Management Team
Executive Board
Advisory Board
The Team

Chairman & CEO
Rob Shestack, CVBS, CFF
Co-founded in 2008, Robert Shestack is the Chairman & CEO and Hall

Vice Chair, President
Jake Velie, CPT
18 year value-based healthcare veteran, 6X healthcare founder, author, consultant/advisor to payors

President / Secretary
Lee Stokes
Lee Stokes is an insurance professional with over 30 years of business

Chief Legal Counsel
Joel Horowitz, Esq.
Public, private, tax-exempt, and nonprofit entities rely on Joel Horowitz’s decades of

COO
Suzanne Walicki

Chief Revenue Officer
Dave Sherman
Dave brings over 40 years of expertise in the employee benefits industry,

President, Advisory Board
Dennis J. Connor III, CVBS
Dennis Connor has a 25-year background in both Human Resources and Employee

SVP, Administration
Sarah M. Hunt, CVBS
Sarah M. Hunt is a seasoned professional in the realm of voluntary

SVP, Operations & Marketing
Tercy Ugens Toussaint
Email
Utoussaint@vbassociation.com
As the Senior Vice President of Operations and Marketing Director at HVBA,

Global Brand Ambassador
Jenny Jenkins
Jenny Jenkins is an Global Brand Embassador for the Health & Voluntary

Webmaster
Roman Lupan
Bio coming soon!