About Us

Unique solutions grow in our unique culture.

We take greater care of our people, so they take greater care of our clients.

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The best way to better.

The ingenuity of our process and depth of our partnerships is what turns our strategies from plans into results.



There’s no better place to work.

Business authorities have recognized us in their “Best Places to Work” for years. From top-10 rankings by the Los Angeles and Orange County Business Journals to Business Insurance’s 2022 “#5 in Best Places to Work” and “Broker Team of the Year,” we take care of our people because they take care of our clients.


Meet our leadership team.
Kristen Allison
Market President
Darin Gibson
Managing Partner & President of Burnham Gibson
Kevin Bogart
Managing Partner & President of Burnham WGB
Nathan Ackeret
Senior Partner
Rachel Aleknavicius
Partner, Employee Benefits
Jane Archer
Advisor, Employee Benefits
Richard Asensio
Director of Benefits Compliance
Scott Aston
Sr. Partner & Sr. Vice President, Employee Benefits
Diane Ballen
Vice President, Business Development
Merrell Botello
Benefits Consultant
Steve Claflin
Senior Advisor, Employee Benefits
Corey Colman
Benefits Consultant
Katy Cornell
Sr. Benefits Consultant
Sara Corp
Benefits Consultant
Kris Dopera
Partner, Employee Benefits
Daniel Duzyk
Benefits Consultant
Whitney Ehret
Director of Voluntary Benefits & Benefits Consultant
Ann Marie Estrada
Vice President, Employee Benefits
Dan Exceen
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits & Public Sector Practice Lead
Brian Faber
Partner, Employee Benefits
Caitlin Far
Associate Director Communications, Employee Benefits
Debra Farmer
Vice President, Employee Benefits
Sara Foster
Director of Client Experience, Employee Benefits
Theresa Gala
Director of Client Experience, Private Risk
Cathy Gee
Sr. Vice President, Employee Benefits
Nooshin George
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
Christian Hariot
Benefits Consultant
Jack Harlan
Advisor, Commercial Risk
John Huttinger
Sr. Partner & Sr. Vice President, Commercial Risk
Jaycy Igarashi
Partner, Employee Benefits
John Janssen
Partner, Employee Benefits
Tina Koenig
Sr. Partner, Employee Benefits
Chris Krusiewicz
Sr. Partner, Employee Benefits
Jennifer Lake
Benefits Consultant
Maggie Lepore
Partner & Vice President, Employee Benefits
Kevin Louie
Director of Enterprise Brand Strategy
Amy Ludwig
Sr. Client Executive, Employee Benefits
Penny Malouf
Vice President, Employee Benefits
Chris Martin
National Director Health Management Services
Jaime Medrano
Partner, Employee Benefits
Michael Michalski
Executive Vice President & Partner, Employee Benefits
Luis Milla
Sr Director of Risk Management Services, Employee Benefits
Alison Neilson
Benefits Consultant and Lead Actuarial Consultant
Marina Nordby
Sr. Benefits Consultant
Leslie Ouellette
Communications Director
Sara Owens
Sr. Director Business Strategy, CRMG
Emily Pisano
Director of Proposal Management
Doug Ramsthel
Executive Vice President & Partner, Employee Benefits
Pilar Ruiz
Advisor
Cathy Rodriguez
Benefits and Wellness Consultant
Sydney Ross
Sr. Advisor & Associate Vice President, Employee Benefits
Catherine Seitz
Sr. Vice President
Autumn Shupe
Sr. Underwriting Consultant, Employee Benefits
Margie Spear
Vice President
Ann Stawicki
Vice President
Alan Thaxter
Vice President
Melanie Thomas
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
LeRoy Tucker
Senior Vice President
Raymond Tunnell
Senior Vice President
Hunt Turner
Partner, Employee Benefits
Elena Viera
Employee Benefits Advisor & Vice President, Director of Client Innovation
Steve Vilas
Director of Finance
Helen Vits
Partner & Vice President, Employee Benefits
Steve Williams
Sr. Director of Operations
Brenda Zalewski
Vice President, Employee Benefits

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