sales.

Title

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Education

Bob Senkler graduated in 1974 from the University of Minnesota – Duluth with a B.A. In Math.

Responsibilities

Bob has been with Minnesota Life for over 25 years, starting as an actuarial trainee in the Individual Insurance division in 1974. Bob became a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in 1979 and joined Minnesota Life's senior management team five years later as second vice president of Individual Actuarial. By 1987, Bob was vice president and actuary, Individual Insurance. In 1994, he was named president and chief executive officer, and one year later, Bob was elected chairman of the board.

Title

Vice President, Life Product Manufacturing

Education

Bob began his career at Minnesota Life following his graduation from St. Olaf College in 1990 with B.A. degrees in Mathematics and Economics.  He obtained his ASA designation in 1992, his FSA designation in 1994 and his CLU designation in 1996.

Other Experience

Following graduation from St. Olaf, Bob joined the Individual Actuarial Life Unit before joining Securian Advisor Services in November of 1993.  After spending six years on marketing of the life products and product development, Bob returned to the Actuarial department in late 1999.