Meet Our Team
Abbi Lasich, MBA-HRM, PHR®, SHRM-CP®, MBA-HRM
Senior HR & Workforce Solutions Consultant
Utilizing her problem-solving skills, comprehensive HR expertise, and passion for business, Abbi helps Alera Group deliver the right workplace solutions to clients. Her experience includes employee benefits, financial services, and HR functions in industries such as manufacturing, financial services, and technology.
In addition to her MBA in human resource management from Southern Columbia University, Abbi has earned the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) designation and also has her health and disability insurance license. She has been the director of the Northwest Human Resource Management Association conference since 2023 and served on the board of SHRM Olympia from 2008-2018.
A resident of southwest Washington, Abbi is married with two daughters. She enjoys golf, travel, and wine.
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.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
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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Employee Benefits
Open Enrollment That Works: Why Employees Do Not Engage — and How Modern Communications Drive Better Choices
Practical communication strategies to strengthen open enrollment effectiveness and employee decision-making.
August 18, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
What the 2026 Benchmarking Data Reveals — and Why It Matters Now
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, Alera Group will host Benchmarking That Drives Decisions: Why Averages Mislead — and What Best-in-Class Data Reveals, a live webinar designed for HR, finance and executive leaders involved in benefits planning, budgeting and long-term strategy.
June 11, 2026
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Employee Benefits
Legal Alert: IRS Releases 2027 HSA Contribution Limits and Other Limits
In Rev. Proc. 2026-24, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2027 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table below summarizes those adjustments and other applicable limits.
June 3, 2026
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Legal Alert: PBM Transparency Coming Soon
Two recent movements on the federal level have paved the way for greater pharmacy benefit manager (“PBM”) transparency for group health plans.
May 22, 2026
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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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