Our Management Team
Please feel free to contact one of our management team members to learn more about New York Life.
Robert A Hodgkiss (Click here for personal summary)
Managing Partner
(630) 795-5100
FAX (630) 964-2761
Dean I. Cronister (Click here for personal summary)
Partner
(630) 795-4464
Tahir Jiwan (Click here for personal summary)
Partner
(630) 795-5128
Nilesh Patel (Click here for personal summary)
Partner
(630) 795-4466
Douglas Clermont (Click here for personal summary)
Partner
(630) 795-5015
Joseph Yee (Click here for personal summary)
Partner
(630) 795-6915
James Annerino (Click here for personal summary)
Sales Development Manager
(630-795-4460
John Ulreich (Click here for personal summary)
Sales Development Manager
630-795-4462
Todd Foster (Click here for personal summary)
Director of Operations
630-795-4480
Susan Blood (Click here for personal summary)
Senior Agency Standards Consultant
630-795-5149
 Dean I. Cronister
Dean began his career with New York Life in September 2005. Dean brings more than thirty years of professional insurance industry experience, having owned his own independent brokerage company for over twenty years and representing numerous fortune 500 insurance companies. Dean was instrumental in co-founding, capitalizing and developing two publicly traded insurance companies in Illinios. During his career, Dean has focused the majority of his efforts in management with special attention to hiring and developing agents and sales managers, as well as market development for product sales. Dean has a degeee in Business Administration and carries numerous industry certifications. He is a Registered General Securities representative with NYLIFE Securities LLC Member FINRA/SIPC. Dean is a life long native of Illinois and lives in Burr Ridge with his wife, Janice.
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Tahir Jiwan
Tahir joined New York Life in July 2003. He is a second-generation New York Life agent. Tahir’s father Taufiq Jiwan was a very successful agent in late 80’s and early 90’s with New York Life. Tahir has qualified for both President Council and Million Dollar Round Table before being promoted to Partner in January 2006. Tahir resides in Naperville with his wife Afroz.
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 Nilesh Patel
Nilesh joined New York Life as an agent in September 1999 after helping manage a successful family business in India. He qualified for council for 2000, 2001, and 2002 and Million Dollar Round Table being promoted to Partner in October 2003. Nilesh is a graduate of DePaul University with honors in Actuary Science. Nilesh resides in Streamwood with his wife Devanshi and his daughter Ruhi.
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 Douglas Clermont
Doug started with New York Life in December of 1999 as an agent. He qualified for Council and MDRT and in 2006 completed the CLU and CFP designations. In July of 2007 Doug joined the Greater Chicago Management team as a Partner. He resides in Naperville with his family.
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 Joseph Yee
After graduating from college, Joseph began his career at another financial institution before joining New York Life in 1998. Prior to his promotion to Partner in 2007, Joseph had a very successful insurance practice. He achieved Council status every year, MDRT, Centurion and earned his LUTCF in 2001. Joseph lives in Carol Stream with his wife, Bernadette, and their two children.
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 James Annerino
After several years as a professional educator, Jim started with New York Life in 1982 as a Training Supervisor Trainee in the Chicago area. He was promoted to Training Supervisor in 1983 of the Merrillville General Office where he worked for three years. In 1986, Jim was promoted to Training Manager of the Chicago Midway General Office. He has been a leader in the Greater Chicago General Office since its formation in 1998. Jim received an MBA degree from Governor’s State University in 1988 and a CLU designation in 1989. Jim also has his ChFC designation. Jim and his wife, Kathryn, live in Oak Lawn with their four children: Timothy, Kyle, Charlie and Mary Kate.
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 Susan Blood
Susan has a diverse background with the company, which uniquely qualifies her for her current assignment as Sr. Agency Standards Consultant. In her eighteen year affiliation with New York Life, she has been a council agent and Centurion (100 paid life cases in a year) in the Cedar Rapids Office and a Trainer in the Chicago O’Hare Office. Susan has both her CLU and ChFC designations. She lives in Roselle with her husband, Tim, and son, Jeron.
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Todd Foster
Todd began his career with New York Life as an Office Manager Trainee in 1986 in the Columbus, Ohio General Office. In 1987, he was appointed Office Manager in the Monroe, Louisiana General Office. Two years later, he was promoted to the Austin General Office. In 1994, he was again promoted, this time as Director of Operations of the Arizona General Office where he worked until his move to the Greater Chicago General Office in 1998. A graduate of Ohio State University and our office’s premier Buckeye fans, Todd lives in Geneva with his wife, Beth, and their three children.
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 John Ulreich
John began his New York Life career as an agent in 1986 following twenty-two years in operations management with a large retailer. As an agent, John qualified for council his first two years and then moved into management in 1988. In 1990, John was named Training Supervisor of the Oak Brook General Office. He has been in his current roles since the formation of the Greater Chicago General Office in 1998. John holds both a BA degree from Knox College and an MBA from the University of Chicago. John and his wife, Lynn, live in Frankfort. They have two grown children and four grandchildren. John enjoys a good game of golf and plays an even better one.
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