Retirement and Benefits Conference Timeline

Attached, and within, is the workshop list for our Health, Benefits, and Retirement Conference! The

conference is coming up on Friday, May 2, 2025. Register today to get your seat! Register via FACCC to

attend the conference and via GROW@4CD to receive FLEX credit.

The sessions are broken up into tracks for specific interests:

TRACK A Part-Time Faculty

TRACK B New Full-Time Faculty

TRACK C Close to Retirement

TRACK D All Attendees

Attendees may choose to attend any track based on personal interest.

UF/FACCC ANNUAL HEALTH, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT CONFERENCE, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025

8:30 – 9:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast | Main Street Bistro | Building HSFC |

Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill Campus

9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome: Marina Crouse, UF President

9:10 – 9:50 am

Keynote: Sharon Hendricks Vice-Chair, CalSTRS Board & Jessica Saint-Paul, Co-

Retirement Liaison, LA College Faculty Guild

www.uf4cd.org

TRACK A

Part-Time Faculty

TRACK B

New Full-Time Faculty

TRACK C

Close to Retirement

TRACK D

All Attendees

10:00 - 11:10

CalSTRS for Part-Time

Faculty

ROOM: H-106

Preston Jackson III,

CalSTRS

Learn about

retirement choices as

a part-time educator,

from cash balance to

defined benefits and

how they work.

My Retirement

System CalSTRS

ROOM: H-107

Kevin Dunn, CalSTRS

If you are new to

CalSTRS, this

workshop will help

you

understand how your

defined

benefit (pension) is

calculated

and give you

information about

resources available to

you.

4CD Benefits,

Process, &

FAQ’s

ROOM: H-110

Renita Mack, District

HR

Greg Orais, Kaiser

Jualian Goff, Anthem

Know more about

what your

insurance plan has to

offer.

Ancillary and new

benefits.

Social Security

Essentials

ROOM H-105

Leo Thurman,

Corebridge

Financial Advisor

Whether you are a

full-or part-time

faculty, part of a

defined benefit

pension plan or not,

understanding the

new changes to Social

Security wiTH the

passage of H.R.82 are

important to your

retirement planning.

TRACK A

Part-Time Faculty

TRACK B

New Full-Time Faculty

TRACK C

Close to Retirement

TRACK D

All Attendees

11:20 - 12:30

4CD Health Plans &

Benefits Review

ROOM: H-110

Renita Mack, District

HR

Esther Powell,

Anthem

Thao Nguyen, Kaiser

Sharon Mymom,

Alliant (sunlife)

Know more and

understand what your

insurance plan has to

offer.

Ancillary benefits.

Same Room as TRACK

A

Retirement Decisions

CalSTRS

ROOM: H-107

Kevin Dunn, CalSTRS

Learn more about

choosing a

retirement date,

beneficiary

options and how to

receive

your benefit once you

retire.

Social Security

Essentials

ROOM H-105

Leo Thurman,

Corebridge

Financial Advisor

Whether you are full-

or part-time faculty,

part of a

defined benefit

pension plan

or not, understanding

the new changes to

Social Security

with the passage of

H.R.82 are important

to your

retirement planning.

12:30 – 1:15 LUNCH Main Street Bistro Building HSFC LUNCH

TRACK A

Part-Time Faculty

TRACK B

New Full-Time Faculty

TRACK C

Close to Retirement

TRACK D

All Attendees

1:20 – 2:30

Part-Time Health

Care Plan

Options (AB 190)

ROOM: H-105

Jason Mayfield, UF

Learn about the part-

time faculty

health care plan

options that are

currently offered and

how one can

get enrolled and or

reimbursed

(multi-district, etc.).

Pension2

ROOM: H-106

Preston Jackson III,

CalSTRS

CalSTRS Pension2 is

CalSTRS’

voluntary Defined

Contribution

plan that is open to all

school employees. In

today’s Pension2

presentation you’ll

learn about the

investment options

available within

Pension2, how to

enroll, and

understand why it’s

important to save for

your future.

Medicare 101

ROOM: H-110

Greg Orais, Kaiser

Renita Mack, District

HR

Foundational

overview of

Medicare. Key topics

covered: Eligibility,

the four

parts of Medicare,

enrollment and costs.

4CD Employee

Assistance

Program (EAP)

ROOM: H-107

LaQuista Trotter,

Claremont

Introduction to EAP.

Purpose of

the program and how

to access it. Services

and training offered.

When to use the

benefits and FAQs.

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