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also has experience with home, auto, commercial, life and disability policies, working across 26 states. Prior to joining Alliant, Shada was a principal with a Nebraska-based employ ee benefits firm. He earned his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and is currently pursuing his doctoral degree from Bellevue University in Nebraska. Jenifer McMahon has joined Alliant as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. In this role, the Seattle-based consultant will provide a full range of strategic benefits solutions to a diverse client base throughout the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Alliant, McMahon was a senior consultant and relationship manager in the Health & Bene fits practice of a global human resources consulting firm. A Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), she earned her bache lor’s degree from the University of Washington. Elliott Stovall has joined Alliant as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group in Memphis, Tennessee. In this role, Stovall will work with a broad range of clients across the region to develop and implement a full spectrum of employ ee benefits solutions aimed at addressing the challenges facing organizations and individuals. A dedicated consultant with more than a decade of experience in the insurance industry, Stovall has expertise in negotiations, customer service, strategic planning and risk management. Prior to joining Alliant, Stovall was a senior vice president with a Tennessee-based insurance brokerage firm. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Uni versity of Memphis. Evan Kraus has joined Alliant as vice president within its Em ployee Benefits Group. Based in Chicago and focusing on the Midwest region, Kraus will work with a broad range of clients to create, implement and manage employee benefits solu tions that meet today’s complex business challenges. Kraus joins Alliant with nearly 30 years of sales, insurance, and employee benefits experience that includes being a subject matter expert in the sub-specialty of benefits administration and how technology can impact the employee/employer re lationship. Prior to joining Alliant, Kraus was a principal with a global insurance, business services and employee benefits firm. He earned his law degree from Loyola University Chica go School of Law. Adam Rieman has joined Alliant as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group in Chicago. Rieman will design and deploy comprehensive employee benefits programs for a diverse client base. Prior to joining Alliant, Rieman was a national account executive at a major insurance carrier where he was responsible for client growth and relationship management for employers with 5,000+ benefit-eligible employees. He was the lead account representative across all

and operational expertise to her new role. Most recently, Speidel worked at a physician-aligned Medicare insurance agency that works to help medical groups and hospital systems grow their value-based care patient panels. During her tenure, she was chief operating officer and senior vice president of strategy and growth. Speidel has held multiple leadership positions at national health plans and worked for a large consultant in the healthcare practice. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Butler University.

TALON recently announced that Scott Borden has joined its expanding team as vice president of sales. Borden, known as the “HSA Guy,” is a passionate consumer-driven healthcare SME with over 30 years of experience helping employers and benefit advisors implement innovative employee benefits solutions, focusing on consum

er-driven healthcare and HSAs. For the past 20 years, Borden has been a host and guest on many regional and national talk radio shows and pod casts discussing HSAs and other healthcare trends, including price transparency, the Affordable Care Act, self-funded and level funded health insurance, direct primary care, and how to build a healthcare consumerism ecosystem with aligned incentives. Alliant Insurance Group has announced several appointments: Cherrise Howard has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Los Angeles, Howard will design and implement comprehen sive employee benefits programs for clients across Califor nia. Howard has more than 20 years of employee benefits and healthcare experience, working with clients to identify opportunities and craft customized solutions. Prior to joining Alliant, Howard was a senior account executive with a Los An geles-based employee benefits and insurance firm. An active board member of the Los Angeles Association of Health Un derwriters, Howard serves the industry by building innovative partnerships with customers, brokers and consultants across the country; motivating and developing teams; and collabo rating with peers across functional areas and regions. Ian Shada has joined Alliant as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group in Omaha, Nebraska. In his role with Alliant, Shada will design and implement comprehen sive employee benefits programs for a diverse client base throughout the Midwest, Southwest and Southern regions. During his career, Shada has worked with clients across a broad range of industries, including handling business development for a major telecommunications company. He

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