- Financial Savings and Predictable Budgeting
- Access to affordable care and medicine
- Peace of mind
- Restoring Trust in the Healthcare Experience
Welcome To
Cedar Health Alliance
For a health plan name, "Cedar" draws on the tree's symbolism of strength, resilience, and longevity. In faith contexts, cedars (like the Cedars of Lebanon in the Bible, e.g., Psalm 92:12) represent righteousness, prosperity, and unshakeable growth, often associated with building sacred structures like Solomon's Temple.
Cedar conveys a health plan built on a solid, enduring foundation, offering stable premiums and robust value that "weathers" life's challenges, emphasizing healing and protection rooted in faith.
Delivering Stable & Affordable Healthcare
meet cedar health alliance
With over three decades in the benefit consulting business and more than a decade of experience in healthcare innovation and strategic leadership, Drew brings a unique blend of industry knowledge and forward-thinking strategy to every engagement.
He specializes in aligning health plan design with broader business objectives, empowering companies to deliver long-term value to their employees while maintaining financial sustainability.
drew kalLestad, healthcare innovation
casey hayden, strategic advisor
Casey has guided both organizations and individuals through complex financial decisions with a disciplined, values-driven approach. He has overseen large retirement plans, pension funds, benefit packages, and personal wealth, tailoring strategies to align with each client’s unique goals and mission.
With experience serving foundations, nonprofits, churches, and families, Casey emphasizes stewardship, transparency, and impact. He brings deep expertise and proven leadership, helping clients build solutions that deliver consistent, long-term value.
Casey is the founder of Stoneford, a firm dedicated to providing clarity and long term value around benefits, retirement, insurance, and investments.
josiah allis, Lead Advisor
Josiah Allis is President and Co-Founder of Design Health, which is a fully integrated health benefits firm that specializes in Employee benefits and Innovative Health Strategies.
Design Health serves companies with 10-1000 employees with healthcare innovation to provide better benefits that drive true value to the employer and employee.
He has worked on public policy at both the State and Federal level, most recently working on the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act that was passed into law as a part of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Josiah graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Business Management and a Certificate ofEntrepreneurship. He has been licensed for 16 years and serves clients in 25 states.
Niché brings her expertise in building high-performing systems and delivering client-first solutions to Cedar Health Alliance.
A dedicated strategist and entrepreneur, Niché believes that effective operations are the foundation of true ministry impact. Her focus is on making the complex process of healthcare management seamless and simple for your team, ensuring that stability and premium transparency are delivered with excellence. For Niché, the work is about more than logistics; it’s about aligning mission with practical execution so ministries can focus on serving their communities well.
Niché Caldwell, Operations Advsor
James Johnston is a Managing Partner at Stoneford, where he is dedicated to creating financial clarity and stability for clients. His involvement with the Cedar Health Alliance focuses on the long-term fiscal integrity of the program, ensuring that the health plans offered are financially sound and sustainable for the faith-based community.
James emphasizes a transparent, stewardship-focused approach. He ensures the strategic health plan structure serves the community's needs today while protecting their resources for the future, allowing ministries and organizations to build their house on a rock of trust and stability.
James Johnston, Relationship Advisor
