Alera Group Leadership Team

Danielle is the Director of Compliance for Alera’s Employee Benefits division. She previously served as the Senior Vice President of Compliance and Operations and Chief Compliance officer at United Benefit Advisors (UBA). Additionally, she served as an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University. She worked as a Senior Writer Analyst at Wolters Kluwer and as a Law Clerk at Clifford Law Offices.

Danielle graduated with a B.A. in Sociology, History, and Business at Tulane University. She earned her JD in Health Law from DePaul University College of Law.

Brian Caracciolo is the Corporate Controller of Alera Group. Previously, Brian held the position of Director of Finance at Baxter. Prior to that, he held the position of Chief Accounting Officer at Hub International and was formerly a Senior Manager at PwC, where his clients included a variety of public and private companies in the insurance industry. Brian is a CPA in the state of Illinois.

Brian holds a Masters of Accounting, BBA, which he earned from the University of Texas at Austin.

Melissa is the Manager of Total Rewards for Alera Group who focuses on coordinating human capital integration, administration of all health and welfare/401(k) benefit plans, assisting with the management of compensation policies and practices and leading FMLA/Leave of Absence administration efforts. Prior to Alera Group, she was a Benefits Manager at United Rentals for over 11 years.

Melissa graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a B.A. in Spanish, and has earned certifications in: CEBS, a PHR, and a SHRM-CP.

Carolyn is the Deputy General Counsel for Alera Group. Prior to joining Alera, she served as the Assistant General Counsel – M&A at DaVita, Inc, and as the Corporate Counsel for Marsh & McLennan Companies. She prides herself on being a seasoned corporate and insurance regulatory attorney with significant M&A experience.

Carolyn graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a B.S. in Business (Finance and Accounting). She then graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law with a J.D.

Bill Doucette is the Vice President of Human Resources and Organization Development at Alera Group, Inc. He served as the Vice President of Human Resources at NES Rentals Holdings for 15 years. He served as the Vice President of Human Resources at Edward Don & Company, the Director of Human Resources at Redi-Cut Foods, Inc, and as the Director of Human Resources and Equity Partner at Fresh Start Foods Limited Partnership. He currently serves as an Adjuct Professor at Benedictine University.

Bill graduated with a BSBA in Business Administration – Human Resources from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has a MSIR in Industrial Relations from Loyola University Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Organization Development from Benedictine University.

Mark Englert is the Property & Casualty Leader for Alera Group.  In this capacity, Mark is responsible for leading the development of world-class Property & Casualty solutions for Alera Group clients. He works closely with firms across the nation to enhance client experiences, build out new capabilities and coordinate services and resources between firms.

Englert brings over 25 years of insurance industry and related experience to Alera Group, most recently as Managing Director at USI Insurance Services. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and leader of Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ Metro Partnership.

Englert holds both a BBA and MBA from St. John’s University.

Eric Eschliman is the Vice President of FP&A at Alera Group. Prior to joining Alera, Eric was an investment banking Associate at Robert W. Baird in the Technology & Business Services Group. At Baird, Eric provided analytical support and insight on mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings and other financial advisory services. Prior to Baird, Eric was in the Industrials Group at Brown Gibbons Lang.

Eric graduated from Miami University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Michael Gluck is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Alera Group. Michael has served as the Director of Marketing for GCG Financial, LLC, and in the Global Human Resource Solution (GHRS) division of PriceWaterHouseCoopers where he spent much of his time working to build “Centers of Excellence” and roll out E-leaning initiatives with Fortune 500 clients. Michael was a member of Vistage International from 2015-2017 and served as president of Securian Financial’s Agency Management Resource Group.

Michael graduated with a B.A. Degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and earned his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.

As the Director of Business Development, Matt is a critical part of Alera Group’s continued growth. Matt brings more than 12 years of insurance experience to Alera Group and has been nationally recognized as being one of the “Rising Stars in Advising” by Employee Benefit Advisor Magazine. Matt was the former Vice President of Business Development at United Benefit Advisors (UBA) where he worked with the leadership of insurance agencies across the country as a strategic industry consultant. In 2016, Matt joined LHD Benefit Advisors in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he helped CFOs, CEOs and human capital executives navigate the complexities of their employee benefits program.

Matt attended Taylor University in Indiana and graduated with a degree in Biblical Studies.

Sally Prather is the Employee Benefits Practice Leader for Alera Group. In this role, Sally focuses on the continued development of Alera Group’s employee benefits practice, including platform expansion and resource coordination. She works with firms across the country to strengthen the Alera Group value proposition through unparalleled benefits resources and strategy.

Sally has more than 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alera Group, Prather served as Vice President, Paychex Insurance Agency. Before that, she was the Head of Employee Benefits Business at Marsh & McLennan Agency.

Sally graduated from Marietta College with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management.

Robert served as the Director of Information Technology at GCG Financial. Prior to that, he was the founder of 365 IT Support, Inc. / Svenson Consulting, which focused on providing small businesses the power and professionalism of a much larger company’s IT Department.

Robert graduated with an Associate’s degree from Harper College, and a degree in Information Technology from Northern Illinois University.

Brian Sweeny brings over 20 years of experience to the Alera Group team. He started as a Financial Analyst at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc before becoming the CFO for SIG for 18 years. During that time, he was a winner of the 2016 Executive Management Awards by Baltimore SmartCEO. When SIG joined Alera Group, Brian became the Director of Business Development. He switched roles a year later to become the Director of Mergers and Acquisitions.

Brian graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, General.