Phil Detlefs is a native of Baton Rouge, a graduate of Baton RougeHigh School and LSU.Phil began his insurance career in 1969 as a life agent for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company.In 1974 he opened his own firm and began specializing in employee and executive benefits.This has been his firm’s focus for over 35 years.
As owner of prior firms that included the Detlefs name, Phil has been very active in community and professional organizations serving on the numerous boards.
Phil has been recognized in recent years as a leader in providing Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Programs as well as Qualified Retirement Plans.Phil has also been recognized as a member of the Million Dollar Round Table’s Quarter Century Club, having qualified for the MDRT for 40 years.
Phil and his staff together represent over 100 years of dedicated service to employers and employees located in Louisiana and twenty-one other states.
The merging of Detlefs & Company Benefit Resources and Gary Johnson & Associates, forming Detlefs Johnson & Partners, means added resources and services for existing clients of both firms as well as opportunity for substantial client base growth over the next few years.
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In 1980 Gary began working with business owners on their corporate and personal life insurance, disability insurance, employee benefits and retirement planning.
Today Detlefs Johnson & Partners. and its' affiliates HR One Source and Retirement Solutions Group provide cost effective, seamless employee benefits, HR consulting and retirement services for businesses and individuals.
Retirement Solutions Group specializes in 401(k) consulting for our corporate clients and strategies to help our individual clients guarantee they will not outlive their income.
Detlefs Johnson & Partners is affiliated with Retirement Plan Advisory Group; a national organization consisting of more than 600 independent 401(k) advisors representing 250 firms in 45 states.
Gary is a Certified Financial Planner practioner and a member of the Financial Planning Association. He is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designee and a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and the Society of Financial Service Professionals. He has earned an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies.
Gary is a Registered Representative of Financial Telesis, Inc., a registered Broker-Dealer and a registered investment advisor.
He also maintains his life, health and accident Louisiana state license.
CFP® is a federally registered certification mark of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
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Amanda specializes in meeting with employers, designing and implementing employee benefit plans to meet the specific needs of the client and their employees.
She is very knowledgeable about employee benefits as well as the full array of administrative services provided by our company. Amanda is involved with conducting employee meetings to educate employees and their spouses on their employee benefits which may include Health Savings Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Flexible Spending Accounts, and COBRA.
In addition to providing annual reviews of group products and new sales services, Amanda also actively educates employees on the value of employee benefits to assist the employer with employee appreciation and retention. Her main objective is to build long lasting client relationships.
She has worked with Gary Johnson & Associates, Inc. since 1995 and maintains her life, health and accident Louisiana state license.
Amanda was a key advisor in the development of HR One Source LLC., an affiliate of DetlefsJohnson&partners. And is credited for the growth and ongoing success of the company.
Don Leese has been with Detlefs & Company Benefit Resources since May 2009. Prior to joining Detlefs & Company, Don was the Director of Business Development at Evans Investment Advisors, LLC, in Baton Rouge.. Don also has extensive management consulting experience, working with Atlanta-based ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm that provides strategy and outsourcing expertise to a variety of industries. During his 7 years at ScottMadden, Don advised senior management of leading companies in North America on various marketing, business planning, cost reduction, organization design, outsourcing and other business development initiatives.
Earlier in his career, Don spent 9 years in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence officer, with overseas assignments in Germany, South Korea, and Bosnia. He also has experience with First Union Corporation in corporate finance and risk management. Don earned a bachelors’ degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
In his position with Detlefs Johnson & Partners, Don focuses on personal needs such as Financial Needs Analysis, Annuities, Life, Disability, and Long Term Care, as well as Group and Executive benefits. Don holds the Life, Health and Accident Insurance licenses, as well as the FINRA Series 6 and Series 63 securities registrations.
He resides in Zachary, LA with his wife, Susan and his two daughters, Rachel and Charlotte. He is active in his church, enjoys golf and military history.
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With more than twenty years experience in employee benefit planning and administration services, Grace is a valuable resource for our clients.
Her role as Claims Advocate is second to none and provides our clients with a single contact for problems, issues and questions.
She is very knowledgeable in state and federal regulations impacting employers, employees, benefits and eligibility.
Grace is also the administrator for our client Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) and the director of client Health Savings Account (HSA) Department and maintains her health, life and accident Louisiana state license.
William "Bill" King has resided in Baton Rouge for most of the last twenty years and became active in the corporate market including qualified retirement plans in 1980.
With the 401(k) Plan Specialist Team, he takes the "Consultant" approach by focusing on getting to know his clients and what is important to them. His goal is to help clients find the 401(k) plan that fits their company needs.
Bill was formally educated at Northeast Louisiana University majoring in Mathematics.
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