Schedule

SMACNA Trustee Training Seminar

2-day, November 6 & 7, 2023

Rosemont, Illinois

 

DAY 1         

             

8:00 a.m.       Fiduciary Duty of a Trustee 

Joye Blanscett, Executive Director of Operations at SMACNA; and 

Tom Hughes, LTD., of Counsel at Felhaber Larson

 

9:30 a.m.       Common Missteps of Trustees & Best Practices to Avoid Them 

Tom Hughes, LTD., of Counsel at Felhaber Larson

 

11:00 a.m.     Collections & Compliance Audits 

Tracy Mainguy, Of Counsel at Bullivant Houser

 

Noon             Conflicts Among Trustees 

Tracy Mainguy, Of Counsel at Bullivant Houser

 

12:30 p.m.     LUNCH

 

1:30 p.m.       Understanding Fund Investments 

Craig Dobbs, Managing Director at Graystone Consulting

 

3:00 p.m.       Actuarial Work for Non-Actuaries 

Josh Shapiro, Senior Actuarial Advisor at Groom Law Group

 

4:30 p.m.       BREAK FOR DAY

 

 

DAY 2         

             

8:00 a.m.       Financial Literacy for Participants 

Manning Napier

 

9:30 a.m.       Fund Audits 

Dawn Minemier, Partner at The Bonadio Group

 

11:00 a.m.     LUNCH

 

Noon              Advice From and Q&A with an Administrator 

Chuck Wytrychowski, Plan Manager at BeneSys, Inc.

 

1:00 p.m.       Legislative and Regulatory Update 

Mariah Becker, Director of Research and Education at NCCMP

 

2:30 p.m.       END OF PROGRAM

            

 

Watch for updates on session descriptions and speaker bios. Cost: $150.