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G. Douglas Hatler, PGK, FICF, LUTCF    
 

A Jersey City native, G. Douglas Hatler, PGK, FICF, LUTCF joined the Order in 1972.  He is a member of the Wallington Council #3644 for which he served as Grand Knight twice. Doug has been a dedicated participant in state and local membership and charity drives.  He is a past president of the New Jersey Association of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors (NJFIC) and for the past 10 years has served as the chairperson for the Bergen Federation Golf Tournament.  Under his stewardship, the Federation has been a significant donor to several charitable causes totaling over $30,000.  Members of St. Mary Parish,  Doug and his wife Betty reside in Rutherford, NJ along with their two children, Craig and Lauren.  Doug received his B.S. in economics from the University of Tennessee in 1972  and his M.B.A. from Farleigh Dickenson University in 1982.

 

home office 201-933-3515
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Charles F. Miraglia, FICF, CSA  
 

Charlie Miraglia, FICF, CSA is one of the leading agents in the Knights of Columbus, finishing in the top ten in insurance issued in 2006.  His commitment to his assigned members is a passion that is more a ministry than a job.  Charlie has demonstrated over his career with the Knights of Columbus an intense loyalty to the vision of Father McGivney.  A long time member of the Order, Charlie has a strong fraternal background, serving on the First Degree team in Westwood for several years, originally as Warden and now as Grand Knight of the Degree team.  Charlie is very active in council activities to feed the homeless and care for those less fortunate.  Charlie was instrumental in helping to start councils in Hillsdale (12303 St. John the Baptist) and Wyckoff (13678 St. Elizabeth of Hungary).  His wife Cindy and children, Carly and Joey, are the joy of his life.  They are all active parishoners of St. John the Baptist parish in Hillsdale, where Charlie is a Lector, coach, retreat coordinator and co-chairman of the parish Columbus Day Dinner, St. Patrick's Day Dinner, and Parish Picnic.  Charlie's love for cooking often extends to his service to his assigned councils, and it is not unusual to see him behind the grill at events in River Edge, Westwood and Ramsey.  It is often said that if a Council turns on a stove or lights a grill somewhere in Bergen County Charlie shows up.

 

cell #201-954-4664
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Donald L. Ulisse, PGK, FICF 

 

Don Ulisse, PGK, FICF joined the Order in 1995, as a member of Immaculate Conception Council #9021 in Norwood.  Having risen through multiple officer positions, he served as Grand Knight from 1999-2001, leading his Council to Star Council status. In 1997 he took his 4th Degree Exemplification as a member of the Msgr. Charles G. McCorristin Assembly, where he presently serves as Faithful Captain.  Don has been very active in service to the Order.  In 2000 he formed Norwood Council’s 2nd Degree team on which Don still serves as captain.  In 2000 Don also joined the officer corps of the Bergen County Federation, he served as it’s president in Columbian year 2004-2005. Don became a Knights of Columbus field agent in 2001. In addition, he has served two years as state chairman of the Parish Rosary Recitation program, as well as currently serving as archdiocesan chairman of the Pride In Our Priests program. Don lives in Harrington Park with wife Irene and son Daniel.  He is a parishioner of Our Lady of Victories Church where he served as president of the parish council and director of the lectors program.

 

cell #201-390-8353
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Vincent Kratz 
         

 

A member of the North Arlington Queen of Peace Council #3428, brother Vince Kratz  and his wife Diane have three children, Noelle 27 and twin boys Paul and Ryan 23.  They also have a beautiful 1½ year old granddaughter, Gina Maria.  They've resided  in Rutherford for the past 34 years. Vincent  holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He is a regular volunteer for his councils' Right to Life and membership recruiting activities.

 

cell #201-741-4238
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Don Stappenbeck, FIC, FICF  


Don was born and raised in Jersey City.  He is a graduate of St. Anne School in the Heights and St. Michael's HIgh School in neighboring Union City. Before joining the Agency in 2006 Don had a distinguished 26 year career as an industrial plastics sales representative. He also pursued an interest in financial planning and worked with Primerica insurance.  Don and his wife Maria reside in Rutherford, where they are parishoners of The Church of St. Mary.  They have three children and four grandsons.

 

cell #551-265-3489
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Daniel W. Kurek, FIC, FICF         

 

Daniel Kurek, FIC, FICF has been a member of the Knights of Columbus since 1982.  A Wisconsin native, Dan was originally recruited into the Order by his father, Alfred, who was a respected and tireless contributor to the Wabeno, Wisconsin Father Ocjewia Council #4932 in the Green Bay Archdiocese.  Dan is a 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor's Degree in history. He and his wife Bo reside in Teaneck, NJ along with their children Billie Jean and Nick and are members of St. Joseph's Parish in Bogota. In 2004 he was awarded the prestigious "Horizon Award" in recognition of his outstanding family service. Dan is a member of the Star of the Sea Council 371 in Bayonne and has been an active participant in his Councils' membership and Right to Life drives.  Dan is also a devoted baseball coach in  Teaneck where Nick has played for the past 7 years.  He is also a past Director for the New Jersey Fraternal Insurance Counselors (NJFIC). He was recognized as the "Field Agent Of The Year" for 2009 by his Agency. Through the first quarter of 2010 he ranked within the top ten KofC field agents in net premium production..  In March 2009 Dan was recognized for being in the top ten percent of the entire KofC field  force in the total amount of new business issued. He was instrumental in helping the Leonia, NJ Carmel Council 8982 achieve Star Council for the 2008-2009 Columbian Year.

Dan was honored by his fellow Brother Knights of Star of the Sea Council 371 on March 16, 2008 as the recipient of The Outstanding Service Award for 2007-2008, the first time ever that the Council selected a  field agent for that honor. In the first quarter of  2008, he ranked sixth within the entire Knights of Columbus Agency Department in new insurance application on members.

 

 

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Jerryl Pulis              
 

Jerryl comes to us with a background as an English teacher and high school coach. He taught in Midland Park and the Bergen Technical High School, and also got some early experience teaching in parochial elementary schools in Cresskill and Emerson. He has resided in Westwood, NJ all of his life. Jerryl credits his choice to becoming an agent to Charlie Miraglia who served Jerryl and his wife with their first life insurance policies.

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