OAK BROOK, IL –The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) announced the promotion of Joan Barngrover as its new Director of Administrative Services. 

In this position, Barngrover will be responsible for day-to-day operations management, including maintaining financial operations of the association; developing and implementing personnel policies, benefits programs and maintenance of personnel records; and providing facility management support.  Barngrover’s promotion was effective as of November 17.

“The NFCA is pleased to announce this change in Joan Barngrover's title,” said NFCA President and CEO Frederick H. Grubbe.  “Joan has been a consistent and strong presence as part of the NFCA management team these last three years, and we are proud to work with her.”

Barngrover has been employed at the NFCA since November 2002, then serving as administrative assistant to the NFCA General Counsel and President & CEO.  Later, she was promoted to Manager of Administrative Services in October 2003.  Prior to joining the NFCA, Barngrover worked for nearly 15 years as outside inventor coordinator for nationally known toy companies, Kenner and later Hasbro, in Cincinnati.

Barngrover is married with two sons and resides in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

About the NFCA
The 120-year-old NFCA unites 75 not-for-profit fraternal benefit societies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.  The association represents 10 million fraternalists in 36,000 local chapters, making it one of America’s largest member-volunteer networks.  Fraternal benefit societies provide their members with leadership, social, educational, spiritual, patriotic, scholarship, financial and volunteer-service opportunities.  Combined, the NFCA’s member-societies maintain more than $324 billion of life insurance-in-force and, in 2005 alone, contributed almost $400 million to charitable and fraternal programs, and volunteered 93 million hours for community-service projects.  These statistics demonstrate the commitment that fraternals make to those in need and exemplify the true meaning of the NFCA signature phrase:  Joining Hands to Touch Lives.