Meet Our Team
Danielle Meyer
Recruitment Specialist, HR Services
Dani loves helping businesses connect all the pieces and fill positions with the right candidates. She works closely with our HR leads and clients to execute all aspects of the recruiting cycle, from developing job descriptions and compelling postings to creating questionnaires and conducting screening interviews.
Before joining Alera Group, Dani worked as a Licensed Veterinary Technician for 17 years—assisting with care, providing training, and setting protocols. She also spent 3.5 years recruiting in the industry, hiring over 300 veterinary professionals during a mass exodus prompted in part by the pandemic. Her strong interpersonal and communication skills help ensure exceptional experiences for clients and candidates alike.
Dani lives on the coast of Southwest Washington, about 20 minutes from the Oregon border, and volunteers for the Clatsop County Animal Shelter and Blackberry Bog Farm. When she’s not hiking with her dogs or taking care of her chickens and ducks, she enjoys reading, foraging mushrooms, drawing, and going to the beach.
Brent M. Price, ChFC®, CASL®, RICP®, CLTC®
Advisor, Retirement Plan & Wealth Management
Drawn to the financial services industry in 1997, Brent has been a member of the team since 2002. He is passionate about teaching individuals how to build and protect wealth and how to navigate the transition to and through retirement—offering guidance on portfolio management, retirement income planning, estate planning, and long-term care planning.
Brent holds several related professional designations and believes that open, honest conversations are key to providing peace of mind during a time in life that can be both exciting and unsettling.
Working with business owners and C-suite officers, he assists in business continuation planning as well as the implementation of benefit packages designed to recruit, reward, and retain their key people.
A graduate of Southern Oregon University, Brent lives with his wife in the Tacoma area; they have three grown sons and three beautiful granddaughters. He enjoys spending time with family, traveling, playing games, and golfing.
Investment advisory services offered through Alera Investment Advisors, LLC. Securities offered through Osaic Wealth, Inc. member FINRA/SIPC. Osaic Wealth is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of Osaic Wealth.
Carrie Reed
Sr. Underwriting Analyst, Employee Benefits
Carrie has broad experience in healthcare, underwriting, and marketing to go with her more than 20 years in the employee benefits industry. Her primary focus for the past 12 years has been large experience-rated and self-insured books of business.
Before joining Alera Group in 2016, Carrie worked in patient services for a large nonprofit medical provider organization and worked on small group and individual benefit plans for a small brokerage firm. She then moved to a firm that offered opportunities to serve mid-size and larger group business, gaining experience both with underwriting and marketing.
Carrie has continued to pursue greater professional knowledge over the course of her career, taking on roles and projects that broaden her skills in addition to maintaining her Washington licensing for life and disability insurance. She prides herself on her attention to detail and her commitment to providing highquality deliverables to clients—which is why they like, respect, and recommend her.
Allyson Thomas, SHRM-SCP®
Executive HR Services Partner
Allyson has a strategic mindset and broad experience that touches on all facets of human resources, primarily in the technology and healthcare industries. She serves as HR director and lead for multiple Alera Group clients, ensuring smooth and efficient operations while optimizing employee experience, engagement, and team-building.
Leadership and individual coaching is a passion for Allyson; she is certified in both DISC and MBTI assessments, which she uses for training with a variety of audiences. She also earned the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP®) designation.
A graduate of the University of Washington and Western Governors University, Allyson previously served in HR leadership roles for AIM Aerospace, Sound Physicians, and Morpho (now Idemia). She lives in University Place, Washington, and enjoys hiking, running half-marathons, working out, music, painting, dancing, and travel, along with many other hobbies. Her volunteer work includes serving on the board for New Phoebe House, which helps mothers stop cycles of addiction, homelessness, and family violence.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
2025 Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report: How Does Your Benefits Program Stack Up?
In this session, our experts will dive into the results of our annual, market-leading benchmarking survey.
June 26, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Dynamic Data: Strategies for Success
Join us for this session, as our experts will share how to utilize your organization’s data to create advanced and innovative strategies for success.
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Wealth Services
State of the Markets
Join us as we unveil the factors that drive the nation's financial pulse and how they may impact your personal finances.
July 23, 2025 at 12:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Wealth Services
Protecting Your Business from the Loss of a Key Person
The unexpected loss of a key team member can disrupt operations and impact your bottom line. Explore how key person insurance can help your business stay resilient and maintain continuity during a critical transition.
May 20, 2025
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Wealth Services
Weekly Market Update
Stocks roared higher last week, powered by upbeat trade news and tame inflation reports.
May 19, 2025
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Agencies Push Pause Button on Enforcement of MHPAEA 2024 Final Rule
On May 15, 2025, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a statement regarding the Agencies’ recent request for abeyance of a lawsuit filed by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that challenged certain aspects of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”) relating to nonquantitative treatment limitation comparative analyses (“NQTL analyses”).
May 16, 2025
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Wealth Services
The Practical Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
Unexpected events can derail even the best-laid financial plans, yet many people remain underinsured. This article explores how the right coverage can help protect your income and support your long-term goals.
May 16, 2025
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