Sally McKenzie
Principal, Senior Vice President
Sally joined Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence in 1999 as a Client Manager and in 2002 was promoted to Senior Client Manager. On January 1, 2013, she also assumed Account Lead responsibilities for a select segment of our large group clients. Effective January 1, 2018, Sally became a Partner with Hickok & Boardman Financial Planning and HR Intelligence.
As an Account Executive/Senior Client Service Manager, she assists and works closely with the firm’s large group client segment with their benefit plan design, installing and administering the employer sponsored employee benefits programs, adhering to Federal and State compliance regulation, as well as contract and financial review of their benefits programs, all while enjoying the detail and constant change of this industry. She also serves as the primary point of contact for clients and their insurance carriers, vendors and benefit administrators.
As a Partner with Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence, Sally will continue to work closely with her clients to deliver employee benefit solutions in the areas of benefit plan design implementation, new carrier or vendor implementations, compliance guidance, project management, financial oversight and member services research and resolution. In addition, she will lead the organization’s Client Manager Practice Area and together with the other partners cultivate the organizational strategy and culture as well as continue to build and nurture vendor/partner relationships.
Prior to joining Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence, Sally worked in a variety of human resource management positions in Louisiana, Florida and Vermont where she utilized her management and leadership skills to develop employees and implement policy and strategic objectives. Sally also has an accounting background and experience in both the hospitality and economic industries, which allows her to provide clients with a broad perspective on their employee benefit initiatives. Sally is an active participant in her community where she serves as a board member on the United Way of Northwest Vermont Community Health Impact Team and donates her time to the Vermont Special Olympics and her daughter’s local school parent association. In 2006, Sally was nominated for the United Way of Northwest Vermont Volunteer of the Year award. Sally graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) with a degree in Business Administration in 1986. She resides in South Burlington, Vermont with her husband and daughter.
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