Donald J. Walters
President & CEO
240-744-3027 | DonaldWalters@cefli.org
Don Walters serves as the President & CEO of CEFLI. Working with the CEFLI Board of Directors and CEFLI’s staff, Don reviews and implements appropriate strategies to allow CEFLI to fulfill its mission to serve the needs of the life insurance industry’s compliance and ethics professionals.
Don has over 30 years of professional experience in the financial services sector in the securities and life insurance industries and has served previously in various capacities with other life insurance industry trade associations including the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) and the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA).
Don holds a Bachelor of Music (BM) and Master of Music (MM) degrees and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Arizona. Don also holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from The Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
Don’s personal interests include marathon running, college basketball and jazz.
Carla Strauch
Senior Vice President—Compliance & Ethics
240-744-3023 | CarlaStrauch@cefli.org
Carla Strauch serves as CEFLI’s Senior Vice President—Compliance & Ethics. Carla previously served as a Senior Insurance Examiner with the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance prior to serving for over two decades as a Compliance Director at a large life insurance company.
In her role at CEFLI, Carla assists with the design, management and implementation of CEFLI’s Compliance and Ethics programming and events, Educational Webinar, benchmarking studies, and other CEFLI Membership and industry activities.
Carla holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Wisconsin—Whitewater and a Master of Science (MS) degree in Project Management from the University of Wisconsin—Platteville. She also holds the AMCM, AIE, AIRC, and FLMI designations.
De Keimach
Vice President – Compliance & Ethics
617-960-7465 | DeKeimach@cefli.org
De Keimach serves as CEFLI’s Vice President—Compliance & Ethics. De has thirty years of experience in the life and annuity insurance industry, and has served in a number of compliance roles.
In her role at CEFLI, De assists with the implementation of CEFLI’s Compliance and Ethics programming and events, Educational Webinars, and other CEFLI Membership and industry activities.
De holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She also holds the ALMI, ACS, AAPA, and AIRC designations.
Mallory Hart
Director of Member Relations, Communications and Meetings
240-744-3024 | MalloryHart@cefli.org
Mallory Hart serves as CEFLI’s Director of Member Relations, Communications and Meetings. Mallory served previously as the Marketing and Senior Event Coordinator with Meetings in Motion; CEFLI’s meetings management firm. Mallory’s background also includes professional sales experience.
In her role at CEFLI, Mallory serves as CEFLI’s primary contact for inquiries from member companies and Affiliate Member Organizations and assists CEFLI’s staff in organizing CEFLI meetings and issuing various communications related to CEFLI activities. Mallory also manages CEFLI’s Clearinghouse service and serves as the primary contact for Clearinghouse-related inquiries.
Mallory received her BA in Public Relations with a minor in Business from Auburn University.
Nancy Perez
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
240-744-3026 | NancyPerez@cefli.org
Nancy Perez serves as CEFLI’s Executive Assistant and Office Manager where she provides staff support for CEFLI management and organizes and monitors day-to-day office activities. Nancy brings to CEFLI over 30 years of life insurance industry trade association experience.