Charles D. Durfee, FICF
Principal

Affiliations
NAIFA
GAMA
Society of Financial Service Professionals


Professional History
Charles Durfee joined Foresters in 1993 after serving in the United States Navy. At the end of his first year he received the Greater West Region Rookie of the Year award and finished #8 in North America. He qualified for Producer Forum his first year and every year since.

Durfee was promoted to Sales Manager in 1997, and in 1999 was recognized as the #1 Recruiting Manager of North America and the #1 Agency Builder of North America. In addition, in 1998 and 1999 he received the NAFIC National Agency Builder Award.

In 2000, Durfee was promoted to Vice President of Sales - Northwest Region, where he was responsible for the recruiting and supervision of the seven Directors of Sales and a Regional Staff. The Northwest Region was the #1 Region in Sales in 2001. Durfee also worked as Managing Director for Foresters in Idaho and Eastern Washington where he was responsible for building, coaching, and motivating his team. He was the #1 Managing Director for two successive years.

In 2006 Durfee was selected to Chair the Inaugural Field Advisory Committee for Foresters.