KPERS Employer Conference

Conference Schedule

• 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Check-In/Registration Open
  (Networking, Coffee/Tea & Pastries, Find a Seat)
• 9:30 - 9:50 a.m. | Welcome, Housekeeping, Icebreaker
  (Emily Wilson, Communications Officer & Les Lauber, Professional Development Manager)
• 9:50 - 10:15 a.m. | KPERS Updates
  (Alan Conroy, KPERS Executive Director)
• 10:35 - 11:35 a.m. | Employer Roundtables
  • Local Non-School (Matt Renyer & April Martinez, Benefits Analysts, and Kali Delka, Sr Auditor )
  • Local Schools (Ciera Seele & Bree Briggs, Benefits Analysts, and Andryana Campbell, Sr Auditor)
  • State (Alex Foster & Marla Rivares, Benefits Analysts)
  • KP&F (Shauna Johnston & Brittany Hulse, Benefits Analysts, and Jamie Rose, Lead Auditor)
  • KBOR (Elaine Gaer, Administrative Officer, and Billie-Jo Gerisch & Kelsea Watts, Benefits Analysts)
• 11:35 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (provided by KPERS)
  (Music provided by: The Manhattan High School Orchestra, Cody Toll, Director)
• 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. | Breakout Session A
  • KPERS 3 (Justin Quick, Sr. Benefit Education Representative)
  • Working After Retirement (Heather McHardie, Deputy Benefits Officer & Laurie McKinnon, General Counsel)
  • KPERS 101 (Ciera Seele, Benefits Analyst & Alley Salmon, Benefit Education Representative)
  • Disability (Elaine Gaer, Administrative Officer, Marais Johnson-Herl, Benefits Manager, and Alex Foster, Benefits Analyst)
  • KP&F DROP (Teresa Ryan, Benefits Manager)
• 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Break
• 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. | Breakout Session B
  • Adjustments/Certifications (Hallie Shermoen, Sr. Employer Reporting Analyst, Rhonda Shumway, Lead Employer Reporting Analyst, Teresa Ryan, Benefits Manager, Billie-Jo Gerisch & Matt Renyer Benefits Analysts)
  • Pay Reporting (Justin Quick, Sr. Benefit Education Representative, Brecken Stadler, Sr. Employer Reporting Analyst & Lanette Wagner, Manager of Employer Reporting)
  • General KPERS Q&A (Marla Rivaries & Shauna Johnston, Benefit Analysts & Jackie VandeVelde, Benefits Manager)
  • Employer Auditing (Kelly Alexander, Sr. Auditor & Jamie Rose, Lead Auditor)
  • KPERS 457 Updates (Affliated) (Arlen Zentner, Deferred Comp Plan Officer & Becky Dekat, Deferred Comp Plan Administrator)
• 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break
• 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Breakout Session C
  • Retirement 101 (Brittany Hulse, April Martinez & Alex Foster, Benefit Analysts)
  • Benefits Estimates (Jackie VandeVelde, Benefits Manager & Billie-Jo Gerisch, Benefits Analyst)
  • Optional Life Insurance (Jalyn Dillon, Account Specialist from The Standard, Melissa Findlay, Sr. Employer Reporting Analyst, KPERS & Bree Briggs, Benefits Analyst, KPERS)
  • Notification of Death (Marais Johnson-Herl, Benefits Manager & Kelsea Watts, Benefits Analyst)
  • Enrollments Q&A (Kristy Lewis & Marsha Stafford, Benefits Analysts)
  • KPERS 457 (Not Affiliated) (Len Lehmann, New Employer Specialist, Empower)
• 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Closing Session
• 4:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourned