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WEX announces finalists for 2024 community awards

March 17, 2025

WEX is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2024 Community Awards ahead of WEX SPARK Health & Benefits 2025, a premier event for the health and benefits industry, set to take place from March 30-April 3 in San Diego, CA.

WEX’s annual learning and networking event connects health and benefits customers and partners of all sizes to share knowledge and tools, discuss emerging trends, and build relationships. The event will feature the WEX Community Awards, recognizing high-growth partners and welcoming new members into the WEX Circle of Excellence.

This year’s finalists include:

  • WEX Partner of the Year: 
    • Associated Bank
    • csONE
    • Insperity
    • Kaiser
    • Lifetime Benefit Solutions
    • MetLife
    • Paylocity
    • PNC Bank
    • Sentinel Group
    • UPMC
  • Innovator of the Year: 
    • Associated Bank
    • Lifetime Benefit Solutions
    • Marshall + Sterling
    • Paylocity
    • Surency
    • UPMC
  • Leader of the Year: 
    • Melissa Hukriede, SVP, Director of HSA and Health Benefits, Associated Bank
    • Debra Lake, Vice President, Director, HSA Central, Central Bank 
    • Adelbert Spaan, EVP of Retail Branches, First American Bank
    • Scott Ehrlinger, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Lifetime Benefits Solutions
    • Katie Rombach, Director, Program Management Medicare, UPMC
    • Scott Horan, SVP and Group Project Manager, PNC
    • Scott Riordan, SVP of Health and Welfare, Sentinel Group

With a dedicated agenda curated for healthcare industry professionals, WEX Health & Benefits SPARK 2025 will feature keynote remarks from WEX leaders as well as offer breakout sessions with experts across the areas of consumer-driven health plans, benefits administration, AI and digital transformation, and more.

The full agenda, registration details, and other event information are available at https://www.wexspark.com/. Track highlights and news from the event via LinkedIn, Meta, and X with #WEXSPARK.

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