- Erica Hain Senior Director, Commercial Sales Erica works with brokers and employer groups to provide the most competitive and comprehensive health care coverage options for her commercial clients. A graduate of Lycoming College, Erica started her vocation in the insurance industry in 1994 at Penn Group Financial, Montoursville, PA. Throughout her career, Erica has worked directly with employers & agents, has acted as the liaison between agents & carriers as a general agent and built lasting relationships along the way. Erica is actively involved in her local Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) organization as well as the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) where she most recently served 4 years as the Region 2 Vice-President on the NAHU Board of Trustees. She has served in several chair positions locally, at the state level and nationally. She is the past local president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter (2007-2009.) She is the past president of the Pennsylvania State Chapter (2005-2007.) She served twice as National Chair for the Chapter Leadership & Development Committee. Erica resides in Orwigsburg, PA where enjoys the quality time she spends at home with her family, friends and fur-kids. She also enjoys impromptu road trips, cooking up new recipes and reading as many books as she can get her hands on.
- Jim Waddington Vice President of Client Management for the PA & DE Marketing Jim is responsible for the retention, rate execution, and earnings of all existing Cigna medical and dental customers with less than 500 eligible lives in his respective market. Prior to Cigna, Jim began his career in Public Accounting at Grant Thornton International, one of six global public accounting firms. He specialized in corporate tax compliance before coming to Cigna in 2012. At Cigna, Jim held a variety of roles in Finance and Underwriting. Most recently, Jim was the Director of Risk Management where he oversaw a team of medical underwriters before transitioning into Sales. Jim is a graduate of Temple University, a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and resides in the East Falls section of Philadelphia with his wife, Sarah.
- Madelyn Hirsch Fernstrom Madelyn Hirsch Fernstrom, PhD, CNS is an award-winning clinician, neuroscientist, author and broadcast journalist in the field of health and wellness. As a health strategist, she has a particular interest in health engagement, chronic disease management and mindful living in the payer, provider, and patient space.
- Raymond Fabius Dr. Raymond J Fabius has over thirty years of successful business experience as a global physician executive creating value in health care. He has led several iconic and successful companies including three through to transactions - US Healthcare to Aetna ($9 Billion), Truven Health Analytics to Veritas Capital ($1.2 Billion) and iTrax to Walgreens ($300+ Million).
- G. Terry Madonna Dr. Madonna is a nationally recognized political pollster and commentator. He is Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College where he directs the national and state Franklin and Marshall College Polls. For more than 30 years, Madonna has taught and written about his two academic specialties: the American presidency, and American political parties and political behavior. As a pollster in recent years, he has written extensively about voters and voting behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in political history from the University of Delaware.
- Ryan Koo
Vice President, Consumer Experience
Ryan leads a national team focused on communicating Aetna’s vision of a transformed member experience which simplifies interaction with the healthcare system and improves outcomes. He is an innovative leader with over 15 years of experience. In his previous role as a Sales Director, Ryan used his passion for leveraging new technologies and improving engagement with members to become a 6-time President’s Club finalist.
- Stephen Magosin
Stephen Magosin is a Pharmacy Benefit Consultant with Cigna located in the greater Philadelphia area. Stephen has been a pharmacist for 22 years and has worked in PBM sales and clinical management for over 16 years. He is responsible for growth and sales support for the greater Mid-Atlantic through New England regions. He consults with National and Regional Market sales teams to assist with sales strategies while providing clinical solutions for new clients.
Prior to joining Cigna in 2013, he was with Aetna Pharmacy Management for 8 years focusing on new sales and retention support of both National Account and Regional Accounts in various regions of the country. In earlier roles, he was responsible for clinical account reporting, policy development, pharmacy network pricing tables and profit analysis.
Stephen has over 16 years of clinical experience, mostly as an Oncology Pharmacist working in acute care on a per diem basis. He maintains an active Pharmacist License in PA. He is also a licensed insurance producer in over 20 states.
