Meet The Team

Dena Allchin

Senior Director, RFP Team

Proud Employee Since 2018


In her General Agency leadership role, Dena Allchin directs and manages sales initiatives for Large Groups, groups with Level-Funded plans, Ancillary for groups of 25 or more employees, and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) sales and extractions. She and her team strategically partner with brokers in California and Nevada to address these groups’ needs.
 
Her team provides prospecting, sales, and enrollment assistance such as leading Discovery Calls with clients, providing counsel on plan selection, Request For Proposal (RFP) processing, quote review and negotiation, developing customized presentations, and customer care after the sale.
 
Dena has decades of experience in the employee benefits and insurance industry. She worked on the carrier/administrator side of the business before joining Word & Brown as Regional Sales Manager in Orange County in 2018. She has earned multiple promotions at Word & Brown, including being named Director of Large Group Sales in 2022. 

Co-Founders

John M. Word III
Edward J. "Rusty" Brown, Jr.

Executive Leadership

Jessica Word
Marc McGinnis
Vanessa Benitez
Emily Crognale
Jason Culp
Scott Diehl
Paul Tran

Regional Vice Presidents

Nick Bramson
Tawny Friedly
Cindy West

Directors

Dena Allchin
Jim Pippins
Paul Roberts
Karen DeFazio
Sarah Krstich
Alejandra Navarro
David Parker
Jennifer Shaub
Amanda Soto