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Joel Johnson
Partner of Johnson Brunetti
Certified Financial Planner
Clients say, “Joel Johnson has a gift of making complex financial strategies simple and easy for me to understand”
Joel Johnson has been in the financial services industry for over 19 years. As a Certified Financial Planner®, Joel leads our team of consultants at Johnson Brunetti. Joel has been a Connecticut resident and active member of the Connecticut community for nearly 20 years. The following are some of the organizations that Joel has served or is serving as financial advisor or board member:
- Active Member and Finance Committee Member, Trinity Covenant Church, Manchester
- Financial Advisor to the Children’s Home of Cromwell, a not-for-profit organization that houses, cares for, and educates youth at risk
- Board Member, Boone Biblical Ministries, a not-for-profit religious radio station in Des Moines, Iowa
Nancy Brunetti
Partner of Johnson Brunetti
Nancy Brunetti has more than 24 years of experience in the financial service industry including serving as Chief Operating Officer at large multi-national companies as well as being on the Board of Directors. With this organizational expertise, Nancy founded Johnson Brunetti more than 6 years ago and has been focused on bringing her expertise to meeting the needs of local investors.
Nancy has been a Connecticut resident for the last 17 years and is very active in her community. She has served as a deacon in her church and sings in the church choir. She is an alumna of Mount Holyoke College and sang with an alumnae choir in China. Nancy has also joined the Greater Middletown Chorale on a concert tour in Austria and the Czech Republic.
Eric Hogarth
Eric Hogarth is one of three members on our team of consultants at Johnson Brunetti. He has become a trusted advisor to his diverse clients. This UCONN alumnus holds FINRA 7, 6, 63 and 65 licenses, as well as life, health, long-term care, accident, and property and casualty licenses, which gives him a broad knowledge of securities and other insurance and investment types and qualifies him to serve his clients as an investment advisor.
Doug Miller
Doug Miller is a 20 year veteran of the financial services industry. We are proud of the professional contributions Doug makes to the team of consultants at Johnson Brunetti.
Doug has worked for Putnam Investments, GE Capital, and Allianz Life, some of the most well-known names in today’s financial services industry. He has in-depth knowledge of all the types of financial education and services we provide. Doug’s career started internally with the above major companies, where he honed his skills in helping clients to navigate the myriad of solutions to their financial planning challenges. As the spectrum of his experience grew, Doug advanced to the regional vice president level. There, he mentored junior advisors, helping them to increase their product knowledge and tailor customer-specific solutions for clients.
Representing some of the most conservative and prestigious financial companies, Doug favors stable and predictable investment strategies that help clients maximize their income while minimizing their tax liabilities.
Brian Nephew
Brian has been with Johnson Brunetti since 2005. He processes all our insurance business. He expedites transfers of assets and provides excellent customer service to our clients. Brian is instrumental in supporting the advisors on the insurance business and making sure things run smoothly. He also holds his life and health insurance license.
Peggy Mangone

Peggy has been with Johnson Brunetti going on four years. She works closely with our advisors to process all Securities New Business. In addition, Peggy creates Transfer Summaries for new clients. Peggy has over 20 years of financial industry experience, most recently at The Hartford prior to joining our firm. In addition to working with our clients, Peggy assists our firm with our FINRA compliance requirements.
Laurie Tobias
Laurie is the marketing and event planner for Johnson Brunetti. She plans and oversees all the client appreciation and referral events that we do, as well as the many special educational events and workshops. She also is in charge of developing and maintaining all of our marketing materials, website and advertising. Laurie is always looking for opportunities to grow awareness of our firm in the marketplace.
Christine Villalobos
Christine is our relationship manager and is responsible for the calendars of our advisors. Christine is often one of the first people to speak to our prospective clients. She keeps a full calendar while clearly communicating with clients and prospects to ensure seamless appointments. Christine also updates the database with all the appointment information as well as any new client information. She also facilitates and attends our workshop events to help ensure the success of these events.