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Richard Dodd
MSM
Managing Partner
Paul Dodd joined the Northwestern Mutual Syracuse office in January of 2003 as Managing Partner. In a sense, Paul is returning to his roots, as his family is originally from Skaneateles. His experience in sales, training and agency development made him an ideal choice to lead the Northwestern Mutual Syracuse office....
Paul Dodd joined the Northwestern Mutual Syracuse office in January of 2003 as Managing Partner. In a sense, Paul is returning to his roots, as his family is originally from Skaneateles. His experience in sales, training and agency development made him an ideal choice to lead the Northwestern Mutual Syracuse office. As Managing Partner, Paul Dodd is responsible for the agency's sales and service operations in the Greater New York area including the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica-Rome, Watertown, Ithaca, and Buffalo and Rochester Metropolitan areas. Paul's educational background includes a bachelor's degree from Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1985 and a master's degree from Southern Seminary in 1988. Mr. Dodd also holds the designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®).
Kate Michaels, CLF is the District Director for Northwestern Mutual in Syracuse. She received her BA in Communication in May of 2008 from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. She joined Northwestern Mutual in August of 2008 after being introduced to Northwestern Mutual through a former intern. Prior...
Kate Michaels, CLF is the District Director for Northwestern Mutual in Syracuse. She received her BA in Communication in May of 2008 from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. She joined Northwestern Mutual in August of 2008 after being introduced to Northwestern Mutual through a former intern. Prior to her current role, Kate has been a Campus Recruiter, Recruiter, Director of Recruiting and Chief Recruiting Officer. At Northwestern Mutual, Kate is a national speaker, is a certified trainer, and certified coach. Kate has her NY State LAH, and FINRA Series 6, 63, and 26. She is currently in the process of completing her CLU. She is on the board of directors for Dress for Success, Rochester and is the chair of the Young Executives for Success. Kate also serves on the national board for the American College of Financial Services.