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Workplace Benefits Association Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members / Former Presidents
- Wes Aikin,, President, Benefits Marketing Association, Vice President, National Worksite Partners, 949-262-9110,
wesaikin@pacbell.net - Warren Benoit, President, Benoit & Associates, 800-443-5694,
wbenoit349@aol.com - James Christenson, 610-220-5228,
jimchristenson@comcast.net - Daniel Freund, CFP, ChFC, CLU President, Common Census, Inc. 207-854-5454, ext. 203,
daniel.freund@commoncensus.com - Jeff Grabiak, President, Worksite Benefits, Inc., 678-867-9541,
jeffg@worksiteben.com - Martha "Marty" Jones, WorkPlace Solutions, 803-251-3100, ext.108, cell: 803-317-1600,
mjones@wpsbenefits.com - Jack Kwicien, CLU, ChFC, RIA, Managing Partner, Daymark Advisors, LLC, 410-585-6571,
jkwicien@daymarkadvisors.com - William L. Lachapelle, President, Association Benefits, Inc., 888-800-3416,
wlach@cox.net - John H. Mason, Managing Director, Preferred Benefit Solutions LLC, 732-816-8065,
jmason@preferredbenefit.com , - Jeffrey J. Morgan, Sr., Business Development Manager, Beazley Group, 770-925-5928,
jeffrey.morgan@beazley.com - Jim Ouimet, MBA, CES - President, US Marketing & Sales, Afinium, 215-862-3080,
jim.ouimet@afinium.com - JoDelle Roberts, President, JD Administrative Services
- Joseph Ryncavage, President, Complete Brokerage LLC, 570-881-3387,
joeryn@verizon.net - Robert S. Shestack, WBC, CVBS, Senior Vice President, National Practice Leader, Voluntary Benefits, AmWINS Group Benefits/NEBCO, 856-278-5454,
rob.shestack@amwins.com - Rob J. Thurston, President, HR Consulting Group Partners., 801-765-4417, hrconsultinggroup@msn.com,
- Debra Waldman, CES - President, Waldman Insurance Services, 800-775-2311,
waldmaninsurance@cox.net
Advisory Board Members
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- Christopher Bernardine, SR., WBC, Chief OperatingZ��cڢ Officer, Advanced Voluntary Concepts, 678-372-5262,
cbernardine@advancedvoluntaryconcepts.com - Bowie Ballard, Senior Broker Division Specialist, LegalShield, 469-930-8436, cell: 972-342-6341,
bowieballard@legalshieldassociate.com - Tanya Boyd, President Tanya Boyd & Associates, 972-203-8180,
tanya@tanyaboydassociates.com - Brenton Burgess, The Benefits Cooperative, 404-277-3815,
brenton.burgess@thebenefitscooperative.com - Jeff Caldwell, VP, Strategic Partnerships, Transamerica Employee Benefits, 501-227-1151,
jeff.caldwell@transamerica.com - Roger Coulter, Director, VB Administration Unum, 423-294-8145,
rcoulter@unum.com - Arthur Dammers: Voluntary Business Development Director, Anthem, 860-716-8456,
arthur.dammers@wellpoint.com - Raymond A. DiDia, 772-631-6219,
rdidia@live.com - Steven M. Eisenberg, Vice President, Voluntary Benefits, NE Practice Leader, Lockton Companies, LLC. 646-572-3965
SEisenberg@lockton.com - Steve Farish, CEO, Verity IBA, LLC
- F. Michael Fitzpatrick, Regional Marketing Director, NE Region, Impact Enrollment Solutions, 410-374-3958,
ffitzpa147@verizon.net - Robert Frary, President. AllynJoyce, LLC, 425-698-8018,
robert@allynjoyce.com - Pat Galla, President, Enroller Resource Center, 502-412-3400,
galla@win.net - Nelson L. Griswold, President, Bottom Line Solutions, 615-656-5974, cell: 615-579-8840,
Nelson@InsuranceBottomLine.com - Alvin S. Heggie Jr., Director, Voluntary Underwriting, Sun Life Financial, 781-446-2370, cell: 781-366-4188
alvin.heggie@sunlife.com - Jimmy Hersman, EVP of Broker Relations, Worksite Benefits, Direct 469-324-5120, cell: 972-567-6486,
jhersman@worksiteben.com - R. Scott Hofstedt, Vice President, Financial Protection Market Solutions, UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual, 952-979-6613,
scott.hofstedt@uhc.com - Ryann (Smith) Jackson, Director of Business Development, VantagePoint Benefit Administrators, 516-599-2120,
yannmsmith@gmail.com - Paul F. Kraemer, Vice President, National Workplace Voluntary Benefits Distribution Leader, Humana, 617-680-8632,
