OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Headquartered in Memphis, TN, ARES Retirement Plan Services, LLC professionals have over 100 years of retirement plan design, implementation, and ongoing monitoring experience. We understand each company we work with is unique and deserves a retirement plan designed to maximize value for both employers and employees.

Rebecca Hodges, APA

President/CEO

As CEO and Founder of ARES Retirement Plan Services, LLC, Becky is responsible for the overall growth and profitability of the firm. In addition to her responsibilities of establishing the firm’s strategy, organization, and culture she also serves as both a business development and relationship manager.


With over 30 years of experience in Defined Contribution (DC) plans, she works with prospective and existing clients on the design and annual administration of their plans. She believes in making complicated retirement plan-related tasks as simple and easy as possible for her clients and she helps them communicate with their participants and their service providers.


Becky has lived in Millington, TN all her life, and is very active in her church where she is the nursery director. She is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, and loves watching her daughter barrel race her quarter horses. She is a member of the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) and has earned her Accredited Pension Administrator (APA) designation. 

Teresa Carroll, CEBS, APA

Relationship Manager

Teresa brings over 25 years of retirement plan administration and compliance experience to her Relationship Manager role. Prior to joining ARES Teresa held a similar position for a Third Party Administration (TPA) firm specializing in providing quality plan design, consulting and administration services.


She is a native Memphian and graduated from the University of Memphis where she earned a Bachelor of Business Adminstration degree and a Paralegal Certificate. She is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and holds the Accredited Pension Administration (APA) designation from the National Insitute of Pension Administrators.


Teresa enjoys spending time with her husband and two children and just recently her first grand baby. For the past eight years she has been a member of the Grizzlies Grannies and Grandpas, an NBA Grizzlies senior dance team. She also enjoys spending time at the lake and is actively involved at her local church.

Cynthia E. Daniel

Administrative Assistant

With over 12 years of TPA Administrative Assistant experience to her credit Cindy brings considerable knowledge of retirement plan accounting, filing of government forms and administration expertise to our clients. She prides herself on identifying, incorporating and implementing new producers designed to deliver quality results to each of our clients.


Cindy has two children and two grandchildren. She enjoys being outside, and has been a participant in the St. Jude Marathon in Memphis and in Nashville for the last several years. She has raised funds for St. Jude, and is a St. Jude hero. 

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