James J. Prisco, Esq.
President
and Chief Operations Officer
In
2004, Jim assumed the positions of President and Chief Operations Officer of
LifeMark Securities Corp. He
began his career with LifeMark as General Counsel and Director of Compliance
in 2001. Immediately prior to
coming to LifeMark, Jim worked for the NASD in the Manhattan District Office
for nearly five years where he was a supervisor in the Member Regulation
department.
Jim received his undergraduate degree from SUNY at
Jim is a member of the Bar of the State of
Andy
Kalinowski
Vice President
Since 1967, when Andy first entered the insurance industry, he has been a "rebel with a rate book". He founded Upstate Special Risk Services, a full service brokerage general agency in 1974 and LifeMark Securities, a national broker-dealer in 1983 with a true understanding of the needs of the independent broker. In 1993 he was instrumental in forming LifeMark Associates, a national insurance consulting firm and soon after worked to create LifeMark Partners a national insurance marketing organization. He continues to serve those organizations in various executive capacities. At one time or another, Andy has served as an officer or director of many insurance organizations including RAIFA, NYSAIFA, NAILBA and the IAFP. He has also served on the board of directors of a major life insurance company. He is widely published in insurance and financial journals and serves as an expert witness on insurance and securities litigation.
Vincent
Micciche
Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer
For over twenty years Vince has provided leadership and guidance in the formation and subsequent growth of LifeMark Securities. His focus has been to support independent brokers whose practice included insurance, securities, advisory, and financial planning services. Vince has been responsible for the development of all supervisory and compliance systems, contracts, operations, and development of strategic alliances. He has, since its inception, been the NASD Executive Representative of the firm and it's Financial and Operations Principal. Vince also founded Insurance and Securities Regulatory Consulting LLC, a company that provides consulting services to Broker/Dealers and RIAs. His services include registration, analysis and design of supervisory systems, training, writing firms procedures and negotiating contracts. Vince has acted as an expert witness numerous times, is an NASD Arbitrator, and served as a charter member on the Anti Money Laundering Strategic Leadership Committee in 2002. Vince was awarded the designation of Certified, Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) in 2002.
Mark Priest
CEO and Chief Marketing Officer
Mark joined LifeMark Securities Corp. in 2004 after spending 28 years
with John Hancock Financial Network as the Managing Director and Registered
Principal of the
Lori
Alberts
Assistant Director of Compliance, Office Manager and Registered Principal
Lori has been with the company since 1994 and has been trained in all departments of LifeMark Securities Corp. Lori received her BS degree in Management and Accounting from St. John Fisher College. Lori is a member of the Financial Planners Association and Rochester Association of Insurance. Lori is committed to delivering superior service to our OSJ's, branches, representatives and clients. Her principal focus is to have an efficient, smooth-running firm.
Ellen Robinson
Manager of Registration & Licensing / Registered Principal
Ellen has been with LifeMark since 1988 and has
performed many different functions as the company has grown throughout her
tenure. She is a BA graduate of
the
Ray Sickels
Manager of Accounting and Human Resources
Ray graduated from Niagara University with a degree in accounting. After serving in the U.S.Army, he was an auditor in public accounting. He served as controller for several medium sized companies and a local hotel in Rochester. Ray came to LifeMark Securities in August, 1998 and currently is manager of accounting and human resources for the Corporation. He is married and an "empty nester", with two adult children.
Cheri Davis
Project Manager
A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Finance and an MBA in Accounting, Cheri retired from Xerox after a 35-year career in finance and business management. More recently, she was an Associate Financial Planner with MetLife Financial Services in Rochester and had been with them since 2001. In 2003, Cheri was married to Mel Croucher. Her hobbies are golf, singing, and perennial gardening.
Bruce Moar
Director of Business Development and Chief Compliance Officer for the RIA division
Bruce
comes to Lifemark with over 20 years of investment industry experience.
Prior to joining Lifemark, he was a principal with M5 Global Capital,
a Registered Investment Advisor. Bruce started in the investment business as
a Registered Rep with Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley). His career
also included a stint with Fleet Investments (now Bank of
Tammy Mason
Business Manager
Tammy has been a Registered Representative with LifeMark Securities Corp since June 1, 2005. Tammy has been and employee of LifeMark Securities Corp. since November 2006. She comes to us from a position at the Polisseni Agency of Regional Sales Director. Prior to that she was an Investment Representative for Fleet Bank/Quick &Reilly.
Alex Gueorguiev
Operations Associate
Alex is a graduate of S.U.N.Y. at
Meg Fernandes
Operation Assistant
Meg comes to us from First Niagara. Meg has worked in the Banking Industry for 17 years, Investments and Securities for 3 years and the Group Insurance Industry for 7 years. Meg is a Licensed Broker.