Joseph (Jay) Coughlin is a Senior Vice President of Thesco Benefits, LLC. Jay entered the employee benefits field in 1973 when he joined the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in their New York Group sales office. He became the manager of John Hancock’s New York sales office in 1988. Jay left John Hancock in 1994 to join EBP HealthPlans. From 1994 until 1996, he was Vice President of Sales for EBP’s Northeast Division with sales and management responsibility for eight sales offices. In 1996, he became Vice President of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic region of The TPA (now Benesight), a national third-party administrator currently a FiServ Company. His responsibilities included the establishment of a regional sales office and business development in his territory. Jay joined Thesco Benefits in April 1999 as a result of the Reynen Associates acquisition. Jay is the Senior Vice President of the operation and is responsible for new and existing business, as well as the daily functions of the New Jersey facility.
		Robert Sherlock is a Senior Vice President of Thesco Benefits. Bob entered the employee benefits field in 1984, immediately following graduation from Harvard University. In 1987, he was named Vice President of Sales and Marketing at W.J. Jones Administrative Services, Inc., a regional health care claims administrator on Long Island. During the next ten years, Bob steered the company to double-digit annual increases in sales volume, staff, and profitability. In 1992, he was awarded a partnership in the firm. In 1993, Bob managed the introduction of Select Providers, Inc. (Select PRO), an affiliated PPO In the metropolitan area. In 1997, he was named the President of the company, responsible for three regional offices and more than 200 employees. In 1998, W.J. Jones was acquired by USI Insurance Services Corporation. Together with other entities, USI Administrators was formed. Bob was named Northeast Regional President and CEO of USIA, USI’s largest regional unit. Bob has earned the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation, as well as the N.Y. State Health Insurance Adjustor license. He serves on the Board of numerous community and not-for-profit agencies, and is President of the Harvard Club of Long Island.
		James Anderson is a Senior Sales Manager at Thesco Benefits, LLC. He has been with Thesco since its inception. Prior to Thesco Benefits, Jim was a Senior Account Executive in the employee benefits division of Tanenbaum-Harber Co., Inc. Jim understands that to be successful you must provide the most competitive program and provide added services to remain competitive in the industry. Jim graduated Binghamton University in New York with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management. He furthered his studies by attaining the designation of Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) from the Wharton School of Business. In addition, he is securities licensed in the State of New York and is a member of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists.
		Mark Leeds is Vice President of Thesco Benefits, LLC. At Thesco, Mark leads our initiative in worksite marketing. In addition, he is responsible for new business development. Mark has over 19 years experience in the employee benefits area. He has served in various sales and management roles at some of the leading insurance companies in the industry. In addition, Mark served as a regional vice president of an employee benefits technology start-up, BenefitPoint. Mark holds an M.B.A. in marketing from The Stern School of Business of New York University and a B.A. degree in economics from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.