Since the 1980s, our mission at the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council has been to offer an educational and networking forum for employee benefits professionals in the Tampa Bay area. Through dinner meetings with scheduled speakers and annual educational workshops, we offer our members timely information on a variety of employee benefits matters and the opportunity to share thoughts and experiences with, and enjoy, the good company of, their benefits industry colleagues.
The Council is operated by its membership on a volunteer basis with all dues used to fund Dinner Meetings and educational programs. The Council exists as a non-profit open forum for the education of its members.1
Officers
- President – Tim Zehnder – Hill Ward Henderson
- President-Elect – Andy McLaughlin – Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
- 1st VP – Cristina Stanton – PenChecks Trust
- 2nd VP – Michael Young – Signature Benefit Solutions, Inc.
- Treasurer – Jennifer Matasic – CBIZ
- Secretary – Nancy Lorenzen – HR Advocates, Inc.
- Immediate Past President – Pete Cardillo – Southern Pension Services
Additional Board of Directors
- John Burgess – Jackson Lewis P.C.
- Kim Collier – Florida Retirement Consultants
- Ryan Derbes – Empower Retirement
- John McGuire – OneAmerica Retirement Services
- David Montgomery – Fidelis Fiduciary Management
- Lisa Scalia – Transamerica
- Lowell Walters – Carlton Fields
- Roberta Casper Watson – Wagner Law Group
1. The Council is a tax exempt entity organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for educational purposes. In that regard, the use of the Council membership roster or members’ list in any form for advertising to members or solicitation of business is strictly prohibited. Any such conduct may result in the suspension or revocation of membership.
