At age 19, Lauren Randall was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Her doctor told her she would be on medications for the rest of her life. Refusing to accept the life sentence, Lauren became the CEO of her own healthcare. She researched all the information she could and made radical lifestyle changes. After six months, the […]

Heather LaValle-Tumbleson is a benefits consultant and SHRM-SCP with extensive experience in group benefits and HR solutions. As a co-owner of Athena Resource, she helps businesses optimize their benefits strategies, reduce healthcare costs, and improve employee well-being. Heather is passionate about transparent, data-driven solutions that empower employers and their teams to thrive.

Optimal Benefits Professionals (OBP) is driven to provide superior-quality employee benefits and HR consulting services. We are not the typical employee-benefits broker; we are true advisor partners who take a genuine approach to understanding each client’s business, which allows us to implement strategies that achieve measurable results. OBP’s superb client retention and growth continues to […]

As a VP of Sales, I guide employers through innovative, fiduciary-aligned benefits strategies, specializing in self-funded, level-funded, captive, and unbundled arrangements. I’m passionate about helping plan sponsors reduce waste, ensure compliance, and build sustainable health plans that actually serve their people. Proud to be part of the Health Rosetta community, I’m committed to transparency, stewardship, […]

Jill Gorres joined Alera Group in February 2008. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a degree in General Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Sales. Jill holds designations through The American College for REBC (Registered Employee Benefits Consultant) and RHU (Registered Health Underwriter), SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management […]