Mariana Gomez-Vock

Mariana Gomez-Vock is Senior Vice President, Prudential Policy & International. In her role, Mariana provides strategic guidance and oversight of a variety of public policy issues, with a special focus on financial regulatory issues. Her leadership and subject matter expertise were critical as ACLI worked to achieve group capital calculations at the state, federal and international level that preserved life insurers’ ability to provide American families with long-term financial protection and retirement security products.

Khari Cook

Khari Cook is Senior Analyst, Research at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). He is primarily responsible for data analysis of life insurers’ quarterly and annual statutory filings, along with company product line and investment survey data.

Joe Schreck

Joe Schreck, NAIFA-Georgia President, is from Atlanta. CRN202602-3979879

Jim Szostek

Jim Szostek is Vice President & Deputy, Retirement Security at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). He helps guide ACLI policy on legislation and regulations affecting the U.S. retirement system. Prior to joining ACLI in 2008, he held positions at CIGNA and The Hartford.

Kathleen Coulombe

Kathleen Coulombe served as the Senior Vice President, Federal Relations, for the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) until 2026. She was involved in public policy issues on Capitol Hill that impact the life insurance industry.

Dennis Dean

Dennis Dean, President of NAIFA-IL, is from Chicago.

Curt Leonard

Curt Leonard is Regional Vice President, State Relations at the American Council of Life Insurers. He is responsible for state legislative and regulatory affairs in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He also leads ACLI’s state advocacy team on issues of genetic science and long term care insurance. He joined ACLI in 2003.

Laura Minzer

Laura Minzer is President of the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council, an association of 31 insurance companies who offer a wide range of life, retirement, disability income, supplemental, accident and health insurance products in this state. The Council promotes and advocates for a healthy and competitive life and health insurance industry to support the financial well-being of employers, individuals, and families in Illinois.