After graduating from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois with a degree in Business Administration and serving as the captain of the Augustana wrestling team, Tom was an agent for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance company and John Hancock Life Insurance company. Tom became an independent insurance broker. Tom has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial service industry. Tom has positioned TFC Insurance Planning LLC to become a company of choice in the insurance and risk management industry.
In addition, Tom is a member of the New Jersey Wrestling Officials Association and has mentored and coached youth wrestling in the New York/New Jersey area. He is also a board member of the Augustana College Alumni Association, The Union High School Athletic Hall of Fame board, and the United Community Center Inc. of Union Township New Jersey.
Tom was elected to the Global Register’s Who's Who in Executives and Professionals in America 2006-2007 and a former board member of the New Jersey Small Employer Health Insurance Program Board under the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.