2020 Plan Sponsor of the Year Winners
PLANSPONSOR is pleased to announce the 2020 Plan Sponsor of the Year winners.
Public Defined Contribution (DC)University System of Georgia
Nonprofit DC <$500MMCobleskill Regional Hospital
Nonprofit DC >$500MMYale University
Corporate 401(k) <$25MMTingley Rubber Corp.
Corporate 401(k) $25MM–$50MMBohannan Huston, Inc.
Corporate 401(k) >$50MM–$100MMNovaspect, Inc.
Corporate 401(k) >$100MM–$250MMPhifer Inc.
Corporate 401(k) >$250MM–$1BVision Service Plan
Corporate 401(k) >$1BThermo Fisher Scientific
Total Retirement OfferingSumitomo Machinery Corp. of America
Nominations are made in the fall, finalists are announced in February, and winners are announced in September. To be considered, a sponsor must first be recommended for the award. Nominations are accepted from across the industry—including those from providers, advisers, consultants, actuaries, attorneys, third-party administrators (TPAs), employees and colleagues. All nominees are then asked to complete an online form, supplying details about the plan’s administration, participant statistics and data.
The 2020 awards have 10 categories in order to allow for the most accurate comparisons across plan types and sizes:
- Public Defined Contribution (DC)
- Nonprofit DC <$500MM
- Nonprofit DC >$500MM
- Corporate 401(k) <$25MM
- Corporate 401(k) $25MM–$50MM
- Corporate 401(k) >$50MM–$100MM
- Corporate 401(k) >$100MM–$250MM
- Corporate 401(k) >$250MM–$1B
- Corporate 401(k) >$1B
- Total Retirement Offering
Congratulations to the 2020 Plan Sponsor of the Year finalists and winners!
—PLANSPONSOR Staff
Public Defined Contribution (DC)
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WINNERLisa Joe
Director of Retirement Programs and ServicesJason Culp
Retirement Plan Manager -
FINALISTS
Roger Smith
Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP) Program Manager -
Kathy Lea
Chief Pension Officer, Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits
Nonprofit DC <$500MM
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Dan Cawley
Chief Operating Officer
Nonprofit DC >$500MM
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Lisa Abbott
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Community Affairs
Corporate 401(k) <$25MM
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Cindy Zils
Director of Human Resources -
Timothy Madda
Chief Financial Officer
Corporate 401(k) $25MM–$50MM
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FINALISTS
Sheri Eubanks
Vice President of OperationsKristin Joyce
Controller -
April Matalavy
First Vice President, Human Resources Director -
Mark Hacker
Total Rewards and Service Delivery Lead, and Plan Administrator -
Garin Danner
Human Resources Director
Corporate 401(k) >$50MM–$100MM
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Nancy Anglin
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Administration -
Margaret Herod
Director of Finance
Corporate 401(k) >$100MM–$250MM
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Richard Takahashi
former Benefits Manager -
Rick Ream
Vice President of Human Resources
Corporate 401(k) >$250MM–$1B
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FINALISTS
Stephanie Griffin
Senior Relationship Manager, Employee Benefits -
Mary Ann Edwards
Manager, Total Rewards -
Denise Zapf
Benefits Director -
Michael Sanford
Retirement Manager, Americas
Corporate 401(k) >$1B
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Carrie Oman
Director, Benefits -
Ryan Whitehead
Senior Benefits Manager
Total Retirement Offering
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Gene George
Division Vice President, Financial Benefits/Plan Administration -
Chris Noonan
Director, Benefits -
Stephanie Ulrich
Benefits Accountant
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