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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
TIFFANY OTIS-ALBERT PROMOTION
WHEREAS, Tiffany Otis-Albert was recently promoted to President and CEO of LifeSecure Insurance Company in Brighton, Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany Otis-Albert served as the director of External Sales Distribution and Strategic Sales for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and is part of the Middle and Small Group team within Group Business and Corporate Marketing (GBCM), with responsibility for enterprise relationships with managing agents, agents, chambers and associations; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany has been in the health care industry more than 20 years, and prior to joining BCBSM in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany served as Senior Vice President of Client Management for Cofinity, a subsidiary of Aetna, her responsibilities included all account management and payer service activity for Cofinity's traditional medical network access business, transplant network, health management, out-of-network claims solutions, dental, vision, credentialing, specialty pharmacy, and fraud and abusive prevention services. As a sales leader, she also served as Vice President of National Accounts for newly-created Cofinity: and
WHEREAS, before Cofinity's inception, Tiffany held several leadership positions at PPOM, including Vice President of Corporate sales and provider services, where she gained invaluable provider negotiations experience; and
WHEREAS, she began her career as a computer programmer in the Information Technology (IT) department, and has also worked in operations and provider contracting; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), where she is Past President of the Metro Detroit Association of Health underwriters (MDAHU) and also Past President of the Michigan Association of Health Underwriters (MAHU), having previously served as Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, among other roles; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany was the first African-American to serve as President of both the state and Metro Detroit Chapters; and
WHEREAS, under Tiffany's leadership, MAHU was recognized nationally for outstanding chapter management, and was the sole recipient of the Large State Membership Award; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany qualified for NAHU's Leading Producers Round Table (LPRT) Golden Eagle Carrier Management for eight consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, throughout her career, Tiffany has held membership in the Self Insurance Institute of America (SIIA), the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) and America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP); and
WHEREAS, she also served on the Leadership Council of the American Lung Association of the Midland States (ALAM), the Development Committee for the Anti-Defamation League and also served as Financial Secretary for the Motor City Chapter of Jack and Jill of America; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany is a Past President of the Michigan Pro Athlete Charity (MPAC), formerly the Detroit Lions Professional Retired Football Players Charity Board, and previously served on the Development Committee for the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS), as well as having volunteered in various capacities with Alternatives for Girls, Focus: HOPE, Yatooma's Foundation for The Kids, and the City of Hope; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, an Alumnus of Leadership Oakland and Leadership Detroit, she received the 2006 Leadership Oakland Distinguished Leader Award for Corporate Leadership; and
WHEREAS, Tiffany was named to Who's Who in Black Detroit in 2011, is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and resides in Northville with her husband, Derek, and their three children.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County does hereby salute and congratulate Tiffany Otis-Albert on her promotion to President and CEO of LifeSecure Insurance Company in Brighton, Michigan and wish her success on all of her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution is tendered to Ms. Tiffany Otis-Albert for this auspicious occasion and a copy be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body.
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