Stephen holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy degree from Shenandoah University and a BS in Pharmacy from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. - 150 South Warner Road
- (484) 994-9751 stephen.magosin@cigna.com
- Wayne PA 19406
- Gina Dano
President and Founder, Define U Consulting
Gina believes that by being crystal clear on who we are, what defines and differentiates us (as individuals, as organizations, in our product offerings, etc.) and staying true to it, we will discover potential that would otherwise go untapped. She is the founder and president of Define U Consulting, and is committed to helping individuals, teams, and organizations elevate their performance by advocating for programs that bring trust, accountability, authentic communication and collaboration to the workplace.
Prior to founding her own company, Gina spent 24 years at Aetna, where she enjoyed a successful career in sales, sales management, and in learning and development. She led a team that was responsible for all training and development needs for the sales and sales management teams across the enterprise. During her tenure she participated in various process improvement, change management and culture initiatives, as well as leading the teams responsible for planning and executing annual sales conferences for upwards of 700 sales professionals.
Her background in planning with senior leadership to align training with business priorities and drive performance improvement in both front-line sales and leadership teams has translated well for her as she works with clients of her own. These clients include small to mid-size businesses in the insurance, health and wellness, and financial sectors.
- Jessica Altman
PA Insurance Commissioner
Jessica Altman currently serves as Insurance Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Prior to this, Ms. Altman served as Chief of Staff for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department alongside former Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller beginning in June 2015. In this position, Ms. Altman served as the top aide to former Commissioner Miller, oversaw policy initiatives for the agency, and coordinated policy with other state government agencies and external groups.
Ms. Altman represented the department in a number of statewide initiatives including coordinating aspects of Health Innovation in Pennsylvania, which leverages funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ State Innovation Model Initiative and sitting as a board member for ABC-MAP, the Commonwealth’s initiative to implement a prescription drug monitoring program.
She is also an active member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), where she currently serves as Vice Chair of the Health Insurance and Managed Care (B) Committee, and the National Academy for State Health Policy, where she serves as Vice Chair of the Health Care Access & Finance Steering Committee.Prior to joining the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Ms. Altman worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, where she developed policy and facilitated implementation of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, she analyzed policy for the health division of the White House Office of Management and Budget while completing her master’s degree.
Ms. Altman has a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Science in Policy Analysis and Management, with a concentration in Health Care Policy, from Cornell University.
- Brian Lobley Brian Lobley is president of commercial and consumer markets at Independence Blue Cross (Independence). He is responsible for leading our profit and loss centers (P&Ls), focusing on all commercial and consumer business, including senior markets. Mr. Lobley oversees all of the functions supporting the P&Ls, including sales, marketing, consumer business, advertising, sales and marketing communications, as well as all senior market activities
- Marcy Buckner NAHU VP of Govrnment Affairs
- John Heilemann One of America’s most prolific and respected political reporters and commentators, John Heilemann offers his wit, savvy, and insider’s view of the Washington scene, the future of the Republican and Democratic parties, and the major national issues of the day. With his keen-eyed perspective and peerless access to the corridors of power, John Heilemann provides an unvarnished take on the headlines and broader forces shaping American politics today. Heilemann is a creator, executive producer, and host of The Circus, Showtime’s acclaimed weekly political documentary series, which covered the 2016 presidential campaign and the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency.
- Ron Jaworski When it comes to teamwork—and football—the best defense is a good offense. If you want to protect your brand like an NFL offensive line protects its quarterback, you’ll definitely want to hear from Ron “Jaws” Jaworski. After a distinguished 17-year career as an NFL quarterback, Jaws took his leadership skills from the gridiron to the boardroom as the owner of a professional sports team, a business relationship company and five golf courses. Learn what strategies and tactics you can put in place to tackle your companies’ challenges in this ever changing environment.
- James Klein President, American Benefits Council The American Benefits Council is a trade association based in Washington, D.C. representing primarily Fortune 500 companies that either sponsor or administer health and retirement benefits covering more than 100 million Americans. Jim is frequently quoted in both the national and benefits media on pension and health care topics. He has appeared on all the major television networks, discussing a wide range of employee benefits policy matters.