Membership Council Members

Chair
Leslie Shelton
Alera Group
6151 Lake Victoria St
San Antonio, TX 78222-3342
Phone: (512) 902-9666
Email: leslie.shelton@aleragroup.com

Vice Chair
Charlene M. Hogeland - REBC, LPRT
Black, Gould & Associates
5516 W Lariat Lane
Ninth Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85083
Phone: (602) 999-8955
Fax: 602-776-1382
Email: charlene.hogeland@blackgould.com

Manager
Valerie Cramer - RHU, REBC
HealthBridge
2701 Burgen Ct. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525-3979
Phone: (616) 717-2077
Email: val.cramer@myhealthbridge.com

Membership - Region I
Andrew F. Biernat - GBDS, CWCA
Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy
9 Narla Lane
Utica, NY 13501
Phone: (315) 794-6475
Email: a.biernat@icloud.com

Membership - Region II
Heather Kochanowicz
Employee Connector
4112 Cray Drive
Warrenton, VA 20187
Phone: (610) 329-9228
Email: hsheller5@gmail.com

Membership - Region III
Suzy Alberts
Risk Strategies | Comprehensive Benefits, Inc.
26026 Telegraph Rd
Ste 100
Southfield, MI 48033-2560
Phone: 248-709-9000
Email: salberts@risk-strategies.com

Membership - Region IV
Liz Dannenberg
PO Box 57
Mineral Point, WI 53565-0057
Phone: (608) 341-7352
Email: lizkprops@gmail.com

Membership - Region V
Michelle Wilson-Reynolds
Parrott Benefit Group
105 Autumn Ridge Dr
Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: (919) 576-9118
Email: michelle.wilsonreynolds@nabipnc.org

Membership - Region VI
Kathy Ferguson
SWBC
2223 Blueberry Hill
San Antonio, TX 78232
Email: kathy.ferguson@swbc.com

Membership - Region VII
Charlene M. Hogeland - REBC, LPRT
Black, Gould & Associates
5516 W Lariat Lane
Ninth Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85083
Phone: (602) 999-8955
Fax: 602-776-1382
Email: charlene.hogeland@blackgould.com

Membership - Region VIII
Patrick Burns - CEBS
Burns Employee Benefits Insurance Services, LLC
5653 Maxwelton Road
Oakland, CA 94618-2654
Phone: (510) 652-7609
Fax: (510) 652-7885
Email: patrick@burnsemployeebenefits.com

At-Large
Korey Ashton
SunFire Inc.
2248 E Mores Trail Dr
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: (805) 990-4298
Email: Korey.Ashton@sunfireinc.com

At-Large
Tony R. DeRico
Diversified Benefits Administrators LLC
3820 Merton Drive
Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 803-8116
Email: tony@diversifiedbenefitshq.com

At-Large
Sarah C. Knapp
Colonial Life
61 Sklar Street
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Phone: (949) 463-8383
Email: Sarah.knapp@coloniallifesales.com

Board Liaison
Mychal Hutchinson Walker - CLTC, FRC
The Walker Agency, LLC
3455 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Ste 305
Woodstock, GA 30096
Phone: (404) 254-0434
Fax: 770-234-5436
Email: mychalwalker@yahoo.com

NABIP Staff Liaison
Robert C. Tretter - CLU, ChFC, RHU, GBDS
NABIP
6222 Spring Lake Drive
Fairfield Township, OH 45011
Phone: (513) 737-0097
Fax: (513)-737-0097
Email: robert_tretter@yahoo.com