Who We Are

Jim tyrpak @ 86x118 pixels  JAMES J. TYRPAK , MSFS, CLU, ChFC, AEP - Investment Adviser Representative with ING Financial Partners 

Education

  • Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) - The American College  - Focusing in Estate Planning and Taxation; Focusing in Pension Planning
  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
  • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
  • Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
  • Purdue Pension & Marketing School
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) - State University of New York at Buffalo

Industry Leadership

  • Past President - Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSP)
  • 19-year Life Member - Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
  • Two Top of the Table honors - Million Dollar Round Table 
  • Past Liaison Buffalo/Toronto Chapters - Society of Financial Service Professionals
  • Past Northeastern Regional Chair Liaisons of FSP
  • Past President - Buffalo Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, Current Board of Directors 
  • Past President - Buffalo Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors
  • Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU) 

Industry Recognition 

  • Past Chair - Security Mutual Advanced Markets Advisory Committee
  • Past Chair - Security Mutual Product & Marketing Committee 
  • Co-Chair - Security Mutual Field Advisory Committee
  • Past Member - ING Independent General Agents Advisory Council

Community Leadership

  • Past President - Buffalo Rotary Foundation
  • Past Board of Directors - Rotary Club of Buffalo
  • Co-Chair Membership Committee - Rotary Club of Buffalo
  • Past President - Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York  
  • Member - Estate Analysts of Western New York
  • Past Program Chair - Western New York Planned Giving Consortium
  • Past Finance Committee Member - Leave-A-Legacy of Western New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL J. TYRPAK - Registered Representative with ING Financial Partners

Michael Tyrpak has been encompassed by the financial service profession his whole life. Mike pursued several financial service-related careers before joining Tyrpak Financial Associates in 2009.

He is an alumnus of the University at Buffalo and has completed courses in financial planning and insurance planning at the American College.

Michael is heading the Buffalo Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals Young Professional Committee. He is also the Program Coordinator for the Rotary Club of Amherst East.

Mike is licensed in NY State for Life, Accident and Health Insurance and Variable Life/Variable Annuities and has passed the Series 7 and 63 securities registration exams, allowing him the availability of a wide range of client solutions.

 

   MARYANN L. DOBMEIER - Accountant and Securities Compliance Assistant

Maryann Dobmeier joined our firm in 1977 and has been involved in accounting and finance for her entire professional career since graduation from college.
 
Maryann graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1973 with a B.S. in Accounting. Immediately upon graduation, she joined BDO Seidman LLC in Buffalo and pursued a career in public accounting. She earned her C.P.A. in 1975.
 
Prior to her employment at Tyrpak Financial Associates, she was employed in the accounting department at M & T Bank.
 
Since her original employment with Tyrpak Financial Associates in 1977, Maryann has been responsible for all financial, accounting, and bookkeeping functions of the firm, including internal production and financial reporting. She is also responsible for the tracking and payment of commissions to all career agents and brokers licensed through Tyrpak Financial Associates, as general agent. In recent years, Maryann has assisted James Tyrpak, a Registered Principal with ING Financial Partners, in assorted facets of the compliance area.
 
Maryann is licensed in NYS for Life, Accident and Health Insurance. 
 
 
  SARA MARINACCIO – Brokerage Administrator and Administrative Assistant to James Tyrpak
 
Sara has over 19 years of experience in the insurance industry and has been with our firm for over 12 years. 
 
As our Brokerage Administrator Sara generates proposals, supporting forms and information for our brokers, submits life, long-term care, disability income and group (employee benefit) business to insurance companies, and follows through the underwriting process until policies are paid and issued. She produces our periodic newsletter to communicate company changes and marketing ideas to our brokers. Sara maintains broker licensing and contracting and the progress of pending business and insurance company changes. She also handles all policy service requests for our brokers.
 
As the Administrative Assistant to James Tyrpak Sara handles all of the administrative aspects of Jim’s insurance and investment business, including all customer service work for his clients.