
Corporate Sponsors
Our Sponsors
The following Sponsors support the IPPFA at the sponsor level. In addition to providing services to our membership, they provide additional financial support for the IPPFA by underwriting the Illinois Pension Conference, MidAmerican Pension Conferences, the Annual Holiday Party and other operational expenses.
The Sponsor member receives one calendar year membership (January 1st through December 31st) in the association, admittance to all IPPFA events, registration for (4) people at the Illinois and MidAmerican Pension Conferences including booth space if desired, special event signage indicating your firms sponsorship of lunches, hospitality rooms or breaks, preference for teaching assignments at the Illinois Pension Conference, MidAmerican Pension Conferences and the Certified Trustee class preference for newsletter article space, free web link, access to certain information in the association’s data base, and a one-page ad in the yearly Illinois Penions Conference and MidAmerican Pension Conference directories.
CLICK HERE TO BECOME A SPONSOR

C.S. MCKEE, L.P.
Investment Advisor
Mark Gensheimer, President
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Phone: (412) 566-1234
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Email: mgensheimer@csmckee.com
Shane Nickolich
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Phone: (412) 566-1234
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Email: snickolich@csmckee.com
C.S. McKee, L.P. – 420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., One Gateway Center, Suite 800 in Pittsburgh, PA 15222

FOSTER AND FOSTER
Actuarial Service
Jason Franken
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Phone: (630) 620-0200
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Fax: (239) 481-0634
Allie Rysell
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Phone: (630) 620-0200
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Fax: (239) 481-0634
Foster and Foster – 184 Shuman Blvd., Suite 305 in Naperville, IL 60563

Accounting Firm
Sherry Lauterbach
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Phone: (630) 393-1483
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Email: office@lauterbachamen.com
Ronald J. Amen
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Phone: (630) 393-1483
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Email: office@lauterbachamen.com
Lauterbach & Amen, LLP – 668 N. River Rd. in Naperville, IL 60563
LAUTERBACH AND AMEN, LLP

NPPFA BENEFITS
457 Provider/Vema/Financial Education/Group Auto & Home Program
Joel Babbitt
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Phone: 773-427-2060
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1701 E. Lake Ave., Suite 400, Glenview, Illinois 60025
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Email: joelb@ippfabenefits.org
IPPFA Benefits – 1701 E. Lake Ave., Suite 400, Glenview, Illinois 60025

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL
Amanda Wilson
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Phone: (515) 878-9448
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Email: wilson.amanda@principal.com
Principal Financial– 801 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

RETIREEFIRST
Colby Heiner
Phone: (480) 319-4364
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Email: cheiner@retireefirst.com
Steve Smith
Phone: (704) 206-9567
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Email: ssmith@retireefirst.com
RetireeFirst, 1000 Midlandtic Drive, Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

STATE STREET CORPORATION
Investment Advisor
Joe Caticchio
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Phone: (312) 504-0759
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Email: joseph_caticchio@ssga.com
John Rensink
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Phone: (617) 510-6925
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Email: jrensink@statestreet.com
State Street Corporation – 200 West Madison, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606

STEPHEN P. KELLY
Stephen P. Kelly
Phone: (309) 453-8639
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Email: skelly@stephenkellylaw.com
Stephen P. Kelly, Attorney at Law, 2710 N. Knoxville Ave., Peoria, IL 61604


ULLICO
WOLF POPPER LLP
Insurance and Investment Company
Tina Fletcher
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Phone: 202-682-4976
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Email: tfletcher@ullico.com
Justin Patten
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Phone: 202-682-4893
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Email: jpatten@Ullico.com
Ullico – 1625 Eye Street, NW, Washington DC, 20006
Securities Fraud Litigation
Chet Waldman
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Phone: 212-451-9624
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Email: cwaldman@wolfpopper.com
Joshua Ruthizer
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Phone: 212-451-9624
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Email: jruthizer@wolfpopper.com
Wolf Popper LLP – 845 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022
ABOUT IPPFA

The IPPFA was founded in 1985 as a not-for-profit organization whose mandate was to educate public pension fund trustees. In 2009 the IPPFA became the primary education provider for public pension fund trustees in the state of Illinois. Our members manage over eighteen billion dollars in pension assets.