Agency Directors

Brett Amendola

Senior Agency Sales Director

Barnum Financial Group
an office of MetLife
100 Great Meadow Road Suite 200
Wethersfield, CT 06109

Phone: (860) 258-3801
Fax: (203) 513-6080
E-mail: bamendola@metlife.com

Brett M. Amendola, Agency Sales Director, Financial Planning Director is responsible for the coaching and development of a team of advisors. Since joining Barnum in 2001, Brett has developed a team of 100 Financial Advisors and his team is consistently found amongst MetLife's top three sales units. Brett oversees the Hartford, New London, Guilford and Wethersfield offices of Barnum. In 2005 Brett was named the number 2 Agency Sales Director in all of MetLife.

Brett has been in the Financial Services Industry since 1991. Starting at American Express Financial Advisors working as a Financial Advisor and District Manager. Prior to joining Barnum, Brett was an Associate Managing Director with Prudential Financial Planning Services and a Divisional Vice President with UBS.

Brett holds a degree in Finance from Quinnipiac University. Brett holds the Series 6,7,9,10,24,63,65, and state Life & Health Licenses and is a member of NAIFA and GAMA International. Brett resides in Guildford, CT with his wife and 3 children.

Thomas Cardini

Agency Sales Director

Barnum Financial Group
an office of MetLife
100 Great Meadow Road Suite 200
Wethersfield, CT 06109

Phone: (860) 258-3804
Fax: (860) 563-0651
E-mail: tcardini@metlife.com

As an Agency Sales Director for BFG, Thomas Cardini manages and coaches a team of financial professionals in Wethersfield, CT. He plays an instrumental leadership role in the training, development and education of the representatives on his team. His dedications allow his team to build successful careers and help their clients achieve financial freedom.

Tom has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and is the past President of the Central CT Chapter, NALU. His professional qualifications include: Chartered Life Underwriter designation (CLU); Certified Long Term Care designation; Life Underwriter's Training Council Fellow (LUTCF); and Certification in CT Partnership for Long Term Care.

Consistent with the values that BFG places on charitable giving, Tom is an active member of his community. He is married to his wife Diane and has 2 children and 5 grandchildren.

William Hite - LUTCF

Agency Sales Director

6 Corporate Drive
Shelton, CT 06484

Phone: (203) 513-6127
Fax: (203) 513-6080
E-mail: white@metlife.com

Bill is an Agency Sales Director at Barnum. Bill has been in the financial services industry for 20 years and with MetLife for ten years. Bill has built his team of representatives around the importance of education, training and experience in order to bring the most accurate information and appropriate strategies to their clients. As a part of Barnum Financial Group, Bill shares the firm's passion for giving back and is very active in the community. Bill is currently involved in several business associations, and is currently a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He has served on the Board of Directors for The Italian Community Center, Fairfield Junior Babe Ruth Baseball League and he was the Co-President of the Fairfield National Little League for five years. Bill has been coaching youth baseball, football and basketball locally for fourteen years. Bill resides with his wife Faith and his son Billy Jr. in Shelton, CT.

Joseph Kotula

Agency Sales Director

Barnum Financial Group
an office of MetLife
100 Great Meadow Road Suite 200
Wethersfield, CT 06109

Phone: (860) 258-3818
Fax: (203) 513-6080
E-mail: jkotula@metlife.com

Joseph LoPresti

Senior Agency Director
Financial Services Representative

6 Corporate Drive
Shelton, CT 06484

Phone: (203) 513-6132
Fax: (203) 513-6080
E-mail: jlopresti@metlife.com

• BS & BA – Nichols College (Specialization in Finance)
• Graduate AMTC
• LUTCF
• Registered Representative of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities, Inc.
• Member – National Association of Financial Insurance Advisors (NAIFA)
• Member – GAMA International
• Numerous Management Leaders & Chairman’s Conference Qualifications
  

Joe serves as Senior Agency Sales Director at BFG. Since joining MetLife in 1992, Joe has held several leadership positions. For the last 9 years at Barnum, Joe is responsible for managing the Recruiting, Training, Case Design and Strategic Alliance Programs in addition to managing a Sales Team of over 100 associates. In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Joe was named MetLife's Number One Agency Sales Director. Joe was also named by Fairfield County Business Journal as one of the top 40 leaders under the age of 40 in Fairfield County.

Joe earned his BS and BA from Nichols College where he specialized in Finance. He completed the Agency Management Training Course (AMTC) of LIMRA International and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and GAMA International.

Joe lives in Woodbury, CT with his wife Amy and their four children.

Steve Micoletta

Agency Sales Director

6 Corporate Drive
Shelton, CT 06484

Phone: (860) 668-9090
Fax: (203) 513-6080
Mobile Phone: (860) 402-4523
E-mail: smicelotta@metlife.com

Stephen Micelotta is an Agency Sales Director with Barnum Financial Group (BFG), an office of MetLife. As an Agency Sales Director, Stephen is instrumental in coaching and developing a team of financial representatives. He dedicates his career to building a strong team and providing the tools and resources needed to assist them. His teams are comprised of both experienced representatives and young professionals.

