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Ellen E. Miller, ERPA
Ellen is owner and operating officer of the company. An original partner, she has been at the helm of Creative Benefits since the company was started in 1985. She has been in the Pension industry since 1980. Ellen has served as the President of the National Institute of Pension Administrators (Mid-Atlantic Chapter) and on the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Pension Administrators for several terms. She is a former President of The Rotary Club of Glen Burnie and is a founding member of a local ERISA Forum.
She can be reached at emiller@creative-benefit.com
C. Joyce Doonan, APA, ERPA
C. Joyce Doonan is Secretary/Treasurer of the firm. She has been employed with the company since 1990 in the capacity of Office Manager and Senior Plan Administrator. She received her Accredited Pension Administrator designation in 2001 and her Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent designation in 2010. She specializes in defined contribution plans.
She can be reached at jdoonan@creative-benefit.com
Phyllis S. Murray, ERPA
Phyllis S. Murray joined the firm in 1989 and is a Vice President. She has a BA in Mathematics and has over 24 years of experience in the pension field. She is a Senior Plan Administrator and received her Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent designation in 2010. Her specialty is defined benefit pension plan administration.
She can be reached at pmurray@creative-benefit.com
Christy L. Feser, APA, ERPA
Christy L. Feser is a Vice President of the firm. She has been employed with the company since 1989. She is a Senior Plan Administrator who received her Accredited Pension Administrator designation in 2001 and her Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent designation in 2010. She specializes in defined contribution plans and trust document preparation.
She can be reached at cfeser@creative-benefit.com
Kim A. Matos, APA
Kim A. Matos has a BA in Business Administration concentrating in Finance. She has been employed with Creative Benefit Services since 2006 as a Plan Administrator. In 2009, she obtained her Accredited Pension Administrator designation. Currently, she is working toward acquiring her Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent designation. Kim is the firm's Datair DC Win specialist.
She can be reached at kmatos@creative-benefit.com
Amy C. Shockley, APA, ERPA
Amy C. Shockley has been in the pension industry since receiving a BA in 1997. She has been employed as a Plan Administrator with Creative Benefits Services since 2009. She received her Accredited Pension Administrator designation in 2004 and her Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent designation in 2010. Amy specializes in defined contribution plans.
She can be reached at ashockley@creative-benefit.com
Dana M. Higgins
Dana M. Higgins plays an essential role in Creative Benefits Services maintaining its great reputation. She is responsible for client reports and timely filing of government forms, along with keeping everyone on track. After working with animals for 10 years and deciding on a major career change, she is now our Administrative Assistant. She is a dedicated employee and has been working with our company since 2001. She looks forward to your calls.
She can be reached at dhiggins@creative-benefit.com
Helen E. Archer
Helen Archer joined the team of Creative Benefits Services, Inc., as an Administrative Assistant in 2006. She is proud to be a part of a team that works on providing good customer service to their clients and participants of the plans.
She can be reached at harcher@creative-benefit.com


Meghan E. McNamara

Meghan McNamara joined Creative Benefits Services, Inc. as a full time employee in 2011. She previously worked part time while attending college. She expressed a desire to learn more about the pension field and when the opportunity arose she was hired full time as an assistant to the administrators.