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Benefit Analyst

Keisha Benoit

Senior Relationship Manager – Retirement Solutions

Crista Bresnahan

Relationship Manager

Jill Brown

Relationship Manager

Liza Conner

Relationship Manager

Regina Davydov

Client Solutions Manager

Alexandra Horneman

Implementation Project Manager

Tearany Hopkins

Director of HCM Technology

Lisa Johnson

Finance

Janine Sartori

Client Relationship Manager

Leslie Walker

Client Relationship Manager

JoAnn Torno

Benefit Analyst

Keisha Benoit

Keisha joined Brio Benefits Consulting in 2020 as a Benefit Analyst bringing over a decade of experience in the Insurance Industry. In her prior life Keisha worked with in the consultant capacity with clients from a variety of industries including manufacturing, Financial Services and Private Equity Firms. In her current role, Keisha works closely with Clients and Strategy Managers to evaluate and meet the needs and goals of all involved. Keisha applies her strong analytical skills and statistical methods to analyze data and generate useful financial reports. Providing management planning and control information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing benefit data and trends helping clients to make better, more informed decisions.

Phone:829.554.8057

Email:kbenoit@briobenefits.com

Senior Relationship Manager – Retirement Solutions

Crista Bresnahan

Crista is the Senior Relationship Manager for Brio Retirement Solutions. Crista’s enthusiasm and extensive experience in the corporate retirement plan market serve as the building block in a process that results in customized solutions for plan sponsors and participants. Crista was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from George Fox University in Newberg, O.R. with a B.S and M.B.A. Crista has over 15 years of experience in the industry. Crista and her husband Gregg reside in Battle Ground, WA.

Relationship Manager

Jill Brown

Jill joined Brio as a Client Relationship Manager in August of 2020. After attaining her BA from Villanova University, Jill worked several years in the television and advertising space. In 2014, she began her insurance career with AmeriHealth NJ as an Account Executive in the mid-size market. Wanting to expand her experiance and ability to connect to employees and members, Jill made the choice to explore the consultant side in 2018. She is excited to broaden her knowledge of both the industry and Brio’s innovative approach to benefits.

She enjoys traveling with family, discovering interesting films with friends, and trying new recipes in the kitchen. She currently resides in New York City with her new roommate Monty, an 8-year-old Yorkie.

Phone:646.790.7974

Email:jbrown@briobenefits.com

Relationship Manager

Liza Conner

Liza graduated with a Risk Management and Insurance degree from the University of Georgia. She began her career in Dallas, TX working as an Account Manager for a national consulting firm. In August 2021, Liza moved to New York City to join the Brio Team as a Relationship Manager. She is passionate about working with and servicing clients to ensure they feel valued and supported. In her free time, she enjoys being active, traveling and exploring her new city with family and friends.

Phone:212.803.7160

Email:lconner@briobenefits.com

Relationship Manager

Regina Davydov

Regina joined the Brio team in August of 2021 as a Client Relationship Manager. In this role, she provides tactical support based on the everchanging needs of her clients.

Prior to joining Brio, Regina began her career in the Healthcare industry in 2009 and has worked in a variety of roles, including work in the public sector and various HR roles. Regina also has a Master of Science degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology and is professionally trained in identifying and resolving issues related to employees and the workplace.

Phone:646.790.7985

Email:rdavydov@briobenefits.com

Client Solutions Manager

Alexandra Horneman

Allie began her career in Connecticut’s small group marketplace supporting the sales team at Access Health CT after graduating from the University at Buffalo. In 2014, she grew her interest for employee benefits and healthcare at HealthPass NY, an exchange for small businesses, where she supervised the Account Management team.


After four years at HealthPass NY, Allie joined Brio Benefits where she’ll apply her expertise in working with the small group market and expand on her large group knowledge and the industry as a whole. In her spare time, she loves doing anything and everything active, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.

Implementation Project Manager

Tearany Hopkins

Tearany joined Brio on her birthday, filling the new role of the Implementation Project Manager. Tearany joins the Brio Team with over 12 years of experience in the industry ranging from call center/benefits administration, analytics, technology and over 6 years of Implementation Management. She has implemented groups from 100 lives to over 100,00 lives. Tearany’s focus as the Implementation Project Manager is to coordinate and deliver a timely, successful implementation between groups and vendors. Tearany’s passion for Implementation stems from the continuous momentum of daily activities and building lasting client relationships.  In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family and pets! She also enjoys her time outdoors, planting flowers, spur of the moment adventures and helping her grandmother and her friends enjoy life and live their best lives.

Phone:609.251.0698

Email:thopkins@briobenefits.com

Director of HCM Technology

Lisa Johnson

As the Director of HR Technology at Brio, Lisa Johnson specializes in providing HCM technology expertise to our clients. Her area of focus is assisting our clients in the enhancement of their current technology or, if appropriate, matching them with the best technology solutions for their needs.

Lisa provides support to our clients from the discovery phase through post implementation where needed. Ms. Johnson brings more than a decade of extensive experience to Brio in benefits, payroll, HCM, and HR focusing on: staff management, recruiting, onboarding, 401K administration, benefit management and administration, and implementation and support of HCM systems.

Phone:508.954.0099

Email:ljohnson@briobenefits.com

Finance

Janine Sartori

Janine is a graduate of Seton Hall University where she earned a BS in Marketing and a Masters in Finance. Upon graduation, she began her career as a marketing professional in the Beauty industry. She worked in various roles for several top companies including Coty and L’Oreal. She joined the Brio team in 2012 where she currently oversees the day to day finances. A native of Staten Island, NY, Janine now resides on Long Island with her husband, Tiziano, and twin boys, Luigi and Anthony.

Phone:646.790.7981

Email:jsartori@briobenefits.com

Client Relationship Manager

Leslie Walker

As the newest member of Brio, Leslie joined the team in May of 2022. In her previous career, Leslie worked in the Retail Industry, serving in many different capacities over the years, leading her into Retail Management and eventually into her most recent role as a Human Resource Manager.

In her role as a Client Relationship Manager, her 12 years of experience in the HR world will provide another perspective having worked with the Brio team from the client side.

In her spare time Leslie loves spending time with her 2 Nieces, enjoying the outdoors, traveling with friends and loving on her 16 year old best friend, her dog Kane.

Phone:678.478.7988

Email:lwalker@briobenefits.com

Client Relationship Manager

JoAnn Torno

Client Services Associate – Retirement Solution

JoAnn is the Client Service Associate for the Brio Retirement Solutions team.  JoAnn’s enthusiasm and extensive experience in the corporate retirement plan market serve as the building block in a process that results in customized solutions for plan sponsors and participants. JoAnn has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.

JoAnn is a New York state native and lives in the Finger Lakes region with her partner, Will.   She has two awesome adult sons, Robert and Scott.   In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, live music, working on home renovations, and adventuring with her friends and family.

Phone:929.554.8056

Email:jtorno@briobenefits.com

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