Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant

Current

Director Ancillary/CDHC Products at UnitedHealthcare-SierraHealth
Marketing Development at DeCorte & Associates dba DeCorte Media Group

Past

Vice President - Operations & Marketing at Nevada Pacific Dental, Inc.
District Director - Nevada at U.S. House of Representatives
Adjunct History Instructor at UNLV/Community College of S. NV

Instructor/Dean of Students at Bishop Gorman High School
Project Coordinator/Fundraiser at Muscular Dystrophy Association
Bank Officer at First National Bank of Nevada

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Education

University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Arizona State University

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Health, Wellness and Fitness

Websites

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Summary

Ted DeCorte has 19 years experience in the healthcare/ health insurance industry, and is currently director of product development/sales (dental, HSA, HRA) for Sierra Healthcare Options, a UnitedHealthcare company, in Las Vegas, NV. He also develops web properties including mylasvegasnow.com, eclecticbuzz.com, christinedecorte.com, smartwomeninvest.com, as well as others.

Ted has a varied background in business, government and education, serving in operations for Nevada Pacific Dental, First National Bank of NV, in marketing/sales for UnitedHealthcare, Sierra Health & Life, NPD,in fundraising for the Jerry Lewis Telethon & Muscular Dystrophy Association, as a college history instructor and high school teacher and administrator, as district director for Congressman James H. Bilbray (D-NV) and as a writer & consultant. His writings have been featured in publications for conservation, business, chambers of commerce, consumers and seniors.

In high school and in college he moonlighted as a percussionist for a singing group that included at various times: Lynda Carter (“Wonder Woman”) and Dianne Kay (“Eight Is Enough” / ”1941”). In 1992, Ted peered into a empty bag of potato chips as the “dad” in a humorous “Vegas Chips” advertising campaign that proclaimed “You Gotta Hold ‘em.”

Ted is active in the community as an assistant scout leader, a church board member, a board member and legislative liaison for Clark County Health Underwriters Association, a member of Nevada State and National Associations of Health Underwriters, a board member for Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts and Scoliosis Association of Clark County, a member of Small Business Development Center committee. He has also served as chair for Las Vegas Impact Lecture Series, Congressional Award committee, Southern Nevada Job Fair, as a member of Henderson Rotary, and on Clark County Democratic Central Committee.
Ted networks www.linkedin.com., www.plaxo.com, and www.facebook.com.

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Specialties:

Specialities include government affairs, marketing, product development, operations, legal liaison, writing, web conceptualization, public speaking, training, people and project management.

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Experience

Director Ancillary/CDHC Products

UnitedHealthcare-SierraHealth

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Marketing Development

DeCorte & Associates dba DeCorte Media Group

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2001 — Present (8 years 7 months)
Vice President - Operations & Marketing

Nevada Pacific Dental, Inc.

(Insurance industry)

1991 — 2006 (15 years)
District Director - Nevada

U.S. House of Representatives

(Government Administration industry)

1987 — 1991 (4 years)
Adjunct History Instructor

UNLV/Community College of S. NV

(Higher Education industry)

1979 — 1988 (9 years)
Instructor/Dean of Students

Bishop Gorman High School

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

1980 — 1985 (5 years)
Project Coordinator/Fundraiser

Muscular Dystrophy Association

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

1976 — 1977 (1 year)
Bank Officer

First National Bank of Nevada

(Banking industry)

1975 — 1976 (1 year)

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Education

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

M.S. , History ; Post-Grad - Ed. Admin. , 1977 — 1979

Founded Phi Alpha Theta chapter @ UNLV. Graduate Assistant in History. Thesis: "The Red Scare In Nevada, 1919-1920"

Activities and Societies:

Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta
Arizona State University

B.S. , Sociology , 1970 — 1975

Activities and Societies:

Lambda Chi Alpha

Additional Information

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Websites:

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Interests:

Health Insurance, marketing, Web 2.0, website development, politics, history, music, writing, composing.

Ted DeCorte, Benefits Consultant’s Groups:

Scoliosis Association of Clark County
Clark County Association of Health Underwriters
Nevada State Association of Health Underwriters
National Association of Health Underwriters
Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts