KPERS Employer Conference

The 2025 KPERS Employer Conference

The 2025 KPERS Employer Conference was held on November 7, 2025 at Maner Conference Centre in Topeka.

Presentation Slides, Handouts and Q&A's

• KPERS Funding & Investments
  Alan Conroy, Executive Director | Slides
• KPERS Modernization Update
  Mary Beth Green, Deputy Executive Director for Modernization | Slides
• KPERS Legislative Preview
  Jarod Waltner, Planning and Research Officer | Slides
• Adapting to Management and Leadership Change
  Nathan Lenz, ComPsych Presenter | Slides
• Communicating the Value of HR
  Paul Roberts, State Employee Health Plan Sr. Manager, Health Plan Operations, State of Kansas | Slides
• Navigating Difficult Conversations
  Kris Beying, Manager, Learning Center, Kansas Department of Revenue | Slides
• Coping with Stress
  George Waters, Organizational Development Trainer, Learning Center, Kansas Department of Revenue | Slides
• The Ins and Outs of KPERS 3 Benefits (for Members Hired Since 2015)
  Paige Ashley, Training and Education Representative, KPERS | Slides
• Optional Life Q&A
  Missy Johnson, Standard Life Insurance Company, and KPERS Staff | Slides
• Adjustments & Certifications
  Lisa Ngole, Deputy Benefits Officer- Retirement Services and KPERS Staff | Adjustments Handout | Certifications Handout
• KPERS 457 – Benefits, Changes, Updates and More (for affiliated employers)
  Arlen Zentner, KPERS Deferred Compensation Plan Officer & Becky Dekat, KPERS Deferred Compensation Plan Administrator | Slides
• Why Join KPERS 457? (for non-affiliate employers)
  Len Lehmann, CRC®, New Employer Specialist, KPERS 457, Empower | Slides
• Communications Q&A
  Emily Wilson, Communications Officer, and the Communications Team, KPERS | Communications Q&A
• The Do's and Don'ts for Reporting Disability
  Marais Johnson-Herl, Benefits Manager, KPERS | Slides
• The 411 on PPR - What You Need To Know About Pay Period Reporting
  Justin Quick, Education & Training Representative, KPERS and Lanette Wagner, Manager of Employer Reporting, KPERS | Slides
• All About Employer Auditing
  Norm Remp, Manager of Field Audit, with Fiscal Services | Slides
• What You Need to Know About Enrollments and Working After Retirement
  Heather McHardie, Deputy Benefits Officer – Customer Service, KPERS | Slides
• KP&F and the DROP
  Teresa Ryan, Interim Benefits Manager and DROP Specialist, KPERS, with Lea Weishaar, Human Resource Operations Administrator, Kansas Highway Patrol | Slides
• Assisting Members With Benefit Estimates and Retirement Applications
  Lisa Ngole, Deputy Benefits Officer – Retirement Services, KPERS and Special Guests from the KPERS Benefits and Member Services Retirement Team | Slides
• Notification of Death
  Marais Johnson-Herl, Benefits Manager, KPERS | Slides

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