Sales Team
- David Bledsoe, Director of Business Development
Phone: 800-888-4184 ext. 352
E-mail: David.Bledsoe@ARAGgroup.comAs Director of Business Development, David focuses his efforts on developing opportunities that support revenue growth and expand distribution for ARAG legal plans.
David brings 25 years experience managing marketing and business development programs for premier insurance and financial service companies including the American Hospital Association, Moore Corporation, and Bankers Life & Casualty.
Education: David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and political science from DePaul University.
Commitment to Community: David is active in the Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) and the Professional Insurance Marketing Association (PIMA). He also volunteers with Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) in the Chicago area.
- Steve Champion, Managing Director, Southeast
Phone: 800-888-4184 ext. 237
E-mail: Steve.Champion@ARAGgroup.comAs the Managing Director for the Southeast, Steve has more than 25 years of experience in the employee benefits industry. Steve has consulted with some of the nation’s largest employers seeking employer-paid and voluntary legal programs including: SEIU Florida Healthcare, Saks Inc., Health Care Service Corporation and EDS.
Prior to joining ARAG in 1998, Steve held supervisory positions in claims administration, customer service, section 125 plans, marketing and direct sales. He was also a licensed independent insurance broker.
Education: Steve attended the University of Louisville and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science with a minor in business.
Commitment to Community: Steve is a member of Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB), College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA), Louisville Employee Benefits Council and American Legion.
- Nicole May, Managing Director, Northeast
Phone: 800-888-4184 ext. 237
E-mail: Nicole.May@ARAGgroup.comAs the Managing Director for the Northeast, Nicole has more than 20 years of experience in the employee benefits industry. Nicole has successfully consulted with some of the nation’s largest employers in her region seeking employer-paid and voluntary legal programs.
Prior to joining ARAG, Nicole held senior management and sales positions with three of America’s premier benefits companies: Unum, Assurant and Colonial Life.
Education: Nicole graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor of Arts in mass and speech communications.
Commitment to Community: Nicole is a member of Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB), Eastern Shore Association of Health Underwriters, Maryland Association of Health Underwriters and College and University Professional Association (CUPA) for Human Resources.
- Jerry Turjanica, Managing Director, Midwest
Phone: 800-888-4184 ext. 237
E-mail: Jerry.Turjanica@ARAGgroup.comAs the Managing Director for the Midwest, Jerry has more than 10 years of experience in the employee benefits industry. Jerry has successfully consulted with some of the nation’s largest employers seeking employer-paid and voluntary programs, as well as health plans and insurers setting up private label benefit plans.
Prior to joining ARAG, Jerry was the Director of National Sales with EyeMed VisionCare, LLC, a Luxottica Group Company, where he was responsible for national sales relating to health and dental plans and ancillary insurers. Jerry also spent 15 years with Anthem BCBS (WellPoint) and several years with UnitedHealth Group.
Education: Jerry graduated from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, with a Masters of Business Administration in finance and a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration in accounting.
Commitment to Community: Jerry is actively involved in coaching youth sports, including baseball, softball and basketball.
- John Voican, Managing Director, West
Phone: 800-888-4184 ext. 237
E-mail: John.Voican@ARAGgroup.comAs the Managing Director for the West, John has more than 25 years of experience in the employee benefits industry. John has successfully consulted with some of the nation’s largest employers in his region seeking employer-paid and voluntary legal programs.
Prior to joining ARAG, John held senior sales positions with two of America’s premier vision benefit companies: Vision Service Plan and Cole Managed Vision.
Certification: John held a NASD Series 7 Securities License.
Commitment to Community: John is a member of College and University Professional Association (CUPA) for Human Resources.
