Principal’s Tonya Mathison Receives Industry Award for Leadership

Tonya Mathison has received GAMA International’s Management Award at the Gold level.

Tonya Mathison, who is Managing Director with the Omaha Office of the Great Plains Business Center of Principal (principal.com), was one of eight recipients of this award nationwide and one of 934 award recipients across all levels in 2016.

GAMA International is the only association dedicated to promoting the professional development needs and leadership skills of first-line and front-line leaders in the insurance, investment, and financial services industry. The awards program recognizes excellence in traditional and contemporary field management throughout the financial services industry.

Tonya has been in the financial services industry for over two decades, and has had the opportunity to experience a lot of challenging, fun and diverse roles. Today, her role and commitment is to empower financial professionals to grow professionally and reach their awesome potential. Tonya feels that if a person has the tools and resources to convert their potential into success, she can help build toward that success together.

Tonya has her Bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University. She is active in GAMA and the local WIFS and NAIFA chapters. She is a nine-time qualifier for Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and has achieved Principal’s Management Achievement Round Table (MART) in 2013.

The recipients of this year’s awards were recognized at GAMA’s LAMP conference in Washington, D.C., in March.

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