WHEN:  May 28, 2008

WHO:  Chris Shoffner - The White Bear Group

After graduating from N.C. State University, Mr. Shoffner has spent his entire seventeen year professional career working with employers on wealth preservation and employee benefit strategies. For the last seven years, he has been focused specifically on flexible compensation and healthcare issues. Currently, Mr. Shoffner is certified in Flexible Compensation Instruction by the Employers Council on Flexible Compensation; a trade association that coordinates and comments with the IRS on healthcare related tax issues. As a lead instructor for the National Association of Health Underwriters, Mr. Shoffner has traveled the country teaching brokers about new and more effective ways to manage health plans and currently holds the National Association of Securities Dealers series 7, 63, 65 and 24 designations. Mr. Shoffner has conducted more than 200 educational sessions for CPAs, Insurance Professionals and Attorney’s across the US on health care related tax code. In his previous role as Board Member of the N.C. Council on Economic Education (11 years), he has been active in the integration of economic principles and financial literacy concepts in the public school system.

TOPIC:  Using Wellness and Financial Incentives to Reduce Healthcare Costs

Mr. Shoffner's presentation will:

1) explain two methods to identify chronically ill (biometrics and financial identification)

2) define three types of spending accounts (HRAs, FSAs, and HSAs)

3) explain two key cost drivers

4) present renewal related actions.

WHERE:  GlaxoSmithKline - 5 Moore Drive, Commercial Operations Center Building (driving directions)  

MEETING SPONSOR:  Hill, Chesson & Woody

Hill, Chesson & Woody is a strategy-driven employee benefits consulting firm that is dedicated to helping their clients develop, implement and manage a custom benefits strategy that best meets their organizational objectives for recruiting, rewarding and retaining employees.  When you are ready to step up to better employee benefits and service, call Hill, Chesson & Woody and experience the benefit.

COST:  RWHRMA Members - $0;  TSHRM Members - $10;   Non-Members - $20

NOTICE --- You are welcome/urged to send a substitute if you cannot attend, however, if you do not attend OR cancel by the Sunday before the meeting by emailing marieke.pieterman@cygnalgroup.com OR send a substitute, you will be assessed a $20 "no show" fee, as the chapter incurs expenses for each registered individual.  Thank you for your understanding of the need to manage chapter finances responsibly!

Please “pencil in” these dates for future Comp. & Benefit Programs:

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Base Pay Compensation Forum / Suzy Nisbet / Strategic HR Solutions, LLC           

Wednesday, October 22, 2008: Compensation in the New Millennium / Scott Thibeault / Talecris Biotherapeutics