PSCA Announces New Board of Directors Members

Leaders play significant role in the organization

The success of the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America can be attributed to many people, including our dedicated members, supporters, and employees. Another group of people who contribute significantly to PSCA’s success is our Board of Directors. 

The PSCA Board of Directors is a dynamic group of 26 benefits professionals from companies throughout the United States. Members are from both large firms and small companies, so they all bring a unique experience and perspective to the group.
 
As members of the PSCA Board of Directors, these individuals are responsible for guiding PSCA on its mission of providing expert, unbiased information and resources to our members. Two times each year, PSCA Board of Directors members meet to discuss topics such as increasing membership, new PSCA-sponsored programs and activities, and creating a recognizable PSCA brand. Their goal is to help develop programs and ideas that will allow PSCA to continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of its service to our members. 

The PSCA Board of Directors is lead by the Chairperson, who holds their position for a two-year term. The Chairperson is supported by four other Officers who also serve a two-year term. Filling out the Board are the remainder of the directors who serve three-year terms. 

At our 2006 National Conference at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Fla., Sept. 13–15, 2006, members elected new officers and directors, including a new Chairperson. Below are the personal biographies of those elected. 

Dawn Anderson, PSCA Chair
Ms. Anderson joined the Profit Sharing/ 401k Council of America in 1996 when her company, The Perrier Group of America, became a member. In 2000, her company won a PSCA Signature Award in the Complete Campaign category. Ms. Anderson has been an active member of several PSCA committees, including the Conference Planning Committee, the Education and Communication Committee, and the Executive Committee. She joined the Board of Directors in 2003. As her company changed to NestlE9 Waters North America, Ms. Anderson has continues to be involved in a variety of benefits projects. 

Dan Madden, PSCA 1st Vice Chair
Daniel Madden, PSCA’s 1st Vice Chairman, has worked for Illinois Tool Works Inc. since 1987 and is currently its Vice President, Global Pensions. ITW is a Fortune 200 company that manufactures highly engineered products for a variety of industries and operates over 700 business units and employs approximately 50,000 people in 48 countries. Mr. Madden oversees U.S. retirement plan design, investment and administration and has recently been involved in the development of global HR and pension management strategies. He previously worked with Baxter International, Equitable Life and Katten Muchin Rosenman. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Detroit/Mercy, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and an Illinois C.P.A. certificate. 

Mary Nell Billings, 2nd Vice Chair
Mary Nell Billings, Manager, Retirement Plans, Governance and Strategic Planning at FedEx Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, is responsible for the governance, compliance, strategic design and employee communications for all FedEx domestic qualified and nonqualified retirement plans (approximately 195,000 participants and $18 billion in plan assets); monitors legislative and regulatory issues and evaluates potential impact on FedEx to make recommendations on FedEx positions. She began her tenure with FedEx Corporation in 2000. 

Ms. Billings is PSCA’s 2nd Vice Chair and is active in The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), American Benefits Society, International Foundation on Employee Benefits, Council of Employee Benefits (CEB), Wharton Pension Research Council, Greater Memphis Employee Benefits Council (GMEBC) and the International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFre). She has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting and a Masters of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from the University Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. 

Karen Kay Barnes, Board Member
Ms. Barnes is a managing counsel in the legal department of McDonald’s Corporation. She has more than 20 years of experience in the employee benefits field. Ms. Barnes has a unique background, combining the in-house corporate perspective with legal expertise as a partner with the law firm of McDermott, Will and Emery, and practical consulting experience as a principal with the employee benefits consulting firm of William M. Mercer, Incorporated. She is the former national president of WEB, Inc., the former chair of the Employee Benefits Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. She is past Chair of the Board of Directors and a member of the Legal and Legislative Committee of the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America. Ms. Barnes is also Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, and she is a member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. She has a juris doctor and a master of laws in taxation from DePaul University College of Law and a bachelor of arts degree from Valparaiso University. 

Linda Garcia, Board Member
Ms. Garcia is Vice President of Human Resources for Rooms To Go, America’s largest retail furniture company. She has corporate-wide responsibility for providing Human Resources and Occupational Health services to over 6,500 associates in 140 locations operating in eight states. Prior to joining Rooms To Go in 1997, she was Director of Human Resources for Jim Walter Corporation. Ms. Garcia graduated form the University of South Florida where she also did graduate work in Special Education and Business Management. Ms. Garcia is married to George Adriaansen and they have a daughter, Lauren Adriaansen, attending Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Ms. Garcia is currently serving on the Board of Directors for PSCA (Profit Sharing/401k Council Of America) and Kids Voting Tampa Bay. She has volunteered for numerous professional, civic and non-profit organizations over the past thirty years, including: Regional Vice President for the American Compensation Associates, President of Suncoast Compensation and Benefits Association, Vice Chair for the Florida Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights, President of the Board of Directors for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Florida Gulf Coast, Chairman of Commerce and Industry Council — Tampa Urban League, and Director of Suncoast Com pen sation and Benefits Foundation. 

PSCA would like to thank its Board of Directors members for their continued support. Your commitment to PSCA through your time, volunteerism, and leadership are instrumental in helping PSCA provide top-notch services and information to our valued members.