Janice U. Whipple - Immediate Past Chair of the Board,
National Fraternal Congress of America

When Janice Whipple became national president of Woman's Life Insurance Society in 1990, she enthusiastically embraced the original vision of this Society: to excel at enabling women to become personally and financially empowered and independent. Fueled with a passion to offer women practical and relevant information about how to take control of their financial futures, she enhanced the sales distribution system, updated the organization's financial product offerings, and improved internal operations to better serve the needs of members today and into the future. With these and many other changes, Mrs. Whipple has successfully poised Woman's Life to be the premier provider of information, products and services to help women protect themselves and their families, as well as make a real difference in the lives of others.

Mrs. Whipple's fraternal roots run deep. She was the first woman, and youngest person ever, to serve as president of the Association of Fraternal Benefit Counsel. She also served as president of the Law Section of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) and was the first person to ever hold the positions simultaneously. From 1995 to 2002, Mrs. Whipple served on the Law Committee of the NFCA.  She is a member and past president of the President’s Section of the NFCA and was elected to a three-year term on the NFCA Board of Directors in 2002, becoming vice-chair of the board in September 2005.

She has been with the Woman’s Life Insurance Society since 1979, serving as legal counsel before becoming its national president.   Before joining the Society, she served as legal counsel to the Legislative Service Bureau for the State of Michigan and as a legal editing assistant for that same government agency.

She is an honors graduate of Central Michigan University and holds a Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

Mrs. Whipple's leadership and business acumen is reflected in the board positions she holds outside of Woman's Life. She serves on the Citizens First Savings Bank, Port Huron, board of directors.  She served for many years on the advisory boards of the Community Foundation of St. Clair County and the Salvation Army, reviewing these organizations' outreach programs and advising on how each could meet the greatest needs of the community. She currently sits on the Steering committee and Education committee for the Women’s Initiative of St. Clair County Community Foundation where she is encouraging philanthropy from a women’s perspective. 

She is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) and most recently a newly designated Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC).

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