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The Board of Directors for the Pension Education Council of Atlanta are:

President –  Joni Jennings

Secretary (Past President) — Alison Cohen

Board Member & President Elect – Katie Green

Treasurer — Debra Carpenter

Technical Committee VP — Evan Melcher

Continuing Education VP – Joanne Pecina

Membership Committee VP —  Lindsey Dolbeer

Community Outreach –  Alvaro Galvis

Board Member — Ilene Ferenczy  

Board Member – Lee Swerdlin

Board Member – Candace Jackson

Board Member – Shawn Slemons

Board Member – Mike Zahariades

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Read our 2021 President’s Letter by clicking HERE.

PECA (Pension Education Council of Atlanta) was established by a committee that includes some of the most tenured and esteemed retirement plan professionals in the Atlanta area. PECA is committed to providing high quality continuing education and networking opportunities for all types of professionals, newer entrants into the industry, and benefits specialists working for plan sponsors, all of whom work with retirement plans.

PECA’s Board includes local experts with national reputations in the industry as speakers and thought leaders, years of success creating in-person and online educational programs, and relationships that have brought other nationally known experts to Atlanta to share their expertise:

  • Debra Carpenter – Debra L. Carpenter, CPA
  • Alison Cohen – Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
  • Lindsey Dolbeer – Retirement Strategies, Inc.
  • Ilene Ferenczy – Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
  • Alvaro Galvis – Merrill Lynch
  • Candace Jackson – Moore Colson
  • Joni Jennings – DWC – The 401(k) Experts
  • Evan Melcher – CAPTRUST
  • Joanne Pecina – ERISApedia.com
  • Shawn Slemons – Atlanta Retirement Partners
  • Lee Swerdlin – Swerdlin & Company
  • Mike Zahariades – Retirement Plan Administrators

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PECA Board Member applications can be submitted by clicking HERE.

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Non-Credentialed Individual – $100 per year
Corporate* – $300 per year

*Corporate memberships include unlimited number of company employees

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