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- June, 2025
Bio – Cathy Meli
Cathy brings over 30 years of comprehensive insurance industry expertise to the Schechter Benefits team, which she joined in September 2022. As a seasoned professional, she excels in account management, claims resolution, eligibility troubleshooting, COBRA administration, business implementation, and exceptional customer service. Before joining Schechter Benefits, Cathy successfully managed diverse client portfolios ranging from small businesses with just 2 employees to large organizations with 1,000+ members. As team leader for both union and non-union accounts, she has cultivated strong relationships with insurance carriers and their representatives, ensuring seamless service delivery and optimal outcomes for clients.
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Bio – Tammy Masters
Tammy Masters joined the Schechter Benefits team in January 2024 as a Lead Account Manager, bringing over two decades of comprehensive insurance industry expertise. In her current role, she expertly manages client relationships, handles day-to-day administrative operations, navigates renewal processes, and serves as a dedicated resource for employees seeking guidance on benefits and claims resolution.
With a distinguished 20-year career spanning benefit carriers, associations, and PEOs, Tammy has developed exceptional proficiency across multiple disciplines including group benefit sales, administration, compliance, and human resources. Her extensive background includes carrier representation for benefit plans, conducting thorough compliance reviews, and implementing precise employee payroll auditing systems—providing Schechter clients with the benefit of her multifaceted industry knowledge and problem-solving capabilities.
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- September, 2022
Bio – Nicole Phillips
Nicole started with Schechter Benefits in August of 2022 to provide assistance to the SBA Team. She handles a variety of duties to support the Lead Account Managers including adding new hire information into the system, sending informational emails to new hires, assists with audit follow-ups, and other internal responsibilities. Nicole has 2 adorable cats named Cheddar and Colby, she enjoys being outdoors, cooking, and baking.
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- October, 2018
Bio – Sue Schneider
As an Account Assistant at Schechter Benefits Advisors, Sue provides a wide variety of administrative support, from enrollment and terminations to claims, audits, preparing handbooks and election forms for our clients. She genuinely enjoys helping our clients in any way that she can.
She most recently worked at BSI Corporate Benefits and Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle (now Gallagher); however, her benefits career goes back to 1978 at Maccabees Mutual! Safe to say, Sue is more than familiar with the industry.
In Sue’s spare time she enjoys spending as much time as she can with her daughter Estrellita & son Nick. She also has two 4-legged kids, cats Louie and Nala, who are the only kids that live with her. On the weekends, she hangs out with family and friends, frequents estate sales, and sub sales in the warmer months. Sue adores being outside when the weather permits!
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- October, 2016
Do it well
by Schechter Benefits
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Do it Well Directory
Browse a directory of ‘Do it Well’ series.Do-it-Well-Q1-2018-Quarterly-Newsletter
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- August, 2015
Our Core Carriers Directory
by Schechter Benefits
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Find Your Insurance Carrier Contact Directory
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August 25, 2014
Browse a directory of our core carriers.
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- July, 2015
Bio – Laura McDermott
Laura McDermott joined the Schechter Benefits team in November 2007. As Lead Account Manager, her role is to work with clients as a day to day contact for their insurance needs. With her team, she helps the client create a benefit program that suits their needs and budget. She then helps the client implement and administer their benefit program.
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Bio – Angelika Merkle-Kempf
Angelika ensures all client needs are being met by handling a variety of duties that support the Lead Account Managers and Rate Analysts, including the process of benefit enrollments, terminations and managing any changes for the clients.
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Bio – Kelly Nicol
Kelly Nicol started with Schechter 2003 on a temporary basis to defray the workload in the Individual Life Department. A few weeks later she was hired full time as an Administrative Assistant and later became a Client Service Advisor to handle high-end clients insurance service needs. Ms. Nicol oversaw the reorganization of the file system and change over to a new data base CRM, which helps maintain the growing customer base and life insurance policies.
In her current role as a Rate Analyst Ms. Nicol obtains quotes, based on the client organization participation and needs and prepares client presentations which illustrate options in Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability coverage.
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Bio – Stacey Farlow
Stacey Farlow joined the Schechter Benefits team in September 2003. As Lead Account Manager her role is to work with clients as a day to day contact for their insurance needs. With her team, she helps the client create a benefit program that suits their needs and budget. She then helps the client implement and administer their benefit program.
Prior to joining Schechter, Ms. Farlow worked in the insurance industry for 8 years. Ms. Farlow is a graduate of Union County College and became a licensed agent in 2006.
Schechter Benefits Advisors brought creative solutions to our corporate insurance programs. I've known these guys for over 40 years and I trust the Schechter name implicitly.