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STAFF

Our employees serve clients from across the country. Meet our team and get to know who we are.

OPERATIONS TEAM

LESLIE O'BRYAN
Chief Executive Officer


QKA, ERPA, QPA, APR
lobryan@benadms.com
859.309.7946

Sheilah Lowery - Benefits Administrators

SHEILAH LOWERY
Manager


slowery@benadms.com
859.309.7885

Whitney Smiley - Benefits Administrators

WHITNEY SMILEY
Administrative Assistant


wsmiley@benadms.com
859.255.1154

DATA COORDINATORS TEAM

DEBORAH "DEBBIE" CURTIN
Data Coordinator


dcurtin@benadms.com
859.309.7939

Tiffini Mahmood - Benefits Administrators

TIFFINI MAHMOOD
Data Coordinator


tmahmood@benadms.com

SHAWNA MCCARTY
3(16) Coordinator


smcCarty@benadms.com
859.255.4865

Asher Murimba - Data Coordinator

ASHER MURIMBA
Data Coordinator


amurimba@benadms.com
859.437.4886

Brenda Wagner - Data Coordinator

BRENDA WAGNER
Data Coordinator


bwagner@benadms.com
859.317.5436

Megan Durham - Retirement Plan Coordinator

MEGAN DURHAM
Data Coordinator


mdurham@benadms.com
859.594.8769

RETIREMENT PLAN COORDINATORS TEAM

CAROLYN BARNARD 
Retirement Plan Coordinator


QKA
cbarnard@benadms.com
859.309.7944

Theresa Couch - Benefits Administrators

THERESA COUCH
Retirement Plan Coordinator


QKA
tcouch@benadms.com
859.255.2684

LYNNMARIE EASTON
Retirement Plan Coordinator


leaston@benadms.com
859.899.8345

JENNIFER GATTERDAM
Retirement Plan Reviewer


QKA, CRSP
jgatterdam@benadms.com
859.309.7940

ELLEN HEINE
Retirement Plan Coordinator


eheine@benadms.com
859.309.7941

BRADY KINGREY
Retirement Plan Coordinator


QKA
bkingrey@benadms.com
859.899.8340

OMAR MAHMOOD
Retirement Plan Coordinator


QKA, QPA
omahmood@benadms.com
859.317.5392

Jessica Sears - Benefits Administrators

JESSICA SEARS
Retirement Plan Coordinator


QKA
jsears@benadms.com
859.208.7468 

Jean Sturtz - Benefits Administrators

JEAN STURTZ
Retirement Plan Coordinator


QKA
jsturtz@benadms.com
859.309.7945

Daniel Novak - Benefits Administrators

DANIEL NOVAK
Compliance Manager


QKA, QPA, QKC
dnovak@benadms.com
859.899.8339

Amy Eral - Retirement Plan Coordinator

AMY ERAL
Retirement Plan Coordinator


aeral@benadms.com
502.351.6136

Dominic LaBarber - Retirement Plan Coordinator

DOMINIC LABARBER
Retirement Plan Coordinator


dlabarber@benadms.com
859.317.5435

Pam Kemp - Retirement Plan Coordinator

PAM KEMP
Retirement Plan Coordinator


pkemp@benadms.com
859.216.2844

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MICHELE KARLSON
Retirement Plan Coordinator


mkarlson@benadms.com
859.216.2841

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Randall Young, CFP

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