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, Employee Benefits
Jane Archer
Advisor, Employee Benefits
Richard Asensio
Director of Benefits Compliance
Scott Aston
Senior Partner & Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits
Diane Ballen
Vice President, Business Development; Employee Benefits
Merrell Botello
Benefits Consultant
Jennifer Chung
Senior Client Executive
Steve Claflin
Senior Advisor, Employee Benefits
Corey Colman
Benefits Consultant
Katy Cornell
Senior 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
Bill Foderaro
Managing Director
Sara Foster
Director of Client Experience, Employee Benefits
Theresa Gala
Director of Client Experience, Private Risk
Nooshin George
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
Katherine Gidaya
Senior Actuarial Consultant
Christian Hariot
Benefits Consultant
Jack Harlan
Advisor, Commercial Risk
John Huttinger
Senior Partner & Senior Vice President, Commercial Risk
Jaycy Igarashi
Partner, Employee Benefits
Tina Koenig
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
Chris Krusiewicz
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
Jennifer Lake
Benefits Consultant
Maggie Lepore
Partner & Vice President, Employee Benefits
Amy Ludwig
Senior Client Executive, Employee Benefits
Penny Malouf
Vice President, Employee Benefits
Jaime Medrano
Partner, Employee Benefits
Michelle Mestas, PHR, SHRM-CP
Senior Advisor, Employee Benefits
Michael Michalski
Executive Vice President & Partner, Employee Benefits
Luis Milla
Senior Director of Risk Management Services, Employee Benefits
Sean Murphy
Associate Vice President & Senior Advisor
Alison Neilson
Lead Actuarial & Benefits Consultant
Marina Nordby
Senior Benefits Consultant
Leslie Ouellette
Director of Communications
Sara Owens
Senior Director of Sales
Emily Pisano
Director, National Proposal Management
Doug Ramsthel
Executive Vice President & Partner, Employee Benefits
Pilar Ruiz
Advisor, Employee Benefits
Cathy Rodriguez
Benefits and Wellness Consultant
Sydney Ross
Senior Advisor & Associate Vice President, Employee Benefits
Catherine Seitz
Senior Partner
Autumn Shupe
Senior Underwriting Consultant, Employee Benefits
Margie Spear
Partner, Employee Benefits
Ann Stawicki
Vice President
Alan Thaxter
Senior Advisor
Melanie Thomas
Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
LeRoy Tucker
Vice President, Employee Benefits
Raymond Tunnell
Senior Partner & Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits
Hunt Turner
Partner, Employee Benefits
Elena Viera
Director of Client Innovation, Employee Benefits Advisor & Vice President
Steve Vilas
Director of Finance
Helen Vits
Partner & Vice President, Employee Benefits
Steve Williams
Senior Director of Operations
Brenda Zalewski
Vice President, Employee Benefits
Jim Wilkins
Director of Marketing, Burnham Region

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