A boutique
benefits experience
A boutique
benefits experience
Curious about the people behind our boutique experience?
Meet those who make the difference.
As a Benefits Advocate for Corporates Synergies’ internal employee advocacy department, BenefitsVIP®, Dionisio Pichardo supports clients and employees when they need it most: interacting with the healthcare system and its myriad confusing hurdles to access appropriate care.
He is often the first point of contact for employees when they are overwhelmed and need reassurance. Dionisio offers that reassurance and empathy while guiding them through clear next steps for their specific situation. He serves as a liaison between employees, providers, and HR teams to resolve issues ranging from claims disputes to coverage errors and locating in-network providers. His assistance is vital to employees during open enrollment as they make benefit choices for the new plan year.
Dionisio describes his role as helping employees to understand their options. Whether it be medical, dental, vision or any other benefit, he coaches them through the pros and cons so they can make informed decisions that support overall health and well-being.
Every interaction is handled with professionalism and accuracy with appropriate documentation, timely follow-ups, and updated benefits policies and procedures to ensure employees know what they need to get the high quality care they deserve.
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As an employee advocate, Dionisio provides personalized, high-touch support to our clients’ employees as they navigate their benefits.
If I could have a perfectly ordinary day, it would begin with waking up early and enjoying a quiet breakfast as some soft music played in the background. Around midday, I’d meet up with a few close friends or family members for lunch at a cozy café, sharing laughter and stories. Then in the evening, I’d cook a delicious dinner, maybe try out a new recipe, and end the day with a deep, meaningful conversation with someone I care about.
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Autumn
GO EAGLES!!
Founder and Chief People Advisor
Trusted HR Synergies, LLC
Amanda holds dual-Bachelor’s degrees in Human Resources (HR) Management and Computer Systems and has more than 20 years of HR practitioner experience in-house and as a consultant for the last ten years. Her consulting experience includes supporting start-ups to 500 employees, nationwide and internationally, across all industries and supporting everything from the day-to-day people functions to strategic advising for executives and Boards.
Amanda brings a strong passion for helping organizations streamline processes, remain compliant, and she takes pride in viewing all matters through the lens of all involved. Amanda aims to place the “human” in Human Resources through her white glove approach. Understanding the why (a.k.a. “know”) versus providing “no” without a solution, is what sets her aside from other HR professionals.
Vice President, Finance – American Contracting and Environmental Services
Jeff Litwin has been with American Contracting & Environmental Services Inc. for over 17 years. During his tenure, he has held positions in estimating, preconstruction and has held his current role as VP of Finance for the last 3+ Years. In his current role, Jeff oversees all accounting and finance functions of the company, while still staying heavily involved in operations through his guidance in the preconstruction department. Jeff was a key contributor during ACE’s transition from a fully funded insurance model to self-funded in 2023 and maintains a strong interest in the company’s healthcare setup.
Senior Account Manager
Corporate Synergies
Alexis Holdcroft provides account management support and supervises day-to-day program deliverables for clients serviced by the Corporate Synergies Bethesda, Maryland, regional office.
She assists in the development of health and welfare benefits programs based on needs analysis, budget forecasting and detailed contract comparisons. She draws upon her human resources and account management background to deliver exceptional client service.
Prior to joining Corporate Synergies, she was an Account Executive for SET SEG, where she specialized in employee benefits for Michigan public schools. Previously she was an HR Coordinator for SET SEG Insurance Services Agency, where she handled benefits and ADP administration, recruitment, policy administration and new-hire orientation.
Alexis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources from Michigan State University. She holds a Life and Health Insurance license.
RHU Senior Vice President
Corporate Synergies
After initially launching his career with MetLife in 1993, John Crable soon joined the brokerage and consulting firm Corporate Dynamics, the predecessor to Corporate Synergies formally established in 2003.
John is a lead consultant to a broad array of organizations across all industries from private and public sector companies to non-profit organizations and associations; expertly aiding in the negotiation, design, implementation and servicing of their employee benefits programs. He has a particular talent for reducing employer costs through diligent carrier negotiations and identifying creative funding strategies, while helping an organization maintain high- value, comprehensive healthcare solutions. Web MD, RWJ Barnabas Health, H&M, The Barnes Foundation, Celgene, Sharp Electronics, Einstein Health System, Rhodia, IKEA, Wellpath, NVR homes and Carrington Mortgage represent several of the employers John has partnered with over the years.
