Sue is a recent president of the California Agents & Health Insurance Professionals, formerly known as CAHU, the largest chapter of the National Association of Benefits & Insurance Professionals (NABIP).

She has been in the employee benefits industry almost her entire career, starting in defined benefit pension plan administration while working part-time while a student at UCLA. In the last few decades, she has been an alum of big houses like Gallagher and Mercer, worked at boutique agencies that specialized in P&C, completed a few tours at tech start-ups and survived a stint at industry disruptor, Zenefits. She even managed to spend a decade as a stay-at-home mom when her son was young before craving more adult interaction and mental stimulation.

After a few years as a GA rep, Sue is excited to be working as a broker and consultant again at Advanced Benefits Consulting and is happy to be back in UCLA territory after living more than 25 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is married to Bryan, who was her brother’s best man, and has a son and daughter-in-law who live in Anchorage, Alaska, where her daughter-in-law serves as active-duty Air Force. She also has a daughter who is thriving in her sophomore year at Baylor University in Waco, TX. The kids still at home are her dogs, Stevie and Scooter.

Sue is a director on the board of Ellevate Foundation, whose mission is to foster leadership by providing tools, resources, and events for both existing and aspiring female leaders. The Foundation is best known for its Women’s Leadership Summit held annually in March. She is active in her church, serving on the worship team and participating in a weekly women’s Bible study, and a few times a month, following in the footsteps of her late father, she cashiers for a thrift shop that benefits the homeless in Orange County.