Our Team

Executive Assistant Morristown Workplaces
Member of The LTC Partnership, LLC’s Administrative Team

Janet Lang is an onsite LTC team member focused on the customer experience and facilitates the client underwriting process and LTC marketing initiatives. She is also responsible for data entry of client information and diverse administrative duties. Previously, Ms. Lang worked as a Convention Coordinator for CE South and Hoffend Expositions.

Ms. Lang received her Associate’s degree from St. Petersburg Junior College. She is a member of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Lang lives in Roxbury, New Jersey, with her husband, John, and three children. In her down time, she volunteers at the Growing Stage Theater Company in Netcong.

Experience and Qualifications
Janet Lang is a key member of the LTC Partnership team. With a focus on the customer experience, Ms. Lang oversees the company’s client underwriting to ensure the process is progressing in an efficient and timely manner. She is also responsible for client data entry and the administration of LTC’s marketing initiatives.

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• Morristown Workplaces
• CE South
• Hoffend Expositions

Professional and Community Affiliations and Activities

• Morris County Chamber of Commerce
• Growing Stage Theater Company

Education

• St. Petersburg Junior College – Associate of Arts Degree

Linda Orth
Morristown Workplaces
Member The LTC Partnership, LLC’s Administrative Team

As a team member on The LTC Partnership’s Administrative team, Ms. Orth is responsible for multiple administrative and customer service functions. Previously, Ms. Orth worked as an Executive Assistant at several financial services firms. Ms. Orth attended Bergen Community College where she studied Early Childhood Education. She lives in Roxbury with her two-year-old twin daughters, Samantha and Leah.

Experience and Qualifications
As a member of the LTC Partnership team, Ms. Orth assists with multiple administrative and customer service functions. Previously, she worked as an Executive Assistant at several financial services firms, including, Morgan Stanley, Barclay’s Capital and Merrill Lynch.

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• Morgan Stanley – Executive Assistant to US Equity Strategist, Managing Director
• Barclay’s Capital – Executive Assistant
• Merrill Lynch – Executive Assistant to Chief Technology Officer (Pax Division)

Professional and Community Affiliations and Activities

• Twin and Triplets Mom’s Club

Education

• Bergen Community College

Mary Ellen Murray
Event and Seminar Coordinator
The LTC Partnership, LLC, and the Long Term Living Association (LTLA)

Mary Ellen Murray assists with the organization, coordination and follow-up of all LTC Partnership and Long Term Living Association(LTLA) events and seminars. Ms. Murray is a member of the Morris Township Open Space Committee, which works to preserve Morris County land for recreation, conservation and open spaces purposes. She is also a member of the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee which helps to preserve, protect and maintain the land and water resources of the Whippany River Watershed. Ms. Murray earned a Masters of Arts in Reading at Keane University and is a Certified Reading Specialist. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Boston College.

Experience and Qualifications
Mary Ellen Murray assists with the organization, coordination and follow-up of all LTC Partnership and Long Term Living Association (LTLA) events and seminars. Previously, she was a first-grade teacher at South Mountain School at the South Orange-Maplewood School District. Before assuming that role, Ms. Murray served as Advertising Sales Director of Administration and Director of Professional Development for McGraw Hill Publishing Company and as Director of Advertising Administration at Quick and Reilly, a New Jersey-based brokerage firm. Ms. Murray earned a Masters of Arts in Reading at Keane University and is a Certified Reading Specialist. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Boston College.

Selected Experience

• LTC Partnership and Long Term Living Association (LTLA) – Seminar and Events Coordinator
• South Orange-Maplewood School District – First Grade Teacher, South Mountain School
• McGraw Hill Publishing Company – Advertising Sales Director of Administration and Director of Professional Development for McGraw Hill Publishing Company
• Quick and Reilly – Director of Advertising Administration

Professional and Community Affiliations and Activities

• Morris Township Open Space Committee
• Whippany River Watershed Action Committee
• Morris Township Republican Committee
• Christ King Catholic Church – Eucharist Minister
• Volunteer at local emergency homeless shelters
• Tutor children in reading and writing

Certifications

• Certified Reading Specialist

Education

• Kean University – Master of Arts in Reading
• Boston College – Bachelor of Arts Degree

Jeremy Karja
Vice President of Sales – First Income Advisors
Case Design, Market Analysis and Business Development – The LTC Partnership, LLC

Jeremy Karja is a financial services professional who helps the LTC Partnership with case design, market analysis and business development. As Vice President of Sales for First Income Advisors, he is responsible for helping top financial advisors grow their practices, achieve their maximum potential and assist individuals and couples achieve their retirement goals and dreams.


Experience and Qualifications
Jeremy Karja, Vice President of Sales for First Income Advisors, is responsible for helping top financial advisors grow their practices, achieve their maximum potential and assist individuals and couples achieve their retirement goals and dreams.  Similarly, he assists with case design, market analysis and business development for LTC. Previously, Mr. Karja worked at Fortune 100’s Allianz SE in the company’s Allianz Life of North America wholly-owned subsidiary. In this role, he worked with advisors and assisted them in practice development and business growth. He also spoke nationally about Allianz Life’s product offerings. Mr. Karja is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato, with a Major in Business Management and a Minor in Business Administration. He is firm believer that helping others not only benefits recipients but also results in one’s own personal and professional growth. Mr. Karja is very active in his church and enjoys sports and the outdoors with his wife, Katherine, and their five children.

