Our Management Team

 

DOMENIC BATTISTELLA, CLU®, ChFC®
MANAGING DIRECTOR

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

My mission here at the Chicago North Financial Group is to build a  team of Financial Service Representatives working towards the common goal of helping individual families and businesses achieve financial freedom.

 PERSONAL

  • I have been in the insurance and financial services industry for 30 plus years and 27 of those years I have been in management 
  • Married to Cindy
  • Father of two children

ORGANIZATIONS

 • Member of GAMA International General Agents Association and Managers
 • Member of NAIFA National Association of  Insurance and Financial Advisors
 
 
 
MICHAEL THOMAS, CLU®, ChFC®, LUTCF, MBA
AGENCY SALES DIRECTOR
 
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
 
My goal is to provide families and business owners with assistance in building their financial freedom. I have the skills, knowledge, and experience required to meet my client's established goals. My personal goal is to become a lifetime resource for each and every client.
 
PERSONAL
  • Married to Deanna
  • Father of two children; Gabriela 14 and Michael 17
  • Resides in Bloomingdale, IL
  • Graduated DePaul University with a degree in business management and Dominican University with an MBA.
  • Celebrating 29 years of service with MetLife; of which 23 years have been spent in management
  • Leaders Conference Qualifier and Management Leaders Qualifier
 
 
 
ORGANIZATIONS 
  • Church Ministry
  • Member of GAMA International General Agents Association and Managers
  • Member of NAIFA National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors 
 

 

SCOTT BERNHAGEN, MBA, LUTCF
AGENCY SALES DIRECTOR

BUSINESS PHILOSOPY

My goal is to provide families and business owners with assistance in building their financial freedom. I have the skills, knowledge, and experience required to meet my client's established goals. My personal goal is to become a lifetime resource for each and every client.

PERSONAL
  • 14 Year Resident of  Wheaton, IL
  •  Family: Married to Maria; parents of 2 children
  •  Hobbies:  Gardening; exercising and spending time with my family
  •  MBA - Benedictine University
  •  BA - University of Illinois @ Urbana/Champaign
 
 

JOSE PEREZ, LUTCF
AGENCY SALES DIRECTOR

BUSINESS PHILOSOPY

My goal is to provide families and business owners with assistance in building their financial freedom. I have the skills, knowledge, and experience required to meet my client's established goals. My personal goal is to become a lifetime resource for each and every client.
 
PERSONAL
  • Resides in Orland Park, IL
  • Married to Patty; parents of 4 children
  • Celebrating 15 years of service in the financial services industry
  • Bilingual - Fluent in Spanish
  • BA from DePaul in Finance - Anticipated graduation, December 2007

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Board of Directors for Boys and Girls Club, member since 2001
  • Board of Directors for El Vador, member since 2002
  • Board of Director for Make a Wish Foundation, member since 2005     

 

 

DEAN NEUHARTH

AGENCY SALES DIRECTOR

PERSONAL 

  • B.S. from Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
  • Lived in the Chicago area for 9 years
  • Married to Della for 8 years
  • Parent to Yellow Lab, Gus

 

  

DAN PATEL
ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER

PERSONAL 

  • 14 Year Resident of Des Plaines, IL
  • Family: Married to Ush; parents of 1 daughter
  • Graduate of Canterbury College in England

Hobbies

  • Gardening, exercising, spending time with my family
  • Computers
  • Cars
  • Reading

 

JULIA COTRONEO
ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER

PERSONAL 

  • MBA from Brisbane Graduate School of Business in Australia
  • BA from Dalhousie University in Halifax N.S.

Hobbies

  • Pilates
  • Reading
  • Watching movies 

 

 

KRISTEN CONLEY
RECRUITING DIRECTOR

PERSONAL 

  • Born in Decatur, IL on June 9, 1979
  • Graduate from Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Played basketball for Illinois Wesleyan University and was captain for 2 years
  • Family lives in Cerro Gordo, IL on a family owned farm 

HOBBIES

  • Sports
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Shopping 

ORGANIZATIONS

  • American Marketing Association 

 

 MICHELLE LOPEZ, MBA
MARKETING DIRECTOR

PERSONAL 

  • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio 
  • Relocated from St. Louis
  • BA from the University of Kentucky in Journalism
  • MBA from the University of Kentucky
  • Married to Juan
  • Parent to Vizsla puppy, Lindell

 

SUSAN JAHNTZ
OPERATIONS MANAGER

PERSONAL 

  • Resident of Bartlett, IL
  • B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Stout
  • Family: Married to Chris; parents of three sons

 

DEBBIE KALCK
TRAINING DIRECTOR

PERSONAL 

  • -Attended both Valparaiso University and Carthage College
  • -Resident of Lombard
  • -Married with 2 children