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ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries Announces 2012 Leadership

Melinda | August 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

ACOPA Elects New President &
Leadership Council

ARLINGTON, VA (August 16, 2011) – The ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA) announced election results and the new leadership took office Saturday August 13 at their business meeting held in conjunction with their Actuarial Symposium held in Boston.

Joseph Nichols will serve as president for the 2011-2012 year. Nichols is president of the firm McCloud & Nichols in Liberty, Missouri. He has provided pension actuarial services to clients since 1988, serving as the primary actuary and account manager for many pension accounts, ranging from a one-life sole proprietor plan to a 25,000-life state fund. Joe holds a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. In addition to his membership in the ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries, Nichols is an Associate in the Society of Actuaries, an Enrolled Actuary, and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Until recently, he also served on the Advisory Committee to the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. He became President-elect of ACOPA in August, 2010, and took office as President on August 13, 2011.

“I look forward to working with the other ACOPA and ASPPA leaders to further enhance ACOPA’s value to our membership, and our role in the broader actuarial community,” said Nichols.

ACOPA is governed by a Leadership Council nominated and elected by its members. ACOPA is responsible for meeting the education and training needs of pension actuaries, and representing the views of ASPPA’s actuarial membership by commenting on proposed regulations and legislation affecting actuarial issues. All credentialed actuarial members of ASPPA are members of ACOPA and are eligible to vote, nominate and run for office.

“It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve as ACOPA President. Many thanks to all of the ACOPA volunteers and membership who, together with ASPPA staff make ACOPA such a great organization to be a part of,” said Annie Brown Voldman MSPA, immediate past president.

Members of the ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries elected the following new officers:

ACOPA 2011 -2012 Officers

Joseph Nichols (President)
Mark Dunbar (President Elect)
David Lipkin (Vice President)
Kurt Piper (Vice President)
Lynn Young (Secretary)
Eugene Joseph (Budget Officer)

Other newly-elected ACOPA Leadership Council Members are William G. Karbon, John R. Markley, and Stephen R. Parks who will each serve for three year terms.

These newly elected Leadership Council Members will join Andrew Ferguson, Richard Kutikoff, G. Neff McGhie, Norman Levinrad, Karen Smith, and Clifford Woodhall on the Leadership Council, along with Past President Annie Voldman and Penultimate Past President Mary Ann Rocco.

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About ASPPA: The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) is a national organization of more than 7,500 retirement plan and benefits professionals that serves as the educator, voice, and advocate for the employer-based retirement system. ASPPA members are administrators, actuaries, advisors, attorneys, accountants and other financial services professionals who provide consulting and administrative services for qualified retirement plans. For more information, visit www.asppa.org.

About ACOPA: The ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA) formed in September 2008 when ASPPA and the College of Pension Actuaries (COPA) combined to create a semi-autonomous operating unit within ASPPA. ACOPA is the primary source of professional organizational support for pension actuaries and manages the actuarial responsibilities of ASPPA, which is one of the recognized U.S. organizations of actuaries. All credentialed actuarial members of ASPPA are members of ACOPA.