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The National Fraternal Congress of America Hires New Director of Membership and Fraternal Services
12/4/06
OAK BROOK, IL – The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) today announced the hiring of Allison Hayes Koppel as its new Director of Membership and Fraternal Services.
In this new position, Ms. Koppel is responsible for managing the daily operations of the department, including membership standards program compliance, and membership statistics and services, which includes fraternal function and performance. Ms. Koppel will oversee all activities associated with day-to-day member-society needs. She also will work to educate, develop and grow the NFCA’s membership, while identifying opportunities to collaborate and partner with non-fraternal organizations on issues of common interest. Ms. Koppel begins work at the NFCA today, December 4.
“We’re delighted to have Allison join the NFCA headquarters staff,” said NFCA President and CEO Frederick H. Grubbe. “She will contribute immediately by working with the Membership Standards Committee, implementing the NFCA Solvency Program and strengthening our membership services.”
Ms. Koppel has almost 20 years of communications experience, in addition to more than 12 years of membership experience with various associations and organizations. Most recently, she was the Alumni and Corporate Relations Manager for Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising from the College of Communications at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
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.
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