Darryl Garland

Darryl Garland is a maker of things and a doer of good. He joined National Life in 2006 as a graphic designer and has grown with the company, now serving as director of digital branding.

He and his family of five live in East Montpelier, Vermont. He loves discovering new music, talking about music, and occasionally attempting to make music.

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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SERIES: Wanda Catoe

This article is part of a series of posts from National Life’s Women’s Inclusion Network. WIN is a concentration of bright and forward-thinking women (and men!) who collaborate on the leadership development, diversification, and empowerment of National Life’s female field affiliates and home office employees. 

Wanda serves as Vice President, IT Applications and she and her teams are responsible for Application Build, Deployment and Support. Wanda is based in Addison and has been with National Life’s information technology team for 4 years.

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Women’s Leadership Series: Youn-Mi Jaquez

This article is part of a series of posts from National Life’s Women’s Inclusion Network. WIN is a concentration of bright and forward-thinking women (and men!) who collaborate on the leadership development, diversification, and empowerment of National Life’s female field affiliates and home office employees. 

Youn-Mi joined National Life in 2018 as an English/Korean bilingual Internal Sales Associate and was promoted to a Key Account Associate in April 2021.

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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SERIES: DAWN MINTER

This article is part of a series of posts from National Life’s Women’s Inclusion Network. WIN is a concentration of bright and forward-thinking women (and men!) who collaborate on the leadership development, diversification, and empowerment of National Life’s female field affiliates and home office employees. This week we celebrate Dawn and all of our incredible Administrative Leaders and Professionals in honor of and in tribute to Administrative Professionals’ Month.

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Knowing What You Know

Springtime in Vermont is an exercise in frustration. The temperature can swing thirty degrees in what feels like thirty minutes. The many dirt roads transform from chocolate pudding to Bryce Canyon overnight. I can barely get through the door to my family’s mudroom (yes, we have a room for that) through the dozens of jackets, boots and orphaned gloves we keep on-hand to meet each freak snowstorm. Or picnic day. You never know.

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