About Us

Managing Partner, Founder

Joshua Pincus-Sokoloff

Josh was born and raised in New York City until his family re-located to Baltimore, MD in 1992. In 2000 he enrolled at The University of Maryland, College Park and graduated Cum Laude in 2004 with a B.S. in Psychology, a minor in Spanish, and a citation from the honors college. Josh lives in Baltimore with his wife Kathleen, their son Miles, and their two dogs, Laila and Phife.

Josh entered the employee benefits industry directly out of college as a Carrier rep with Aflac in 2004 and founded Malden Solutions in 2015. Over his Career, Josh has worked with hundreds of Employers to assist in creating and enhancing their benefit packages. He has worked hard to develop relationships with clients, insurance carriers, and other industry partners and believes that these relationships allow his firm to provide a unique approach to the development and maintenance of a benefit package.

Josh and his team of dedicated agents and client advocates believe that the quality of any benefits program lies in proper plan design combined with proactive customer service.

Director of Claims and Administration

Cori Whidden

Cori was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland and currently resides in Smithsburg, Maryland. Cori entered the employee benefits industry in 2012 after working as a manager at a large boarding kennel for many years. Cori and her husband Greg got married in 2008 and welcomed their daughter Samantha to the family in 2015.

Cori originally started as a claim’s administrator for Aflac policyholders and expanded her role within the agency from there. Over the course of her career, Cori has developed countless servicing procedures for both corporate and individual clients with a focus on simplifying claims and administrative processes for all carriers. Cori’s commitment to customer service has earned her countless accolades with the client base of Malden Solutions. She works hard to ensure that policyholders are not only able to understand how their policies work but also are able to utilize them during their time of need.

Recruiting Operations and Office Manager

Ila Gibson Vance

Born and partially raised in the US Virgin Islands, Ila currently lives with her husband in Columbia, Maryland. In 2018, Ila decided to apply her diverse work experience to the insurance industry. Her time as a Benefits Consultant, was spent helping businesses offer customized benefit packages to their employees. She later expanded into administrative duties for her Manager and assisted with freelance projects along the way. In January of 2020, Ila joined Malden Solutions as the Director of Operations and Recruiting. She enjoys offering support to the Malden team, helping it grow, and assisting its valued customers.

Special Projects Coordinator

Scott Nathan

Scott is a true Marylander and has lived in the Free State all of his life. In 2005 He received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Robert H Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.

After college, Scott began his career in voluntary benefits and focused on providing extraordinary customer service. At that time, he worked exclusively with Aflac and had the opportunity to work with mid to enterprise level clients with a concentration in the Healthcare and Construction industries. Scott and Josh have worked closely together for over a decade and in addition to managing a sizable personal book of business, Scott also assists with large account coordination and policy design for the agency as a whole. While the carriers and programs have expanded over the years, Scott’s driving focal point through his career has always been dedicated client service.

Scott and his fiancée Winnie currently reside in Silver Spring, Maryland. In addition to his insurance career, Scott is passionate about financial literacy, the Baltimore Orioles, and all things Terps!

Senior Consultant

Sabrina Bush

Sabrina Bush is a long-time resident of Maryland. She grew up in Florida in the shadow of the Kennedy Space Center. Sabrina began her voluntary benefits career 18 years ago, as a District Sales Coordinator with Aflac. Her professional resume includes a variety of experiences including: banking, investment management , television reporting and serving as an adjunct faculty member of The Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. She has presented keynote speeches and workshops throughout the country on a variety of financial management topics.

Sabrina currently leads a team of top producers. She recently joined Malden Solutions as a Senior Benefits Consultant where her professional experiences and expertise add great value for our clients. Sabrina resides in Baltimore County with her husband Rodney. An active community advocate, Sabrina is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Senior Consultant

Ellen Crawford

Originally from New York, Ellen moved to northern Virginia and spent over 17 years leading marketing teams in the telecommunications and GPS vehicle tracking industries. In 2008, Ellen’s worksite benefits career began, working primarily with Aflac.  She built her book from the ground up specializing in small business solutions, adding mid-size clients and leading national, large scale enrollments.

Ellen joined Malden Solutions to strengthen and expand her ability to solve client needs. With offerings from top tier industry leaders, Ellen’s clients and prospects experience a best of breed approach. She attributes her success to hard work, education-based selling and placing client needs first. Ellen currently resides in Maryland, and in her free time enjoys the outdoors, traveling and live music.

Senior Consultant

Lori Dean

Lori began her career in the Voluntary Benefit arena in 2004 after several years in the Accounting and Advertising field. With over 15 years of experience, you can count on Lori to be abreast of new benefit offerings, benefit trends and the healthcare landscape. Her greatest pleasure has been working alongside The Malden Solutions team and utilizing the company’s resources to offer the best benefits at the best rates that help employees achieve financial security and peace of mind.

Lori hails from Sacramento, CA but has been an honorary resident of the Washington, DC area since attending Howard University. She enjoys traveling, cooking and spending quality time with her young son.

Senior Consultant

Mark Dyson

Mark was born and raised along the shores of the Susquehanna river in historical Havre de Grace, Md. This lends to his immense passion for fishing and the outdoors. Over his adult years he has lived across much of the state and now resides in Reisterstown. Mark likes to spend his down time honing his grill mastery techniques over the flames and smoke.

Mark has spent his entire adult life working in management and customer relations. After serving nearly 15 years as Executive for Customer Relations in the retail world. Mark decided to take on the rewarding challenge of the insurance industry. Mark has always excelled at training and educating teams. Now with over a decade of experience, he finds great satisfaction in helping business as well as families protect what’s important to them.

Senior Consultant

Susan Strickland

Susan worked in Retail and Advertising after College, until being introduced to the insurance industry by a neighbor. She was looking for an opportunity that would allow her to work part time while caring for her children and in 1991, Susan began her career as an Independent Agent with Aflac. Susan loves working with her clients and through dedicated customer care has known many of them for 20+ years.

Susan joined Malden Solutions in 2019 and lives in Frederick, Maryland with her husband. She has 4 wonderful children and 1 amazing grandchild.

Senior Consultant

Melissa Wyman

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