2011 - 2012 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs

President

Vicky Major-Bell
VMB Solutions
PO Box 540034
Lake Worth, FL 33454-0034
Office:(561) 969-1836
Fax: (561) 432-9436
Cell: (561) 308-4820
vmbsolutions@yahoo.com

President-Elect

Brian Knauer
Florida Insurance Brokers, Inc.
205 South Hoover Ave #208
Tampa, FL 33609
Office: (813) 376-0498
Fax: (305) 723-2729
brian@besthsa.com

Vice President

Barbara Rennard
Colonial Life and Accident
3001 Aloma Avenue, #116
Winter Park, FL  32792
Office: (407) 620-4230
Fax: (407) 678-4751 
benefox@yahoo.com

Treasurer

Steve Israel
S. Florida Affiliated Health Insurers, Inc.
4204 Manor Forest Trail
Boynton Beach, FL 33436-8851
Office: (561) 249-3464
Fax: (561) 249-3465
Cell: (954) 401-1334
steve_israel@comcast.net

Secretary

Paul Deininger
Deininger Benefits Advisors, Inc.
1170 Highway A1A, Suite 5
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
Office: (321) 779-0963
Fax: (321) 779-0978
Cell: (321) 223-1001
pdeininger@cfl.rr.com

Immediate Past Pres/Nominations Chair

Kimberly Auclair
Pineapple Financial Services, LLC
P.O. Box 410248
Melbourne, FL 32941-0248
Office: (321) 259-8088
Fax: (321) 259-8053
Cell: (321) 693-1782 
knvauclair@bellsouth.net

Legislative Chairperson

Ken Stevenson
Earl Bacon Agency
3131 Lonnbladh Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308-4255
Office: (850) 878-2121
Fax: (850) 878-2128
kstevenson@earlbacon.com

Membership Chairperson

Julian Lago
Plastridge Insurance
10337 N Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Office: (561) 630-4955
jlago@plastridge.com

Education Chairperson

Jim Burkett
Burkett & Associates
12627 San Jose Blvd, Suite 804
Jacksonville, FL 32223-8644
Office: (904) 262-7810 
Fax: (904) 262-7812
Cell: (904) 233-3474
j_burkett@bellsouth.net
 
Agent Representative

Don Marx
Employer Benefits Consulting, LLC
4072 United Avenue
Mount Dora, FL 32757
Office: (352) 729-3948 x113
Fax: (305) 378-1208 
Cell: (305) 799-6279
don@donmarx.com

Past President's Council Chair/Symposium Chair

Barbara Coggins
BSI
P O Box 181427
Casselberry, FL 32718-1427
Office: (407) 834-0058
Fax: (407) 834-0307
bcoggins@bsi.cc

Broward AHU President

Elaine Gonzalez
Humana
3401 SW 160th Ave, 2nd Floor
Hollywood, FL 33027
Office: (954) 593-6267
egonzalez17@humana.com

Capital Area AHU President

Mark S. Hicks, Sr.
Coventry Health Care of Florida
1650 Summit Lake Dr, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32317
Office: (850) 558-2110
Cell: (850) 284-1164
mshicks@cvty.com

Central Florida AHU President

Ashley Wynkoop
AvMed Health Plans
1800 Pembrook Dr, Suite 190
Orlando, FL 32810
Office: (407) 975-1646
Fax: (407) 975-1623
Cell: (321) 331-6173
ashley.wynkoop@avmed.org

Miami-Dade AHU President

Jim Moore
Solstice Benefits, Inc.
7901 SW 6th Ct., Ste 400
Plantation, FL 33324
Office: (786) 367-2763
Fax: (954) 370-1737
jmoore@solsticebenefits.com


East Coast AHU President

Marc Linton
BlueCross Blue Shield of Florida
610 Crescent Executive Ct., # 600
Lake Mary, FL 32746-2110
Office: (407) 833-7708 
Fax: (407) 804-4404
marc.linton@bcbsfl.com


Gulf Coast AHU President

Jody Augustine
24348 Belize Ct
Punta Gorda, FL 33955
Office: (239) 823-4935
jaugustine@CenturyLink.net


Jacksonville AHU President

Susan Luvisi
James F. Tullis & Associates, Inc.
1645 San Marco Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32207-3001
Office: (904) 396-2041
Fax: (904) 396-4630
Cell: (904) 477-4902
susan@tullisinsurance.com

Palm Coast AHU President

Beverly Kingsley, AIAM, LPRT
Benefit Alliance
131 Jones Creek Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
Office: (561) 254-3141
Fax: (561) 952-4047
bkingsley@benefitalliance.net

Ridge AHU President

Schatzie Haines
Lanier Upshaw, Inc.
1115 US Highway 98 S.
Lakeland, FL 33801
Office: (863) 686-2113
Fax: (863) 284-2603
schatzie.haines@lanierupshaw.com

Southwest Florida AHU President

Diane Carter
BCBS of Florida
2891 CenterPoint Dr, Suite 300
Ft Myers, FL 33916
Office: (239) 728-4295
Fax: (239) 938-9205
diane.carter@bcbsfl.com

Tampa Bay AHU President

Jean Kelly
BB&T Insurance Services
12485 28th Street North, 2nd Floor
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1825
Office: (727) 803-8185
Fax: (727) 803-8196
Cell: (888) 632-8451
jmkelly@bbandt.com

Awards Chairperson

Kimberly Auclair
knvauclair@bellsouth.net
(321) 259-8088

Education Vice-Chair

Robbie Inks
rginks@gmail.com
(407) 401-2428

Ethics Chairperson

Beverly Kingsley
bkingsley@benefitalliance.net
(561) 254-3141

FAHU PAF Chairperson

Don Marx
don@donmarx.com
(352) 729-3948 x113

HUPAC Chairperson

Julian Lago
jlago@plastridge.com
(561) 630-4955

Legislative Co-Chairperson

Bill Hepscher
sales@drugstoreunlimited.com
(813) 788-2007

Media Relations Chairperson

Carol Taylor
ctaylor@beacone.com
(904) 215-9955

Retention Chairperson

Robbie Inks
rginks@gmail.com
(407) 401-2428

Ways and Means Chair

Kelly Davis
kdavis@omsgroup.com
(863) 698-8208

Webmaster

Mark S. Hicks, Sr.
Webmaster@fahu.org
(850) 284-1164