Bob Crews is a Senior Vice President and Principal at Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence having joined the firm in March 1999. He began his career at CIGNA Healthcare in 1984. From 1984 to 1988, he progressed to the level of Senior Underwriter in their Group Health Benefits division. He had financial responsibility for employer groups ranging in size from 150 to 5,000 employees. During this time he had extensive experience with all aspects of alternative funding arrangements. In 1988 he moved to Vermont to manage Cigna’s Vermont Sales and Service operations, assisting large employer groups with the design, funding strategy, and implementation of their benefit programs. He also assisted the corporation with development of their underwriting training programs for the field sales force. Bob was a contributing author to “Taking Charge of Your Healthcare,” a resource guide produced by the Vermont Business Roundtable. He has served as Chairman of the Health Care task force for the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. Bob was the past Chair of the Board of directors for The Stern Center for Language and Learning, a non-profit educational resource for schools, children and adults of all ages. He presently serves on the Health Care Working Group for the Vermont Business Roundtable. Bob works with Hickok & Boardman’s largest customers advising them on design, funding, communication and compliance, strategies. He received his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in 1984.Bob can be reached at 802.488.8728.