The Managing Member and CEO of Health Management Advisors, LLC d/b/a HMA Direct, Mr. Jed Brettschneider possesses extensive experience in areas relating to self-funded health plans, reinsurance, actuarial analysis, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, health reimbursement accounts, COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, and more. As Managing Member of HMA Direct, Jed Brettschneider ensures that HMA Direct’s customers and their employees receive the most up-to-date knowledge on a variety of benefit options available to them under ERISA, as well as, the rules, regulations, and policies associated with them. Over the course of his professional career, Jed Brettschneider has held numerous executive roles within the industry. Jed Brettschneider was the founder and  former President of JLB Insurance Agency, Inc. where he utilized his technical background and entrepreneurial approach to create a simplified economy of scale model for the entrepreneurial business owner to access ERISA plan administration services. Additionally, Jed Brettschneider is experienced at the business to business consulting level and was the top producing Sales Representative and Sales Manager in the country for a national publicly traded employee benefits company.

Upon meeting Jed Brettschneider, it is easy to see why he has become a well respected leader in the industry. Mr. Brettschneider combines a superior technical foundation and extensive background with a "common sense approach" and has a genuine interest in his clients. It is his apparent core values that instill instant confidence. Jed has been known to say, "Clients have expressed appreciation that I work from a solid foundation built from extensive experience, but I believe it is my matter of fact approach that makes our working relationship so successful" In an industry where trust and integrity has fallen by the wayside for some, Mr. Brettschneider stands tall and defines the intrinsic core values and experience that all employers strive to find. Mr. Brettschneider’s entrepreneurial passion was established during his early years and is in his family history, dating back to 1897 with the start of the first family business, The Brettschneider Funeral Chapels, in what is known as Manhattans Lower East Side. Nationally, Jed is recognized for his work with The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and is an active member of the United States Holocaust Museum. He is also a regular supporter of the Special Olympics in Massachusetts and other states. Residing in Norton Massachusetts, Mr. Jed Brettschneider leverages years of experience toward his current role and is recognized amongst his colleagues and clients as a results-driven thoughtful leader.

Victor Lugo is the President and Managing Member for NECHPA, a HMA Direct Company. NECHPA is a Massachusetts based General Agency (GA) providing full service employee benefits and HR consulting services through a team of independent consultants. Mr. Lugo is a member of the Health Management Advisors Executive Coordinating Committee and is responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing efforts across the country.

Mr. Lugo has more than twenty years of experience consulting with businesses in the employee benefit industry. After graduating from the world renowned Columbia University he was involved in the successful development and leadership of a sales organization for a publicly traded national insurance carrier. Mr. Lugo’s proven history of developing strong cohesive and winning teams makes him a tremendous asset to NECHPA. Mr. Lugo has an extensive background in personal coaching and strategic consulting for the leaders of companies ranging from the entrepreneur to multinational organizations. Mr. Lugo is known for his work with specialized clients such as the Zig Ziglar Organization, Dr. David Cook and Mental Advantage, and the performance coach of the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Wizards. Mr. Lugo is recognized nationally as a honorary Medical Mission Team Member and is a regular supporter of The Operation Smile.

SR Vice President of Operations Mark Celentano ensures the continued progress, relevance, and compliance of NECHPA’s services. Mark Celentano and his team negotiate employee welfare program pricing, evaluate third-party administration solutions, and possess an intimate familiarity with HIPAA, COBRA, and FMLA regulations. Mr. Celentano has more than twenty-five years of business experience in senior level positions in corporations, consulting with businesses both nationally and internationally. Prior to joining HMA Direct he was the President of Celentano & Associates and The Celentano Insurance Agency in Rowley MA. Mr. Celentano is a life member in Kiwanis International having served as a Distinguished Lt. Governor in the New England District and Vice President of the New England Foundation of Kiwanis. His passion for helping people is exemplified in his distinction as a "Founding Fellow of the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute" which is affiliated with New England Medical center, and his recognition as a "Sixth Level Diamond Hixon Fellow" with the Kiwanis International Foundation for donations attributed to Pediatric Trauma Research. Mr. Celentano strongly believes in the rights of all citizens and companies to have full access to Self Funded ERISA plans. Having served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, he is not afraid to fight for what he firmly believes is right and has the tenacity to get the job done.

Mr. Celentano brings keen insight and a practical hands-on approach to the HMA Direct team and clients with an emphasis on problem identification and resolution. He has worked on a wide range of HR issues including: sales compensation programs, diversity initiatives, goal setting and performance alignment, team building and conflict resolutions. Mr. Celentano enjoys implementing workforce employee retention programs focused on supporting the organization’s corporate philosophy while opening up opportunities to bring in fresh ideas.     

