About Us
At East Ocean Strategies, we take a proactive approach. We aim to help innovators protect their personal and business interests for their peace of mind and the well-being of their families.
As an independent agent, we can access various insurers to offer a wide range of insurance products. Not all products are available in every state. We are a woman-owned, minority-owned U.S. company. East Ocean Strategies can educate on legal concepts and sell legal forms, but we do not create a client-attorney relationship.
Below are a few insurance companies we use.
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Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company, based in Peoria, Illinois, has been a provider of insurance and financial solutions for 110 years.
We are a mutual company. This means our goal isn’t to make money for shareholders, but to ensure our assets are managed for the direct benefit of our policyowners—we maintain high expectations for financial strength so that we can confidently support our policyowners when they need us most. The values by which we operate are rooted in this belief that our priority is, always has been, and always will be the people we serve.
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ManhattanLife is privately held with financial strength comparable to the large, publicly traded insurance companies. In fact, we write $1 million in annuities each day. As an independent closely held organization, we are untethered to the conflicts of interest that can burden our publicly-traded peers. And, because we’ve remained independent, we’ve never put the interests of investors over the needs of policyholders. It’s the standard we’ll continue to live by in the years ahead.
Since 1850, we have stood by policyholders with diligence and compassion. Year after year and decade after decade, we have demonstrated our commitment to honoring claims and processing them with professionalism and care. Today, our organization’s primary purpose is to provide health and life insurance and annuity products that help policyholders achieve the life affirmations of health, wealth, and security.
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For more than 90 years, Nationwide has grown from a small mutual auto insurer owned by policyholders to one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world.
Today we still answer to our members, but we protect more than just cars and Ohio farmers. We’re a Fortune 100 company that offers a full range of insurance and financial services across the country. Our products include car, motorcycle, homeowners, pet, farm, life and commercial insurance. We also offer annuities, mutual funds, retirement plans and specialty health services.
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I know what it means to start with nothing and build a life worth protecting — because I've done it.
The values that carried me here — hard work, strong ethics, and a spirit of collaboration — are the same ones I bring to every client. I've lived the difference that protection makes, and the cost of going without it. That's not a sales pitch; it's why I chose this work.
I hold a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and a Master of Science in Human Services with a specialization in Organizational Management and Leadership. I'm a commissioned notary public in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a licensed insurance agent operating in multiple states, with distinctions in health, life, and annuities coverage — including designation as a Certified All Lines Adjuster (FL). I'm also a decades-long member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Beyond the work, I'm an avid world traveler — exploring both land and sea — a passionate beachgoer, and a budding bicyclist. When I'm not spending quality time with family and the people I love, you'll often find me on a leisurely walk at the park or working up a good sweat in the sauna.
Learn more about me on Bio Site, or connect with East Ocean Strategies on LinkedIn.