Brett Nicklaus CFP®
President/Owner
Brett Nicklaus, CFP® is the President/Owner of Trinity Insurance and Financial Services. Trinity’s corporate office is located at 315 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon, IL with a satellite office located at 7210 E. State St. Rockford, IL.
Brett’s Financial Planning career began in August of 1986 when he accepted a position as a Representative with Prudential Insurance. On January 1st, 1990, Brett accepted the opportunity to be a Manager for the office in Effingham, IL and later in Rapid City, SD. In 1994 Brett & Julie decided to move back to Dixon to be closer to their family.
In 1995 Brett became an Independent Advisor so that he would have more flexibility to develop personalized plans for the people he worked with. In 2003, he earned his Certified Financial Planner designation. Brett’s primary focus is to offer Holistic Financial Planning, including Social Security maximation and Medicare options and solutions.
Brett & Julie married on March 29th, 1986. They have 3 children: Seth (Amy), Devon (Emily), and Holly (Theron). They have been blessed with 7 grandchildren; Brody, Emma, Jakob, Brecken, Griffin, Millie Jo, and Jessi Ann whose schedules keep Brett and Julie very busy. They are also very active with their church family and the foundation they created; Trinity Cares. For R&R, they love spending time on the Rock River or visiting the Lake Ozarks.
Roy Hummel
Executive Director of Operations
Born and raised in Dixon, I am a 2013 graduate of Dixon High School. After graduation, I attended Grand View University in Des Moines, IA where I competed on their Track and Cross-Country teams. I moved back to the Dixon area in 2021, and in October of 2023, I was able to combine my passion for helping others and my interest in finance into a career opportunity with Trinity Financial. I currently live in Amboy with my girlfriend and our 2 dogs. Our free time is spent golfing, grilling, cooking, spending time outdoors with friends and family, and attending as many live baseball and hockey games as possible.
Roxanne Shaffer
Administrative Assistant
I grew up in Dixon and graduated from Dixon High School. I joined Brett and his team in February 2017. I live in Dixon with my husband Richard. We have 3 children; Dean (Zaya), Jonathon (Bailey) and Nicole (Danny). We have two granddaughters; Sophia & Bailee. And we also have one cat and four grand dogs. As a family, we enjoy hiking, exploring, traveling and spending time with family and friends. To relax and unwind, I enjoy jigsaw puzzles.
Sandra Lightner
Administrative Assistant
I am the mother of 3 daughters; Tiffany(Deon), Tasha(Andy), and Ciara(Colin). I have 9 grandchildren; Taylor, Gage, Brendan, Patrick, Briella, Conner, Mavrik, Thatcher, and Maren and 2 great grandchildren, Zayden and Xavier.
I graduated from Dixon High School and live in Dixon. I earned my Associate Degree in Business at Sauk Valley College in 1999 and my Bachelor Degree in Business Administration at University of Phoenix in 2006.
I am an avid runner. I discovered a passion for traveling in my pursuit to run a marathon in all 50 states, which I completed with Maui, Hawaii in January of 2022. I enjoy competing in races from 5K to marathon distance or any other physically challenging events. What I look forward to most of all is spending time with my family.
Lisa Vaglica
Administrative Assistant
I had the pleasure of being relocated to Dixon with my career about 18 years ago. I found the community to be a most welcoming area to grow my business and flourish beyond my expectations. My journey has now brought me to the Trinity Family. I have 2 adult sons, both graduated from Dixon High School. My eldest son attended Eastern Illinois University and he has a very successful career at a local energy company. My youngest son is in his 9th year in the US Army, and he devoted to serving his country. I very much enjoy walking and hiking, being in nature, and anything near water. But the most important thing to me is my family.