Mr. Weir is the CIO/COO of HMA Administrators, LLC and is a member of the Health Management Advisors Executive Coordinating Committee. Mr. Weir works closely with the Managing Member of HMA Administrators and leads the Claims Administration and Operations teams. Mr. Weir has been in the Third Party Administrator (TPA) industry since the early 90’s in various technical and operational roles. Milestone accomplishments include: project manager for the State of Louisiana's Office of Group Benefits claims system conversion and implementation, the claims system conversion and platform migration from Microsoft NT to Sun Microsystems for a NYSE publically traded national Insurance Company, as well as, the implementation of a claims system for Group Health Alliance, a startup TPA serving the Edison Chouest group of companies in Louisiana.

Prior to this, Mr. Weir was the IT Director at Medcom, Inc., a TPA/PPO in Jacksonville Florida which administers ERISA health plans. Mr. Weir was a leading member of an Eldorado Computing (ECI) user's group executive committee. This committee was the primary force in guiding Eldorado Computing's development effort to meet the changing market conditions of the TPA and health insurance industry. Additionally, Mr. Weir was the IT Director at Network Management Services (NMS), a division of Columbia Hospital Systems. NMS served as the TPA for the Columbia Hospitals. Prior to NMS, Mr. Weir was the Director of Implementation Services at Eldorado Computing Company, Inc., and was responsible for overseeing over twenty conversions and installations of their large-scale claims processing system in an 18 month period. Mr. Weir built ECI's conversion business, which enabled ECI to be competitive with RIMS, Inc. (now a Trizetto Company). Mr. Weir began his health care career as IT manager at Florida Health Alliance, Inc., in Jacksonville, Florida.    

Mrs. Buehler is the Managing Member of HMA Administrators, LLC and is a member of the Health Management Advisors Executive Coordinating Committee. Mrs. Buehler is also the Director of the Client Relations, Customer Service and Claims Departments for HMA Administrators. Mrs. Buehler brings over 20 years of experience managing Third Party Administration (TPA) claims and customer care departments for self funded ERISA plans. Mrs. Buehler and her HMA Administrators team focus their efforts on assisting companies in areas such as, member communications, preferred provider organization access, medical management, evaluating managed care access and cost effectiveness, as well as, developing and assisting with compliance issues including ERISA, HIPAA, PHI, COBRA and FMLA. Mrs. Buehler has worked closely with corporations in developing group benefits programs that attract and retain quality employees. This "Total Benefits Solution" is an ongoing quality review process that involves a comprehensive evaluation of a company's, Summary Plan Description (SPD), managed care program, overall benefit plan design, funding requirements and contribution percentages.

Prior to the insurance industry, Mrs. Buehler’s fulfilled her passion to help people as a teacher in the public school system. Her diverse and solid background and education provides the ideal foundation for her role at HMA Administrators. Mrs. Buehler is responsible for managing employee development and ongoing training to accomplish the HMA Administrators goal for first call resolution on all claims and customer service matters.

Mrs. Buehler was instrumental in the development and implementation of the HMA Healthy Lifestyles Program; an integrated wellness program offered to the members of employer’s ERISA plans. In her spare time Mrs. Buehler enjoys spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren. Mrs. Buehler is also an avid golfer.  

Shelley Lenkutis is the Managing Member and Underwriting Manager for HMA MGU, LLC a HMA Direct Company and is a member of the Health Management Advisors Executive Coordinating Committee. Mrs. Lenkutis meets regularly with the Health Management Advisors Actuarial Department.

Prior to joining HMA MGU, Mrs. Lenkutis worked as a VP of Operations for First Franklin Financial Corp, a Merrill Lynch Company, in the underwriting and banking business since the early 2000’s. Mrs. Lenkutis was recognized for her dedication to developing an organized and cohesive team environment with the customer as the pinnacle. Mrs. Lenkutis is focused on providing the clients of HMA MGU with a seamless underwriting support process that enables them to navigate the complexities of various risk management strategies. This underwriting process assists companies in determining their proper risk classification. Mrs. Lenkutis is primarily responsible for the oversight of the HMA MGU Underwriting unit with an emphasis on maintaining the integrity of the underwriting process, ensuring the continual maintenance of the HMA MGU Milliman Actuarial Group Medical Underwriting Guidelines System (GMUGS), reinsurance contract management and excess loss program implementation.