Neal Scherzinger,
President and Founder
Neal Scherzinger, President and founder, of Alliant Financial Services, Inc. started the company because he, like many of his clients, wanted the independence of entrepreneurialship. In the last seven years, Alliant has grown to over 300 commercial clients. Even in these challenging times in the health insurance market, Alliant’s client retention rate is over 98%. Alliant is able to select from over 250 insurance companies to implement the strongest overall benefits plans for its clients. Neal is a graduate of the University of Kansas. He enjoys watching college sports and spending time with his family.

Korey Kauffman,
Benefits Broker

Korey Kauffman, Benefits Broker, Korey is a native of Kansas City, MO. He grew up in Jackson County with a passion for soccer which took him onto JCCC with a soccer scholarship. He has over 11 years experience in the insurance industry from one of the top insurance leaders, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. Korey was a consecutive leader in individual health products sales and group administration.


Margot Doyle,
New Business Development

Margot Doyle, New Business Development Margot is the newest addition to Alliant. She originally hails from Boston, MA and has worked in the insurance industry in both Massachusetts and Kansas. She is a graduate of Framingham State College, MA. In addition to a long career as VP of Commercial Lending, she has honored her skills as a creative and sincere business development specialist in several industries.


Mary Brenner, Broker/Account Manager/Renewals

Mary Brenner, Broker/Account Manager/Renewals, Mary Brenner has been part of the Alliant family for over 6 years. A University of Kansas graduate, she worked with special needs populations including EMR and at-risk youth. Her career path has been education and service oriented and has included both start-up and established companies. Alliant affords the opportunity to expand her commitment to be of service and her tenacity and love of a challenge make her ideally suited to provide the level of excellent service our clients have come to expect. She and husband, musician Phil Brenner, have a daughter. Volunteering for school, scouts, band and sports activities leaves some time for family outings, reading and theater.

Mitchell T. Bales,
Benefits Broker

Mitchell T. Bales, Benefits Broker, Mitch is a native of Edmond, Oklahoma.  He attended the University of Kansas where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with an emphasis in Finance. He was actively involved as a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity of the Gammu Mu Chapter while on campus.  In his last semester at KU, Mitch took an internship with ESPN Regional in Lawrence, KS where his efforts were in sales, marketing & advertising for KU Athletics.  Once graduated, he took a position w/ Northwestern Mutual Financial Network where he built a financial planning clientele throughout the Kansas City area.  Mitch achieved the Bronze Award in his 1st year which is awarded to the Top 150 1st year agents in the country out of a few thousand reps.  Mitch then pursued a Sales Rep position with Assurant Employee Benefits here locally.  He was responsible for Group Insurance Sales in the KS, MO, OK & AR markets.  He created & maintained relations with the brokerage community in his territory & met sales quotas for Assurant while there.  Mitch eventually moved over to the broker side where he had his sights set all along.  He transitioned over to Alliant Financial services in August of 2003 & has established more than 100 Group clients for their Group Benefits needs'.  His goals are to help grow the agency as well as maintaining his valued client base.  Mitch enjoys watching college sports (KU & OU),traveling, golf, family & friends. He is an active member of a local BNI Networking chapter as well as The Marty Connection. Mitch has lived in the Kansas City area for the last 10 years. 


Ben Hamill, Account Manager/Renewals/Marketing

Ben Hamill, Account Manager/Renewals/Marketing Ben grew up in Overland Park, Kansas and moved back to the area after graduating from Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, Colorado with a degree in Business Administration and Economics. While at Western State Ben received the Eastman Business Scholarship and earned money for college working as a ski instructor at Mt. Crested Butte. After college Ben took an Account Manager position with Delta Dental of Kansas where he assisted brokers with renewals and service issues on large and small accounts. Ben is a licensed in Life and Health insurance and is a great addition to our team. Now that Ben has made the transition to the broker side, he is excited to put his customer service and problem solving abilities to work for Alliant Financial Services, Inc. Ben is a proud Eagle Scout Award recipient and enjoys volunteering his time to the Heart of America Humane Society and many other organizations.


Mark Morely,
Human Resources

Mark Morely, Human Resources Mark has more than 19 years of progressively responsible human resources experience, with expertise in recruitment & staffing, training, employee assessment, benefits, employee relations, and legal compliance. He holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources (SPHR). He has taught classes as an adjunct instructor at the Baker University School of Professional and Graduate Studies as well as for Mid-America Nazarene University’s Innovative Adult Education Program.


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