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Employee Benefit Plans and Services

     
  Illinois Regional Office  
     
  Gardner & White clients in Illinois are served by a team of benefit specialists offering expertise in a wide range of benefit needs and professionalism in providing high quality plans and services.  
     
  Matt Barbera  
  Vice President, National Accounts  
  Matt Barbera serves Gardner & White clients in Illinois with a full complement of group, retirement and voluntary benefit plans and services. He has 15 years of experience in providing financial and retirement plan consulting services in the greater Chicago area. His work history includes financial consulting with Smith Barney and Merill Lynch as well as account management positions with CIGNA, American United Life, and TIAA-CREF. Matt is a graduate of Indiana State University, where he majored in Finance. He has earned all applicable life and health licenses in the state of Illinois and holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 designations.  
     
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  Jacki Buck  
  Vice President, National Accounts  
  Jacki has a diverse background with her career at Gardner & White beginning over 18 years ago. In addition to being a primary Account Executive, preceding roles include account billing & administration, corporate training and service quality management. She has served as a client services representative for fully insured benefit plans, directed administrative services in support of worksite benefit programs, and provided quality assurance and auditing functions to medical plans and Flexible Spending Accounts. Jacki holds Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri Life and Health licenses. As a Gardner & White Account Executive, Jacki is focused on coordinating a responsive, proactive approach to serving the benefit plan support needs of our clients across group and worksite benefit categories.  
     
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  Mary Berling  
  Account Manager  
  Mary has been with Gardner & White for over 25 years. During her tenure, she has been most active in the areas of Group Life, Long Term Disability and Dental Insurance, but is also familiar with Voluntary benefits, Short Term Disability and Vision plans. Mary has supervised the Gardner & White Insured Claims and the Insured Administration Departments, and served our clients’ benefit support needs across group, retirement and worksite benefit areas in her role as a Service Quality Manager.

In addition to having an Indiana Life & Health License, Mary has had extensive training and practical experience in a complete range of group benefit service functions. Mary has been involved in providing high level Customer Service at the plan sponsor and participant levels throughout her career.
 
     
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  Christina Minick  
  Account Manager  
  As a Gardner & White Account Manager, Chris Minick provides our clients with critical group and retirement plan support services. Her responsibilities include day-to-day communication and plan enrollment functions as well as an ongoing role as an intermediary to carriers and other providers in resolving administrative issues. She supports our regional representatives and plan consultants by serving as an advocate on behalf of plan sponsors.

Ms Minick has twelve years of experience in the retirement services industry, specializing in the banking/trust environment, where she served clients as a central point of contact in the areas of compliance, record keeping, administration and educational programs. In addition to her general expertise with 401(k) and pension plans, she has worked directly with portfolio managers to form an understanding of underlying investments and served as a retirement plan administrator in a human resources environment.
 
     
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