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Barry S. Cohn
President
818-444-7722 extension 207
barry@rgeb4u.com
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Barry S. Cohn is President & CEO of RGEB Employee Benefits and has been with the company since 2000. Prior to joining RGEB, Barry was responsible for Southern California middle market banking at Imperial Bank. Barry also spent 17 years at 1st Business Bank where he managed a middle market corporate group.
Barry holds a bachelor's degree in economics from UCLA and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Barry serves on the boards of the Woodland Hills Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, the North Valley Family YMCA, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, Shomrei Torah Synagogue and UCLA's Uni-Camp.
Barry and his wife, Renee, reside in West Hills with their five children, although some of them have grown up and moved away, and their goldendoodle, Shomer Chai.
Barry spends his free time watching and attending UCLA football and basketball games, researching his family tree, reading and attempting to lower his golf handicap.
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Renee Glickman Cohn
Executive Vice President
818-444-7722 extension 206
renee@rgeb4u.com
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Renee Glickman Cohn is Executive Vice President of RGEB Employee Benefits in charge of client relations, operations and is our founder and visionary. She formed Renee Glickman Employee Benefits in 1997 which became RGEB Employee Benefits in 2000. Prior to creating her own employee benefits insurance agency she worked for Blue Cross of California for 16 years.
Renee began her career in the health insurance industry in 1981 as a customer service rep working with small companies in California. After 3 years she became the Special Assistant to the President of Blue Cross.
In this position she was a liaison with the Department of Insurance and worked with the California state legislature in drafting and implementing Small Business Health Insurance legislation AB1672 and worked on special projects in the areas of small group and individual health insurance.
Renee’s next assignment was Regional Sales Administrator where she created and implemented the regional sales manager program in California to interface with Blue Cross agents with respect to products and sales. She led the first team of regional sales managers in California which is now the national model for Anthem Blue Cross in 14 states.
In 1989 she became a Regional Sales Manager responsible for all small group and individual product sales in the San Fernando Valley where she worked with 600 Blue Cross agents, implemented and marketed new small group health insurance products, trained individual agents and developed sales training seminars in Southern California for Blue Cross
Renee holds a bachelor's degree in communication California State University Northridge (CSUN).
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Lloyd S. Ettinger
Executive Vice President
818-444-7722 extension 208
lloyd@rgeb4u.com
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Lloyd Ettinger is Executive Vice President of RGEB Employee Benefits in charge of Large Group marketing. Lloyd joined RGEB in 2001 to create the large group area of the firm. Prior to joining RGEB he was Senior Vice President of MDM Associates and Gallagher Benefit Services.
Lloyd was in charge of the Employee Benefits Department at MDM Associates for 11 years focusing primarily on large companies with 100 to 2,000 employees. He built the department into one of the leading large group employee benefit brokers in Southern California until MDM Associates was acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher in 1998. He remained with Gallagher for 3 years integrating the MDM Associates employee benefit business with Gallagher’s San Fernando Valley and two LA offices.
Prior to joining MDM Associates he was in charge of employee benefits for 10 years at Hoffman Brown, a leading property and casualty insurance brokerage.
Lloyd holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California (USC).
Lloyd resides with his wife Lucy in Malibu and spends considerable time enjoying the island of Maui. Lloyd and Lucy are blessed with Kelly, Brian, Seth and Peter who keep them stimulated as only teenagers and college kids can. He has a passion for anything USC.
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Michelle Davis
Account Manager/Employee Advocate
818-444-7722 extension 215
michelle@rgeb4u.com
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Michelle Davis is an Account Manager/Employee Advocate and works with our small and large group clients and their employees. Michelle has been with RGEB since 2003. She is bi-lingual and assists our Spanish speaking clients and their employees.
She graduated Downey High School and attended Pierce College.
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Dana Sharon
Account Manager/Employee Advocate
818-444-7722 extension 213
dana@rgeb4u.com
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Dana Sharon is an Account Manager/Employee Advocate and works with our large group clients and their employees. Dana has been with RGEB since 2005. She is bi-lingual and assists our Hebrew speaking clients and their employees.
Dana is an expert in Medicare, is AHIP certified as well as certified and appointed with every carrier in CA for Medicare Part D drug plans.
