David W. Teche Life Underwriter's Training Council Fellow, Certified Financial Educator Executive Vice President, Instructor David began The Essential Step in June of 2008. He has been an insurance agent for 39 years, licensed in Life and
Health, and Property and Casualty insurances. He has been involved in teaching pre-licensing and continuing education
for over 27 years. He became a certified Financial Educator in 2007. David is the instructor for all Lincoln based
classes.
Kathryn A. Kochenower Certified Insurance Counselor, Certified Risk Manager Instructor Katie
is a producer for The Writer Agency, LLC serving Nebraska and northern Colorado. She served as president of the
Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN) in 2007- 2008 as well as being an active board member and chairperson
of several committees since 2001. She was named IIAN's "Young Agent of the Year" in 2005.
Katie began her insurance career with Gilbaugh Agency in Gering in 1986, becoming majority owner and president in 1998
and merging her agency with First State Bank in Scottsbluff in 2000. She achieved the Certified Insurance
Conselor (CIC) designation in 1994 and has taught CISR classes throughout Nebraska since that time, including the Hold
Advanced Learning seminars. Katie has been a certified instructor for the Elite Force Sales Training School
since 2008 and attained the Certified Risk Manager designation in 2009. Katie is the instructor for all Scottsbluff based classes.
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