Massachusetts Health Connector announces appointment of Lauretta Siggers-Benton to Health Connector Board of Directors
September 29, 2026—The Massachusetts Health Connector is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauretta Siggers-Benton, MBA, CHRM, who will be representing small businesses on its Board of Directors. Ms. Siggers-Benton is herself a small business owner who advises non-profit and mission-driven organizations and brings decades of non-profit and public sector leadership and experience to the Health Connector Board.
“Lauretta has spent her career helping organizations and communities grow stronger, and she brings important experience as a small business owner and leader,” said Governor Maura Healey. “I’m proud to appoint her to the Health Connector Board and grateful that she is stepping up to serve Massachusetts. I know she will be a strong voice for small businesses and the people who rely on the Health Connector.”
“I am delighted to be joined on the Health Connector Board by Lauretta Siggers-Benton,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Kiame Mahaniah, MD, MBA. “Her impressive career has spanned multiple disciplines, and this experience will make her perspective indispensable to the team.”
“I am grateful to Governor Maura Healey for the appointment of Lauretta Siggers-Benton to the Health Connector’s Board of Directors,” said Health Connector Executive Director Audrey Morse Gasteier. “Ms. Siggers-Benton’s extensive business expertise and experience serving as a leader in her community will be invaluable to us as we work to position the Health Connector to best serve our residents, small businesses, and local economy. I look forward to drawing upon her expertise as a member of the Health Connector Board.”
“I am honored to join the Massachusetts Health Connector Board and grateful for the opportunity to serve the Commonwealth in this important capacity,” said Lauretta Siggers-Benton. “Throughout my career, I have focused on strengthening organizations, developing people, and expanding access to opportunities and resources that help individuals and communities thrive. I look forward to bringing my experience in human resources, employee benefits, organizational leadership, and community engagement to the Board and working alongside its members to support the Health Connector’s important mission.”
Ms. Siggers-Benton’s appointment is effective immediately, and she will participate in the next Board of Directors meeting in this new capacity. For more information about the Health Connector Board of Directors and upcoming meetings, individuals can visit our Board meetings page.
About the Massachusetts Health Connector
The Massachusetts Health Connector is the country’s first and longest-running state-based Marketplace, having been created in 2006 to provide high-value coverage to individuals and small businesses in the Commonwealth and to serve as a policy and outreach hub for both state and federal health reforms designed to expand and improve coverage. More than 410,000 individuals and small-employer enrollees receive health and dental coverage through the Health Connector.
To learn more, visit MAhealthconnector.org and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky.
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