She lives in Calabasas with her husband, Dany, and they have two children in college.
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Leslee Brennan
Account Manager/Employee Advocate
818-444-7722 extension 212
leslee@rgeb4u.com
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Leslee Brennan is an Account Manager/Employee Advocate and primarily works with our individual, family and senior clients. Leslee has been with RGEB since 2007 after working in client services at a major church in the San Fernando Valley for 7 years.
Leslee is an expert in Medicare, is AHIP certified as well as certified and appointed with every carrier in CA for Medicare Part D drug plans.
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Peter Ettinger
Producer/Account Manager
818-444-7722 extension 216
peter@rgeb4u.com
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Peter Ettinger joined RGEB in 2010 after graduating UCSB in business. Peter worked with RGEB in client services during school breaks. Peter is bi-lingual and assists with open enrolment meetings and works with employees of our clients who speak Spanish.
Peter has a passion for helping people which is why the health insurance industry appealed to him. He spends much of his time on the beaches of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles and enjoys movies of all sorts. He also enjoys acting, surfing, running and sports of all kinds.
His friends and family, including those at RGEB, always keep him smiling and on his toes which is why he never has the privilege of boredom.
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Adam Cohen
Life & Health Agent
818-444-7722 extension 203
adamdcohen@earthlink.net
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Adam Cohen affiliated with RGEB in January 2001 and specializes in the areas of group and individual health, life, disability, and long-term care. Prior to his affiliation with RGEB he spent 17 years as a successful agent specializing in disability, life and long-term care. Adam also is very experienced in estate planning, wealth building and charitable gifts.
Adam lives in North Hollywood with his wife, Judith, and his four daughters.
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Cory L Chew
Producer
818-444-7722
cory@rgeb4u.com
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Cory joined forces with RGEB Employee Benefits in 2007 as an agent responsible for developing new business in the Los Angeles area.
With more than twelve years of experience in the insurance industry, Cory is well versed in many areas of our business, including Medicare, Long Term Care Insurance and Life Insurance. Cory’s professional designations include an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management as well as membership to NAIFA (the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) and The Los Angeles Network of Business Women, among others.
In her free time, Cory is a mom to her daughter Bel and a volunteer with Let’s Read, a tutoring program for underprivileged students in Los Angeles.
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Fred D. Hund
Office Administrator & Operations Manager
818-444-7722 extension 205
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Fred D Hund joined RGEB, after the dog days of summer, 2003 as manager of facilities and administration. Fred has spent many years handling administrative duties and facilities for several companies.
Fred loves the outdoors including walking in the hills and is fond of Southern California’s natural fauna, especially indigenous trees. He is an avid collector of fire hydrants and has one of the largest collections in the San Fernando Valley. Fred also has a loyal basset hound who travels with him on his daily hikes.
Fred brings a new dimension to RGEB and will assist us as we continue to grow.
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Gary Cohn
Producer
510-531-7087
gary@rgeb4u.com
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Gary Cohn joined RGEB Employee Benefits in September 2009 as Principal in charge of RGEB's new Northern California region. In this capacity Gary is responsible for marketing efforts in the Bay area.
Gary lives for Major League Baseball and his hobbies include UCLA football and basketball. Gary lives with his wife and daughter in the Oakland Hills.
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Ronni Kopulsky
Office Manager/Controller
818-444-7722 extension 211
ronni@rgeb4u.com
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Ronni Kopulsky joined RGEB in June 2003 as controller. She most recently was affiliated with Brock & Associates, a leading HR consulting firm where she was responsible for administration. She brings over 15 years experience in financial management and office administration.
Ronni resides in Encino with her husband and their two children.
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Glen Merzer
Producer
818-610-7421
glen@rgeb4u.com
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Glen Merzer affiliated with RGEB Employee Benefits in 2010. He focuses on group and individual health and individual life, long term care insurance, annuities, and retirement plans. Glen is certified in Long-Term Care Insurance by the CLTC and particularly specializes in making long term care plans affordable and flexible. Glen is co-author of three books on health:
Mad Cowboy, No More Bull!, and Unprocessed. He lives in Woodland Hills with his wife, Joanna.
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