Executive Team
Matthew Schafer – Owner, CEO
- Over 30 years developing innovative approaches to employee benefit administration.
- An authority on managed healthcare, self-insured medical plans and the automated
administration of employee benefits.
- A founder of one of the first Internet based/ASP model providers of HR, Benefits
and Payroll administration services.
Monica Burns – Vice President
- Over 23 years experience in employee benefits.
- Served as the Chief Business Official for a school district for 13 years.
- Practiced in business service operations, systems and supervision, district
health and dental contracts and chairing the district's health insurance committee.
- Spearheaded the development and design of BRMS' Vbas ® — Virtual Benefits
Administration System.
- Leads all technology and development.
Vanessa Underwood – Director of Accounting
- Nine years experience providing senior financial management for high-growth
International Companies.
- Was in charge of the International Finance Department for Home Depot in Atlanta,
where she was responsible for all financial management and reporting including strategic
and financial planning, capital budgeting and optimization of cash flows.
DeAnn Prefling – Director of Client Services
- Twenty years experience in medical and health claims processing.
- Served at Blue Shield and Health Net.
- Experienced in medical contracts, auditing, fee schedules and Medicare guidelines
enforces BRMS’ exemplary standards of knowledge, accuracy and cost-savings.
- A seasoned manager overseeing Customer Support, Claims and COBRA.
Julie Mendonca — Account Executive, Sutter Health & Healthcare
Services Division
- More than 11 years with Benefit & Risk Management Services.
- Was instrumental in developing our relationships with carriers and
establishing our EDI transfer capabilities with Vbas® .
- Specializes in healthcare service provider account management and self
funding operations, including health plan creation, claims administration
and benefit communications.
- Responsible for building relationships with healthcare service provider
clients.
John Bane — VP of Technology & Development
- Over 20 years of IT experience in employee benefits.
- Has custom developed many employee benefit related systems including a medical claims
payment system, eligibility and billing system, and carrier and client system interfaces.
- Extensive hardware and networking experience.
- Oversees all technology and development.
Lisa Simpson — Director of New Business
- Over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry including claims administration, eligibility,
marketing, sales and brokerage of employee benefits.
- Degree in Finance and Economics, California State University Sacramento
Mission:
To exceed our customer’s expectations by improving healthcare information
access and management, simplifying the benefit administration process, and
reducing healthcare costs with best-in-class technology and well-trained staff.
