Meet Your Trusted Advisors
Redefining Trust, Service, and Benefits Administration
Dedicated to enhancing workplace satisfaction, BeneChoice Companies LLC brings a fresh approach to employee benefits programs for businesses in Montgomery, AL, the state, and the country. Our woman-owned company stands out as your go-to benefits consultant because we prioritize building lasting relationships over simply selling products. We cater to companies with 20-200 employees, ensuring their workforce thrives with our comprehensive and insight-driven benefits administration solutions.
Professional Affiliations
Meet the Team
Executive Team
Stacia Robinson, President
Meet Stacia
Stacia Robinson is the Director of the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs (AOMA), a cabinet appointment by Governor Kay Ivey. AOMA is responsible for advising the Governor on policies to advance women & minorities in the areas of economics, health, education, justice & empowerment. She is also the Agency Principal of BeneChoice Companies, LLC, a Benefits and Financial Choices Company, and the District Manager of Colonial Life Insurance Company. She helps businesses and organizations design benefits programs and cost savings strategies to boost employee loyalty and retention. Her business involvement includes Employee Benefits Design & Administration, Advertising Consulting, and Professional Speaking. She is a contributing author to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Masters of Networking. Stacia enjoys public speaking and fine-tuned her skills through her involvement in Toastmasters International, a communications and leadership organization. She holds the title of “Distinguished Toastmaster,” one of the highest levels of achievement.
Stacia is actively involved as a director on the boards of Renasant Bank, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) & Industrial Development Board of The City of Montgomery. Stacia is the founding chair of the board of the Fortitude Foundation for the Montgomery Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Stacia was elected to be on the Board of Directors as the first African-American female. Stacia is committed to doing her part in the community and served as a commissioner on the Commission for the 15th Judicial Court Pre-Trial Diversion Program. Her other community involvement includes boards and participation on the Habitat for Humanity Board, Montgomery Rotary Club (past President), and Central Alabama Community Foundation (past Board Chair). She is an alumna of Leadership Alabama Class 11 (Montgomery Regional Council Co-Chair) and Leadership Montgomery Class 14.
Stacia is a native of Denver, CO. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. She received a B.S. in Mathematics and spent seven years in the Air Force as a communications-computer officer. She completed a M.S. in Counseling and Human Development at Troy University in Montgomery. She separated from the Air Force Standard Systems Center, at the rank of Captain, in Montgomery in April 1991 and began her marketing business.
Stacia is married to Toy Robinson, a native Montgomerian and graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Toy is Chief Engineer in Civil Service at the Business Enterprise Systems, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex. They have two adult children, Maurice, and Jaylin.
Tracey Harris, Chief Operating Officer
Meet Tracey
As Chief Operating Officer, Tracey guides the BeneChoice Companies team through strategic decisions regarding the organization’s infrastructure. In this role, her key objective is to enable access to innovative tools and resources needed to drive client success. Tracey also handles the coordination of benefits for all district accounts and is responsible for the day-to-day office management as well as managing the needs of the team.
Tracey is a member of the National Association of Benefit Professionals is active in her community and has been involved with Leadership Montgomery – Class XXXI and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the American Business Women’s Association. She received her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Auburn University @ Montgomery in 1996, and in 1997 she received a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Troy State University.
LaTrecia Durrough, Assistant District Manager
Meet LaTrecia
Benefit Solutions School of Insurance has one of the top passing ratio grades in the State of Alabama. LaTrecia has operated in the voluntary benefits industry independently for over 13 years as an account executive where she builds and establishes client relations, carrier negotiations, and employer strategies. She creates customized action plans to obtain results with analytical data while maintaining client strategies. LaTrecia is a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters and the Alabama Independent Insurance Agency.
LaTrecia earned a full band scholarship to Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL, and graduated with a Telecommunications Bachelor of Arts degree from Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University. LaTrecia resides in Birmingham, AL, and enjoys spending time with her puppy Lucy.
Benefit Counselors
Candie Vance
Meet Candie
She possesses Life and Health licenses in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
She enjoys spending time with her family and going to the gym.
Tomeka Upshaw
Meet Tomeka
Tomeka is an Alabama native and a military veteran. Tomeka has extensive knowledge in the customer service field and excellent implementation skills in organization. She educates and advises business on their Employee Benefits by analyzing their current benefit packages to make sure that it is still in alignment with the core values of the company. She also implements benefit packages for those companies who currently do not offer it to their employees. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and ball room dancing.