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• First Income Advisors – Vice President of Sales
• Allianz Life of North America

Professional and Community Affiliations and Activities

• Active in church organizations and activities

Speaking Engagements and Published Works

• National Speaker for Allianz Life

Education

• University of Minnesota, Mankato – Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a minor in Business Administration

Marketing Director
New Jersey Life & Casualty
Case Design, Market Analysis and Business Development – The LTC Partnership, LLC

Clark Crawford, Marketing Director at New Jersey Life & Casualty (NJL&C) and a longtime veteran of the life insurance industry, provides case design and market analysis and assists in business development for The LTC Partnership. His experience in the boutique life insurance brokerage industry helps NJL&C to deliver the best in class recommendations for each individual client’s needs.

Experience and Qualifications
Clark Crawford is the Marketing Director at New Jersey Life & Casualty (NJL&C) and a longtime veteran of the life insurance industry. Since 1999, Mr. Crawford has been deeply involved with advanced case design, market analysis and business development. Mr. Crawford has expertise in addressing the insurance needs of affluent client and complex medical and lifestyle situations and providing creative solutions to intricate insurance problems. His experience in the boutique life insurance brokerage industry helps NJL&C to deliver the best in class recommendations for each individual client’s needs.

Selected Experience

• NJL&C – Marketing Director
• Madison Brokerage – Brokerage Manager
• Volios Group, LLC – Vice President

Education

• University of Phoenix – Bachelor of Applied Science, Financial Planning and Services
• University of Phoenix – Associate of Arts Degree in Accounting

New Jersey Life & Casualty
Associate Director of Marketing and New Business
Underwriting – The LTC Partnership, LLC

Gaea Meola Associate Director of Marketing and New Business for New Jersey Life & Casualty (NJL&C), provides underwriting support for The LTC Partnership, LLC. She also manages cases through underwriting to policy delivery. She joined New Jersey Life & Casualty in 2013 following a three-year tenure running a regional insurance agency. Prior to entering the insurance industry, Ms. Meola worked as a Project Manager in the architecture, design and construction industry. As a key member of the NJL&C’s Executive team, she has become an important part of the company’s continued growth and success. Ms. Meola is also a licensed Life Insurance Producer in the State of New Jersey.

Experience and Qualifications
Gaea Meola joined New Jersey Life & Casualty (NJL&C) in 2013 as Associate Director of Marketing and New Business following a three-year tenure running a regional insurance agency. Prior to entering the insurance industry, Ms. Meola worked as a Project Manager in the architecture, design and construction industry. As a key member of the NJL&C’s Executive team, she has become an important part of the company’s continued growth and success. Ms. Meola works closely with clients to identify possible underwriting challenges to expedite the overall underwriting process. Ms. Meola is also a licensed Life Insurance Producer in the State of New Jersey.

Selected Experience

• New Jersey Life & Casualty – Associate Director of Marketing and New Business
• Lon B. Moss, Inc. – Senior Case Manager
• Chapin Architectural Services – Project Manager
• Todd Koenig Architect – Senior Project Manager

Licenses

• Licensed Life Insurance Producer

David DeSantis
Principal Desantis Creative
LTC – Graphic Design/Special Projects

David DeSantis, Principal at Desantis Creative, creates the graphic design for digital and print collaterals and special projects for The LTC Partnership. Mr. DeSantis, who has more than 25 years of experience in branding, corporate identity, marketing and graphic design, founded Desantis Creative in 1997. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kean University, and an Associate degree in Communication Arts from Brookdale Community College.

Experience and Qualifications
David DeSantis is a visual problem solver who creates the graphic design for digital and print collaterals and special projects for The LTC Partnership. Mr. DeSantis has more than 25 years of experience in branding, corporate identity, marketing and graphic design and is Principal at Desantis Creative, a creative branding company he founded in 1997. In 2013, he co-founded and was a Partner in BRND, a Desantis Creative subsidiary that operate through 2016. Desantis Creative drives sales through integrated brand development and insights and ideas that connect with the Desantis Creative clients’ target markets. Mr. DeSantis earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kean University and his Associate degree in Communications Art from Brookdale Community College.

Selected Experience

• Desantis Creative – Fair Haven, NJ
• BRND – Fair Haven, NJ

Professional and Community Affiliations and Activities

• Art Director’s Club of New Jersey
• American Advertising Federation
• Graphic Artists Guild
• AIGA

Awards

• American Graphic Design Award – Art Director’s Club of New Jersey
• Gold Award – Art Director’s Club of New Jersey
• ADDY (The American Advertising Awards)
• Print Magazine Regional Design Awards
• American Graphic Design Awards

Education

• Kean University – Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Brookdale Community College – Associate of Arts Degree in Communications Arts