pkraemer@humana.com - Dawn Maahs, 732-232-0735,
dmaahs4@verizon.net - Holley Maher, Partner, Maher, Rosenheim, Comfort, and Tabash, 314-727-5522,
hmaher@smartbenefitsplus.com - Wayne Mertel, Vice President, Integrated Benefits, 913-908-3320,
wmertel@digitalinsurance.com - Harold McKeever, Sales Manager, Aflac, 281-831-4790,
hmckeever@aflac.com - Phil McKelvey, President, Voluntary Benefits Specialists, LLC, 513 604-4832,
mckelveyp@fuse.net - Dan McNeill, Consultant, Beazley Group, 330-703-3822,
danielmcneill@sbcglobal.net , - Ginger Panepinto, Manager Workplace Benefits, MetLife Premier Client Group, 732-794-3283,
gpanepinto@metlife.com - Dan Robinson, Partner/Co-Founder, Advanced Voluntary Concepts Inc., 914-304-4200,
drobinson@advancedvoluntaryconcepts.com - Carol S. Rosenblatt, Senior Vice President, The Farmington Company. 860-678-6725,
crosenblatt@farmingtonco.com - David Sherman, Vice President, Kashable, 732-236-3544,
djsherman132@yahoo.com - Ronald Stone, President, The Comprehensive Companies, 305-444-0911, ext. 102,
ron@tccinsurance.com - Peter Tillson, (Retired) Vice President, Worksite Marketing, Boston Mutual, 781-828-7000, ext. 248,
peter_tillson@bostonmutual.com - Troy Underwood, President & CEO benefitsCONNECT 916-421-4000,
troy@benefitsconnect.net - Marlin D. Woods, President & CEO, Benefits PLUS Consulting, 412-736-1370,
marlin.woods@benefits-plus.net - Deborah Wolfe, 336-813-0180,
1deborahwolfe@gmail.com
Associate Advisory Board Members
- Julie M. Bahnick, Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC Company, 610-684-3619, cell: 610-762-1081,
jbahnick@trion.com - Scott Cantrell, Chief Marketing Strategist, Bottom Line Solutions, 615-656-5974,
Scott@InsuranceBottomLine.com - Ciro J. Giué, Vice President/Practice Leader - Voluntary & Worksite Benefits, HUB International Northeast, 732-215-3414,
Ciro.giue@hubinternational.com - Ryan Hofstedt, Business Development, Voluntary Benefits Consulting, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., 952-356-3868, cell: 952-913-2460,
Ryan_Hofstedt@ajg.com - Michael A. Martocci, Head of Sales Distribution - Northeast Region, Allstate Benefits,
mmartocci@live.com - Jillian Mondaca, Marketing National Account Relationship Director, Prudential, 973-548-7386,
jillian.mondaca@prudential.com - Robert James Paterson, Chairman, Affinium, +44 7880 726 026,
Robert.paterson@afinium.com - Tyson Price, 267-275-7967,
tysonprice@gmail.com - Sharla V. St. Rose, Director, Voluntary Benefits, NFP Corporate Services (NY), 212-652-5433, cell: 646-438-2981.
sharla.strose@nfp.com - Ryan J. Walsh, COO, Common Census, Inc., 207-854-5454, ext. 211,
ryan.walsh@commoncensus.com - Susan L. Weed, AWD Regional Manager, Brokerage, American Fidelity Assurance Company, 405-416-8845,
susan.weed@americanfidelity.com
Active Emeritus Honorees
- Vincent DiBenedetto, CEO, Coverdell, 773-867-4433,
vince@coverdell.com - Miles Brandon, Global Benefits, 800-443-5694
- Frank J. Fimmano, CLU, CLTC; Senior Vice-President, Aon Hewitt; 646-706-6763,
frank.fimmano@aonhewitt.com - TJ Gibb, Segment Vice President, Humana Voluntary Benefits, 502-994-6041,
tgibb@humana.com - Dave James, President, Financial & Insurance Services, 559-432-5095,
djamesfis@earthlink.net - John Joseph Sr., Chairman, John Joseph Insurance Services, 847-483-4520,
Joseph.Insurance@gmail.com - Jason B. Krouse, JD, Vice President, USI, 954-214-0340,
jason.krouse@usi.biz - David M. Moore Sr., CLU, ChFC, President, Capital Insurance Agency, 850-386-3100,
davidmoore@capitalins.com - Le Phan, Managing Partner, Strategic Benefit Solutions, 609-428-7800., ext. 1002,
lphan@sbscompanies.com - Domenic M. Salvato, Vice President National Accounts, 610-757-8179,
Domenic.Salvato@transamerica.com - Albert F. Smith, Sr., President, A.F. Smith & Associates, Inc., 501-221-7665,
afsmithsr@hotmail.com
SourceMedia Contacts
- James Callan, Senior Vice President, SourceMedia, 770-325-7521,
James.Callan@SourceMedia.com
