Susan
H. Brooks
President and Founder
In 1997, Susan H. Brooks founded BB&H Benefit Designs with colleague
Deborah Babineau. With more than 25 years experience in the employee
benefits field, Susan manages the firm and serves as an employee benefits
plan consultant who works with mid-sized employers, primarily in the
manufacturing and service industries. She excels at helping clients
define their employee benefit goals and uses her extensive knowledge
and experience
to underwrite plans, interpret contracts, and find alternate funding
mechanisms for employee health plans. Her strong insurance industry
relationships make Susan extremely effective at negotiating renewals
and obtaining
reasonable pricing. Susan worked with two of the nation’s largest
brokerage firms, Johnson & Higgins and Alexander and Alexander, as
well as Great West Life, a major health insurer specializing in self-funded
health plans, before establishing BB&H. Her strong leadership inspires
teamwork among her associates and earns respect from satisfied clients.
Deborah S. Babineau
Vice President and Founder
Deborah S. Babineau co-founded BB&H with Susan H. Brooks in 1997
after having worked in the insurance industry for several years. She
manages the financial and business administration aspects of the firm
in addition to being a benefits consultant. Deborah is a problem solver
who assists with the design, implementation, and management of health
care programs for companies with over 100 employees. She has extensive
knowledge of employee benefit laws, such as ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA,
and provides technical analysis to her BB&H associates as well as
to clients. Deborah specializes in writing and managing employee benefits
communications, using newsletters, brochures, and open enrollment videos
to introduce new plans and explain plan changes to employees. Prior to
founding BB&H, Deborah was an account executive at Alexander and
Alexander. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with an
emphasis in finance from the University of California at Santa Barbara
and continues to earn advanced certificates as a benefits specialist.
Marice Hale McKeegan
Vice President and Senior Consultant
Marice Hale McKeegan was instrumental in helping Susan Brooks and Deborah
Babineau establish BB&H Benefit Designs in 1997. With more than 13
years’ experience in employee benefits consulting, Marice has extensive
knowledge of insurance products and alternate funding mechanisms for
employee health plans. She develops benefit programs for mid-sized and
large companies, working with corporate and nonprofit firms to help them
develop comprehensive, cost-effective benefit programs. She also specializes
in the implementation and maintenance of 401(k) retirement programs.
Marice acquired her expertise at Alexander and Alexander, where she worked
with small and mid-sized clients, and she served as a senior consultant
at a regional broker for two years before helping found BB&H. She
is an integral member of the team, bringing her hands-on approach to
the design and management of employee benefits and assuming responsibility
for administering the firm’s human resources.
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