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Our Team

Paul D. Lytle

President and Treasurer of Lytle Associates Inc.
Paul joined the firm in 1975. His current role is as President and Treasurer of Lytle Associates. Paul’s area of expertise is the design and operation of employee benefit plans, specifically group insurance and retirement plans. Paul is a licensed Life, Health and Accident Insurance Agent with New York State and he has a BA from the University of Rochester.

Thomas A. Lytle

Vice-President and Secretary of Lytle Associates Inc., President of Lytle Investments
Tom joined Lytle Associates in 1974. His current role is as Vice-President and Secretary of Lytle Associates. Tom is also President of Lytle Investments, a fee-based Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). Tom’s area of expertise is investment advice and retirement plan design and operation. Tom is a licensed Life, Health and Accident Insurance Agent with New York State, and holds his Series 7 and Series 63 administered by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Tom is a member of the Castellani Art Museum Advisory Council and the Board of Shaw Festival. Prior to joining Lytle Associates, Tom was an Assistant Professor at Bishop’s University, Lenoxville, Quebec.

Marie Zaczek

Manager of Administrative Operations
Marie joined the firm in 1988 and currently serves as Operations Manager for both Lytle Associates and Lytle Investments and Compliance Officer for Lytle Investments. Marie’s prior work experience includes Accounting Management and Personnel Management. Marie is also a licensed Notary Public.

Alison W. Lytle

Manager of Group Employee Benefits, Sales Associate
Alison joined the firm in 2008. Alison’s area of expertise is the implementation and management of group employee benefit plans and insurance. She is a licensed Life, Health and Accident Insurance Agent with New York State. Alison has a MS.Ed from Bank Street College of Education & Parsons School of Design, a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, and over twenty years in executive positions at US universities and educational centers. Prior to joining Lytle Associates Alison was the Senior Director of the University of Dallas in Rome and the Vice Director of the University of Washington Rome Center, both in Italy.  In addition, she has designed and taught university programs in the humanities and has extensive experience in strategic planning and non-profit organization management. 

Charles A. Lytle

Sales Associate
Charles joined the firm in 2009. Charles' area of expertise is investment advice, retirement plan design and operation, and group employee benefits. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Callan Associates, an institutional investment consulting firm, in their San Francisco and Chicago offices. Charles is a licensed Life, Health and Accident Insurance Agent with New York State and holds his Series 7 and 63 Securities Licenses administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Charles earned a M.A. in International Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a B.A. in English from the University of Florida. Charles’ past work experience includes being a caddie at Pebble Beach Golf Links and an Americorps VISTA Community Organizer in Folsom, CA.

Nicholas Lytle
Sales Associate
Nicholas’ area of expertise, as a licensed insurance agent, is in the evaluation, design and implementation of group employee benefits including payroll integration.  He rejoined the firm in 2011, after living in Denver, Colorado working as a Disability Specialist for Guardian Life Insurance Company and then eventually started his own business designing and rebuilding homes.  From 2003 to 2008, Nicholas was a Life, Health and Accident insurance agent with New York State and held his Series 7 & 63 Securities Licenses.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. 

Julie Keller

Administrative Agent
Julie joined the firm in 1988 and currently provides administrative support for licensed insurance and investment agents and comprehensive customer support. Julie is a licensed Life, Health and Accident Insurance Agent with New York State.

Shari Yates

Administrative Assistant
Shari has been with the firm since 1985. Shari provides administrative support for licensed insurance and investment agents and comprehensive customer support and performance measurement. Shari earned an AAS, Executive Secretarial.