Taryn Bacon CEBE CouncilPAC Co-Chair
Vice President, Organic Growth Interwest Insurance Services | Kim Bell
EVP, Head of Health & Benefits NFP |
James Bernstein
Partner, US Health and Benefits | Upper Central Market Growth Leader Mercer | Jenni Bickerstaff
Senior Partner and SVP of Employee Benefits The Baldwin Group |
Joe DiBella
Executive Partner, National EB Leader Conner Strong | Riva Dumeny
President, Group Benefits Division Amwins Group Benefits |
John Dwyer
President, Employee Benefits The Plexus Groupe | Beth Essey
Managing Director, Employee Benefits Henderson Brothers |
Beth Ferrin
President McGohan Brabender | Sarah Friend
President The Partners Group |
Kristi Gjellum
Executive Vice President, National Client Experience & Partnership Leader IMA Financial Group | Kate Grangard
Managing Director – National Public Entities Practice Gehring Group, Inc. |
Jim Hartz
SVP, National Practice Leader, Employee Benefits AssuredPartners | Brian Hirko
Vice President, National Segment Leader, Employee Benefits Highstreet Partners |
Joe Lennert
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Brokerage Operations Leader McGriff Insurance | Steffan Moody
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Practice Leader Oswald Companies |
Andrew Neary
CEO Marsh McLennan Agency East | Kevin Overbey
President, Alliant Employee Benefits Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. |
Brynn Nordmark
President, Employee Benefits Midwest & Central Region HUB International | Colby Paxton
Regional President Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. |
Nicole Pfeiffer CEBE CouncilPAC Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Cottingham & Butler, Inc | Chris Powers
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits/East Region Practice Leader Risk Strategies |
Jacque Roth
President of Employee Benefits Bolton, an IMA Company | Rich Stephens
U.S. Chief Broking Officer, Senior Vice President, Health Solutions Aon |
Janet Trautwein
Compliance and Government Affairs Executive Warner Pacific Insurance Services, Inc. | Andrea Trudeau
EVP, Founding Principal Newfront |
Rich Twietmeyer
Partner and Senior Executive Vice President, Employee Benefits M3 Insurance | Amy Underwood
Market Leader – Gulf States Gallagher |
Robin Widdis
Business Unit President, Plymouth Meeting, VP Operations for Employee Benefits CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc. | Jamie Zelewicz
SVP, Growth & Strategic Partnerships CRC Benefits |
THE COUNCIL OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXECUTIVES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CEBE)
Formed in 2001, The Council of Employee Benefits Executives (CEBE) serves to advise The Council’s leadership on the opportunities and challenges faced by the membership’s employee benefits businesses. CEBE has three primary responsibilities:
- Informing and influencing The Council’s benefits policy agenda
- Providing perspective on employee benefits market trends and developments to support Council intel provided to the wider membership and industry stakeholders
- Steering the ever-evolving annual Employee Benefits Leadership Forum (EBLF)
For more information, download the CEBE Advisory Committee requirements.
Questions/Comments? Contact Katie King at [email protected].
2024-2026 OFFICERS
Lisa Hawker
CEBE Chair
CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
HYLANT
Ken Olson
CEBE Vice Chair
VP, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS GROWTH
BROADSTREET PARTNERS
CEBE Advisory Committee Members
Active Distinguished Past Chairs
Kerry Finnegan
Senior Partner, Global Business Solutions, Carrier Relations, Placement & Strategy Mercer Health and Benefits | Peter Gruenberg
EVP OneDigital |
Robert J. Klonk
CEO Oswald Companies | Nancy M. Mellard
EVP and General Counsel CBIZ Insurance Services, Inc. |
Robert N. Munao
EVP/Director Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. | Christopher J. Nadeau
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Gallagher |
Andy Vetor
President – Benefits Consulting, Chief Growth Officer The MJ Companies | |