Working at BFG allows Stephen's clients to take advantage of the many resources of this award winning firm. Representatives with BFG believe in the value of long-term relationships, service, integrity and uncompromised quality. Due to its' continued commitment to these values, BFG has been rated the #1 firm in MetLife and Connecticut's #1 Best Place to Work.

Stephen began his career in the financial services industry over 10 years ago as a financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial. Stephen dedicated his career to personal financial advice for investments, retirement and protection planning. Stephen earned a B.S.A. Degree in Finance from Bryant College.

Stephen currently lives in Suffield, CT with his wife Gina and their 3 beagles, Hillary, Chelsea and Chester and horse, Webster. Stephen is an active community member and is a contributor and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Springfield, MA. In his spare time, he enjoys landscaping and woodworking.

Brian Segel

Agency Sales Director

Barnum Financial Group, An Office of MetLife
707 Westchester Ave, Suite 105
White Plains, NY 10604

Phone: (914) 272-2206
Fax: (914) 963-8014
E-mail: bsegel@metlife.com

Brian Segel is an Agency Sales Director for Barnum Financial Group, an office of MetLife. Brian manages a team of highly productive Financial Advisors in BFG's White Plains, NY office. Brian's team consists of both experienced representatives who challenge themselves everyday to take their career to the next level, as well as young professionals eager to learn from the best and build their business. Brian's mission is to build the strongest team of Financial representatives possible and support them in their efforts to create successful practices within the Barnum Financial Group. Brian provides his team with the tools, and resources needed to assist them in becoming highly productive, entrepreneurial representatives.

Barnum Financial Group has been MetLife's number one sales agency nationwide for the past four consecutive years. BFG's extreme dedication and commitment to servicing its clients' financial needs and goals is what keeps it consistently rated among the top MetLife firms. Brian joined BFG because he believes in these same values. He also appreciates BFG's continued efforts to support its community. BFG has contributed to various nonprofit organizations, children's organizations and more. Brian has also been a consistent advocate in his community. He coaches little league and youth basketball in his hometown as well as a lot of his time and resources to his Alma mater, Binghamton University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management. Additionally, Brian is also the former Chairman of The Tau Alpha Upsilon Fraternity Alumni Society.

Brian has been in the Financial Services Industry for over 24 years. When he was a Financial Executive with Citicorp Investment Services, currently Citi Smith Barney, Brian was inducted into the Citicorp Investment Services Hall of Fame. Brian holds his series 6, 7, 63, 65 securities registrations and is licensed to sell Life and Health Insurance in NY, NJ and NC.

Brian is a resident of Larchmont, NY where he resides with his wife Jamie, four children, Ryan, Jordyn, Alexandra and Kimberly and their dog Maddy. In his spare time, Brian enjoys golf, softball and tennis and spending time with his family.

Scott Sokolowski

Agency Recruiting and Development Director

Barnum Financial Group
273 N Colony Road
Wallingford, CT 06492

Phone: (203) 513-6276
Fax: (203) 513-6080
E-mail: ssokolowski1@metlife.com

Scott Sokolowski joined Barnum Financial Group as its Agency Recruiting and Development Director. Prior to joining BFG, Scott was co-founder and Vice President of Park Avenue Group, a national recruiting company where he specialized in Million Dollar Round Table, Court of the Table, Top of the Table Producers, Producer Groups and Managers. Scott began his recruiting career at Grayling Associates, where he was one of the leading national recruiters.

Scott works with BFG to attract, recruit and retain some of the industry's best financial services professionals. Scott's goal as head of recruiting and retentiaon initiatives at BFG is to bring the agency closer to long-term business growth and success in the financial service industry.

Sokolowski graduated from University of Connecticut in 1997 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science.

Brian Walsh - CLTC

Agency Sales Director

Barnum Financial Group
225 High Ridge Road, East Building, 1st Floor
Stamford, CT 06905

Phone: (203) 658-1940
Fax: (203) 513-6080
E-mail: bwalsh1@metlife.com

Brian Walsh, Agency Sales Director for Barnum Financial Group, an Office of MetLife currently manages an office of 30 advisors in Stamford. Connecticut. Brian has thirteen years experience in the financial services industry and has been with Barnum Financial Group since 2002. As Agency Sales Director, he is instrumental in coaching and developing his advisors, which work out of several locations throughout CT and NY.

During his tenure with Barnum Financial Group, he has consistently qualified for MetLife Leaders Conference and has received both the GAMA Platinum and Silver Award. Brian has his BA from SUNY Stony Brook and currently holds his Life & Health, Property & Causality and FINRA Series 6, 63, 65 and 7 securities licenses. He is also an active member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), GAMA International and the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

Brian currently lives in Shelton, CT with his wife and two sons. He enjoys giving back to his community through involvement with the Boy Scouts, coaching Shelton Flag Football and supporting our local Junior Achievement.