Cyndi Haren

Cyndi Haren serves as Senior Manager, Total Rewards, within the Human Resources division of the Kenton County Airport Board, overseeing the strategic procurement of employee benefits and risk management services for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport workforce. In this role, she leads the acquisition of comprehensive health, welfare, and insurance solutions designed to ensure regulatory compliance, workforce stability, and competitive compensation structures. Her procurement activities center on securing expert consulting and brokerage services that enable the agency to deliver robust, actuarially sound benefits packages aligned with federal and state mandates. She manages end-to-end contracting processes for insurance programs, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, ensuring alignment with evolving employee needs and fiduciary responsibilities. Cyndi Haren collaborates primarily with licensed insurance agencies and benefits brokerage firms that specialize in group health plan design, third-party administration, and risk mitigation strategies. Her vendor partnerships are built on deep technical expertise in ERISA compliance, self-funded plan structures, and wellness program integration. She engages with a select network of trusted brokers and consultants who demonstrate proven capability in navigating complex benefit landscapes, fostering long-term, performance-based relationships grounded in transparency and service excellence. Haren’s procurement strategy reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under non-set-aside conditions. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach emphasizes value, compliance, and technical competency over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring the agency secures the highest quality benefits administration services available in the market. Her primary procurement focus is squarely on NAICS 524210, Insurance Agencies and Brokerages, reflecting her specialization in third-party benefits consulting and group insurance placement. She routinely procures services related to plan design, actuarial analysis, enrollment systems, compliance auditing, and employee communications, demonstrating deep domain expertise in employee benefits architecture and risk transfer mechanisms.