Education

• Undergraduate Course Work – Lewis Clark State & North Idaho College
• Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU^®), 1994
• Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC^®), 2000

Professional Background

Sam has been with Northwestern Mutual/Canner Financial for almost 40 years, providing financial security planning for families and businesses. He specializes in personal insurance and investment planning.

Sam and his wife Debby, of 42 years, have 2 children and 4 grandkids. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, watching sports, and everything North Idaho has offer including hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and golfing.

Education

• Bachelor of Science – Business Marketing – University of Idaho – Moscow, ID 2004
• Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU^®), 2014

Professional Background

Sam started with Northwestern Mutual/Canner Financial as an intern in 2003 while attending the University of Idaho. In the following years Sam had various financial services roles including property/casualty and health insurance before returning in 2021 to Northwestern Mutual/Canner Financial. Sam’s focus is building financial strategies for families and businesses using insurance programs and investment planning.

Sam lives in Lewiston with his wife Bethany and 2 kids Sophie & Sammy. They love the outdoor opportunities that North Idaho provides and spend most of their free time hunting, fishing, camping and traveling.

Charlene lives in Lewiston with her husband Kelly and has a daughter (Kylee) currently attending BSU. She graduated from LHS and attended LCSC in Business Administration. She started with Northwestern Mutual in 2007 as a Financial Representative and started working with Canner Financial in 2008.