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KPERS Employer Conference

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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 Dont's 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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