2013 40 Under 40: Charisse McCumber
Southwest Region Reprints
Vice president
Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc.
Age: 33
Charisse McCumber, vice president at Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc., where she works in employee benefits, is not satisfied with merely answering clients' questions, says one client, Matt Robbins, director of human resources for Atmos Energy Corp. in Dallas.
“She digs into the reasoning behind it and the purpose behind it, and makes sure you understand the reasons behind it,” he said. She is outstanding not just as someone under 40 and an “up and comer,” but is “at the same level as some of the most respected thought leaders in the area.”
Ms. McCumber joined Holmes & Murphy 11 years ago, shortly after college graduation. In addition to being a vice president at Holmes Murphy, she is chief operating officer of its ACAP Health Consulting subsidiary, which she has helped grow to more than $5 million in revenue.
She likes working with clients “to make their jobs easier.” It is a challenge “keeping up with the dynamic industry, particularly in light of health care reform. It's changing almost daily,” she said.
“Charisse is one of the most professional, driven and intuitive persons I've ever had the privilege of working with,” Mr. Robbins said. “Her drive is a large factor of her success. Her dedication to her tasks and to her customers — who probably quickly become more than just customers, and actual associates and friends — and her drive and need and desire to deliver the best is very evident.”
Ms. McCumber's sense of dedication extends outside her job, too. Last summer, she went to the Sudan to work in an orphanage on a mission trip, and she has also helped build houses in Juarez, Mexico, in addition to being involved in community service locally.
