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Winn is senior editor of Employee Benefit Adviser.

Andy Stonehouse, is a veteran of the financial and benefits industry media world, having worked for many years at Senior Market Advisor, as well as serving as editor of Agent’s Sales Journal and BenefitsPro.com’s retirement channel. A native of Alberta, Canada, Stonehouse worked in various writing and editing capacities in Denver, Colo. for 15 years.

Amanda McGrory-Dixon is a freelance writer based in Denver, Colorado.

Kyle resides in Michigan where he was a graduate of Central Michigan University. He spent his first two years with Mass Mutual as a financial planner. Started his own health insurance agency in 1987 and slowly grew his agency until he sold it in 2000. Kyle then worked 9 years as a broker with the agency he sold to. He was an early adopter of Zywave and a charter member of UBA.\nAfter leaving the broker community in 2009, Kyle saw a need to help benefits brokers create new marketing strategies in three different areas: Improve their value proposition, Use wellness to open doors in the 100 plus marketplace, Create new revenue opportunities with existing clients. By implementing existing, but rarely used tax incentives and cost savings programs, Kyle has helped brokers save clients Thousands of dollars. His team is also one of the nation’s leaders in class action law suit recovery. All programs are designed to put money back into the employers pocket and solidify the broker’s role as a trusted adviser.\nKyle has ownership in a number of companies, most notable The Brokers Broker, also Wellness Brokers and Bottom Line Savings Consultants. His techniques and strategies help open new doors and solidify current relationships.

Koster is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and former Employee Benefit News online managing editor.

Sandi Eskew brings with her 22 years of wellness\/health promotion experience.  Sandi provides strategic direction to prospective and existing clients regarding wellness program design as well as incentive and communication strategies.  She also serves as a subject matter expert and industry speaker in the area of wellness and health promotion.\nSandi started her health promotion career as a Wellness Director for a large oil and gas company before transitioning to providing wellness solutions to direct employers, health plans, TPAs and other partners.  In addition to lending her expertise as a part owner in a regional health promotion company, Sandi has worked for national disease management and wellness organizations leading and developing teams in the area of sales and business development, operations, product development and client management. 

Eric Johnson is the Director of Education for Health Partners, a broker support organization that provides agents with the tools, training and technology to help businesses deliver quality health coverage using affordable solutions. In this role, he spends much of his time studying the health reform legislation and translating it into terms everyone can understand.\nA recognized leader in the health insurance industry, Eric is a past president of the Fort Worth Association of Health Underwriters and regular contributor to a number of industry publications. He is also a two-time recipient of the National Association of Health Underwriters’ William G. Wetzel Award for Excellence in Public Speaking and a national instructor for NAHU’s Consumer Directed Health Care certification course.\nA Texas native, Eric was born and raised in Houston, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, and currently lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.\n 

A 20-year veteran in the field of employee benefits, Mr. Mangan has been named one of the top 10 most influential individuals in the health care industry by Employee Benefits News and is widely recognized as one of the industry's most progressive thought leaders. His extensive background in employee benefits spans sales, services and operations. Prior to joining UBA, Mangan was a Board Member of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers and has served on the National Broker Advisory Councils of Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare.