Terri Kinsella re-joined Prudential as Vice President, Recruiting Strategy and Operations in August, 2015, assuming responsibility for local field recruiting and the strategic shift to experienced advisor recruiting, while also managing back office recruiting operations. In 2019, Terri was asked to take on the responsibility for building a new, centralized experienced advisor onboarding function to transition candidates, their clients and their assets quickly and efficiently to Prudential. This team has helped drive an increase in average productivity of new advisors by 35% since inception in 2020.
In October 2022, Terri was selected to lead Sales Enablement & Learning which includes Learning & Development, Advisor Business Consulting, Recruiting Strategy & Operations, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Centralized Sourcing functions for Prudential Advisors. She takes great pride in her ability to lead organizations that focus and deliver on opportunities to positively impact the candidate, advisor, field manager and client experiences.
During Terri’s previous tenure at Prudential, she was part of Recruiting and Professional Development, with responsibility for leading field leadership, financial planner, and sales associate training and development. Before returning to Prudential, she built and led the corporate recruiting function for the Weichert Family of Companies, in addition to having accountability for real estate sales recruiting and Weichert Real Estate School operations.
As a testament to her leadership style and focus on inclusivity, Terri received the 2019 Prudential Advisors Inclusion & Diversity Leadership Advocacy Award. In addition, Terri has been actively involved volunteering in her local community. Her many accomplishments include delivering successful school bond referendums in two towns, raising more than $100,000 to build the first disabled-friendly playground at a local elementary school, and executing a number of charity events to benefit local schools and non-profit organizations.
Terri is a graduate of Providence College, and lives in West Caldwell, NJ along with her husband and fellow PC grad, Ted. Her greatest accomplishment is being Mom to her son Christopher and daughter-in-law Colleen, and daughters Meghan and Kaitlyn.