Association of benefit administrators

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Upcoming Events

Meeting DATE CHANGE:
April 3, 2025

Location: 370 7th Avenue – 5th Floor
Topic TBD
Sponsorship: still available

June 3, 2025

Location: 370 7th Avenue – 5th Floor
Topic TBD
Sponsorship: still available

September 16, 2025

Location: 370 7th Avenue – 5th Floor
Topic TBD
Sponsorship: still available

November 9, 2025

Honolulu, HI
Location TBD

December 4, 2025

St. Regis NYC

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About The ABA

The Association of Benefit Administrators, Inc. (ABA), provides a forum for administrators and their professionals, consultants, and vendor partners to share concerns, potential strategies and
solutions.
The ABA does so through its periodic meetings during which subject matter experts present on various topics related to health and welfare and pension plan administration, cost containment, strategies, legal compliance, and related topics.

Officers & Directors

Meet Our Board Members

Charles Hamilton - President
Charles Hamilton - President

Consultant, Multiemployer Benefit Plans

Robin Modzelewski - Co-Secretary
Robin Modzelewski - Co-Secretary

Teamsters Welfare Fund of Northern NJ Local 723 Fund Administrator (retired)

Lauri LoQuercio, Director of Events
Lauri LoQuercio, Director of Events

NY Life

Tom Omiatek - Vice President
Tom Omiatek - Vice President

NYSA-ILA Welfare Fund, Executive Director

Rhonda Murray - Co-Secretary
Rhonda Murray - Co-Secretary

AGMA Retirement Plan-Health Fund, Executive Director

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Karleen O'Neill - Treasurer
Karleen O'Neill - Treasurer

Sheet Metal Workers Local 25 Funds Administrator

Damien Arnold - Director At Large
Damien Arnold - Director At Large

CWA Local 1180 Benefit Funds Fund Administrator

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Publications

Newsletters

January 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

OUR NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUART 4TH!   LUNCH SPONSOR: TBDDear ABA Members,   Happy New Year! 2025 promises to be a challenging year for labor and its benefit funds. We’re facing an incoming national administration that did not prove itself worker and union-friendly...

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August 2024 Newsletter

August 2024 Newsletter

OUR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 17TH! LUNCH SPONSOR: Adam BradleyDear ABA Members,  We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer and that you’ve had an opportunity to unwind a bit! As busy as we all are, we do want to make the time to continually learn and grow, and to...

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May 2024 Newsletter

May 2024 Newsletter

Dear ABA Members,  Welcome to the May ABA newsletter. The newsletter contains photos of our April Lunch Meeting, as well as a synopsis of each of the presentations and a link to the actual presentation slides. Our sincere thanks to our presenters, Dr. Edo Paz of Hello...

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Articles

What About Carol? She’s Doing Better!

What About Carol? She’s Doing Better!

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Regular readers of this blog will know to whom I am referring when I mention the name, Carol. I started following Carol’s saga from late 2017 to early 2018 and first wrote about her in June 2018, when I was...

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Where Are We?

Meeting Location:

370 7th Avenue – 5th Floor
New York, NY 

Mailing Address:

Association of Benefit Administrators
c/o Karleen O’Neill
Sheet Metal Workers Local 25
440 Barell Avenue
Carlstadt, NJ 07072

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