Meet Our Team
Christine Brown, SHRM-CP®
Executive HR Services Partner & Lead Recruiter
Christine helps Alera Group clients optimize long-term talent acquisition through solid recruiting strategies and powerful tools, empowering them to consistently attract the right candidates. This goes beyond assessing skills and qualifications, because it’s also vital to find employees who align with the values and mission of the organization.
A cum laude graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Christine spent 15 years as an HR manager with Nordstrom before joining our team. She has earned the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) designation and is active in leadership for the Anchorage chapter of SHRM.
When Christine isn’t helping clients recruit more effectively, she enjoys hiking, Pilates, and spending time with her family. She also volunteers with United Way and Clare House of Anchorage.
Tiffani Gutierrez, BBA, SHRM-CP®, THRP
HR Services Partner
Drawing upon her expertise in managing and enhancing benefits programs, including federal employee health benefits, Tiffani ensures our strategies are tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. She has a particular passion for working with tribal organizations, as well as mentoring junior team members to help them grow professionally.
Tiffani’s diverse background includes experience in financial services, property management, and healthcare—in addition to serving in the Alaska Army National Guard. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage, where she earned a degree in business administration, and has also achieved the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) and Tribal Human Resources Professional designations.
Originally from Anchorage, Tiffani now lives in Princeton, Texas, with her two elementary-age sons. In addition to spending quality time with her family, she loves travel, learning about different cultures, home design, remodeling, and solving jigsaw puzzles.
Margery Pratt, CEBS®, RHU®, REBC®
Client Support Services, Sr. Director, Employee Benefits
Margery uses her extensive experience and education in group employee benefits to oversee Wilson Albers client services, ensuring our company continues to deliver excellence and exceed expectations. She also provides compliance support and guidance for the myriad of benefits-related legal and regulatory issues businesses face.
A key member of our team for more than 27 years, Margery has earned several prestigious industry designations during her career: Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS®), from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits; Registered Health Underwriter® (RHU), from The American College of Financial Services; and Registered Employee Benefit Consultant® (REBC), also from The American College. She has a degree in English literature from the University of Washington and studied business at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks as well.
Margery and her husband have a college-age son. They enjoy exploring Alaska in the summer, taking RV trips together, and boating.
Stephanie Rossland
Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits
For more than 20 years, Stephanie has worked in all facets of employee benefits. Before joining the team in 2014, she managed and coordinated plans for a hospital with locations and staff in remote areas around the state.
Now Stephanie works with mid-sized employers, helping clients build benefits packages that are both successful and sustainable, while educating employees as well. She says she enjoys partnering with clients so they can offer meaningful benefits to workers, and then ensuring those individuals understand their plan and can use it effectively.
Stephanie graduated with honors from National American University, where she earned a degree in accounting. She earned the Registered Employee Benefit Consultant ® (REBC) designation in 2019. She loves spending time with her family (which includes a young son who loves dinosaurs), going on quilting retreats with friends, and exploring the beautiful outdoors in Alaska. As you might expect, her background in numbers means she’s good at sudoku, too.
Stephanie is not registered as an investment advisor representative and cannot offer advisory products or services in that capacity.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
The Compliance Pathway Q2
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
May 14, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Benchmarking That Drives Decisions: Why Averages Mislead — and What Best-in-Class Data Reveals
A clear, data-driven view of the 2026 employee benefits landscape grounded in benchmarking results.
June 16, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
GLP-1s at Scale: Why Weight-Loss Drug Decisions Are Now a Financial Strategy
A GLP-1 decision framework plus scenarios.
July 21, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Property and Casualty
Why is umbrella liability getting so expensive?
While most commercial insurance pricing has softened in 2026, umbrella liability has not. In fact, it’s moving in the opposite direction.
May 4, 2026
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Property and Casualty
AI Isn’t Liable for the Mistake. You Are.
Artificial intelligence is powerful. It’s also wrong more often than people want to admit.
If you use AI to support or deliver professional services, any mistake it makes is still your responsibility. Not the software’s. Not the vendor’s. Yours.
April 1, 2026
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Identity hijacking is surging. Here’s what leaders need to know.
Cyber incidents across our client base have been sharper, faster and more costly this year. Even organizations with strong controls are being hit in ways that look very different from past attacks.
March 13, 2026
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Legal Alert: RxDC Reporting Due June 1st
Reminder: RxDC Reporting Due June 1st
February 26, 2026
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