John currently sits on the broker advisory board for Cigna. He is also proud to serve as Chair of the Corporate Executive Board of The Philadelphia Museum of Art and regularly volunteers as a mentor to at-risk youth at Urban Promise in Camden, New Jersey.
Regional Vice President of Account Management
Corporate Synergies
Managing Director, Pharmacy Advisory Services
Optum Advisory
As a pharmacist by background, Dr. Sullivan is a seasoned managed healthcare executive with extensive experience in employer group strategy, drug pricing, pharmacy benefit management and network operations. He is an expert at leading high-impact pharmacy programs balancing affordability, access, and clinical value for health plans, employers and patients. Dr. Sullivan helped craft competitive offerings across the spectrum of fully insured to large self-funded employers, and everything in between. Having held leadership roles in the health insurance and pharmacy benefit space for over 15 years, currently, Dr. Sullivan leads the Pharmacy Advisory Services for Optum Advisory as Managing Director.
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National Executive at Imagine360
Matt McCuen is an industry veteran, with over 30 years of experience in the self-funded space.
As the National Marketing Executive for Imagine360, Matt works with self-funded employers across the nation to improve the benefits they offer to their employees and families.
Imagine360 is the leading provider of employer-sponsored health plan solutions that deliver deep cost savings and concierge member support. Leveraging 50+ years of expertise, Imagine360’s solutions combine the financial benefits of reference-based pricing, best-in-class member support, and health plan administration.
CEO of Rx Valet
Greg Santulli is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rx Valet, an industry leading Pharmacy Cost Savings company. Greg has over 30 years of experience in healthcare and pharmacy. His leadership has positioned Rx Valet as the one of the leading providers of Pharmacy Cost Containment, low-cost access to medications and a successful pharmacy benefit manager. His company’s approach is to engage all parties involved to provide unprecedented results.
VP Wealth Advisor at Advus Partners
Mitchell has innovation in his bones. He understands the unique challenges and circumstances clients face in their financial lives, and is passionate about discovering new ways his family firm can help serve a changing investor and investment marketplace.
As an investment specialist, Mitchell sits on the Advus’ investment committee. He also is responsible for assisting in the firm’s qualitative and quantitative due diligence process and contributing to the research on capital markets and global economic conditions. His knowledge base in investments provides him with a strong foundation to help answer client questions and navigate issues with their portfolio. As he spends more time with clients, Mitchell understands the importance of achieving goals and has expanded his knowledge, skills and approach beyond investments to encompass holistic financial planning.
President of Align Risk Solutions
Andy is the President of Align Risk Solutions. Prior to the formation of Align, Andy served as General Counsel to the Captive Insurance Division for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. He began his legal career with the Mississippi Insurance Department and in private practice. He is a licensed attorney (in both Tennessee and Mississippi) and holds the Associate in Captive Insurance designation. Andy is very active in various captive insurance associations, currently serving as the President of the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association. Andy is a graduate of Mississippi State University where he received a BBA and MBA, and he earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi. During the feasibility and formation phases of Align’s process, Andy is involved in all regulatory, business plan and application functions. Ongoing, Andy is responsible for corporate governance, regulatory matters, and client relationships.
President/CEO – Advus Fincancial Partners
Andrew has always been fascinated by complex things. The more complicated something is, the more he wants to understand it and fix it. From applying technology to solve business problems to working with plan sponsors to untangle complicated situations, he thrives on finding efficient and effective solutions.
Andrew oversees the operations of Advus, translating the firm’s vision and objectives into actionable processes. His responsibilities encompass technology solutions, business processes, service standards and human resources. He also is directly responsible for the retirement plan division and settingits strategic direction.
Andrew specializes in the qualified retirement plan aspect of the Advus business. Throughout his career, he has worked with retirement plans in a variety of different capacities. He began his career as an intern at Advus (formerly LAMCO Advisory Services, Inc.) assisting with compliance testing. He then spent several years working on platform conversions for retirement plans before moving into his present consulting role. Within the retirement plan space, he specializes in complex plan situations including plan mergers, spinoffs, complex regulatory audits, M&A activity and error corrections.
