Kim D. Fauser Email: Kim.Fauser@K2Benefits.biz Kim began her career in employee benefits with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company over 25 years ago. After a successful vocation in Chicago with Massachusetts Mutual, she returned to Peoria as the Marketing Director for Proctor Hospital. Five years later, Kim accepted the position of Executive Director with Associated Chiropractic Providers of Illinois. Since 1991, she has been serving clients as an Employee Benefit Specialist. With years of experience, based solely in employee benefits, Kim has been a part of its evolution and draws from this knowledge to assist employers in this ever changing industry.

Karen Gast Email: Karen.Gast@K2Benefits.biz Karen graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Political Science and an Alpha Delta Pi alumnus. She began her career in 2002 as an Employee Benefit Specialist. In 2003, Karen was selected as one of the Peoria Area 40 Leaders Under Forty as sponsored by InterBusiness Issues magazine. In April, 2018, Karen had the honor to speak at the 16th annual World Health Care Congress in Washington D.C. And in July, was a featured speaker at the Workplace Benefits Mania, in Phoenix, AZ. Her civic involvements, previous and current, include Secretary to the Board of Directors for the Zeta Theta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi, Activities Committee to Creve Coeur Club, Red Carpet Committee with Peoria NEXT, Opera Illinois League Board Member, WTVP volunteer, Peoria Park District volunteer, and member of the Young Professionals Organization.