Terri Rhodes

Terri Rhodes joined the Board in 2024. She is an experienced global leader and board member with a career spanning over 40 years in strategic absence management.

Terri is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC), which provides education, training and resources to employers and insurance professionals focusing on absence management compliance and business strategies. Her innovative and visionary leadership developed DMEC’s education programs and certifications serving absence management professionals in the US.

Prior to DMEC, Terri worked at Mercer as a Principal specialising in absence management strategies including disability and life insurance. She was the Director of Absence for HealthNet and Manager of Corporate IDM programs at Abbott Laboratories where she designed, implemented, and provided strategic, consultative leadership to, corporate time-off programs.